| The Wave March 19, 2009 |
| Finally, with permits in hand, we got to hike to the Wave :) This is a spectacularly smooth and scenic sandstone gully in the Coyote Buttes area of Paria River/Vermillion Cliffs Wilderness which straddles the AZ/UT border. The hike to get to the Wave is not on a maintained trail... but once you secure a permit the BLM gives you good directions to get there. It's 6 miles round trip with a lot of up and down and slogging through sand and traversing steep slick rock. But, yes, it is totally worth it. It is a flat-out incredible place! Hope you enjoy my photos :) |
| Next part of the trip - Lake Powell More information about the Wave Back to Lick Wash & Big Water Back to AZ/UT Trip Page Back to Day Hiking Back to Tarol's Homepage |
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| This is the only sign you'll see along the way... |
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| On top of the second steep ridge you will climb |
| Amazing scenery! |
| Some cairns point the way |
| Awesome old juniper tree |
| Lots of walking in the sand |
| We're getting close! |
| We're there! (notice the photographer and the arch) |
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| Pam is one of the other lucky people who got a permit for today |
| Self-portraits |
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| Can you spot Kristine taking a nap? |
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| Kristine's now towards the bottom and the photographer in the lower right, Greg Boyer, lives in Bishop :) Check out his website here: http://www.onehorsestudio.com/ |
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| It was steep going up to the Wave and it is steep going down! |
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