I was at the Kanab field office on Monday, Feb. 3, to apply for a walk-in permit to CBNorth. There were 26 applicants for the 10 slots, and I didn't win. They said that the previous Friday, when they drew for tickets for Sat., Sun., and Mon., there were 60 applicants on hand. I went back on Wed. Feb. 5. There were 16 applicants, and my number was the first one out of the basket. Having been to the Wave a couple of times already, I decided to come up from the south (Cottonwood Cove, where I already had a ticket), and walk up to Toprock from there. I wanted to explore Toprock; if I saw the Wave, fine; if I didn't, that would be OK. When I got to the top of Toprock, it was not as easy to get around as I had assumed. So I wandered around for a couple of hours and returned to my truck, calling it a day. I missed the Wave, the big sand pile, and Melody Arch, which I really wanted to see, mostly because of poor planning. I should've waypointed them in my Garmin beforehand. But it was a nice hike and I'm glad I did it.