  We report on a novel Magneto-Optical Trap (MOT) geometry involving the
retroreflection of one of the six MOT beams in order to create an atom cloud
close to the surface of a prism which does not have optical access along one
axis. A MOT of Rb$^{85}$ with $\sim 4 \times 10^7$ atoms can be created 700 um
from the surface. The MOT lies close to the minimum of an evanescent
Gravito-Optical Surface Trap (GOST) allowing for transfer into the GOST with
potentially minimal losses.
