Mexican Hat Rock, Utah
Monument Valley, Arizona
Betatakin cliff dwelings, Navajo National Monument, Arizona
Agathla Peak, near Kayenta, Arizona
Monument Valley, Arizona
Goosenecks State Park (bends of the San Juan River), Utah
Monument Valley, Arizona, at sunset
Valley of the Gods Drive, Utah
Sandstone patterns at 'The Wave', Coyote Buttes North, Arizona
'The Wave', Coyote Buttes North, Arizona
Access to this area is by permit only, and only a few permits are made available - by lottery - each day. After applying several times, I finally got a permit to hike to this area on July 11th, 2012. (This turned out to be one of the hottest days of the year, with temperatures around 110 degrees F (43 degrees C)!) For more information, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wave,_Arizona
'The Wave', Coyote Buttes North, Arizona
Access to this area is by permit only, and only a few permits are made available - by lottery - each day. After applying several times, I finally got a permit to hike to this area on July 11th, 2012. (This turned out to be one of the hottest days of the year, with temperatures around 110 degrees F (43 degrees C)!) For more information, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wave,_Arizona![Scenery between 'The Wave' and the [37,-112] Degree Confluence Point](_data/i/galleries/Trips/Southwest-2012-07/DSC_4631-me.jpg "Scenery between 'The Wave' and the [37,-112] Degree Confluence Point (2100 visits)")
Scenery between 'The Wave' and the [37,-112] Degree Confluence Point
'The Wave', Coyote Buttes North, Arizona
Access to this area is by permit only, and only a few permits are made available - by lottery - each day. After applying several times, I finally got a permit to hike to this area on July 11th, 2012. (This turned out to be one of the hottest days of the year, with temperatures around 110 degrees F (43 degrees C)!) For more information, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wave,_Arizona
Dinosaur tracks at Johnson Farm, Saint George, Utah
'The Narrows', Zion National Park, Utah
For more information, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Narrows_%28Zion_National_Park%29