J. Harvey Butchart Hiking Logs, 1954-1987 Compiled by Tony Voth 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 hike or location, use the Find in Page Command (Control-F or under "Edit" in your browser's menu). TABLE OF CONTENTS 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 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