Finally, we have made it to Bryce Canyon, but we still aren’t in the park proper. The trail to Mossy Cave is located on the northern edge of the Park off of Highway 12. Information on the trail said its growing popularity meant that there was limited parking space. We had noted the problem when we drove by earlier. Fortunately, when we arrived, there were only a couple of cars and we shared the trail with only a handful of people. Mossy Cave was nothing to write home about, or do a post on. Possibly in the winter when it is filled with ice cycles would be different.
The easy to follow trail into Mossy Cave is well worth the trip however, as the following photos will show. A small creek runs along the bottom of the canyon has its own story. It was dug by Mormon farmers with picks and shovels in the late 1800s to provide water to the small town of Tropic and its surrounding farms and ranches.
Wandering through Time and Place 
I especially enjoyed the photos that combined the waterfall with the sinuous creek. (Nice catch, Peggy.) The infinite variety of the rock formations always is pleasing; your ‘blue eyes’ is my favorite.
A seemingly infinite variety, Linda, and each and everyone inviting numerous different perspectives. Thanks. –Curt
Beautiful pictures! You’ve captured some of the magic in them.
Thanks Natasha! 🙂
All the photos are remarkable. Some of the rock cliffs look like Thai temples, like the ancient ones discovered in the jungles.
Good observation on the comparison with Thai temples, G.
Thanks. An image strikes me right away or not at all. Yours usually hit me.
Glad for the hits, G. 🙂
I have to agree with you, GP. All of the photos caught my attention.
Great minds think alike, Crystal!
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That is more water than I have seen. Wonderful captures.
Definitely before the recent Southwestern floods. 🙂
We didn’t go to Mossy Cave, which I guess wasn’t a big loss. But I would have enjoyed the waterfall. Beautiful photos of the arches and hoodoos, Curt. Bryce is an amazing place.
Thanks D. And yes it is.
Beautiful hike. But don’t you get the feeling someone is watching you? 😉
The Native Americans sure did, Dave. Hoodoo comes from a Paiute word meaning scary. 🙂
Though I am happy to have escaped a Mormon life, I still find their pilgrimage and early days fascinating. I only recently learned about how they lifted their wagons over rock trails in Arizona, and here they re-routed water and made a creek by hand. These were a remarkable group of people and if someone could ever make a film about some of their amazing stories without making it into religious propaganda, I’d love to watch it. As GP said, all of your photos are simply wonderful. Such a small piece of ice in the cave and yet it still holds that iceberg blue – it’s a nice surprise.
There are things I admire about the Mormons, Crystal, but their religion is a bit strange/cultish from my perspective. I would certainly never fault their willingness to work hard.
Thanks on the photos. Peggy and I enjoy taking them and sharing them. 🙂
Beautiful photos, and a wonderful hike. I can see it was worth it.
Alison
Amazing Pictures Curt.. i’m working backwards here. i didn’t realize how much I had missed! 💖💖
So glad you posted these pictures. We didn’t get to this part at all, so thanks for sharing what we missed with us.