Willie Huang Photo
The Wave
On the 4th day of my SW tour with Aaron and Yan, we visited one of the most highly sought after natural wonder by both hikers and photographers: The Wave in Coyote Buttes. Upon seeing a photo of the Wave several years ago, I was determined to see it in person at least once in my lifetime. Having planned this part of the trip months in advance, we were really hoping Mother Nature would cooperate and give us sunshine with blue skies.
While heading out for this trip, the forecast looked dire for our Wave expedition. Weather forecasts predicted a storm rolling through the weekend with mostly cloudy skies. Having to cancel our previous day’s plans, we were really hoping the weather would clear up for the Wave. The night before, we incessantly checked every weather forecast every hour in hopes of seeing auspicious changes in the forecasted cloud coverage. When we woke up in the morning, we were glad to see partly cloudy skies with the storm clouds breaking up.
The weather ended up cooperating and remained partly cloudy with patch thunderstorms throughout the day. The hike to the Wave was something special. With no real trail, we were hiking through the wilderness guided by maps and my GPS unit. The path leading up to the Wave was stunning. There were tons of sandstone cone formations as well as layers and patterns of sandstone all around. With such beauty around us, the hike was highly scenic and enjoyable.
After hiking for 1.5 hours, we finally arrived at the Wave. The Wave really is as spectacular as people say. Words and pictures cannot fully describe how amazing this place is and how uniquely it was formed. Like everyone else, I liked the classic view the most showing the undulating sandstone with patchy blue skies above. We spent several hours at the Wave shooting it from various angles and exploring the surrounding sandstone formations. Though only a several hour excursion, it will live forever in my memory.
P.S. – Phill Monson was supposed to meet up with us for the weekend to shoot the Wave and head over the Page, AZ. Instead, he decided to cancel the day before and opted to watch Skyfall at the theater and relinquish the opportunity to hike the Wave.
Canon 5D Mark II
EF 17-40mm f/4L
The Wave
On the 4th day of my SW tour with Aaron and Yan, we visited one of the most highly sought after natural wonder by both hikers and photographers: The Wave in Coyote Buttes. Upon seeing a photo of the Wave several years ago, I was determined to see it in person at least once in my lifetime. Having planned this part of the trip months in advance, we were really hoping Mother Nature would cooperate and give us sunshine with blue skies.
While heading out for this trip, the forecast looked dire for our Wave expedition. Weather forecasts predicted a storm rolling through the weekend with mostly cloudy skies. Having to cancel our previous day’s plans, we were really hoping the weather would clear up for the Wave. The night before, we incessantly checked every weather forecast every hour in hopes of seeing auspicious changes in the forecasted cloud coverage. When we woke up in the morning, we were glad to see partly cloudy skies with the storm clouds breaking up.
The weather ended up cooperating and remained partly cloudy with patch thunderstorms throughout the day. The hike to the Wave was something special. With no real trail, we were hiking through the wilderness guided by maps and my GPS unit. The path leading up to the Wave was stunning. There were tons of sandstone cone formations as well as layers and patterns of sandstone all around. With such beauty around us, the hike was highly scenic and enjoyable.
After hiking for 1.5 hours, we finally arrived at the Wave. The Wave really is as spectacular as people say. Words and pictures cannot fully describe how amazing this place is and how uniquely it was formed. Like everyone else, I liked the classic view the most showing the undulating sandstone with patchy blue skies above. We spent several hours at the Wave shooting it from various angles and exploring the surrounding sandstone formations. Though only a several hour excursion, it will live forever in my memory.
P.S. – Phill Monson was supposed to meet up with us for the weekend to shoot the Wave and head over the Page, AZ. Instead, he decided to cancel the day before and opted to watch Skyfall at the theater and relinquish the opportunity to hike the Wave.
Canon 5D Mark II
EF 17-40mm f/4L