I am an astronaut. I've walked the face of Mars and lived to tell the tale. I am Matt Damon in The Martian, but more handsome. The only difference is, I did it all in Arizona. That's right: you don't need a fancy degree from an acclaimed university, or to complete some hyper-competitive and ruthless NASA program, to leave Earth. You just have to go to Arizona with some sunscreen, lots of water, and some hiking gear.
What is The Wave?
You might have heard about or seen a picture of The Wave. If you haven't, let me paint you a picture. The Wave is a sandstone rock formation tucked deep inside the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness Area in northern Arizona, near the Utah border. It's as if there was once a sea in northern Arizona that one day froze in time. Maybe a gorgon came to brood on the beach. Listening to “Lover's Spit” on her AirPods, emotional that she'd never be able to gaze into a
