Due to work schedules, we weren't able to drive down to Moab until Wednesday morning, Thanksgiving Eve. This actually worked out well: we were packed up and on the road by 7 a.m., rolling into town well before 11 and with no traffic to deal with. We unloaded and unpacked, and then H and Milton went for a trail run on Pipe Dream (4 miles) while A did a town walk (3.2 miles) to see what was happening in town. It was busier than we expected, no doubt due to the very nice weather we were having as well as complete lack of snow in northern Utah.
We did stroll over to Woody's for a beer and were inadvertently sucked into Bingo night, which was very well attended by the locals. During the shorter and shorter off season, Woody's makes an effort to become more of a community resource, with Bingo, trivia, karaoke, Science Moab talks and other events to bring in local engagement. It may be a scruffy dive bar but it's got heart.
It was absolutely gorgeous Thanskgiving morning: clear and bright and warming into the 40s with only a light breeze. After we let it warm up a bit, we did a family hike at the Navajo Rocks MTB trail system. We parked at the lower lot and walked up towards the upper lot, putting together a six mile out-and-back. The parking lot was nearly full when we got back to the car and we watched MTBers and trail runners coming and going as we had post-hike beers.
We had invited our neighbor to come over for Tgiving dinner but she already had plans. So it was just us with our vegan pot pies (with stuffing instead of top crust - delicious), mashed potatoes and gravy. Carbs for everyone!
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