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Friends Protect (continued from page 15)
Rock Road. House Rock Road parallels the a “trophy” site for photographers from around the
west face to the Utah border and is the ac- world, and the South, which is equally photogenic but
cess to the wilderness boundaries of North much less easily accessible.
and South Coyote Buttes and Paria Can-
yon. Fantastical hoodoos and formations sculpted by
millennia of wind and water abound throughout the

Visitors enjoy the California condor shifting sands atop the plateau. It is a true wilderness,
observation station where the staff of unpopulated and potentially treacherous to visitors ill-
the Peregrine Fund keeps watch on prepared for the difficult terrain and climate.
the cliff-side release site for the
Arizona population of Cali-
fornia condors.

One of the 75
condors currently flying
free in Arizona.

Photo by Chris Parish—The Peregrine Fund

The BLM issues limited visitor permits to the Coy-
ote Buttes Wilderness areas. The North encom- “The Wave” in North Coyote Buttes is iconic to landscape
photographers.
passes the geologic feature known as The Wave, Photo by Mike Coffey

About the Author and Photographer

Twila and Mike Coffey are members of Friends of The Cliffs and reside in Prescott Arizona. Avid hik-
ers and photographers, they are the retired proprietors of Rocamadour (“Rock Lover”) a bed &
breakfast perched on the boulders of the Granite Dells. The Coffeys relocated to the Prescott area
after owning a 40-room chateau in France.

Find out more about Friends of The Cliffs at www.friendsofthecliffs.org

Photo Contest (continued from page 4)

enter the 2014 Contest. Maybe you have friends or We can only accept photos during those dates and
family who frequent Red Rock. Let them know times. Accepted entries will remain on display at
about the contest. Maybe they would like to enter the Visitor Center through June 29.
and even join our Friends of Red Rock Canyon The entered photos can be picked up on June 28
family. and 29 only. Awards will be presented to winning

artists during a reception on June 28.
Our volunteers will be at the Red Rock Canyon

Visitor Center on Friday, May 2 from 2 p.m. to 4
The complete contest rules and details are on our
p.m. and on Saturday and Sunday, May 3 and 4,
website: www.friendsofredrockcanyon.org/photo.
from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. to receive your contest en-
tries. For your convenience, an entry form is included
with this magazine.

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