Afternoon at the Wave

Location: About 16 miles west southwest of Page, AZ. Permit required through BLM.

Find the location: Copy the coordinates below. Open Google Earth, paste the coordinates into "Fly To" and click on the magnifying glass.

Turn off onto House Rock Road roughly:
37° 07' 35.07" N
111° 58' 36.69" W

Wire Pass Parking Lot roughly:
37° 01' 08.56" N
112° 01' 29.83" W

The Wave roughly:

36° 59' 45.29" N
112° 00' 21.96" W

Equipment: Canon A2e 28-85 lens, Velvia transparency ISO 50.

Digital imaging/manipulation: Image scanned with Minolta Dimage Scan Multi PRO at 4800 dpi.  Emulsion artifact removed. Color adjustment on the bush.

Notes:  Out of Page AZ, travel along highway 89 to Big Water.  There is a BLM office there that can give you information.  A second BLM office is open in the warmer seasons and is located west of Cottonwood Canyon road (BLM ison the south side of the highway on a hill).  The means of gaining access to this area have varied over the years and visitation is limited in ways that are not always fair.  You should access the internet to see what current rules are.  In the past, internet reservations could be made a year in advance.  If that is still the case, make them at 12:01 AM of the first day available.  It’s that bad, at least for Coyote Buttes North where the Wave is located.  Coyote Buttes South has much less visitation. We've been told various distances for this hike, but it seems like about 3.5 miles to us. It's rough trail with a little climbing and paths through soft sand, but well worth the trip. Go early, as the day goes on, it is harder and harder to keep people out of your pictures. This particular picture was taken about 10 feet from the "short chute."