Gamyu (How are you doing)
You are about to enter or exited the Hualapai Nation (Wala-pie). The reservation expands over three counties Mohave, Coconino and Yavapai. On Route 66. The Hualapai Reservation was established in 1883, with averaging 2,300 federal recognize tribal members and the reservation is one million acres of ancestral lands, within the southern portion of the Colorado Pateau and the Grand Wash Cliffs escarpment. Hualapai means "People of the tall-pines". Peach Springs is the main town for the Hualapai People, they have Lodging, Market, gas station, Post Office and Elementary School. The main source of income for the Hualapai tribe is Tourism, many people come from all over the world to be able to drive down into the Grand Canyon to the Colorado River and experience white water river rafting. Also to visit Grand Canyon West and walk the SkyWalk ( the glass bridge). There is also big game hunting. Tourism means alot to the tribe, they are not a casino tribe, which many tribes in Arizona do have casinos, but not Hualapai.
So as your traveling on Route 66 and you enter the Hualapai Reservation take a look north and you can see the Canyon from on top of main hill East of Peach Springs, it's a beautiful view.
Our geocache bottle is created to honor the Hualapai Tribe and their people. Please remember to place the bottle back how you found it and have fun searching for your next geocache. It's right off the road, great area to pull off, please watch for traffic.
Hankyu (Thank You)