So probably the toughest ticket in the
Southwest, or possibly the world, is The Wave, one of
Nature's more extraordinary desert sandstone displays, the six mile hike to which is controlled and administered by the BLM. Such is its popularity. We had never
heard of The Wave before, but, seeing some photographs in various
places, we were hooked; totally. Of course, you need a wilderness permit, to be obtained at the BLM offices in Kanab. And what you
discover, upon presenting yourself there for application, is that
there is a Wave Lottery, conducted daily (including weekends and
holidays), at 9AM, via which ten persons per day are permitted to
make the journey. Part of our staying in Kanab an extra day or two
was to enter the Wave Lottery for a Thursday hike.
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The Wave; off the web |
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Ditto; just Google/image Wave, Utah and you'll come up with lots more; it's one of the landscape photographer's ultimate dreams |
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So we arrived extra early Wednesday morning, Veterans' Day, assuming punctuality might carry some weight...Fortune favors the early bird...right? |
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1/77 isn't bad, certainly better than Powerball; and I was feeling unusually optimistic |
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But it was not to be our day to visit The Wave |
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Maybe next spring, or fall, I'll post some pix like this of us hiking The Wave... |
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Sorry you missed out.
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