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Canyonlands
Coyote Buttes North
Coyote Gulch
Desert Rose
Devil's Garden
Escalante (Page 1)
Escalante (Page 2)
Ivins
Red Cliffs
Scout Cave Trail
Snow Canyon (Page 1)
Snow Canyon (Page 2)
Snow Canyon (Page 3)
St. George Sculptures
The Toadstools
Tukupetsi Petroglyphs
White Pockets
Zion (Page 1)
Zion (Page 2)
Zion (Page 3)
Zion (Page 4)
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The Wave is a beautiful, famous location in a small section of
Coyote Buttes North that has become
popular and famous for its fascinating rock formations, rich in color and texture, making it a top photo site.
It is now famous throughout the world and a top
travel destination for photography and dayhiking. The Wave derives its name
from the swirling and wavy formations that sometimes look like high waves that build for surfers
just off many ocean beaches. Hiking within Coyote Buttes to The Wave is controlled and highly restricted
by the Bureau of Land Management. Permits are required but sell out months in advance. To purchase
a permit or check availability, go to the BLM website at:
Coyote Buttes permits.
This page has photos of The Wave located in Coyote Buttes North, a section of the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument.
Larger versions of these photos of The Wave can be viewed by using a mouse rollover or
by using the Slideshow below. See more on the
Coyote Buttes Slideshows.
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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.
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The Wave #0361
These are the waves of stone known as The Wave in Coyote Buttes.
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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!
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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.
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The Wave #0366
The Wave was obviously named because of the shape of these formations.
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The Wave #0367
The texture of the sandstone here is as fascinating as the overall shapes of the formations.
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The Wave #0368
Not only are the shapes and textures of sandstone here amazing, but the colors are intense.
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The Wave #0370
Once inside these formations, another amazing sight can be seen around every wave of stone.
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The Wave #0378
The Wave is now showing up in video clips used in Utah tourism advertising.
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The Wave #2872
The dayhike here is mostly unmarked but the BLM has now set up a number of rock cairns to help people find their way.
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The Wave #2873
This part of Coyote Buttes North is wide open land and it's well worth a hiker's time to simply explore in all the nooks
and crannies of the rock formations here because there are many gems of beauty both before and after reaching The Wave.
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The Wave #2874
The area is full of rock formations with lots of colors, shapes, and textures making the entire area quite beautiful.
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The Wave #2875
The BLM issues hiking passes well in advance on the internet. These are taken immediately and are hard to get. Each day, the
BLM also holds a lottery and issues passes for ten additional hikers for entrance to the area the following day.
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The Wave #2876
During spring, when the area is most popular, over 100 people might be trying to win the ten passes in the lottery.
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The Wave #2878
People from all over the world now come to hike to The Wave.
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The Wave #2888
While the passes into Coyote Buttes North and The Wave are immensely popular and difficult to get, passes into
Coyote Buttes South are often available upon request.
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The Wave #2890
Although Coyote Buttes South may not have any single set of rock formations as stunning as The Wave, it is still a beautiful
place for a dayhike, with loads of beautiful rock formations.
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The Wave #2894
The main difficulty with a dayhike into Coyote Buttes South is that a 4WD/high-clearance vehicle is necessary. This isn't
the case for Coyote Buttes North and The Wave.
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The Wave #2897
If spending time in the Grand Staircase/Escalante National Monument area, a trip to White Pockets, just east of the trailhead
into Coyote Buttes South is also an excellent area for dayhiking.
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The Wave #2899
Getting to White Pockets, like Coyote Buttes South, requires a high-clearance 4WD vehicle. The route to both goes through
very deep sand and occasional large boulders protruding up from the ground.
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The Wave #2900
Not far from the trailhead into Coyote Buttes North and The Wave, there's a trailhead that goes into the longest
slot canyon in the world: Buckskin Gulch. No pass is required.
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As with all of the dayhikes mentioned here, hikers should carry plenty of water. This is desert. It is very hot and
dry and summer heat here can be dangerous.
The Wave #2936
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The Wave #0360
This is The Wave in Coyote Buttes.
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Artist's Palette
This is The Wave in Coyote Buttes located in southern Utah.
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The Wave #2942
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Swirling Stone
Coyote Buttes is a bit like a fascinating maze of sandstone hills, mounds, and fins.
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The Photography of:
Robert D. Stephens
TheWorldinLight Photographic Gallery
TheWorldinLight-at-aol-dot-com
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