The Wave is a sandstone rock formation located in the United States of
America near the Arizona and Utah border on the slopes of the Coyote
Buttes. Wave Rock has a remarkable undulating appearance, with massive
sandstone structures stretched like taffy, and cinnamon color strata
domes.
The Wave is comprised of Navajo Sandstone dunes that have calcified
vertically and horizontally, turning into hardened, compacted rocks over
time. The peculiar and unique fluctuating stratum was created by slow
wind and rain erosion. The Wave remained basically unknown until the
1990s when it was largely advertised in German travel brochures and
shown in the 1996 movie Faszination Natur. Small groups of Europeans
visited the area, and its popularity grew; tour guides confide that it
is still largely a European population that visits, though Americans
have definitely begun to take notice of the landscape.
Many describe walking through the dunes as an intensely strange
experience, surreal and vertigo inducing, or in several cases, described
as being like a drug induced walking dream. The rock is certainly a
photographer's delight, where professionals and amateurs strive to take
the perfect mid-day shot when not a single shadow eclipses the Wave, or
go for the more dramatic effect of morning or near-twilight that comes
with the high domes casting stark shadows on the land.
While the rocks have been hardened, they are still susceptible to
damage. Only 20 visitors a day are allowed to walk through the ravine,
and permits are required.
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