Coyote Buttes requires permits to get into, since the features are so fragile. 20 people per day. Ten permits given out ahead of time, by lottery, and ten given out by lottery to walk-ins the day before. North Coyote Buttes is where one finds The Wave, an iconic landform that draws people from all over the globe. The day I was there to get a permit, there were nearly 100 people there, hoping to get in. I was going to give it a shot, but by the time I got there, had decided I wouldn't bother trying, and would instead go to South Coyote Buttes. From what I had seen, it was just as spectacular, in its own way. I was one of only two people who got a permit for it that morning, though several more people showed up while I was there.
Here's my post about this day:
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It started out cloudy, but the sun came out after a while, and went away around the time I was finished there. I think I spent about three hours, maybe less, and saw one pair of people when I was out there, but a few more, and a few more cars in the parking area when I got back.
This landscape has to be seen to be believed. It's just bizarre. Alien. Almost like aliens, in some cases. The layers, the colors, the twisted, folded layers of stone, the layers of stone with layers of color going the opposite direction. Amazing.
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Here's the view of the edge of it, as you're walking toward it.
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