The Wave, Cottonwood Cove, White Pocket and Coyote Buttes: Vermilion Cliffs, Paria Plateau, Petroglyphs, Kanab, House Rock Road

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by L. Rogalla

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This is a full color book focusing on The Wave, White Pocket and Cottonwood Cove located within Vermilion Cliffs National Monument located east of Kanab, Utah. Warning: These are the most scenic geological landmarks between Kanab, Utah and Page, Arizona. Therefore, ensure that your camera battery is fully charged and space available for hundreds of high-resolution pictures. Kindle e-Book # 3, Vermilion Cliffs and North Rim Grand Canyon has the same content as this book. The roads to these landmarks are sandy requiring a high clearance 4-wheel drive vehicle (not AWD). Due to many vehicles driving these roads and compacting the sand, minor sand driving skills are required as detailed in this book. <1 > The Wave is an international destination having tourists from Europe to Saudi Arabia, China, Japan, Australia and South America. It is the most graphic and dramatic colorful display of eroded sandstone in Utah compacted into a small area. The Wave’s general area occupies 2-acres (0.8 ha.) of land. Wave 2, is about 200 yards south of Wave 1. It was initially formed by water and later high winds 144 to 208 million years ago leaving behind dinosaur prints. The ‘soul’ of The Wave consists of two U-shaped valleys whose dimensions are: 62 feet (19 m) wide by 118 feet (36 m) long and 7 feet (2 m) wide by 52 feet (16 m) long. Due to tourist demand, access is controlled by a permit system as outlined in the book. We have ‘won’ that permit three times. It is a moderate/strenuous 3.2-mile one-way hike primarily over sandstone. Extremely hot during summer months. No water anywhere. No camping is allowed in the Wave or at the trailhead. <2 > Cottonwood Cove has a different lure. Hoodoos, pinnacles and multi-colored rock sculptures give this area a temple character. An added feature are long thin horizontal fins in wave formations. Colored bands cross over large areas of sandstone and across Hoodoos. Some Hoodoos have opposing/crossing color bands. Colors range from dark red to white. As a bonus, there is one dinosaur track There are three sections. Each have its own unique charm; therefore, it is an all-day adventure. Camping is allowed at the trailhead. <3 > White Pocket is pure geological chaos coupled with brilliant colors from vivid reds to almost pure white. The colors are frozen in time as if they were mixed by a geological swirling force. It has no equal anywhere. The name Pocket is a common term for holes in sandstone that hold water after a rain. Quickly tadpoles and tiny shrimp are born. If the water remains for about 12 weeks, they will mature. The area photograph colors differ from sunrise to sunset dramatized by changing shadows that define the rock and Hoodoo formations. Thus, this is a full day journey. The most popular image is the Swirl that should be photograph in the late afternoon. This area was an attraction to ancient Indian cultures as there are two sets of petroglyphs. It is an easy hike initially across sand the then all slickrock.

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