The wave: A swirling rock formation

Published June 26, 2013
A hiker on a rock formation known as The Wave  in the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument in Arizona.
A hiker on a rock formation known as The Wave in the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument in Arizona.
A hiker taking a photo on a rock formation known as The Wave  in the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument in Arizona.
A hiker taking a photo on a rock formation known as The Wave in the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument in Arizona.
This May 28, 2013 photo shows a hiker taking a photo on a rock formation known as The Wave  in the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument in Arizona.
This May 28, 2013 photo shows a hiker taking a photo on a rock formation known as The Wave in the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument in Arizona.
A swirling colorful rock formation known as The Wave  in the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument in Arizona.
A swirling colorful rock formation known as The Wave in the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument in Arizona.
Shows a on a rock formation known as The Wave  in the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument in Arizona.
Shows a on a rock formation known as The Wave in the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument in Arizona.
Hikers pausing to view a rock formation known as The Wave  in the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument in Arizona.
Hikers pausing to view a rock formation known as The Wave in the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument in Arizona.
Hikers walking on rocky terrain for a 3-mile trip to The Wave rock formation in the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument.
Hikers walking on rocky terrain for a 3-mile trip to The Wave rock formation in the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument.
A section of a rock formation known as The Wave, part of the land that comprises the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument in Arizona.
A section of a rock formation known as The Wave, part of the land that comprises the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument in Arizona.

Hikers on a rock formation known as The Wave in the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument in Arizona.

The US Bureau of Land Management limits the number of permits for hikers to 20 a day in order to preserve the backcountry wilderness experience and protect the sandstone formation.

Opinion

Editorial

May 9 fallout
Updated 09 May, 2024

May 9 fallout

It is important that this chapter be closed satisfactorily so that the nation can move forward.
A fresh approach?
09 May, 2024

A fresh approach?

SUCCESSIVE governments have tried to address the problems of Balochistan — particularly the province’s ...
Visa fraud
09 May, 2024

Visa fraud

THE FIA has a new task at hand: cracking down on fraudulent work visas. This was prompted by the discovery of a...
Narcotic darkness
08 May, 2024

Narcotic darkness

WE have plenty of smoke with fire. Citizens, particularly parents, caught in Pakistan’s grave drug problem are on...
Saudi delegation
08 May, 2024

Saudi delegation

PLANS to bring Saudi investment to Pakistan have clearly been put on the fast track. Over the past month, Prime...
Reserved seats
Updated 08 May, 2024

Reserved seats

The truth is that the entire process — from polls, announcement of results, formation of assemblies and elections to the Senate — has been mishandled.