On Thursday we were slated to finish our drive to Flagstaff but since it was only going to take 4 or 5 hours of driving we decided to fit in a hike or two before we left for good.
First was Mossy Cave. It's a short walk on the edge of the park that doesn't require you to go to the main entrance. It was a good warm up hike and unusual in that there was water!
Next stop was Red Canyon, touted as the hidden gem of the area. It's a part of the Dixie National Forest and not a National Park so doesn't get the same kind of traffic. But our hike was truly spectacular. It's not as breathtaking as Bryce but it's more accessible somehow. You hike in washes and through scrub forest and slowly making your way to the top of a mesa that opens up to show you what feels like the entire state of Utah. We were hiking for two hours and saw zero people. I guess they were all looking for parking spots at Bryce.
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