Occasionally Interesting, often not

This past weekend (1st weekend in March), went to hike the famous Wave in Arizona, by way of Las Vegas. It was a very interesting trip, and the formation must be seen in person, if you can get a permit. For myself, I actually didn't know about the Wave until I read an article about it in the latimes.com travel section. They mentioned that one can apply for the permit lottery online, 4 months in advance. So I applied for some dates, and got March 1. The drive from Vegas to Kanab, UT, which is the closest accomodations, is quite an interesting drive. The drive to Kanab was done at night though, so we only saw the magnificent scenery on the return trip. For instance, where I15 goes through the Virgin River Gorge, and the red bluffs on the way from Hurricane to Kanab (and the peeks of Zion on the horizon). There isn't too much to say about Kanab, except that it serves as a decent base for travelling in the area. We stayed at the Quail Park Lodge, which from the outside is a very no...