BUTLER WASH HIKING TOURS

Posted by: Bill and Leslie Haven in Scenery and WildlifeAncestral Puebloan SitesActivities on Print PDF

We give hiking tours to the best archeology sites in southeastern Utah.  Each tour is considerably different from one another, but each is an unforgettable experience. 

Tour #1:  One of the tours is to upper Butler Wash.  Butler Wash is a small, but important canyon to the ancestral puebloans. The first tour is at the head of Butler Wash.  We drive to the top of comb ridge for some unforgettable views of Cedar Mesa and all the canyons going into comb wash.  Beautiful red rock walls that are a photographer’s dream!  First, there is a rock art panel we will look at and then we will head into butler wash. You will go to one of the most picturesque sites I know of.  At the beginning of this canyon, you will find a  two-story ruin that is totally intact.  This ruin has rock art with beautiful vegetation around it – Ponderosas, pines, and buckhorn cholla catus.

Butler site

Tour #2:  A side canyon of butler wash that has 2 very famous and unique ruins.  Target ruin is the first site , this is unbelievable and in great shape.  You will photograph this ruin so much your finger will hurt!  We will then head to Ballroom Cave.  This is a huge cave with a ruin inside of the cave.  We will head to the end of this side canyon to each lunch.  There is a 200 ft. wall of red sandstone and a alcove to eat under.

Ballroom Cave/Butler Wash    Target Ruin/Butler Wash  

 Both hikes are ½ day hikes, with you bringing your lunch.  Both are good hikes any time of the year.  When you stay with us, you can look at more pictures and choose which hike you would like to take.  Personally, I like both because they are both so different, even though both canyons throw you into the same drainage.  Hopefully you can do both tours during your stay so you can get a full appreciation of these beautiful canyons.  I can’t wait to show you one of my favorite places in the world!  Both are easy to moderate hikes.  $30.00/person. 

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Wonderful blog we dig it much.. keep it up!
Hike Alabama , August 03, 2010

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