BEAUTIFUL AMERICA - Part 4 - Horseshoe Bend, Marble Canyon, Vermilion Cliffs, Zion
Part 4 of this series starts at the famous Horseshoe Bend, and heads southwest into the huge basin that is the Marble Canyon area. West of there, a 4x4 adventure into the Vermilion Cliffs begins, and then the day is finished when a sunset in Zion National Park is taken in with wide eyes.
Paria Canyon/Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness - A Lasting Legacy
In Utah, the spectacular Paria Canyon/Vermillion Cliffs Wilderness Area is about 45 miles east of Kanab. The Wilderness area encompasses 112,000 acres of redrock canyons and upthrust fault mountains.
Coyote Buttes is a Special Management Area of the Paria Canyon/Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness. It has become one of the most popular destinations for many people visiting the Colorado Plateau. It is colorful but fragile Navajo Sandstone slickrock. The attraction is the thin ledges that swirl in wild contours of color and stone that are Coyotte Buttes Northvery brittle and breakable. It has grown as an attraction over the years due to the many published photographs and other media coverage of this small area. Nature has fully used its imagination to converge with the appreciation of our individual minds in all their variety of thought and wonder.
Before highways and railways, before pioneers, even before Columbus...the land we know as the United States was truly a vast wilderness. To protect these last remaining areas, in 1984, Congress created the Paria Canyon/Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness. Coyote Buttes' outstanding scenery, desert wildlife, colorful history, and opportunities for primitive recreation will remain free from the influence of man and are protected in this condition for future generations. Its 112,000 acres beckon adventurers who yearn for solitude, scenic splendor, and the chance to explore one of the most beautiful geologic formations in the world.
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Hike White Pocket / Vermilion Cliffs National Monument
Hike white pocket in Vermilion Cliffs National Monument. This Hike blows The Wave and Antelope Canyon out of the water!!! However, you better have high clearance and 4x4 experience. Hiking White Pocket is like being on Mars. The other worldly terrain will have wondering why this place is not being blown up on social media, but then you drive the 2 hour off road trip to get there and you understand why. Make sure to like and Subscribe to our channel as we travel full time, off grid, across America, on our Mountain Top Adventure.
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Lee's Ferry - Page, Arizona
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Lee's Ferry (also known as Lees Ferry, Lee Ferry, Little Colorado Station and Saints Ferry[1]) is a site on the Colorado River in Coconino County, Arizona in the United States, about 7.5 miles (12.1 km) southwest of Page and 9 miles (14 km) south of the Utah–Arizona border.
Due to its unique geography – the only place in hundreds of miles from which one can easily access the Colorado River from both sides – it historically served as an important river crossing and starting in the mid-1800s was the site of a ferry operated by John Doyle Lee, for whom it is named.
Aerial View of First Light on the Vermilion Cliffs
A helicopter flight from Page, AZ to Marble Canyon, AZ revealed first light on the aptly named Vermilion Cliffs. Excellent footage of Marble Canyon and the historic Navajo Bridge. Shot with a GoPro Hero video camera mounted on a Robinson R44 Raven II helicopter.
Grand Canyon north rim, Vermilion Cliffs, Marble Canyon - USA road trip #19
Sep.- Oct. 2015, Day 13 - Timelapse drive: Kanab, US89A, AZ67, Grand Canyon north rim, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Marble Canyon, Navajo Bridge, US89, Flagstaff.
Grand Canyon north rim: little brother of the more famous south rim. Usually not much visited by tourist, because it is far from the most classic travel routes of the american southwest.
Utah: Red Cliffs, Toadstools, White Pocket, Vermilion Cliffs, Grand Staircase-Escalante, etc.
Utah Road Trip: Red Cliffs, Red Canyon, Toadstools, Kanab, White Pocket, Peek-A-Boo slot canyon, Vermilion Cliffs, Grand Staircase-Escalante, Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park, Kodachrome Basin State Park, Paria Canyon, etc.
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Grand Circle Tours Hiking the wave in Vermilion Cliffs National Monument
Amazing April day in North Coyote Buttes. Hiking from the wiretaps trailhead this trip takes about 75 minutes to get there with a few easy stops. Grand Circle Tours vermilioncliffs.net guides trips to this and many other locations.
Paria Canyon - Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness Area
Nationally known for its beauty, the Paria Canyon has towering walls streaked with desert varnish, huge red rock amphitheaters, sandstone arches, wooded terraces, and hanging gardens. The 3,000-foot escarpment known as the Vermilion Cliffs dominates the remainder of the wilderness with its thick Navajo sandstone face, steep, boulder-strewn slopes, rugged arroyos and stark overall appearance. Some of the best slot canyon hiking opportunities on the Colorado Plateau are found here.
Dhruv's road trip - Day 2 - Vermillion Cliffs
An amazing evening drive by the Vermillion Cliffs
Thousand Pockets Area / Page, AZ
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Tour with family to Tower Butte in Page, AZ
Tower butte Page AZ - Helicopter ride Grand Canyon Airlines
Driving Page, AZ to Zion National Park via CA Route 89
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Two Steps From Hell/Heaven Anthology:
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Winning the Wave Lottery
One of the best hikes in Arizona can only be accessed by winning a lottery in Utah. The Wave, located in Vermillion Cliffs on the border of Utah and Arizona, is a portion of Vermillion Cliffs National Monument with sandstone formations that are out of this world. Jen and Alex were lucky enough to win the Wave Lottery on their first try two days after getting engaged. This is the story.
Vermillion Cliffs Scenic Drive
October 5, 2008
Northern Arizona
Paria Canyon Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness Area
This is one of the most complete visual trips of this once secret spot. We started backpacking here in the early 1980's as our annual Easter trip. Each time we had the place to ourselves. We always took a different route in and each was a 5 mile hike. This remoteness allowed us to cover more area than is possible to get today. The area is now designated wilderness and requires day use only permits issued by lottery. Enjoy this special gem. -Don & Lisa DeLucia
Hiking Wire Pass Trail Coyote Buttes North Paria Canyon - Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness
Hiking Wire Pass Trail
North Coyote Buttes
Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness
Paria Canyon Project
A drive along the Vermilion Cliffs
March 7, 2009, Condor Chicks release at the Vermilion Cliffs. Then a drive to Lees Ferry, Marble Canyon and hang out around the Navajo Bridge, there were 18 Condors around the Bridge that Day.
Hiking to The Wave, Arizona / Utah (HD) (GoPro)
The Wave is a sandstone rock formation located in the United States of America near the Arizona–Utah border, on the slopes of the Coyote Buttes, in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, on the Colorado Plateau. It is famous among hikers and photographers for its colorful, undulating forms, and the rugged, trackless hike required to reach it.
BLM limits access to the North Coyote Buttes Wilderness Area to just 20 permits per day.[9] Ten of the permits are available in advance by an on-line lottery conducted four months before the month for which the permit is sought. The remaining ten permits are made available by lottery the day before one's intended hike.[10] Year-round the lottery is held at the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Visitor Center in Kanab, Utah. The lottery for the walk-in permits takes place at 9:00 in the morning
From the Wire Pass Trailhead, The Wave can be reached by hiking approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) across open desert, making the round-trip to and from The Wave nearly 6-mile (9.7 km) climbing about 350 feet (110 m) in altitude.
Temperatures in this area typically climb above 100 °F (38 °C) in the summer, so it is best to start the hike early. Anyone attempting the hike in any season is wise to be prepared for harsh desert conditions, including fierce winds, blowing sand, and no shade.
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Glen Canyon drive
Heading along 89 East towards Page, AZ. Lake Powell is on the left.