Directly off UT12, in Bryce Canyon National Park is a short trail that runs along a creek. It goes back into a canyon where there is a cave with water running down its walls supporting a sea of moss. There is also a cute artificial water fall. The waterfall is fed by a ditch that was dug by the Mormon Settlers between 1889 and 1892 to divert water ten miles from the East Fork of the Sevier River to Water Canyon. The hike is only a mile out and back. This is a very popular hike and there were people everywhere. We parked in the overflow parking and hiked our way up to the trail split. We went up to Mossy cave first and then to the waterfall. There were lots of people playing in the river both above and below the falls. You could walk in behind the waterfall if you were willing to get wet from the spray. We elected to stay dry. After the hike, we drove down into Tropic and poked around the souvenir shops before heading for the Stone Hearth Restaurant up the canyon. We arrived 45 minutes early for our reservation, but they were able to seat us at an outside table with a beautiful view of the orange cliffs across the canyon. We enjoyed a delicious dinner in a beautiful setting. We then drove to Sunset Point in Bryce Canyon NP and watched the colors change on the hoodoos as the sun set before heading back to Hatch watching for deer on the road.
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| Waterfall on Mossy Cave Trail |
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| Mossy Cave |
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| Hoodoos from Mossy Cave Trail |
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| The creek that feeds the waterfall |
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| Hoodoos on Mossy Cave Trail |
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| Sunset at Bryce Canyon |
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| Sunset at Bryce Canyon |
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