Saturday, September 5, 2009

Coyote Buttes- The Wave

So this week Jon has a whole week off.
We decided we needed to go do something fun.
For a while we have been wanting to hike The Wave.
But you have to have a permit, and to get a permit you either have to apply for one online, and wait years, OR you can go the day before and enter the lottery for a permit.
We decided Friday we would get up early and Drive to Paria (1 hour south of Kanab) and enter for the lottery.
We woke up at 5 (you had to be there at 8:30 am to enter) and waited until 9 for them call out the numbers. There were about 50 people there and they only give out 10 permits a day.
We were lucky number 7 the first number called of the day.
cutler having a rough day after waking up at 5....
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We woke up at 4 today for our hike. It was a little rainy we were worried about getting too wet and being miserable.

but the weather ended up being perfect
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Jon carried the heavy man all the way up to the top
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Check out this rock that looks like a hamburger. Cool huh!
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We are SO sore. and we know it is going to be worse tomorrow.
But we feel so lucky that we got the opportunity to do it.

5 comments:

Kristie said...

Wow, those pictures are amazing! Thanks for sharing!
Good luck with being sore!

SMooCHY SCHMUTZ said...

that is soo pretty. you are right, i'm jealous. exept for the waking up at 4 part. i would look like cutler did

Amanda Robinson said...

Ok fist of all Culter is so cute I want to eat him!!! And second your pictures are beautiful!

Chris said...

What a fun hike. I'm Jealous

The Bennett Family said...

that is so beautiful! i would love to go do something like that!!