Walk the Wave Arizona

“And then we stepped into the Wave. The texture of the walls and a pool of water in the middle made for amazing reflections. Also made for a bit of a treacherous walk across the sloped wall face. Each turn you made left you in as much awe as the last.”

“So I headed toward Top Rock and then descended down into the wash at the base of a short but steep sand dune that seemingly guards the entrance to the Wave. Hiking up the deep sand with a somewhat heavy pack is an exercise in one step forward and two steps back, literally! But the extraordinary scene that awaits you at the top is more than worth the effort that it took to get there.”

“The smooth and sculpted sandstone of this colorful scene just stops you in your tracks, in total disbelief. I wasn’t sure just how large the formation would be or how many side chambers there might be to explore. But I knew the sun was rising quickly and wanted to photograph the cooler tones of pinks and soft reds and oranges before the sunlight created the warmer colors in the sandstone. I photographed several of the chambers and finally just sat down to take it all in.”