Cheyenne Mountain Zoo

On Tuesday, we visited the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo with Gary and my sister's family. It was a beautiful day and we had a great time. We drove on Gold Camp Road, the route used by trains during the Gold Rush, on our way there.






The first stop at the zoo was the giraffes. The kids got to feed them lettuce...no more cracker treats anymore I guess!





The cousins by the snake sculpture.



One of the free-wandering peacocks. Their call sounds like they are saying "Help!" and I kept on thinking it was D or M each time!



Hey...we match!



Petting the wallabies.





Another favorite at this zoo is feeding the birds seeds on a stick...kind of like fair food for birds.







Riding the tot train.



It was fun to see the cousins have so much fun together.











We got to see the zookeepers feed a hippopotamus.



After the zoo, we drove to the Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun. It is even higher up on the mountain than the zoo is (elevation level is 8000 feet) and it gives you a magnificent view over all of Colorado Springs. The information board said you can see up to 130 miles!









Jane and Gary had everyone over for dinner in the evening. Jane gave a different colored bouncy ball to each of the kids and they had a blast with them, even making up their own game on the floor (as seen here).



Good times.