After visiting Bryce Canyon, we drove a short distance to Zion National Park.  The two parks could not be more different but each is special.  The major feature part of the park is Zion Canyon where the Virgin River flows, and it has several other parts that are also spectacular.  
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On the first day, after lunch at the Whiptail Grill, we hiked the Emerald Pools trail, then the Kayenta trail.  We hiked to the pools, then started down the trail to the main road and to the shuttle bus stop.  Shortly after we started down the trail, rain - heavy - began to fall.  Then it started to hail.  You can see the size and quantity of hail in the photos.  It really hurts when you get hit by dime sized hail.  The water began gushing over the trail and we were concerned that the trail might be washed away but we made it through the new-flowing streams.  We were soaked but were rewarded by a rainbow at the end of the trail.

Kodachrome Basin State Park is about 25 miles from Bryce Canyon NP.  It has some similar features but is also different and worth exploring.  It is not as extensive as Bryce Canyon NP but we felt it was a worthwhile place to visit.  We arrived at lunch time and ate in the picnic area.  We headed out to Angel's Palace Trail which goes on top of a rock structure and provides great views of the area and gives you a good sense of the park.  Here, the columns are just as up-in-the-air as Bryce Canyon but they are spaced farther apart.  We went to the Shakespeare Arch/ Sentinel Trail and walked to the arch while our hiking companions went around the sentinel trail. After that, we drove to Chimney Rock which is a very tall singular column.  You wonder how it survived when all the rocks around it have eroded away.
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We enjoyed our day at Kodachrome Basin.  It's not Bryce Canyon but certainly worthwhile to see.