Mar 6, 2009

04Mar09 "The WAVE" in North of Paria Canyon

I could go to "The Wave" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
When I saw it on TV in Japan, I thought I must go to there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My dream has come true, now:):):):):):)
Actually, It was smaller than I thought, but still sooooooo nice. It is beautiful gradation!!!
We have to trek to there for 1.5h from parking. the trail also nice viewing.
But it havent sign boad on the trail. we need a map and compas. I thought a way to go there was easy way,but return way was soooo dificult!!!! coz there is information with picture to go there, but return was havent it, thats why I must read a map with compas.
I think I couldnt come back or I neaded more time without compass. It help me from lost way. There are small sign by ston, but just little, and sometime put it on wrong way. It makes me confuse. In fact, I went to wrong way after follow it....

The WAVE
Between Alizona and Utah in North of Paria Canyon.
Access
>To south on 89 (38mile - 40min)
>Turn right on road#700
>To Wire pass Prking (8mile - 30min)*rough road 2WD ok
>Trekking to "The Wave" from parking (3mile - 1.5h)
>In "The Wave" ( I think 1h-2h enough)
You need get a permit.
total 20permit (10 permit - lottery before one day morning, onother 10 permit - internet booking)
You can get one lot nummber at first time, If you miss the lottery, you can get two lot nummber at second time. (3rd - 3nummber, 4th - 4nummber,,, thats why probability is getting high)
If you are group, just leader can apply it(untill 5 person), If you has won, you can get permit for each person.
Please bring following stuff with you!
*Compass
*Map(you can get it from office after you got a permit)
*Water 1L or more
*Cap and sun screen

4 comments:

Tonykaku said...

incredible! i have never seen or heard of "The Wave"
thanks for sharing. nice dream come true story.

once i saw a photo in a magazine of a beautiful place in Japan. i wrote down the name in a travel notebook but forgot about it for 5 years.
and then i found the notebook with the word "Takachiho-kyo". that became my goal. it was a great trip.

i hope you are having "brilliant" fun in England.
i had fun in Oxford last August.

yuyumei said...

>Tonykaku san

Takachiho-kyo,,, I don't know the place,,,,,
I always travel to over sea, that's why I dont know about Japan so much..
I think I have a time to see Japan.coz I live in japan, If I get old, If I need wheel chair, If I forget English, I think I can go to anywhere in Japan:)

Now, I will enjoy abroad travel.

I hope your travel is going to be great one!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

きゃーー!!!
Paria Canyonだぁ!!!yukoちん、行けたんだね!今回の旅の目玉だもんね!本当に良かったね♪

それにしてもすごい光景!波打ってる岩だけど、普通に歩けるの?崩れ落ちたりは全然しないの??

yuyumei said...

>Kate

久々の日本語入力OKのPCにあたりました^^
もともと海底の地面だったものが陸地になって、風の浸食で出来たものらしいので結構硬い岩なの。近くで見ると凸凹もそんなに繊細じゃなくて粗めだし。
でも綺麗だったよ~このグラデーションが!!

でも、本当に行き帰りがめっちゃハード。。動き出来にはそんなでも無いんだけど、道じゃないところをコンパスと地図で一人で歩いてくのは本当に心細いというか、不安というか、、「遭難」に絶対片足入れてたと思う。

本気で帰る途中に違う道に進んでたし。。

無事帰ってこれてよかった♪