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Coyote Buttes #12 The area known as Coyote Buttes is under the control of the Bureau of Land Management, which issues a very limited number of permits for hikers to enter the area. |
Coyote Buttes #230 There are several specific locations worth visiting in the Coyote Buttes area. I suggest Buckskin Gulch - perhaps the longest slot canyon in the world - as well as "The Wave", a spectacularly scenic portion of the buttes. |
Coyote Buttes #244 Some sections of Coyote Buttes are so tightly controlled by the BLM that reservations must be made months in advance. However, if you haven't planned that far in advance, there is a daily lottery for a limited number of entry passes valid for the following day. |
Coyote Buttes #250 Throughout much of Coyote Buttes there aren't really hiking trails. And this works fine because the area is so beautiful, it's a pleasure to wander and explore and discover beautiful nooks and crannies within the rocks. |
Coyote Buttes #234 The sandstone in Coyote Buttes is full of streaks and striations of contrasting colors, making this area very photogenic. |
Coyote Buttes #1 In some places the colors in the sandstone swirl, almost as if a painter has is beginning to mix paints on a palette. |
Coyote Buttes #3 Coyote Buttes is a remote but beautiful area near the border of Arizona and Utah. It is a section of the Paria River Canyon and the Vermillion Cliffs Recreation Area that is full of amazing sandstone scenery. |
Coyote Buttes #17 Coyote Buttes is full of beautifully colored, striated and textured sandstone. |
Coyote Buttes #4 In the early spring, the arid region known as Coyote Buttes comes alive with beautiful wildflowers. |
 Coyote Buttes #0342 There is an area inside of Coyote Buttes known as "The Wave". This name comes from the wavy shapes of sandstone walls that look almost like breaking surf on an ocean beach. |
 Swirling Stone Coyote Buttes is a bit like a fascinating maze of sandstone hills, mounds, and fins. |
 Coyote Buttes #0381 There are no trails in this part of Coyote Buttes. But if you took a beeline from the nearest parking area directly to The Wave, you'd hike about 3 to 3.5 miles one way. If you hiked to The Wave in this fashion you'd certainly see a lot of amazing scenery. But you'd miss a lot, too. This is an area that deserves being explored. |
 Coyote Buttes #0382 The Wave is both a photographer's dream and nightmare. The range of textures, colors, and shapes of sandstone here is phenomenal. Every camera angle seems worthy of a photograph. Getting correct photographic white balance to produce a photo that accurately displays the reality of The Wave is a challenge. Just take a look at the many photographs posted on websites and you'll see a range of colors spanning the gamut from bland to gawdy, from orange to red to yellow - and these for the same locations! |
 Coyote Buttes #0402 The Wave is both a photographer's dream and nightmare. The range of textures, colors, and shapes of sandstone here is phenomenal. Every camera angle seems worthy of a photograph. Getting correct photographic white balance to produce a photo that accurately displays the reality of The Wave is a challenge. Just take a look at the many photographs posted on websites and you'll see a range of colors spanning the gamut from bland to gawdy, from orange to red to yellow - and these for the same locations! |
 Artist's Palette This is The Wave in Coyote Buttes located in southern Utah. |
 The Wave #0361 This is The Wave in Coyote Buttes. |
Swirling Stone Coyote Buttes is a bit like a fascinating maze of sandstone hills, mounds, and fins. |
 Streaks in Stone There are no trails in this part of Coyote Buttes. But if you took a beeline from the nearest parking area directly to The Wave, you'd hike about 3 to 3.5 miles one way. If you hiked to The Wave in this fashion you'd certainly see a lot of amazing scenery. But you'd miss a lot, too. This is an area that deserves being explored. |
 The Wave #0361 These are the waves of stone known as The Wave in Coyote Buttes. |
 Waves of Stone The Wave is both a photographer's dream and nightmare. The range of textures, colors, and shapes of sandstone here is phenomenal. Every camera angle seems worthy of a photograph. Getting correct photographic white balance to produce a photo that accurately displays the reality of The Wave is a challenge. Just take a look at the many photographs posted on websites and you'll see a range of colors spanning the gamut from bland to gawdy, from orange to red to yellow - and these for the same locations! |
 The Wave #0362 The Wave is relatively remote, located about half way between Kanab, UT and Page, AZ about 8 miles south of Highway 89. |
 The Wave #0366 The Wave was obviously named because of the shape of these formations. |
 The Wave #0367 The texture of the sandstone here is as fascinating as the overall shapes of the formations. |
 The Wave #0368 Not only are the shapes and textures of sandstone here amazing, but the colors are intense. |
 The Wave #0370 Once inside these formations, another amazing sight can be seen around every wave of stone. |
 The Wave #0378 The Wave is now showing up in video clips used in Utah tourism advertising. |
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