The Wave, North Coyote Buttes, Vermilion Cliffs / Paria Canyon Wilderness, Arizona, Photo

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The Wave, North Coyote Buttes, Vermilion Cliffs / Paria Canyon Wilderness, Arizona

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Latitude: 36° 59' 45.48" N, Longitude: 112° 0' 22.28" W, Coord: 36.995969°, -112.00619°
Filed under: Arizona, Photo of the Day, The Wave on 4/30/2008

The Wave is such a wonderful place, I still get excited looking at the images I photographed there a few weeks ago. I was fortunate to have near-perfect conditions to make my hike and take photos. I spent the entire day out among the North Coyote Buttes and would have stayed longer if overnight camping was permitted there.

OK, this is last time I post a photo of the Wave! Well, at least until next month, when I return for a second time to try some different techniques. I was lucky to get permits two months in a row in the lottery, for the two most sought-after months (April and May), so in late May I will go back, knowing what mistakes I made the first time around and hoping to correct them while they are still fresh in my mind.

The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. North Coyote Buttes, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona, USA.
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Location: North Coyote Buttes, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona, USA