An article in the Reader's Digest ("Best in America") prompted my husband L.M. Yu, to visit this magical place hidden in the desolate area known as Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, at the Utah/Arizona border.

It is one of the most spectacular rock formations in America and it is called "The Wave".

Every nature photographer in the world wants to take pictures of it. This remarkably sculptured sandstone sits in the shadow of the Coyote Buttes and is reached, not by trails, but by navigation using landmarks or GPS coordinates. We used only landmarks sent to us by the rangers.

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