A brilliant Bryce Canyon moonscape

Hear your heart sing at Bryce Canyon

This week, in another attempt to prevent the Corona Virus situation from completely defeating us and — heeding the advice of a nine-year-old granddaughter, Marc and I made it a point to check out Mossy Cave and its delightful waterfall in Bryce Canyon National Park.
We packed plenty of hand sanitizer and plenty of sandwich material in the cooler and took off for the brilliantly beautiful park Tuesday, feeling like we could break out or stay home some more and blow up!
As it turned out, we made a wonderful decision.
We hiked to the waterfall by the Mossy Cave, peeked inside and listened to the dripping from the ceiling of the cool, dark cave itself.
We found the waterfall and even slipped behind the water.
It was refreshing, magical.

Water's way

Only God can make a slot canyon

From there, we climbed from overlook to overlook, finding the rocks that looked like a sinking ship, a Mormon temple, chess pieces.
We practically had the park to ourselves, sharing it with pronghorn deer, skittering chipmunks and rock-climbing lizards and only the occasional fellow tourist.

A Natural Bridge to beauty

We discovered red rocks sculpted into incredible shapes.
We explored slot canyons with fantastical, steep walls layered in geological history.

Mossy Cave is eternally cool and wet

Everywhere we looked there was evidence that there is a divine hand in the creation of a marvelous, awesome world.
Inspiration Point led to hoodoos and pink cliffs and white and striped folded rocks.
The Natural Bridge opens the way to beauty waiting in the great beyond, created without a nail or a hammer strike.
Fairyland Loop Trail is full of funny-shaped rock creatures.
We waited for golden coin (otherwise known as the moon) to rise and shine like a lamp on all of the forest.
It was well worth the wait as was Jupiter and Saturn.
We felt free and unfettered for the first time in months.
Good to take the advice of a child.

No Corona Virus here

Stand behind the waterfall if you like