There’s a saying in the north of Thailand: "If you haven’t been to Doi Suthep, you haven’t truly been to Chiang Mai." That might sound dramatic—until you see it for yourself.

Tucked into the far reaches of the Vermilion Cliffs wilderness, right on the border of Arizona and Utah, lies a place that looks more like a psychedelic dream than a piece of Earth. The Wave—a wind-sculpted swirl of technicolor sandstone in USA’s Coyote Buttes North—isn't just a geological formation. It's a pilgrimage site for the lucky few.