In the spirit of our 2015 theme to adventure more, Daniel and I packed up our car and spent our Valentine's Day weekend exploring nature together in Southern Utah.
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| View from our room |
Zion National Park is stunning and we had the best, most glorious clear blue skies we could have possibly hoped for. Our digs for the weekend were at the Desert Pearl Inn in Springdale, right outside the park gates. Our room had a fabulous patio that looked over the Virgin River and red rocks. After we checked in on Saturday evening, we headed out to a romantic Valentine's Day dinner of BBQ chicken pizza and local UT brews from Zion Pizza and Noodle Co.
The next day we packed some peanut butter sandwiches and set out to explore the park. We did some easy hiking up to Emerald Pools, and the Riverside Walk that takes you up to the river trailhead of the famous Narrows.
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| View from Upper Emerald Pools |
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| Skipping rocks at the end of the Riverside Walk |
In the afternoon we headed to Bryce Canyon, which is about a two hour drive from Zion. We got there just as the sun was starting to set, but we were so glad that we made the trip because it is honestly one of the most breath-taking places I've ever seen. Bryce Canyon was much colder (there was still snow!) so we pretty much just popped out and took some pictures as we enjoyed the sunset together--then ran back into the car and turned the heater on full blast. We drove drove home in the dark, stopping to admire the beautiful sky. Even though I couldn't get any good long exposure pictures, we got to experience the most beautiful starry nights--so clear we could see Milky Way.
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| Sunset Point at Bryce Canyon |
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| Adventure buddies for life <3 |
It was the perfect weekend getaway and only about 8 hours from Los Angeles, but we felt a world away. We loved getting to explore more of God's creation and spend some much-needed unplugged time together. Plus, we both knew now was the perfect time for road tripping with gas prices being so low (we found some $2.05/gallon gas in Utah!)
Adventure is out there!
xo, S
