Instead of making a turkey and sitting around at home alone, we decided to go on a fun Thanksgiving weekend adventure! We still hadn't been to Bryce Canyon & Capitol Reef and thought that would be a fun way to explore more of Utah - hotels were cheap since it was off season, the weather was PERFECT (60s and sunny), it wasn't crowded, and we already had time off from work! Why not, right?

One day: 3 states, 2 National Recreation Area/Monument, 1 dam, 1 temple, 500+ miles!

Life was just getting stressful this month and it felt like so many major disappointments hit in the same week. I needed to get the heck of our dodge and recharge, so on a Friday afternoon, we hit the road east! Thankfully, there was no Oregon football game that Saturday, so I didn't need to plan around when Zach would be watching the game in the middle of the day. Great timing!

Zach and I were never able to go on a "real" honeymoon after our wedding - we both had to be back at work the Monday after our wedding - so we always planned on doing a real trip during our first anniversary.