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Four-Legged Letter Carriers Keep Old Mail Route Alive
In the Grand Canyon region, postal contractor Charlie Chamberlain and wranglers deliver mail to Supai by mule train and trail, a century-old method still used five days a week. Boxes, food, and even fragile items travel from Peach Springs to the Havasupai village, with mules climbing eight miles to reach Supai. The program, part of a broader USPS effort to serve remote addresses, preserves house-to-house delivery by unconventional means, including occasional mule losses or cremations on the trail.
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Surat
Aziz
Charlie Chamberlain
U.S
Grand Canyon
Chamberlain
Supai
Hayasupai
Postal Service
U.S. Postal Service
Peach Springs
Havasupai Reservation
LeRoy Hurst
Hank DeLaney
DeLaney
Mark Saunders
Alaska
Idaho
America
Saunders
AP Piatra
Ariz