Abstract: John Harvey Butchart was born, to missionary parents, in Hofei, China in 1907. He received his early education at an American school in Hofei. After the death of his father in 1916, the family returned to the United States. Butchart attend and graduated from Eureka College in 1929. He went on to earn his masters and doctorate in mathematics from the University of Illinois in 1929 and 1932. In 1945 he accepted a job in the Mathematics Department of Arizona State College (now NAU) from which he retired in 1976. during his tenure at NAU he became involved with the ASC Hiking Club and served as its sponsor for twelve years. During this time he hiked most of the main trails of the Grand Canyon. His explorations eventually branched out to abandoned, prehistoric and animal trails. In his 40 some years of Canyon exploration, Butchart found 108 approaches to the Colorado River, climbed 83 summits within the canyon and scaled canyon walls at 164 different places. He carefully documented all of these explorations - both in correspondence with other hikers and in his trail logs. He has published Grand Canyon Treks I, II, and III. Dr. Butchart lives in Sun City, Arizona. ---
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