By showing you this coveted sight, we"re saving you a bit of an ordeal. To get a close-up view of the Wave, a whorled sandstone formation in the northern Arizona wilderness, you"d have to navigate a rugged and mostly trail-free hiking route in typically scorching temperatures. You"d also need to have a permit in your pocket. To protect the landscape, only a small number of permits are available, offered through a daily lottery. But maybe for you the journey is at least as important as the destination? If so, this is just one hike of many in the expansive Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, which protects more than 100,000 acres of Arizona and Utah canyonland.
The Wave at Coyote Buttes
Today in History
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Bridge of Hillsborough County
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Grand Canyon National Park turns 105
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World Jellyfish Day
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Carnival comes to Olinda
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Back on the rise
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World Wildlife Day
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Vermilion Cliffs National Monument
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Ludwig’s palace
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Zion National Park turns 103
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Homeward bound
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Maybe we should be looking up
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A history of Vinland
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With leaves this tasty, who cares about a view?
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Go Fly a Kite Day
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Southern right whale
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Christmas Eve
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Barcelona bids farewell to summer
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Squirrel Appreciation Day
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The rainbow connection
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Lantern Festival
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Celebrating a Paris landmark
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Drop in on International Surfing Day
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Hiking the High Trestle Trail
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Listening to the sea
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It s Star Wars Day
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Longtailed widowbird at Rietvlei Nature Reserve, South Africa
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The dog days of summer
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World Bee Day
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International Zebra Day
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A day for the dolphins