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this happened last week, my wife and i wanted to go on vacation during spring break week. but we were looking for something more in the outdoors that involved maybe some hiking and nature sightseeing. we live in seattle, which has lots of places like that in the surrounding areas, so we like these kind of activities.

so i did some research before, and found out about this magnificent place called havasu falls in arizona. the pictures showed these beautiful falls with green colored waters. and the reviews mentioned that it’s a 10-mile hike to get there from the parking lot. and people were praising its beauty. so bingo! we found our destination.

i looked at the map for the closest big city to the falls and found it to be vegas. so great! we’ll fly to vegas, drive to the falls, spend the night there and return the following day and spend the rest of the vacation in vegas. that way, we would have the best of both worlds, part adventure, and part urban.

anyways, we arrived in vegas that day at 8 am, it took us a couple of hours to get the rental car, have breakfast, and get supplies for the 1 night stay at the falls. it wasn't till 11 am that we were on the road on our way to the falls. a part of me was feeling that we were late and we should step it up a bit, but the other part was saying “hey, we’re on vacation, we should enjoy ourselves!” also i had looked up the drive from vegas to the falls before, it’s about 3 and a half hours. so i thought, if we get there by 3 pm, and it takes us about 2-3 hours to hike in. then we can reach the falls by sunset and then we can spend the night and enjoy it the next day.

so we hit the road, very excited about seeing the falls. but of course there was traffic around vegas and boulder city which caused some delay. then we hit route 66 which was pretty awesome to take, especially that we've never been on it before. my wife and i were very excited.

the last 60 miles of the way to get to the falls, you have to drive on this desolate desert road which has absolutely no services of any kind, no gas stations, no convenient stores, no anything. but we had that planned and made sure to fill up on gas and water before we reached that road.

it was getting close to 3 pm, and i was starting to get really nervous about being late, especially that my wife had just read on her phone that the check-in for the lodge there ends by sunset. oops! that’s one important piece of information that we missed! so we’ll have to really pick up the pace in the hike. but still we kept going because we were so far away from anything by that time and it made no sense to go back.

anyways, so we reach the trail head, we get our backpacks quickly and hit the trail. i am basically trying to run through it. we can’t afford any more delays. my wife was kind of lagging behind. i was thinking that’s normal, i’m usually a bit faster paced than her in hikes, and also she must be tired, it’s already been a long day with the flight and the drive.

the interesting thing about this hike is that the first part is very steep. you descend about 2000 feet of elevation in just 1 mile! which made me think that we can probably skip through it quickly since it’s downhill. but i was wrong! the sun was at its peak and the heat was scorching which made it hard for us to move fast. also my wife was lagging more and more behind. i was starting to get concerned.

it was very noticeable that there was absolutely no one else on the trail! the kind of thing that should be alarming. but i guess we intentionally ignored that part, since there was no turning back now.

so we finally made it to the bottom of that hill! and all of a sudden, my wife screamed in pain. i asked her what was wrong. it turned out that she had hurt her leg the day before and she was in a lot of pain. that explains her lagging behind that much. she told me that she didn't want to tell me because she was afraid that she would ruin the vacation especially that she knew how long we had been planning for it.

we were kind of in a tough situation at that point, we had 2 options, either go back up that crazy hill, or move forward, we had read that that path moving forward is pretty much flat and should be easier than the first part. i asked my wife what she preferred we do and she told me that she would rather keep going on the flat part than hiking up that crazy hill. so we kept going. trying not to go too fast.

as soon as we reached the bottom of the hill, we hit a fork, and there was an arrow sign that had some unclear word written on it, placed vaguely pointing between the left path of the fork and where we came from. after pausing for a couple of minutes, we took the left path of the fork. there’s no reason to go right, right?

it was true that the second part of the hike was pretty flat. we kept going with reasonable pace and my wife was not in so much pain. actually after an hour into the hike, she said that she was starting to feel better. i guess your body realizes at some point that you’re not going to give in to the pain signals it sends you so it stops sending them!

we found the trail to be a bit weird, a lot of times we would find ourselves at forks with no signs pointing to where to go. but there was usually a trail of animal feces on one path of the forks. we had read online that people sometimes rent mules to carry their backpacks and supplies on the trail (although we strangely hadn't seen a single mule so far). so we thought those feces probably belonged to those mules. so we always took the path with the feces. so there was our guide, whenever we were at a fork, we followed the sh**.

we just kept walking and walking. taking a short water break every now and then. but we tried to push forward as fast as we could to make it before sunset. but both of us kind of knew in our minds that we probably won’t make it before check-in time and will probably have to spend the night in the reception or something. but again, there’s no turning back now. so that thought wasn't productive.

after about 2 hours, it was starting to get dark, but we were thinking “we must be close by now”. and suddenly my wife yelled “there it is! i see the lodge. do you see it?” but i couldn't really see anything. but i was kind of relieved that she did see something. she told me to just keep pushing and we should be there shortly, she said she saw it right after the coming bend.

so we did, and as we got closer to that bend in the trail, i was starting to see something that resembles the top of a hut with smoke coming out of it. i was thrilled. i said “yea i see it now, you’re right, we’re so close!”

so we kept walking till we reached that bend, so excited to turn in it, only to find…

a dead end!

there was nothing, just a huge tall hill with no way you can climb it!

and that lodge that we both thought we had seen, was just an illusion! it was just a pointed, funny looking rock! i guess we just wanted to reach the lodge so bad that we started to imagine things.

you can imagine how we both felt at that point. we were devastated. what the hell were we supposed to do then? maybe we made some wrong turn? we went backwards a bit to the last fork where we had followed the feces and took the other path only to find shortly afterwards that it was a dead end as well!

that was when we freaked out. we started yelling “help!” and “hello!” as loud as we could. hoping to hear anything back. but all we heard was the echo of our calls between that deep canyon.

the good thing is that we didn't panic, we sat on a rock just trying to assess the situation. we both brought up our phones and tried to call 911. but of course, there was no network.

we thought about our options a bit, but it was a no brainer, we only had one option, to turn back and keep going till the first distinctive landmark we saw. which was that stupid arrow sign which got us here in the first place!

so that’s what we did, we tried to move as fast as we could. ignore the pain and exhaustion, it’s a matter of survival now. and it was already 6 pm by then and the sun had set already. we were too scared and shocked to think of anything else to do.

on the way back, all i could think of was how that stupid sign pointed to the wrong direction! could someone had tampered with it as a prank to troll the hikers?! who would do that! my wife was very quiet. she was really strong that day and i felt horrible for having her go through this (and still do).

after about an hour and a half on the way back, it was completely dark by then, we didn't have to use the flashlights from our phone as it was a half-moon night. it was producing just enough light for us to see the trail. but it wasn't enough to see the side of the trail to watch for the sign. so we had to use our phones, but even that was not producing enough light to see the sign. and we could easily miss it. which was the last thing we wanted. we didn't want to miss the sign and just keep walking to god knows where!

that was when we both realized what we had to do. we had to stay where we are for the night and wait till the sun comes up and continue looking for the sign the next day.

so we agreed to do that, not knowing that it was going to be the worst night of our lives!

at first i thought, and my wife didn't agree with me, she was still very quiet, that how bad would it be right? we’ll just “chill” here for the night, do some stargazing till the sun comes up. the trail seemed to be free of wild animals, at least while we walked on it. we hadn't seen a living thing, people or animals, since we left the car!

as it turned out, that’s literally what we did, for the “chilling” part i mean.

it wasn't very cold at first, we were wearing hiking clothes, shorts and t-shirts, and we weren't feeling cold. gradually, it started getting a bit chilly, we both had thermals in our backpacks, so we put them on. we found a nice flat rock. and sat on it for a couple of hours.

we fell asleep for about an hour, i was woken up by my wife yelling “look, there’s light up that hill!” i looked up and indeed, there was a light at the top of one of the big hills that were next to the trail. i remember the website said that there was a patrolman guarding the parking lot at night. that could be him! so we screamed as loud as we could “help!” “hello!” and brought out our cellphones, turned on the flashlights and started waving them, the light wasn't moving. we kept shouting and waving louder.

while we were shouting, we noticed 3 more lights moving on the path that leads to the top of that hill. we were thrilled! maybe the patrolman heard or saw us and he’s sending people to come rescue us! it worked! (a part of me was afraid that they were some mob gang members who were doing some drug operation or something and they heard us, and were just coming down to take out the witnesses. but that’s just me)

unnoticeably, we were moving towards the lights as to get closer to them so that they could see and hear us more clearly. we kept moving, not really paying attention to what we were stepping on, i’m pretty sure we stepped in a few of those feces, and at one point i felt great pain in my toe like a sting or something, and i was thinking “god i hope that wasn't a snake bite!”. all that mattered then was to get closer to those lights.

after some time, and after the thrill had gone, we realized something.

the lights were going up the hill, not down!

but why?!  why aren't they coming down to help us?! only then that we realized, that they might not have been rescuers at all. maybe they were just late night hikers who were using flashlights to find their way up the hill. and the patrolman just had his flashlight on to guide them. none of them probably saw or heard us at all.

it’s that moment when you find out that the world isn't just about you, in fact, no one really knows you exist!

anyways, we kind of had a good news/bad news situation at that point, the good news was that we are close to the hill we came down from at the beginning, and we just need to wait till morning to see how we could climb it up.

the bad news was, during our quest for the light there, we kind of strayed off the main trail that supposedly led to the sign at the end. we didn't really know where we were anymore at that point, and it was impossible to find our way back to the main trail at night. it was bad enough as it was, we had to stay where we were and wait till morning hoping that we would be able to go back to the main trail.

so again, frustrated, we looked for a cozy looking flat rock and sat on it. by then it was about 10 pm. and it was starting to get really, really cold. gradually, we put on every piece of clothes we had in our backpacks. including pajamas, jackets, anything! i even used an extra t-shirt that i had as a headscarf to cover my face and ears. but still that wasn't enough. we had to hold each other to use each other’s body heat to keep warm. it makes you wonder what happened to the scorching heat we felt while we were going down the hill? i guess that’s how it is in the desert.

we couldn't really sleep in these circumstances, just a few minutes nap then wake up to a bone-piercing wind chill. we didn't really talk much. trying to save every bit of our energy to keep warm. we just kept asking each other “are you ok?” every now and then just to make sure we were still alive!

one of those naps though wasn't disrupted by the cold wind, we heard something moving in the bushes. and it sounded big. that was no lizard or frog. and apparently it was heading towards us. great, that’s all we needed right?! a wild animal to attack us to make that night perfect!

the sound kept getting louder and louder as it approached us. i told my wife to stay still till we saw what it was before we start running or anything. we held each other’s hands in silence.

and then we saw it coming out of the bushes, the moonlight was just strong enough for us to, a huge black wild horse was moving wildly right next to us! it was snorting and kicking. it looked like it was pissed. i told my wife to stand still and not to do anything to startle it. i was thinking it should have no reason to attack us. we just have to let it know we were there as to not to get startled.

as soon as the horse saw us, it stood still, staring at us. at that point i really didn't know what to expect. it stood there for about a minute, then it started running away real fast.

with a since of relief, we sat down on the rock again. we just encountered the first living creature in 8 hours. a wild horse, apparently there were lots of them in that area. we could hear their sounds around us throughout the whole night. that explains all those feces we were following!

and the night went on, long hour by long hour. the cold was getting excruciating! even with us holding each other tight, we could feel each other shivering and hear our teeth chattering. it was definitely the coldest and longest night of our lives!

around 3 am though, after waking up of one from those short naps. i looked up at the night sky. and i saw the prettiest night sky i've ever seen! with thousands of bright stars and shooting stars. it was amazing. it may have been the worst night of our lives, but that was one hell of a star gazing night though. i told my wife to look up and she smiled.

fast-forwarding to 6 am, (this thread has been long enough already), we could feel the breaking of dawn. slowly the blackness of the night sky was getting brighter and brighter. and the stars were fading away slowly. never have i been that excited about a new day. i stood up, looking east. with excitement watching the dawn. only interrupting every now and then to ask my wife “are you ok?”

after about 30 minutes into dawn, there was enough light for us to see our surroundings. and we could clearly tell that we were far from the main trail (how long have we walked in our quest for the light?!). i told my wife to wait for me while i go to look around for the main trail.

as i start walking, i felt great pain in my toe. it was that sting from last night. it still hurt. i took off my shoes to see what it was thinking “please don’t be a snake bite” although if it were, it would've probably been a different situation.

as i take my socks off, i see them, 2 large cactus spines stuck deep in my toe. i felt relieved (i think), i painfully took them out, put on my shoes and kept looking for the main trail.

after a couple of failure attempts, i found it! i could recognize it because the sun was really starting to break out and i remembered walking down that trail from the previous day.

so i went back to my wife, gathered our stuff and headed for the main trail, and started moving in the same direction like before. now we should be able to see that sign. hopefully soon!

after about half an hour walk on the main trail, we finally found it! the god damn sign that got us lost in the first place! with a mix of relief, exhaustion and anger, i stopped to read what it said…

“hilltop”

i didn't know what to feel then, anger? embarrassment? guilt?

hilltop?! hilltop?!! remember when i said that the sign was vaguely pointing between the left path of the fork and where we came from up the hill? it turned out it was actually pointing to where we came from! the top of the hill! hilltop!

but why?! that doesn't make any sense, why would hikers, just coming from the top of the hill, need to know that the path where they just came from, leads to freaking hilltop! why not post a sign that points to the actual falls?!

although the sign was stupid, i admit that if we had spent a moment to read and make sense of what it said while coming down it would have saved us from that horrible night. i guess we were too much in a hurry, worried that we would miss the check-in time, that we weren't thinking clearly. we just saw an arrow sign, assumed it was pointing left, and followed it.

i could feel the sense of relief in my wife, she was finally smiling again! we sat down and had some water and a couple of granola bars. the first thing we eat in about 20 hours!

after we were done with our delicious meal, we started climbing the path up that hill from hell. we didn't know how we were going to climb that thing after that night. but we knew we had to.

as we were climbing up, we started to come across early hikers who were coming down the hill (so that’s how early you should start your journey to the falls! 7 am, not 2 pm!)

you can imagine how we looked by then, wearing our pajamas, looking dirty and exhausted. i bet the hikers thought we were a homeless couple.

anyways, people couldn't help chatting with us, i mean we are going up the trail at 7 am wearing pajamas! and we would tell them our story, and everybody had to express either their sorrow or excitement or go like “aww!” some offered us food and water. everybody was very nice to us.

we struggled to reach the top, but it was the happiest climb we ever did!

till finally we made it to the parking lot. never had a rental hyundai felt so luxurious!

we washed up, changed in the restroom at the top. took off and headed straight to vegas.

we stayed at a hotel there, doing absolutely nothing for the next 2 days except eating and sleeping. like the way a vacation should be!

so there it is reddit, this was the story of the longest night of our lives. well we wanted an adventure right? i guess we got one. but i don’t think we’re going to any place farther than the mall or the movie theater for the next couple of months!

if you actually read till here, thank you :)

TIFU by getting lost in the desert with my wife!