By showing you this coveted sight, we"re saving you a bit of an ordeal. For a close-up view like this of "The Wave," a whorled sandstone formation in the northern Arizona wilderness, you"d have to navigate a rugged and mostly trail-free route with a permit in your pocket (only a small number are available, offered via a daily lottery). But that"s just one day hike of many in the expansive Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, which encompasses almost 300,000 acres of Arizona and Utah canyonland.
A sea of swirling stone
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Pascua Florida Day
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National Trails Day
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Road to Hana, Maui, Hawaii
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A day of service for Dr. King
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Splashes of color for Watercolor Month
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Feast of the Donkey
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Just a couple of yellow-billed hornbills
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The frog prince?
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Chittorgarh Fort, Rajasthan, India
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Hut, hut, hike!
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The dry days of winter in Etosha
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Amur leopard cat, Russia
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A grotesque scene
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Seonam Temple, South Korea
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Fall for Chile
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Amelia Earhart
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Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada
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Horse Head Rock, New South Wales, Australia
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Dashing through the snow
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Spring equinox
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