On Mossy Creek Trail, on the right when traveling north.
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 . . . — — Map (db m260546) HM
On Mossy Creek Trail, on the left when traveling north.
The trail splits here, with each side leading to water that is crucial for life in a dry land. To the left, a natural spring seeps from a rocky cliff, watering plants as it has for untold time. To the right, Water Canyon is fed by the Tropic Ditch – . . . — — Map (db m260543) HM
On East Center Street 2.2 miles east of Main Street, on the left when traveling east.
Clifton (Loseeville) was situated in East Valley one mile east of the Pahreah River and four miles North of Cannonville. The first settlers were Ebenezer Bryce in 1876 and Daniel Goulding in 1878. They built a ditch to bring water to the valley . . . — — Map (db m74743) HM
Near Utah Route 12, on the right when traveling north.
This streamside walk leads to a small cave that fills with summer moss and winter ice. At one time, water only flowed through Water Canyon after summer storms and spring snowmelt. After settlers completed an irrigation canal in 1892, water was . . . — — Map (db m260516) HM
On Mossy Creek Trail, on the left when traveling west.
Listen to the rushing stream. For 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 . . . — — Map (db m260517) HM
