I was there (at Zion) on Nov 4th-6th and there were no signs of any shuttle. I can confirm this. By the way, I couldn't dial in better weather. Indeed, if shuttle does not operate, you can use your vehicle to drive in.
As to other places "House On Fire", etc......we've been telling you the place is intensely rich in beautiful red dirt and visuals galore. The entire SW is like this, and not just Utah. I had over 250 places targeted and only saw what I could (in 70 days :>).
Actual access to Wave:....you need to check out BLM at Kanab, UT and that's where the lottery takes place at 8:30AM. The actual access and the hike is short drive from there - they will give you a map. You can give a try and if your number does not come up, you can always go to Zion/Bryce/Valley of Fire or No. G. Canyon....all not far away. When I was there, 82 people were in the room and most had long faces after the lottery pics. No idea what the wait is, but you might try to get that through the web.
If you have dark bag/tent with you, you may ask them at the airport to do hand inspection.....assuming you and they have time for this.
As to LA, you'll likely hit some traffic no matter what - some folks rip to Vegas after they get off work on Fri -...tho the longer you delay it in LA, the better. Frankly, I'd rather see a movie (etc.) vs sitting in traffic for 2+ hours. This is one of reasons many of us tried to sway you to fly to Vegas and start from there, besides Vegas is closer to all the locations you are trying to see.
Les
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