Day Hikes from the River: A Guide to 75 Hikes from Camps on the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park

by Tom Martin

Ever wonder where Harry McDonald carved his initials on a tree during the ill fated 1889 Stanton Brown Expedition through Grand Canyon? Did you know about the hike out to the Rim at South Canyon? How... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0967459508
• ISBN13: 9780967459509
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Treasure Chest Books
• Length: 171 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Don't go boating without it!

I purchased a copy of Tom Martin's book "Day Hikes From the River - a Guide to 75 Hikes from Camps on the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park," and have greatly enjoyed browsing through it. Great job, Tom! The maps and descriptions are excellent. I sure wish I'd had this book on previous trips down the Canyon. I keep thinking "dang, if only I'd known to hike a little further and then head up that nose," or "I can't believe I floated right by that spot every time without stopping," or whatever. It seems to me that a lot of river runners tend to congregate at a relatively few well known hikes and other points of interest, and I hope that this book will tend to spread people out over a larger number of sites. With the help of the book I'm already thinking up an itinerary of new hikes for my next trip.

Day Hikes in Grand Canyon National Park

In his book, "Day Hikes from the River," Tom Martin describes 75 day-hikes that begin at the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park. All of the hikes described in Toms' book contain a narrative discussion of the hike followed by a topographic map. The narrative discussion covers where to begin the hike, the route to be followed, prominent landmarks, and points of difficulty. These discussions are quite detailed and provide a great deal of information that is often left out of other guide books. The topographic maps are sufficiently enlarged as to be readable and contain pretty much the same information as the narrative discussion but in a very helpful graphic format. The difficulty of the hikes detailed in Tom's book range from easy walks to demanding hikes that should only be attempted by experienced Canyon hikers. The intended audience of Tom's book are river runners, and I'm sure they will find Tom's book to be a valuable resource. However, many of the hikes described in Tom's book are equally applicable to those who walk, rather than boat, into the Canyon. For example, three of the hikes described in Tom's book begin at Nankoweap Delta, a popular destination of backpackers. Similarly, Tom describes a number of hikes in the Thunder River/Deer Creek area, another popular destination of backpackers. I've done a number of the hikes described in Tom's book, and it is my experience that his description of these hikes are very accurate. Also, many of the hikes described in Tom's book are not contained in any other book or publication. I recommend Tom's book to both Grand Canyon river runners and backpackers.

GREAT IDEAS FOR DAY HIKES IN THE GRAND CANYON

This is a great book describing hikes & rest stops at the usual stops along the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. What's more, it describes in full a lot of hikes not usually done or known about, which means they'll be less crowded. But they're just as scenic. The author tells where they are, how far they can be, and what to look for along the way. This book is recommended for the first timer on the river, and the veteran who is looking for more than than the usual tourist stops for a hike.