The Wave, a sandstone formation near the Utah-Arizona border.

The Wave Photographs.

Hiking to The Wave, a sandstone formation near the Utah-Arizona border.

Bob Bon Inn sign 2 Red rock wall at sunrise Rock stripes and twin cones Desert rocks with dead tree Cactus closeup 2 Snake trail in sand Rock stripes and waves with shrubs Sand with green shrubs 1 Erin walking on sand A feather lies in the cool, red sand of the Utah desert. Footsteps in sandy wash Pile of red rock with striations The Wave, a sandstone formation near the Utah-Arizona border. Wave rock formations view 2 Hank leaning against The Wave Hank leaning against The Wave Wave rock wall from below Couple sitting on Wave Mother with baby near Wave center A child crawls on the red-orange sandstone at The Wave. Hank stands on a rock formation near The Wave in Arizona. Wave overhead view 1 Brain formations Brain rocks view Wave closeup Woman standing on edge of The Wave Hikers standing in the Wave 1 Erin looking at hikers in The Wave Hikers standing in The Wave Hikers in Utah desert Strange brainy rock Desert view with brain rock 1 Closeup wall in Wave 2 Closeup Wave view Closeup center of Wave Erin looking out over desert A lizard rests on a rock in the Utah desert. Lizard in shadows Desert view with many dark rock structures Blue sky with cloud streaks A hiker walks in the distance beyond desert cacti. Cactus closeup 6 Tree in front of rugged desert Desert view with many dark rock structures 2 Desert view with rock valley Hikers walking through desert shrubs Erin at registration box Utah road 2 Stampin Offices town 1 Crescent Moon Theater in Kanab Houston's Trails End Restaurant in Kanab The hiking path to The Wave, as tracked by the iPhone's GPS

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