Lottery Losers At The Wave

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.  

The Wave; off the web

Ditto; just Google/image Wave, Utah and you'll come up with lots more;
it's one of the landscape photographer's ultimate dreams

So we arrived extra early Wednesday morning, Veterans' Day, assuming punctuality
might carry some weight...Fortune favors the early bird...right?

So there were 77 contestants that Wednesday morning; here, the Lottery Goddess
is explaining the process, eligibility, the hike, the risks, etc; she was good...I have
never felt better informed and prepared...seriously

1/77 isn't bad, certainly better than Powerball; and I was feeling unusually optimistic

But it was not to be our day to visit The Wave

Maybe next spring, or fall, I'll post some pix like this of us hiking The Wave...