Recently, we were introduced to the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. We love it and bought a season pass so that we could enjoy going back a few times. One day, we went as a family and it seemed all the animals were out to play. Almost every exhibit allowed for up close interaction with the animals. It was a very memorable day.
Some animals got a little to close for comfort. The giraffes, for example tried to lick Blake in the face. Because of this, he was hesitant to feed them and a little nervous to get to close to the other animals. At lunch, Mike showed him there was nothing to be afraid of. He warmed up to the idea of feeding animals and ended up feeding crackers to the wildest one at the zoo that day:)
We rode the sky tram and were able to look at the zoo from a different perspective. The tram took us to the top of the mountain where there were amazing views. After eating our lunch at a picnic spot, we headed down the mountain to the remaining exhibits.
High five (or four) to the lion and gorilla.
The neatest exhibit for me that day was the one housing the bears. This one was napping on a rock when we showed up, but then he took a particular interest in the boys. At first, he appeared friendly and the boys were laughing and snuggling (through the glass).
Then a crowd started to gather and the bear began to snarl and swat at the boys with his sharp teeth and enormous paws. I don't know if he was being playful or angry, but it was a bit scary for me and we left him soon afterwards.
