Canyoneering Route Description

Good Day Jim Canyon - 3B III
Left (west) and Right (east) Forks
Ticaboo Mesa, Utah.

Quick Facts

03-03-13, 6 people, 1 Day (Travel time in route 6 hours) Pictures Icon Left (west) Fork
11-10-14, 4 people, 1 Day (Travel time in route 6.25 hours) Pictures Icon Right (east) Fork

Time Required - 5 - 8
Distance Left (west) Fork - 5.6 miles Total, 1.7 miles Technical
Distance Right (east) Fork - 5.8 miles Total, 1.6 miles Technical
Rappels - 5 Rappels, Longest Rappel 90 feet. 
Actual longest drop is 35 feet but rap 2 requires 90 feet of rope travel.
Elevation Range - 4860 - 3770 Feet
Shuttle Required - No Miles Vehicle - High Clearance, 4WD if roads are bad Permit Required - No

Gear Used for Canyon

Rappelling and anchor gear, Ropes and or pull cords for rappels up to 90 feet and 50 feet of 1 inch webbing for sling placement. 

The longest actual drop in the canyon is about 35 feet.  However a rope of about 90 feet will be used for rap 2 as you pass three large potholes which may or may not need rope depending on conditions.  

Wet suits will generally be needed since Good Day Jim can hold a lot of water.  Also have a couple potshots and other pothole escape stuff on hand in case the pothole conditions change and they are needed.

General Comments

There are two exit options for the Good Day Jim and Hard Day Harvey routes.  The West exit option is described here.  For information on the East exit see the route description for Hard Day Harvey.

Described here are options for the Left (west) Fork and for the Right (east) Fork of Good Day Jim.  Each fork is close to 0.5 miles long and each fork has its own character.  After the two forks merge they follow the same route down the main portion of the canyon.

The Left (west) Fork
Up canyon of the confluence of the two forks, the Left Fork has a few minor downclimbs, a short rap down then the possible keeper pothole.  Shortly after the keeper pothole is the confluence of the Right and Left Forks.

The Right (east) Fork
Up canyon of the confluence of the two forks, the Right Fork has a series of 3 fun elevator like downclimbs of 15 to 25 feet each and spicy downclimb / rappel at the head of the canyon.  The downclimbs are fun and in very deep feeling slot making this an attractive option even though you don't get to play in the keeper pothole of the Left Fork.

Wet suits recommended since the canyon can hold significant amounts of water and a few potholes may require some time to get past.  Other than the potholes Good Day Jim can have a lot of places with waist to chest deep water to wade through.

The longest actual drop in the canyon is about 35 feet.  However a rope of about 90 feet will be used for rap 2 as you pass three large potholes which may or may not need rope depending on conditions. 

Warning:
Good Day Jim has multiple potholes to cross.  Most of the potholes have sand filled bottoms.  The depths and seriousness of the potholes can change as sand is washed in or scoured out over time.  Some potholes can be keepers in the right conditions.  One of the potholes had been a 15 foot deep keeper in the past, it was only 5 feet deep during our visit in March 2013 and was again very deep on our visit in November 2014.  The description listed here covers the conditions we found on our visit in March 2013 where we had dry conditions.  Always go prepared with pothole escape stuff.

Driving Directions

To get to the Trailhead

Note:
There is a maze of roads on Ticaboo Mesa making it a good idea to study the map ahead of time and keep a close eye on the map as you drive.

From Hanksville, UT., drive south on highway 95 for 26 miles to the junction of highways 95 and 276.

From the junction, drive south on HWY-276 for 25.6 miles then turn left (east) onto BLM dirt-road 13400 between mile markers 25 and 26 (extTicaboo1).

About 1.5 miles from the highway is a junction (TicabooDP-01) of BLM roads, 13400 continues east and 13410 branches off to the south.  Continue east on BLM road 13400.  Note: If you were headed to the Smith Fork area you would turn south onto BLM road 13410.

About 2 miles farther is another junction (TicabooDP-02) of BLM roads, 13400 continues east and 13420 branches off to the south. Continue east on BLM road 13400.  Note: BLM road 13420 to the south goes out to Cane Spring Well about 1.25 miles south.

About 0.2 miles farther is short side road (TicabooDP-03) on the left (north) that goes to a camp area.
Stay right to continue on BLM road 13400.  Beyond this point the roads will have intermittent rough sections. 
About 0.37 miles past here is a fork in the road where the two roads rejoin a short distance later.  The low road is typically the smoothest.

About 1.7 miles farther is another junction (TicabooDP-04) of BLM roads (13400 continues north-ish and 13430 branches off to the south).
Continue north on BLM road 13400. 
Note: If you were going to the roads between Warm Springs Creek and Sevenmile Creek, you would turn south onto BLM road 13430.

About 0.3 miles farther is another junction (TicabooDP-05) of BLM roads (13400 continues northeast and 13440 branches off to the north).
Continue straight northeast on BLM road 13400.
Note: BLM road 13440 to the south goes out to Colt Spring Well about 0.4 miles north.

About 0.5 miles farther is a junction (TicabooDP-06) of BLM roads (13400 continues northeast and 13450 branches off to the north).
Continue straight northeast on BLM road 13400.

About 0.9 miles farther is a junction (TicabooDP-07) of BLM roads (13400 continues northeast and 13430 branches off to the south).
Turn south onto BLM road 13430.
Note: If you were going to Tough, SF Ticaboo or Sleepytime Trio Canyons you would continue northeast on BLM road 13400.

About 700 feet farther is a fork in the road (extWarmSpring).  At this fork stay left to continue toward the East Branch of Seven Mile Creek.

About 0.4 miles farther is another fork in the road (ext7MileCkEB).  Veer right (more south) to continue toward the East Branch of 7 Mile Creek.

About 1.0 mile farther is a junction (7MileCkEBDP-01) where a side road joins in from the left.  Continue straight (south) past the side road.

About 0.5 miles farther is a jog in the road (7MileCkEBDP-02) near an old stock pond.  Turning left leads to a berm with a survey marker by a stock pond.  Veer right to continue south.

As you drive south from the stock pond, the road crosses over some shallow washes.  Park off to the side of the road by the wash that is 0.75 miles past the stock pond (pkGoodDayJim).  There is no obvious spot to park, just park off to the side of the road to allow traffic to pass while you are gone.  Over time the parking spot has become more used and easier to spot.

To leave the Exit Vehicle / Escape Pod

No exit vehicle is needed.  This is done as a loop route.

Maps

GPS coordinate information listed at the bottom.  For information about waypoint naming and map symbols, refer to the Glossary page.

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Details

The Approach:
From the parking spot (pkGoodDayJim) follow the wash southwest. 

About 0.3 miles from the rod is a dry fall (wGoodDayRP-01) of about 10 feet that is easily bypassed.

About 700 feet farther From the parking spot (pkGoodDayJim) follow the wash southwest. 

About 0.3 miles from the rod is a dry fall (wGoodDayRP-01) of about 10 feet that is easily bypassed.

About 700 feet farther is another dry fall (wGoodDayRP-02) of about 8 feet that is easily scrambled down.

About 900 feet farther is a drop of about 15 feet (yGoodDayLFTp) and is the top of the Left (west) Fork of Good Day Jim.

Note - Fork Choice
When you reach the top of the Left (west) Fork of Good Day Jim you will choose to follow the route for the Left Fork or the Right Fork.

To go down the Left (west) Fork downclimb the 15 foot drop here and continue southeast down canyon. 
To follow the description for the Left (west) Fork skip to the Left (west) Fork Canyoneering / Technical Section.

To go over to the Right (east) Fork do not climb down the 15 foot drop. Instead follow the route over to the Right Fork.
To follow the description for the Right (east) Fork, skip to the Approach to the Right Fork section.

Example Pic. To get to the Right (east) Fork of Good Day Jim contour around the LDC (east) side and work your way up to the mesa as shown by the blue line.
To continue down the Left (west) Fork of Good Day Jim continue down canyon as shown by the green line.

Approach to the Right Fork:
From the top of the Left (west) Fork of Good Day Jim (yGoodDayLFTp) do not drop downclimb the 15 foot drop at the head of the canyon.

Instead contour around the LDC (east) side of the drainage and travel southeast about 500 feet working your way up to the mesa above to the southeast. 

Once on the mesa top (wGoodDayRP-20) route find your way south about 350 feet until you get to the rim looking over the Right (east) Fork of Good Day Jim (wGoodDayRP-21).

When you get to the rim of the Right Fork of Good Day Jim route find your way east and down to the head of the Right (east) Fork about 450 feet away (yGoodDayRFTp).

To follow the description for the Right (east) Fork, skip to the Right (east) Fork Canyoneering / Technical Section.

The Left (west) Fork Canyoneering / Technical Section:
The drop at the start of Good Day Jim (yGoodDayLFTp) is about 15 feet and can be downclimbed on the RDC side.  The downclimb is easier than it looks but is still a little sketchy.  Consider providing a meat anchor for all but the last who can then downclimb.

About 750 feet down canyon is a drop in the whitish sandstone with a very short slot (wGoodDayRP-03).  The canyon is very wide open here making it easy to bypass this slot.

About 700 feet farther is the start of trough like slot that gradually gets deeper and more narrow (wGoodDayRP-04).  Galumphing is required to continue down canyon.  There are 3 downclimbs of up to 12 feet each over the next 1000 feet before reaching rap 1.

Rap 1 (dGoodDayR1)  is anchored from a rock about 15 feet back and drops about 15 feet to a pothole about 6 feet deep with a sand bottom.  The pothole would be a swimmer for about 8 feet if full.  If dry rap 1 can be downclimbed.

On the other side of the pothole below rap 1 is a short downclimb then a rock fall debris area.   On the other side of the rock fall debris is another pothole and is the one that has been 15 feet deep in the past and still had a sand filled bottom.  We found it at only 5 feet deep in 2013 then scoured out very deep again in 2014.  If sand scours out leaving a deep keeper you will need to toss potshots to help climb out.

On the other side of the keeper pothole is a steeply sloped downclimb of about 20 feet to another shallow pothole that is easy to cross. 

A few hundred feet down canyon is where side drainages drop in from both RDC and LDC (jGoodDayConf).  The side drainage coming in from LDC (east) is the Right (east) Fork of Good Day Jim.

To continue skip down to the section for the technical section below the confluence of the Right and Left Forks.

The Right (east) Fork Canyoneering / Technical Section:
At the head of the Right Fork of Good Day Jim (yGoodDayRFTp) is a drop of about 15 feet.  This drop will be a rappel for most people but can be downclimbed by skilled downclimbers.  If rappelled the drop can be anchored from one of many rock.

After Rap 1 in the Right Fork at the head of the canyon continue southwest down canyon in wide open spaces.

About 450 feet down canyon is the top end of a slot (wGoodDayRP-22) where drop down into the Navajo layer. The slot is about 250 feet long and has light galumphing and a few easy downclimbs of 6 to 8 feet each.

After the short slot is more wide open walking for about 500 feet down to the start of another slot (wGoodDayRP-23).  Travel down the slot is easy galumphing and 3 easy downclimbs of 4 to 10 feet each.  About 200 feet down this slot is a sharp left right jog in the canyon.

Just after the sharp left right jog in the canyon is the top of a series of 3 downclimbs (wGoodDayRP-24).  The first is about 25 feet high and is an elevator style downclimb.  A few feet down canyon is the second downclimb of about 20 feet that is also an elevator style downclimb.  Just at the bottom of the second down climb is the top of the third downclimb about 15 feet high.

Shortly down canyon of the series of 3 downclimbs is a downclimb of about 5 feet where the deep slot you are in opens up into a large cross joint at a sharp left turn.

Follow the cross joint for about 150 feet to a sharp right turn. Then another 500 feet down to the confluence of the Left and Right Forks of Good Day Jim Canyon.

Note:
After dropping down to the confluence you can take a short side trip up to the keeper pothole to take a look if you like.  To do so turn right and walk north up canyon about 200 feet and scramble up to the the bottom end of the keeper pothole.  As you look up canyon of the confluence it looks like there are two drainages coming down.  The right drainage is the one you want to go up.

The Canyoneering / Technical Section below confluence of the Right and Left Forks:
From the confluence of the Right and Left Forks of Good Day Jim (jGoodDayConf) walk about 250 feet south down canyon to a 15 foot downclimb into a sand filled pothole.  The pothole below is about 3 feet deep but has an overhanging down canyon lip and would be a keeper if sand is scoured out.  in the pothole is a deadman to anchor rap 2.

Rap 2 (dGoodDayR2-3) is anchored from a rock or deadman anchor in a small shallow pothole.  With the webbing extended about 15 feet over to the drop down into a large pothole it will take about 90 feet of rope travel to rap down and through 3 large potholes in a row. After the 3 large potholes is another small pothole just before a short slot / crack where the anchor for rap 3 will be.

Portions of rap 2 may be downclimbed and the large potholes may be sand filled making rappel not needed in some portions.  However if the canyon is wet anchor options in the potholes are difficult.  Plan on using the 90 feet of rope travel to bypass all three large potholes as a single rap which will get you through in all conditions.

Rap 3 is anchored from a rock or dead man in the small pothole after the 3 large potholes you passed while on rap 2.   Rap 3 drops about 20 feet down to another large pothole where there is a slot downclimb on the other side.

After rap 3 the canyon goes through a section of twisty walled narrows for about 100 feet then travel becomes easy as you navigate the turns of a cross jointed section.  While navigating through the cross jointed section there will be a couple narrow corridors and a couple downclimbs of 15 to 20 feet.

About 300 feet down canyon of rap 3 is a large pothole that may be deep if the sand has been scoured out (wGoodDayRP-30).  This pothole can be bypassed RDC by going up and around on a very chossy ledge.

About 500 feet farther down canyon is a massive pothole (wGoodDayRP-31) just after making a left turn.   The massive pothole has a slot like shape on the up canyon side where you could climb down into it easily but the down canyon side would likely be a keeper.  The pot hole is long enough that it would be very difficult to toss a potshot far enough.  This pothole is easily bypassed by scrambling steeply up on a ledge on the RDC sided, walking the ledge then a short downclimb back to the canyon floor after passing the pothole.

After the massive pothole the canyon turns right then left then right again through cross joints.  At the second right will be a short section of downclimbs before getting to the top of rap 4.

Rap 4 (dGoodDayR4) is anchored from a choke stone at the top of the drop and drops about 25 feet down a vertical wall into a pothole chamber.  The pothole at the bottom would be a swimmer if full.  At the top of rap 4 is a cross joint on the RDC side with rock features and some vegetation that can also provide anchors.

Note:
The cross joint on the RDC side at the top of rap 4 looks like it may provide an escape from the canyon up to join the exit route.  This has not been confirmed though.

A few hundred feet down canyon of rap 4 is the start of a skinny section.  The start of the skinnies offers a good place to practice galumphing about 10 feet off the deck or you can drop down to the bottom and work through the skinny stuff below.  Most people will want to remove their pack at the bottom.  Part way through the skinny section is some boulder debris with a rabbit hole to crawl through under some of the boulders.  Just before the end of the skinny section is a pothole to cross that would be a swimmer if full and might be a little difficult to get out of if wet. 

After the pothole the skinny section ends (wGoodDayRP-32) where you find yourself looking down to a ledge and to the wider canyon below that turns sharp left.  Downclimbing the 6 feet to the ledge can be a little difficult since there is little room to maneuver.  After downclimbing onto the ledge you can slide down a 15 foot slope to the canyon floor or turn left and walk the ledge about 300 feet to the confluence of the Good Day Jim and Hard Day Harvey routes (jGoodHardConf).

About 250 or 300 feet down canyon of the confluence is the top of the final rap for both the Hard Day Harvey and Good Day Jim routes.

Rap Final (dGoodHardR1) is about 300 feet down canyon of the confluence, is anchored from one of many boulders and drops about 35 feet down over boulder debris with a short section of free hang.

Continuing down canyon after the final rap is easy travel in wide canyon with some easy scrambles over boulder debris.

About 0.3 miles down canyon of the final rap the canyon opens up very wide after a dense section of boulder debris (wGoodHardRP-01).

Continuing down canyon is more easy travel with some easy scrambling to get over boulders for 0.3 miles to the top of a 50 foot drop in the wash (yGoodHardBt).  This is the end of the canyon section for both the Good Day Jim and Hard Day Harvey routes. 

The Exit:
There are two exit options out of Good Day Jim and Hard Day Harvey; East Exit and West Exit.  The West exit is described here.  For information on the East exit see the Hard Day Harvey route description.

For the West Exit:
From the 50 foot drop walk up onto a ledge / shelf on the RDC (West) side.  Look for and follow a use trail following along the large shelf. 

About 500 feet after you have left the trail will travel through a rock debris area as it goes around a point.  In this rock debris area the trail seems to disappear.  Continue through the rock debris staying as high as possible and look for the well defined trail to continue on the other side.

About 700 feet farther you will pass a small ravine like feature on the cliffs to your right (wGoodWestRP-01).  This is not the way up, continue south along the use trail for the exit of the Good Day Hard Day routes.

About 600 feet farther will be a much larger ravine going up through the cliffs on the right (wGoodWestRP-02).  This larger ravine / drainage is the one used for the exit route up to the mesa top above.

Note:
The use trail you have been following continues south along the shelf you are on.  Keep your eye open for your exit ravine up the cliff band.  If you just follow the trail not looking for where you need to leave it you may end up somewhere you don't want to be.

Example Pic. The blue line shows the route up the ravine from the use trail.

To start up the ravine from the use trail go up the left (south) side and work up some rock debris to get up to a small shelf like feature leading up the left side of the ravine.  Route find your way mostly along the left side of the ravine following the blue line in the image above.

About half way up the ravine you will need to do an S curve to transition to the next higher shelf (wGoodWestRP-03).  The S curve is shown in the image above with the blue line.

Shortly after doing the S curve to get up on the next higher shelf will be a chute then steeply sloped slick rock.  Continue route finding your way northwest up the steeply sloped slick rock.

About 600 feet after the S curve area will the start of a vertical wall (wGoodWestRP-04).  Continue northwest along the base of the vertical wall.

About 700 feet farther the route tops out next to a small sandstone peak (wGoodWestRP-05).  From the top out veer more right and travel north along the sandstone ridge.

As you travel along the ridge from the top out you will have a view of Mount Ellsworth in the distance.  Just right of Mount Ellsworth look for a reddish sandstone cap due north about 0.35 miles away.  Route find your way across the wide open sandstone ridge toward the sandstone cap.  On the way over to the red sandstone cap you will cross over a saddle and need to navigate around a couple areas.

Example Pic. As you top out on the exit look for Mount Ellsworth then a red sandstone cap due north about 0.35 miles away.  Route find your way to the red sandstone cap.

When you get to the base of the red sandstone cap (wGoodWestRP-06), go right and travel along the base of the cliffs on the right (east) side.  As you travel along the base of the cliff looking to the right (east) will give you great views down over the Good Day Jim and Hard Day Harvey routes.

About 1000 feet along the base of the cliff will be the bottom of a break (wGoodWestRP-07) where you can climb up to the top.  Scramble up the dirt and rubble to get to the mesa top (wGoodWestRP-08).

Once on the mesa top (wGoodWestRP-08) follow the very wide ridge like dirt mesa top as it travels north then slowly trends more northeast over the next 1.3 miles back to the road and your car.

As you get about 0.5 miles from the cars the area will start to widen out and not have a ridge like feel (wGoodWestRP-09).  As the ridge widens out begin to veer more northeast and stay high where possible to make travel easier back to the where you parked the cars (pkGoodDayJim).

GPS Waypoint Information

Downloadable GPX files available at BG-Gear Store (easier than manual entry and a great way to support Bluugnome).
Waypoint naming convention and map symbol information can be found on the Glossary page.  Elevations are approximate.
BEFORE manually entering coordinates set your system to WGS84 datum and Lat/Lon hddd.ddddd° coordinate format. 
Inconsistent datum's and coordinate formats will result in location errors.

Click to show / expand the list of waypoints below........
Good Day Jim (1) - Drive in to trailhead
  1. extTicaboo1          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.69720   W -110.67138        Elev: 4,520 Feet
    Exit off of highway 276 to get to the Ticaboo Mesa area. Turn east and leave the highway on a dirt road. Near Mile post 25.
  2. TicabooDP-01          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.68607   W -110.65188        Elev: NaN Feet
    Continue straight for the main area of Ticaboo Mesa. Or Turn right (south) here for an alternate route over toward the Smith Fork Canyons.
  3. TicabooDP-02          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.67981   W -110.62886        Elev: NaN Feet
    Road junction with faint road running to the south. Continue straight (east). Road to the south is about 1.25 miles long and goes down toward Cane Spring Well.
  4. TicabooDP-03          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.68038   W -110.62628        Elev: 4,565 Feet
    Exit to a spot to camp if the roads ahead are too rough.
  5. TicabooDP-04          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.67963   W -110.60429        Elev: NaN Feet
    Junction for a road going south. Continue straiaght (north east) to continue toward Ticaboo Measa. This road junction is near Wild Horse Springs.
  6. TicabooDP-05          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.68389   W -110.60153        Elev: NaN Feet
    Junction for a side road on the left going north. Continue north east toward Ticaboo Mesa. The road going north is BLM Road 13440 aobut 0.4 miles long and goes over toward Colt Spring.
  7. TicabooDP-06          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.68667   W -110.59547        Elev: NaN Feet
    Junction for a side road going north. The Road north is BLM Road 13540 and goes out toward Upper South Fork Ticaboo.
  8. TicabooDP-07          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.69529   W -110.58385        Elev: NaN Feet
    Turn off for a side road on the right. Turn right onto the side road and drive southwest.
  9. extWarmSpring          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.69362   W -110.58484        Elev: NaN Feet
    Stay right to go toward the main drainage of Seven Mile Creek and Warm Springs Canyon. Or Stay left to go toward the East Branch of Seven Mile Creek and Ticaboo Mesa.
  10. ext7MileCkEB          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.69147   W -110.58014        Elev: NaN Feet
    Turn right (more south) to continue toward the East Branch of Seven Mile Creek. Or veer left to continue toward Ticaboo Mesa.
  11. 7MileCkEBDP-01          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.68044   W -110.56997        Elev: NaN Feet
    Continuestraight (south) past a side road joining from the left. This road is not shown on all maps.
  12. 7MileCkEBDP-02          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.67443   W -110.56735        Elev: NaN Feet
    Jog in the road near a stock pond. Veer right and continue south. Turning left leads to a berm with a survey marker on it.
  13. pkGoodDayJim          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.66517   W -110.55946        Elev: 4,860 Feet
    Park here for Good Day Jim. There is no pull out so just park to the side of the road. This spot is next to a wash about 0.75 miles past the stock pond. Good Day Jim is the West Fork of the East Branch of Seven Mile Creek.
Good Day Jim (2) - Approach to top of Left (west) Fork
  1. pkGoodDayJim          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.66517   W -110.55946        Elev: 4,860 Feet
    Park here for Good Day Jim. There is no pull out so just park to the side of the road. This spot is next to a wash about 0.75 miles past the stock pond. Good Day Jim is the West Fork of the East Branch of Seven Mile Creek.
  2. wGoodDayRP-01          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.66345   W -110.56425        Elev: NaN Feet
    Dry fall of about 10 feet to walk around.
  3. wGoodDayRP-02          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.66250   W -110.56616        Elev: NaN Feet
    Dry fall of about 8 feet that is easily scrambled down.
  4. yGoodDayLFTp          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.66089   W -110.56786        Elev: 4,680 Feet
    Top of the Left (west) Fork of Good Day Jim. This is just after the canyon begins to slot up and there is a 15 foot drop here. To go down the Left (west) Fork of Good Day Jim downclimb the drop on the RDC side then continue down canyon. The downclimb is a little sketchy but is easier than it looks. To go over to the Right (east) Fork of Good Day Jim do not climb down the 15 foot drop. Instead contour around the LDC (east) side of the drainage and travel southeast about 500 feet working your way up to the mesa above to the southeast.
Good Day Jim (3) - Route from top of Left (west) Fork to top of Right (east) Fork
  1. yGoodDayLFTp          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.66089   W -110.56786        Elev: 4,680 Feet
    Top of the Left (west) Fork of Good Day Jim. This is just after the canyon begins to slot up and there is a 15 foot drop here. To go down the Left (west) Fork of Good Day Jim downclimb the drop on the RDC side then continue down canyon. The downclimb is a little sketchy but is easier than it looks. To go over to the Right (east) Fork of Good Day Jim do not climb down the 15 foot drop. Instead contour around the LDC (east) side of the drainage and travel southeast about 500 feet working your way up to the mesa above to the southeast.
  2. wGoodDayRP-20          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.65993   W -110.56860        Elev: NaN Feet
    Up on the mesa after getting up out of the Left (west) Fork of Good Day Jim. To go to the Right (east) Fork route find your way south across the mesa about 350 feet until you reach the rim of the Right Fork.
  3. wGoodDayRP-21          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.65902   W -110.56831        Elev: NaN Feet
    On the rim of the Right (east) Fork of Good Day Jim. Route find your way east and down to the head of the Right Frok about 450 feet away.
  4. yGoodDayRFTp          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.65895   W -110.56670        Elev: 4,680 Feet
    Top of the Right (east) Fork of Good Day Jim. A drop here of about 15 feet will be a rappel for most people but skilled downclimbers can downclimb the drop. If rappelled and anchor can be set from one of many rocks.
Good Day Jim (4) - Left (west) Fork down to Confluence
  1. yGoodDayLFTp          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.66089   W -110.56786        Elev: 4,680 Feet
    Top of the Left (west) Fork of Good Day Jim. This is just after the canyon begins to slot up and there is a 15 foot drop here. To go down the Left (west) Fork of Good Day Jim downclimb the drop on the RDC side then continue down canyon. The downclimb is a little sketchy but is easier than it looks. To go over to the Right (east) Fork of Good Day Jim do not climb down the 15 foot drop. Instead contour around the LDC (east) side of the drainage and travel southeast about 500 feet working your way up to the mesa above to the southeast.
  2. wGoodDayRP-03          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.65958   W -110.56971        Elev: NaN Feet
    Very short slot in the whitish sandstone. The canyon is very wide here making it easy to bypass this slot.
  3. wGoodDayRP-04          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.65818   W -110.57119        Elev: 4,570 Feet
    Start of a shallow trough that gradually gets deeper and narrower. Galumphing is required for travel down canyon. There are 3 downclimbs of up to 12 feet each over the next 1000 feet before reaching rap 1.
  4. dGoodDayR1LF          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.65545   W -110.57109        Elev: 4,470 Feet
    Rap 1 - Good Day Jim Left Fork. Anchored from a rock about 15 feet back and drops about 15 feet to a pothole about 6 feet deep with a sand bottom.  The pothole would be a swimmer for about 8 feet if full.  If dry rap 1 can be downclimbed. On the other side of the pothole below rap 1 is a short downclimb then a rock fall debris area.   On the other side of the rock fall debris is another pothole and is the one that has been 15 feet deep in the past and still had a sand filled bottom.  We found it at only 5 feet deep in 2013 then scoured out very deep again in 2014.  If sand scours out leaving a deep keeper you will need to toss potshots to help climb out.
  5. jGoodDayConf          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.65479   W -110.57105        Elev: 4,400 Feet
    Side drainages come in fromn both RDC and LDC. The draiange on the LDC side is wehre you drop in if taking the bypass route to drop in below the keeper. This is a few hundred feet down canyon of a pothole that has long been a deep keeper but was only 5 feet deep in Mar. 2013
Good Day Jim (5) - Right (east) Fork down to Confluence
  1. yGoodDayRFTp          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.65895   W -110.56670        Elev: 4,680 Feet
    Top of the Right (east) Fork of Good Day Jim. A drop here of about 15 feet will be a rappel for most people but skilled downclimbers can downclimb the drop. If rappelled and anchor can be set from one of many rocks.
  2. wGoodDayRP-22          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.65846   W -110.56812        Elev: NaN Feet
    Top end of a slot where drop down into the navajo layer. The slot is about 250 feet long and has light galumphing and a few easy downclimbs of 6 to 8 feet each. After the slot is about 500 feet of wide open walking down to the start of the next slot.
  3. wGoodDayRP-23          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.65684   W -110.56932        Elev: NaN Feet
    Top of a slot with easy galumphing and 3 easy downclimbs of 4 to 10 feet each. About 200 feet down this slot is a sharp left right jog in the canyon.
  4. wGoodDayRP-24          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.65635   W -110.56968        Elev: NaN Feet
    Top of a series of 3 downclimbs. The first is about 25 feet high and is an elevator style downclimb. A few feet down canyon is the second downclimb of about 20 feet that is also an elevator style downclimb. Just at the bottom of the second down climb is the top of the third downclimb about 15 feet high. A short distance after this series of 3 downclimbs is a drop of about 5 feet where the deep slot you are in opens up into a wide cross joint where you take a sharp left trun.
  5. jGoodDayConf          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.65479   W -110.57105        Elev: 4,400 Feet
    Side drainages come in fromn both RDC and LDC. The draiange on the LDC side is wehre you drop in if taking the bypass route to drop in below the keeper. This is a few hundred feet down canyon of a pothole that has long been a deep keeper but was only 5 feet deep in Mar. 2013
Good Day Jim (6) - The Canyon from Confluence down
  1. jGoodDayConf          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.65479   W -110.57105        Elev: 4,400 Feet
    Side drainages come in fromn both RDC and LDC. The draiange on the LDC side is wehre you drop in if taking the bypass route to drop in below the keeper. This is a few hundred feet down canyon of a pothole that has long been a deep keeper but was only 5 feet deep in Mar. 2013
  2. dGoodDayR2-3          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.65412   W -110.57084        Elev: NaN Feet
    Raps 2 and 3 - Good Day Jim. Rap 2 is anchored from a rock or deadman anchor in a small shallow pothole.  With the webbing extended about 15 feet over to the drop down into a large pothole it will take about 90 feet of rope travel to rap down and through 3 large potholes in a row. After the 3 large potholes is another small pothole just before a short slot / crack where the anchor for rap 3 will be. Portions of rap 2 may be downclimbed and the large potholes may be sand filled making rappel not needed in some portions.  However if the canyon is wet anchor options in the potholes are difficult.  Plan on using the 90 feet of rope travel to bypass all three large potholes as a single rap which will get you through in all conditions. Rap 3 is anchored from a rock or dead man in the small pothole after the 3 large potholes you passed while on rap 2.  Rap 3 drops about 20 feet down to another large pothole where there is a slot downclimb on the other side.
  3. wGoodDayRP-31          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.65193   W -110.57066        Elev: NaN Feet
    Massive pothole. Part way through the cross jointed section is a massive pothole that would be very difficult to cross and get out of. Bypass this pothole on the RDC side by scrambling up to the ledge on the RDC side then back down to the canyon floor just after it.
  4. dGoodDayR4          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.65074   W -110.57093        Elev: NaN Feet
    Rap 4 - Good Day Jim. Anchored from a choke stone at the top of the drop or from features up in the cross joint on the RDC side. Rap 4 drops about 25 feet down into a pothole chamber. The cross joint on the RDC side looks like it might provide an exit from the canyon but this is not confirmed.
  5. wGoodDayRP-3          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.64828   W -110.57200        Elev: NaN Feet
    Skinny section ends where you find yourself looking down a ledge into the wide open canyon that jogs sharp left. Dwonclimb about 6 feet out onto the next ledge tehn make your way down to teh confluence with Hard Day Harvey.
  6. jGoodHardConf          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.64754   W -110.57159        Elev: 4,020 Feet
    Confluence of Good Day Jim and Hard Day Harvey.
  7. dGoodHardR1          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.64752   W -110.57250        Elev: NaN Feet
    Rap 1 below confluence of Good Day Jim and Hard Day Harvey. Final rap and is about 250 to 300 feet down canyon of the confluence. Anchored from one of many boulders at the top of the drop and drops about 35 feet along boulder debris.
  8. wGoodHardRP-01          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.64449   W -110.57514        Elev: NaN Feet
    Canyon opens up wider after a dense section of boulder debris.
  9. yGoodHardBt          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.64100   W -110.57405        Elev: 3,770 Feet
    Bottom exit of both the Hard Day Harvey route and the Good Day Jim route. This is the top of a 50 foot drop in the wash.
Good Day Jim (7) - Exit
  1. yGoodHardBt          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.64100   W -110.57405        Elev: 3,770 Feet
    Bottom exit of both the Hard Day Harvey route and the Good Day Jim route. This is the top of a 50 foot drop in the wash.
  2. wGoodWestRP-01          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.63784   W -110.57400        Elev: NaN Feet
    Ravine like feature on the cliffs to the right. This is not the way up. For exiting the Good Day / Hard Day routes continue south along the use trail.
  3. wGoodWestRP-02          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.63664   W -110.57512        Elev: 3,790 Feet
    Start of the ravine exit leaving the use trail. Travel mostly up the left side of the ravine.
  4. wGoodWestRP-03          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.63765   W -110.57646        Elev: NaN Feet
    A spot along the exit ravine where you need to do an S curve to transition to the next higher shelf.
  5. wGoodWestRP-04          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.63891   W -110.57768        Elev: NaN Feet
    Start of a vertical wall. Continue northwest following along the base of the vertical wall.
  6. wGoodWestRP-05          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.64056   W -110.57874        Elev: 4,460 Feet
    The exit climb up tops out here. From this point trend a little bit right following the ridge line north.
  7. wGoodWestRP-06          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.64832   W -110.57629        Elev: 4,560 Feet
    At the base of the red sandstone cap. Travel along the base of the cliffs on the right (east) side for about 1000 feet to a break where you can climb up to the top.
  8. wGoodWestRP-07          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.65101   W -110.57422        Elev: NaN Feet
    Bottom of a break in the cliff band where you can climb up to the mesa top.
  9. wGoodWestRP-08          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.65134   W -110.57444        Elev: 4,650 Feet
    Top of the break used to access the mesa top.
  10. wGoodWestRP-09          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.66265   W -110.56685        Elev: NaN Feet
    Area widens out no longer having a wide ridge feel. As you get here you are about 0.5 miles from the cars. Veer north east and stay high where you can to make travel easier.
  11. pkGoodDayJim          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.66517   W -110.55946        Elev: 4,860 Feet
    Park here for Good Day Jim. There is no pull out so just park to the side of the road. This spot is next to a wash about 0.75 miles past the stock pond. Good Day Jim is the West Fork of the East Branch of Seven Mile Creek.

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