GC6648J Mondo's NAT #602 - Walapai
Type: Traditional | Size: Micro | Difficulty: | Terrain:
By: mondou2 @ | Hide Date: 10/31/2015 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N40° 05.334 W104° 57.863 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
     

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Native American Tribes series.

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Walapai

The have lived along the Colorado and the Grand Canyon for centuries. The Walapai  are descendants of the "Pai," whose earliest physical remains have been found along the Willow Beach bank near the Hoover Dam, dating back as early as A.D. 600. Traditional hunters and gatherers, they were first discovered by Spanish explorers in the 1500's. From 1865-1868, the Walapai were involved in the Walapai  War, as a result of encroaching settlers upon their lands. The Walapai  Reservation was established by an executive order in 1883, when the tribe numbered around 700. Today, the Walapai live on a reservation encompassing a million acres along 108 miles of the Colorado River and the Grand Canyon. Their tribal capital is located at Peach Springs, Arizona, with a total population of some 1,600 members. Their economy is based on tourism, river-rafting, cattle-ranching, hunting expeditions, and timber-cutting, as well as crafting of traditional and modern folk arts.

 

06/30/2019 By thperkins5
Seems like the cache would be easily located, but we have up after about 15 minutes of searching.

03/29/2019 By scavengerhunting
It was my mom's birthday today, and she wanted to go geocaching for the day! It was a bit cold today with the rain and wind, but we managed to get 46 of our 56 cache goal. We had to get the last 10 the next day. TFTC!

Cache: 35 / 56

03/26/2019 By beluga_squad
Thanks for the hide! It was an awesome day of caching with my sweet sister, @giacaches. :)

03/26/2019 By giacaches
After making a fast find at GZ with my dear sister (beluga_squad), we took a moment to admire the nearby community garden. I do a lot of work on projects pertaining to food issues and gardening in my current hometown near Fargo including Food of the North, and the Little Free Garden project, so I always enjoy seeing what other places are doing to build community around food.

Thanks for placing this cache - and ultimately, this nice series, as it was a huge help in allowing us to break our previous record for the best day of geocaching!

01/19/2019 By JMKR
Just a couple cars here today. Nothing urgent going on is a good thing. TFTC

10/20/2018 By oz8118
This one could also be called "where the sidewalk ends." I'm sure in the next ten years this sidewalk won't end here, as there is a lot of development up here. Good camo on this one, and cache is in very good condition. This is #6 for me in the Native American Tribe series. I have visited this tribe's homeland. The Hoover Dam (aka Boulder Dam) is an architectural wonder, plus they have the best dam tour in the world.

09/28/2018 By hoops2222
Tftc

09/28/2018 By hoops2222
Tftc

09/14/2018 By goodtimin
Spent another half day geocaching in the area. A little warm but, fun just the same. Thanks to all the CO's that made this possible.

09/06/2018 By jkhub
TFTC. Traveling from NY for our 50th anniversary. Never too old to cache!

07/30/2018 By bushmathster
Very nice hide. TFTC

07/30/2018 By kwinseck
Boy was that down in there! TFTC!

06/05/2018 By WalkingDuo
I cached my way to a round of golf at Coyote Creek in Fort Lupton more than a week ago. Forgot to log until now.

05/24/2018 By webster2016
Pretty similar to the other one.

05/13/2018 By Rohatx
Caching the north today. Made the quick find here and continued on. Thank you for the placement

01/05/2018 By dustyriver
A Good cache, found on a good day with BriGuy = Best Wishes, DustyRiver / Terry