Hiking the New Wave Trail Arizona
by Carolyn Derstine
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Hiking the New Wave Trail Arizona
Artist
Carolyn Derstine
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Photograph - Photograph
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The New Wave Loop Trail near Page, Arizona, is situated just inside the boundary of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area near the Glen Canyon Dam. While likely not as grand as the real "Wave" in Utah, it offers a much more accessible alternative with similar rock formations and no permit needed. A short, 1.25-mile hike forms a circuit around a clutch of sandstone buttes and spires. The trail is demarcated the entire way by neatly-placed rocks on either side, offering passage across the barren slickrock slopes where footsteps or other markers would be nearly impossible to follow. Here the orange-hued formations peer down over a sweeping valley with a wash that eventually drains into the Colorado River.
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February 27th, 2023
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