We were able to adjust work schedules enough that we could drive down to Moab Wednesday afternoon, leaving early enough that it was just barely after dark when we rolled into town. There had been a little snow in the mountains on Tuesday, and the next storm didn't come in until the Monday after Christmas, so driving was fine. The weather was actually beautiful for the duration: clear and sunny and quite cold - I don't think it got out of the 30s the whole time.
After we got what work we had out of the day, the three of us went for a short hike on Christmas Eve afternoon. We walked to the Jackson Street trailhead of Pipedream and turned right, heading north. As the trail wound in and out of the washes, it was alternately pleasant in the weak sun and cold in the shade; this time of year, some parts of the trail never get any sun so the snow was lingering there. Milton covered a lot of ground as he raced around, following rabbit tracks. There were only a couple other people out there with us, including one trail runner with a very nice yellow lab.
It was really cold Christmas morning (10 F!) so we let it warm up a bit (into the high 20s) before going out for a long walk around town: Millcreek Parkway, down Main Street, through the food truck court, past the hospital to get back on the parkway, through the skills park and then back. Again, there were very few people out and about, even though the day was gorgeous. This truly is the off-season in Moab (with or without a pandemic).
The rest of Christmas day was spent reading, doing crossword and jigsaw puzzles, calling family, mixing scratch Bloody Marys (previous post) and making pesto risotto with roasted zucchini for dinner (delicious!). It was a very mellow Christmas and that was just what we were looking for.
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