Bob and Lori's Adventures: Coyote Buttes South April 24th

Getting to the Paw Hole Trailhead is no easy task. First you have to get a permit which we lucked into. When we arrived at the Paria Ranger Station for the lottery to hike The Wave, there happened to be 3 slots left for that very day so we took 2 of them. We did not get the lottery for the Wave which was for the following day but at least we now had a plan for the day.

You have to drive 16 long miles on a non improved dirt road. It is a headache road for sure. You need 4 Wheel-Drive with high ground clearance to get to Paw Hole. Well he had that but we are a diesel so our front end is alot heavier. We were warned that there is a stretch of close to 2 miles of deep sand with deep ruts and a hill where people do get stuck. With Bob at the wheel, we mad it in. I NEVER could have done it.

The rock is just spectacular.

There were a couple places that gave us a preview of what The Wave could be like.

Ahh, now this was a find! There are no trails in South Coyote Buttes. Since it is all wilderness land, the BLM is not allowed to put up any markers so we just wandered all around. Without Bob I may not have found my way back to the truck. At one point we passed an area with a bunch of really smooth stones and then I almost stepped on this huge spearhead. Bob saw it. We left it a few feet from where we found it under an old cedar. We put some of Brad's ashes under it to protect it from poachers. There is so much wind out there and the ground has to be constantly changing. What a Great Day!!