Having not been able to get permits for the famous Wave, we decided we needed to see the White Wave. Research indicated that the roads up to the White Wave were deep sand, we decided to arrange for a tour ($151 per person) rather than try it on our own. Our guide, Brett (Senior Guide), from Dreamland Safari Tours later told us that over 47 vehicles had to be towed out over the Memorial Day weekend. Brett picked us up at the RV Park in a old Chevey Tahoe and drove us to the entrance to the BLM road network. Bill, Leslie and I were the only people on the tour. After airing down his tires (to 32lbs), we drove on the very sandy roads to Peek-A-Boo Slot Canyon. We walked in about ¾ of a mile where the canyon was blocked by boulders and we turned back. The canyon was not as pretty as the Antelope Canyons but it was still beautiful. After we came back out of the canyon, we then climbed up to a nearby HooDoo. Brett then drove us through deep powdery sand to the White Wave. Not as famous as the Wave in Vermillion Cliffs NM, it is still beautiful layers of white rock that has been eroded by swirling winds around a large butte. We climbed up into the White Wave Formation and then around the backside of the large butte where there was a Petroglyph panel with several good petroglyphs and sharpening points where the Indians had sharpened their tools in the sand stone. The total tour was about 4 hours. We are glad we did not try to get the Behemoth through that deep powdery sand.
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| HooDoo |
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| White Wave |
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| Sharpening Groves |
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