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Tropic Ditch wayside
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Inside Bryce Canyon National Park
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Tropic Ditch wayside
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<p>By 1874 members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints had begun to settle in the Paria Valley east of Bryce Canyon. Arid conditions gave rise to a plan to divert water 10 miles (16 km) from the East Fork of the Sevier River to the cliffs of Bryce Canyon and down into the valley. Approximately 40 men, digging with hand tools, began work in 1889. On May 23, 1892 their work was completed, and water from the plateau flowed down through Water Canyon. The canal would become known as the Tropic Ditch, taking its name from the new town whose future this precious water secured.</p>
Water Canyon wayside
~0 min drive
Listen to the rushing stream. For many plants and animals it is the sound of life, yet it is also the sound of rapid change. In 1892, water for the town of Tropic was diverted into this once seasonal drainage, transforming Water Canyon into one of the fastest eroding areas of…
Ruby Rim Loop
~2 min drive
Easy 2.3-mile rim loop with minimal elevation gain near Ruby, Utah.
Old Bryce Town Loop Snow Trail
~3 min drive
Easy winter loop near Bryce Canyon with gentle terrain and seasonal snow.
Mossy Cave Trailhead Wayside
~0 min drive
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~3 min drive
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Daves Hollow Snow Trail
~8 min drive
Easy 3-mile winter snowshoe trail with minimal elevation gain.
Mossy Cave
~0 min drive
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~3 min drive
Easy 1.68-mile loop with minimal elevation gain near Ruby Rim.
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~4 min drive
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Rubys Inn 2 Snow Trail
~5 min drive
Easy 2.7-mile winter snow trail near Bryce Canyon with minimal elevation gain.
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