J. Harvey Butchart Hiking Logs, 1954-1987 Table of Contents * * *Compiled by Tony Voth* *Table of contents | Volume 1 <47689.htm> | Volume 2 <47690.htm> | Volume 3 <47691.htm> | Volume 4 <47692.htm> | Index <47693.htm>* Butchart annotated a series of hiking maps, including western and eastern half of the Grand Canyon and others from throughout the Grand Canyon region that are also available. // /*Table of contents arranged chronologically. To search for a particular trail or location, use the Find in Page Command (Control-F or under "Edit" in your browser's menu/)./**/ /**For alphabetical listing of trails and locations, please see Index <47693.htm>.*/* * *_Volume 1_** (1954-1964)__* *PREFACE* *INTRODUCTION* *Backpacking in the Grand Canyon* *Exploring the gorge of the Little Colorado River* *EARLY PROTOLOGS* My first visit to Phantom Canyon My first visit to Supai My first trip to Clear Creek Indian Gardens to Hermit's Rest loop hike Supai Roaring Springs and Ribbon Falls Grandview Trail Old Bright Angel Canyon Trail Down the Old Hance Trail to Sockdolager Rapids Echo Cliffs and Navaho Bridge First Trip to Thunder River South Kaibab and Bright Angel Trails Grandview Trail to New Hance Trail loop hike Phantom Creek and Haunted Canyon South Kaibab Trail and Bright Angel Trail loop hike Hance Rapids Clear Creek Hermit Trail to Granite Rapids Floating the Colorado River through Sockdolager and Grapevine Rapids Floating the Colorado River from Tanner Rapids to Hance Rapids Grandview Trail to Hance Canyon New Hance Trail to Old Hance Trail loop hike Navaho Bridge Sheep Trail Point Imperial to Tanner Trail Clear Creek Tanner Trail and Hopi Salt Mine Old Hance Trail to Sockdolager Rapids then out the Grandview Trail Little Colorado River Deer Creek Falls South Bass Trail South Bass Trail and Copper Canyon South Bass Trail and Elves Chasm Cremation Canyon Clear Creek Sockdolager Rapids Old Hance Trail Old Hance Trail The Colorado River at Mile 79.9 My first hike down the Boucher Trail Phantom Creek and Haunted Canyon Great Thumb Trail Rim to rim with car exchange Climbing Shiva Temple Widforss Point and west Dripping Springs and Mesa Eremita My first visit to Powell Plateau and the North Bass Trail Looking for the Point Atoko Route Thunder River and above Tapeats Creek Source Cave Toroweap and the Lava Rapids Trail Cottonwood Creek to the Colorado River Lee's Ferry to Badger Rapids Clear Creek Big Saddle, Tapeats Cave, Deer Creek Falls, Chamberlain Canyon, and Kanab Canyon Blue Springs Trail Mouth of Horn Creek Rapids New Hance Trail to Old Hance Trail loop hike Asbestos Canyon Hermit Trail to Boucher Trail loop hike below the Tapeats Spur trail west of Cottonwood Creek to the Colorado River Aerial tram across the Little Colorado River Gorge Cape Solitude, Blue Springs, and Tanner Trails Grand Scenic Divide, South Bass Trail, and Royal Arch Creek Phantom Creek Butte Fault Trail Atoko Point Route to Nankoweap Trail loop hike Unkar Creek Hopi Salt Source *DETAILED HIKING LOGS* Floating on the Colorado River From Hance Rapids to the Kaibab Suspension Bridge From Tanner to Hance Rapids by water Grandview, Tonto, and Hance Trails in one day Tragedy between Point Imperial and Desert View Atoko Point Route Notes: South Bass Trail South Bass Trail to Copper Canyon South Bass Trail to Copper Canyon Boucher Trail to the Tonto Trail and across to the South Bass Trail Phantom Canyon Horse trail from Bright Angel Creek to upper Phantom Canyon Great Thumb trip Shiva Temple The Search for a trail into Lava Thunder River and Tapeats Creek trip North Bass Trail to Shinumo Creek Down Cottonwood Canyon to the Colorado River Badger Creek Rapids Clear Creek Thunder Spring, Tapeats Source, Deer Creek, Kanab Creek, and Hack's Canyon Comanche Point and the Little Colorado River Gorge Down the Bright Angel Trail and then towards Horn Creek Rapids Search for the foot of the Grandview Trail Reaching the mouth of Hance Creek Asbestos Canyon via Clear Creek Down the Hermit Trail, along the Inner Gorge to Boucher Creek, and up the Boucher Trail ? Version 1 Down the Hermit Trail, along the Colorado River, and up the Boucher Trail ? Version 2 Blue Springs Trail to the Tanner Trail Grand Scenic Divide, Mount Huethawali, and Royal Arches Creek Basalt Canyon, Lava Canyon, and the Butte Fault Trail Kwagunt and Nankoweap Canyons Unkar Creek Hopi Salt Spring From the Tanner Trail to the New Hance Trail Trip from Clear Creek to the foot of Deva Temple To Horn Creek Rapids on the north side of the Colorado River Red Canyon to Old Hance Trail loop Cheops Pyramid and the Colorado River Loop trip from Topocoba Hilltop north on the Esplanade and then on to Supai Sipapu, Marston Boat Party, and Disney Crew Deva Temple From Pipe Creek past Horn Creek to the North Rim Original Tanner Trail and Solomon's Temple Apache Point and Royal Arches Creek Old Hance Trail, upper Mineral Canyon, and Red Canyon Newspaper Article Written by Harvey Butchart for the Arizona Republic about the Goldwater Natural Bridge To the Colorado River below Horn Creek, then on to Salt and Epsom Creeks Fossil Bay Fossil Bay Esplanade from Apache Point to Great Thumb Point Sinking Ship and Mesa Eremita Diana Temple Through Marble Canyon Eastern end of the North Rim To the mouth of Epsom Creek Rainbow Bridge Apache Point to the Redwall above Elves Chasm Above Royal Arch Fossil Bay Fossil Bay Letter to Dock Marston Boucher Camp and Slate Canyon Redwall north of 75 Mile Canyon and Escalante Butte Soap Creek Desert View to Cardenas Butte Rider Canyon Right Bank descent into Marble Canyon at Mile 19 Wotan's Throne and Kibbey Butte Down the South Bass Trail then along the Colorado River to Fossil Bay Toltec, Chemehuevi, Piute, and Jicarilla Points Coronado Butte, Red Canyon, and Papago Canyon Hartman Natural Bridge, Lava and Unkar Creeks The Tabernacle; Unkar, Asbestos, and Lava Canyons; and Juno Temple Cape Royal Area Below Jicarilla Point Below Jicarilla and Mescalero Points Caves in Cottonwood Canyon From Mescalero Point into Slate Canyon Above the mouth of Havasu Creek West of Sinking Ship Down Epsom Creek to the Colorado River The Grandview Trail and Grapevine and Cottonwood Canyons Grapevine Canyon South (Paradise) Canyon Topocoba Trail Fifth ascent of Wotan's Throne Nankoweap Basin Cape Royal to Freya Temple The Sinking Ship Fishtail Mesa Source of Bright Angel Creek The Goldwater Natural Bridge from Point Imperial Saddle Canyon Powell Plateau Downriver from Pipe Creek to Hermit Rapids Unkar to Krishna Shrine Red Canyon, Asbestos Canyon, and Rama Shrine Fragment of a log to Cardenas Canyon Upper end of Lake Mead Defense ruin at Enfilade Point Tahuta Point Attempted descent to Supai near the telephone line Cape Final to Juno Ruin Esplanade above 140 Mile Canyon Supai Around Pattie Butte Shinumo Wash Trail Bridge west of the Tanner Trail and the seeps below Desert View Little Colorado River, Hopi and Moody Trails Rim above Slate Canyon, Papago Point, and Coconino basin From Manakacha Point to Supai Below Tahuta and Great Thumb Points Rim of the Little Colorado River Gorge Blue Springs Trail Hubbell and Poston Buttes, and Jupiter Temple Lava and Carbon Buttes, and a route to Lava Creek Piute Trail Barbenceta and Nankoweap Buttes, and Nankoweap Mesa Buck Farm Point and Saddle Canyon Nankoweap Basin Rope Trail trip to the Colorado River at Supai Eminence Break to above President Harding Rapids Eminence Trail, sites on the right bank, and Mile 43.2 Vishnu Creek, Newberry Butte, and to the Colorado River at Mile 99.8 Horse Trail Canyon and the Little Colorado River Gorge to Cameron The Moody Trail and Rockfall Crater Hermit Trail and along the Redwall to Hermit Creek Moody and Indian Maid Trails Horse Trail to Blue Springs and the Indian Maid Trail Navaho Mountain and North Trail Attempted descent north of Cardenas and a shortcut in the Tanner Trail Along the Redwall rim and down Royal Arch Creek to the beach east of its mouth Topocoba Trail to Sinyala Fault and Matkatamiba Canyon to Supai along the Redwall rim North between Escalante and Cardenas Buttes, down the Redwall between Twin Promontories, and to the Colorado River down Escalante Creek My broken wrist and the Little Colorado River Salt Trail Canyon with a broken arm Dam Site Trail, Dam Site, and Sheep Trail *_Volume 2_** (1965-1969)* *_ _* Hermit Basin to Bass Canyon, Dragon and Crystal Creeks North Rim trip off Cape Royal and to the Indian ruins near Point Sublime Point Sublime, Dragon, Shiva Saddle, and Salt Water Wash Tanner Wash To the Colorado River below President Harding Rapid and the pole platform Salt Trail Canyon Steamboat Mountain Phantom Canyon Down Peach Springs Wash to the Colorado River Thunder River Mile 24.6 and Hot Na Na Wash Marble Canyon at Mile 15.5 Cremation Canyon Black Water Canyon (Oak Canyon on the Navaho Mountain Quad) Clear Creek Redwall rim south of Shiva Temple Down the South Kaibab Trail then above the Redwall to Cremation Canyon The Transept and Ribbon Falls Creek (Upper Ribbon Falls) Coconino west of Cape Royal and the rim above Clear Creek Ascent of Bridger's Knoll and Tapeats, Stone, and Deer Creeks North of Saddle Mountain (Saddle Canyon) North Canyon, Mile 19 Break, and Jacob's Pools Redwall ascent at Sumner Saddle Impressions from the air Venus and Apollo Temples Into Hance Canyon southwest of Coronado Butte and the burro trail out of lower Hance South Kaibab Trail to Lyell Butte Hermit Trail North Rim (Dragon Creek and Hartman's Bridge #1) King Arthur Castle and Guinevere Impressions from the air Pattie Butte Climbing the Sinking Ship Crystal and Tuna Creeks from Point Sublime Echo Peaks, left bank upstream, Jacob's Pools to the Paria Platform Upper Havasu Canyon Left bank of the Colorado River above Lee's Ferry South fork of Diamond Creek Diamond Creek Salt Trail Canyon and travertine dome To the Little Colorado rim above Blue Springs Clear Creek Impressions from the air False start, Mount Burro and Havatagvich South Kaibab to Bright Angel Trail along the Redwall Marble rim from Tiger Wash to Mile 21.7 Cave and Mile 21.7 Wash Dragon and Crystal Creeks and the Tower of Ra Bridge, Separation, Spencer, and Meriwitica Canyons North Rim to Olla Vieja Cave and Tower of Ra Meriwitica and Spencer Canyon areas, Western Grand Canyon Ervin climb area revisited Fossil Bay and Redwall rim to Specter Tapeats, Deer Creek, and Galloway Canyons Upper Crystal Creek Aerials ? Shiva, Osiris, Ra, Flint, and Specter Old Hance Trail and Tse An Bide Boucher, Slate, and Hermit Canyons From west of Crazy Jug Point to south of Fire Point Horseshoe Mesa and Hance Canyon Horn and Salt Creeks Diamond Peak to Granite Park Attempted descent at Mile 21.9 Moran Point to the head of Papago Bay Ruins above Papago Canyon and two false descents Diamond Creek to 234 Mile Canyon Upper Beaver Canyon and Wescogame Point Wescogame Point and Diamond Peak Kolb and South Rim ruins Conversation with Emery Kolb Impressions from the air Sierra Club trip and Sumner Butte Kirby Trail and the upper Cataract Canyon Shinumo Amphitheater Tanner Trail and direct route up from Unkar Clear Creek Tuna ? Crystal Grandview Point to Sinking Ship Cope Butte Ropeless (?) route from rim to Wotan Review of the route west of Point Atoko Through Obi Canyon to Deva Saddle Route (?) to canyon floor around Kibbey Butte Cogswell Butte Below Kibbey Butte along the Redwall and down Water sources in Grand Canyon National Park National Canyon Trip to Turquoise Bay National Canyon Quest for the Hillers' picture of Dox Castle Kaibab?Coconino descent on the east side of Papago Canyon National Canyon Olla Cave Across from Cape Solitude Spencer Trail and east of Lee's Ferry Tonto east of Indian Gardens Pipe Creek Quartermaster Canyon Quartermaster Canyon ? route reconnaissance Quartermaster Canyon Quartermaster Trail Letter from Donald Davis Mohawk Canyon Aztec Amphitheater Havasupai, Manakacha, and Enfilade Points North Rim Attempted descent off the east side of Papago Canyon Salt Water Wash to Tanner Wash Crazy Jug Canyon Grand Canyon flight Mohawk Canyon Sewrey Route down from the Dripping Springs Trail Walter Powell Route up from the mouth of the Little Colorado Mohawk Canyon From Apache Point to Colorado River and Forester Canyon Diamond Creek Through the Redwall across from Diamond Peak Middle Echo Peak Towards Lonetree Canyon Lonetree Canyon Papago Point and the Little Colorado Black Tank Wash and Highwall Spring Trail Across from Diamond Creek to Trail Canyon Black Tank Wash Success at Black Tank Wash Route up from Secret (Oak) Canyon Jicarilla Point Gunther Castle Discovery of undisturbed Indian storage grotto, Lava Canyon Descriptions of Lava Canyon Indian site and contents Clubb Route to Merlin and Modred Frustration near Cape Royal Citadel Route, Cliff Spring Route, and Lancelot Point Payoff ? east side of Papago Canyon Elaine Castle Granite Creek Redwall between Grapevine and Cottonwood Canyons Inspecting Havatagvich Hot Na Na Wash *_Volume 3_** (1970-1975)* Mohawk ? Stairway Route Impressions from the air Beaver Canyon Apache Point Fault Route at Mile 30.4 and Saddle Canyon Redwall west of Cottonwood Creek Bass Trail, Arch Creek, Fossil Creek, and the Tonto Trail Redwall routes in Cottonwood Canyon Saddle Canyon to Little Nankoweap Saddle Canyon The Coconino in Saddle Canyon Miles 219 and 220 Canyons Trail near Trail Canyon Deva?Brahma arm of Clear Creek Pollux Temple Snyder Mine and Bighorn Trail Canyon Letter from John Nelson to Doc Marston Saddle Canyon rappel Granite Park Creek Redwall gorge of Beaver Canyon Havatagvich Canyon and Moqui Trail Vishnu Canyon, Sheba, and Solomon Impressions from Lee's Ferry to Diamond Creek Kirby Trail to Blank Tank Wash Recovery of pots at Mile 43.3 (Eminence Break Route) Up Wotan like an Indian (almost) Second ascent of Lyell Butte Redwall west of the spring in Cottonwood Trip to Siegfried Redwall climbs in Cottonwood Canyon Left bank from Mile 30.4 to Mile 24.3 O'Neil Butte Indian ruin below Bright Angel Point Marble Canyon, Mile 43.8 to Mile 41.8, and Shinumo Altar Horseshoe Mesa mine and Redwall west of the Sinking Ship Mile 27 Wash to Stanton's Marble Pier Clear Creek to Indian ruins south of Deva and the Redwall west of Brahma To the Colorado River at Lonetree Canyon Off Shoshone Point Route to river at Mile 21.7 Visbak Tapeats route and Kolb picture of the skeleton Right bank, Diamond to Mile 204 Havatagvitch Canyon Mount Wodo Supai in one day Long Canyon ? Boynton Canyon loop Fossil Bay Coronado Butte Watahomigi Point and old trail by Havasu Falls Scouting the way to the river at Mile 123.7 Route to the Colorado River at Mile 123.7 Capitol Butte and the Indian ruin on the ledge Redwall descent between Pinal and Lipan Across and back at Toroweap Route west of Cove Canyon Mohawk Canyon Saddle west of pinnacle 5580 near Lake Powell Mystic Spring (?) and Spencer Terrace Siegfried Pyre Second try for Mystic Spring Road to Mount Dellenbaugh and the Shivwits Plateau Diamond Creek, Kelly Tanks, Separation Canyon, and left bank Tonto Redwall west of White Switchbacks and ruins in Pipe Creek Haunted Canyon, Redwall Ravine west of Sturdevant, and the Miners Trail between Kaibab and Bright Angel Trails Down Matkatamiba Canyon to the Colorado River Third try for Mystic Spring picture Routes off Great Thumb Mesa into Matkatamiba From Great Thumb Mesa into Matkatamiba Beyond the Boucher Trail toward Vesta Glen Canyon, Mile 13.5 to Mile 0, Secret Canyon, and the Klondike Trail Sinking Ship Fourth try for Mystic Spring Matkatamiba Canyon Mystic Spring Second try for Vesta Glen Canyon, Mile 13 to Mile 0 Route to Vesta Nankoweap via Kibbey Route Wall Creek, Manzanita Canyon, route to Clear Creek Climbing to Wall Creek Spring Direct route to Hartman Bridge Information from Herman Pollock My observations of Manzanita Canyon Interview with Melvin McCormick Ayer Point Newton Butte Access routes to Phantom Canyon and Johnson Point North Canyon to Vasey's Paradise East from Lee's Ferry Tanner Wash to Hot Na Na Skeleton site revisited Howlands' Butte and source of Clear Creek Trinity and west on the Tonto and Shiva Redwall Seal Head Rock near Mystic Spring Port Hole and Grand Scenic Divide Vesta Temple Nankoweap area Cochise Butte and Point Chiavria Little Dana Butte Little Dana Butte Shivwits Plateau Big Canyon Third try for Dana Butte Route into Kwagunt and Swilling Butte Esplanade between Fishtail and Deer Creek Canyons Big Canyon Big Canyon Hance Trail and Papago Canyon Long Canyon and Maroon Mountain Nankoweap Trip Papago Canyon Buck Farm Canyon Possible route Montezuma Point Down Crazy Jug Canyon and up Saddle Canyon Sowats, Jumpup, Kanab, and Kwagunt Tatahatso Canyon Saddle Mountain Trail and Boundary Promontory Hakatai cable site Point Huitzil Route Montezuma Point Route Grapevine Canyon *_Volume 4_** (1976-1987)* Inscription overhang ? Grapevine Canyon Redwall at Mile 50 and lower Saddle Canyon Fiske Butte Fourth try for the Stiles Route off Point Huitzil Enfilade Point Route, Specter, and Fossil Saddle Mountain Route to river Mile 50 Fifth try for the Stiles Route at Point Huitzil Lee's Ferry to Soap Creek Pierce and Emery Falls Canyons Rider to Soap Parashant ? Whitmore area Blue Springs Trail area Mile 36.8 Canyon Coconino from Centeotl to Quetzal Tatahatso Canyon to the Bridge of Sighs Oak Canyon and Music Temple Canyon Espejo Butte and possible routes Access to Oak Canyon from the east Promontory east of Cliff Dwellers Scouting Sullivan Peak Dry Rock Creek Route Espejo Butte Montezuma and Huitzil Point Routes Sullivan Peak, Colonnade Jicarilla to Slate Montezuma Point to Apache Point Jicarilla Point and Diana Temple Pearce Canyon East side of Cremation Canyon East side of Cremation Canyon Tincanebitts and Burnt Spring Canyons Around Coronado Butte and along the Redwall Redwall Route, east prong of Horseshoe Mesa Shinumo Canyon to Tatahatso Hermit Trail and river at Mile 94.5 Cane Spring Trail From Saddle Canyon to Buck Farm Canyon Comanche Point Route to the Colorado River Salt Trail Canyon Reflection Canyon (Cottonwood Gulch) Buck Farm Canyon to South Canyon Red and Mineral Canyons Buck Farm Canyon from the river Hakatai Canyon, Modred Abyss Marion Point and Huntoon and Tibbetts Routes Coconino route into the east arm of Clear Creek Red Canyon and Redwall in Mineral Canyon Boucher Canyon Comanche Creek Evans Butte North Rim trip and Bundy tales Western Grand Canyon Western Grand Canyon Ninety?four Mile Canyon and Redwall near Set Ninety?four Mile Creek to Crystal Creek Lower Hance Canyon and Sockdolager Rapids Paria Canyon Little Dragon and Lawes?MacRae Route Boucher Creek and Hermit Camp Pearce, Spencer, and Milkweed Canyons Phantom and Sturdevant Canyons Boucher Canyon Supai rim in Boucher Canyon Upper Paria Canyon Lower Kanab Canyon and vicinity Twilight, Music Temple, and Navaho Valley Upper Boucher Canyon Reflection Canyon Cave Canyon, Rampart Cave, and Quartermaster and Burnt Canyons Upper Cave Canyon Surprise and Lost Canyons Clear Creek Twilight Canyon Colonnade Route and Dutton Canyon Escalante Country Clear Creek Clay Tank (Lost) Canyon Milkweed Canyon Clear Creek Hall Butte Surprise Canyon Surprise Canyon Maxon and Salt Canyons Hawkins Butte Surprise Canyon 209 and 214 Mile Canyons Thor's Hammer bay and Papago rim Wall Creek Surprise Canyon Surprise Canyon Clear Creek Burnt and Twin Springs Canyons Routes to Lake Powell Powell Plateau North Rim Paria Plateau Surprise Canyon Pearce Canyon and Snap Point From Burnt Canyon south of Twin Point Indian Gardens with Dennis Mihiel Lake Powell Lake Powell Twin Spring Canyon, Toroweap, etc Western Grand Canyon Western Grand Canyon Mile 265 and Tincanebitts Pearce Canyon Helicopter to 209 Mile Canyon and Kiels at Mead Pearce to Tincanebitts Tincanebitts, Twin Creek, and Dellenbaugh Pearce Ferry to Surprise Anita Mine and South Bass Trail Surprise Canyon Surprise Canyon George Bain** *Volume 1 <47689.htm> | Volume 2 <47690.htm> | Volume 3 <47691.htm> | Volume 4 <47692.htm> | Index <47693.htm>*