> The likelihood is slim of ever getting a lottery permit to hike the super-popular Wave This makes me feel even more lucky that we entered this lottery (the "

> The likelihood is slim of ever getting a lottery permit to hike the super-popular Wave This makes me feel even more lucky that we entered this lottery (the "remote" version) around 10 years ago and won two permits. Looks like the popularity hasn't decreased much since? We had to adapt our travel plans a lot to be there on the date we got assigned, but it was worth it - although I guess the Wave is a bit over-hyped because of the perceived "exclusivity" and other areas are just as beautiful (albeit sometimes even harder to reach). We had actually considered Buckskin Gulch as an alternative for having to participate in the "on-premise" lottery and not getting permits.