Colorado Day #3 - Zoo Day and the Will Rogers Shrine to the Sun

Our last day in Colorado was at the zoo. It was HOT but lots of fun. The crowds were surprisingly low and the food was surprisingly fantastic! Noodle bar? Fresh veggies and fruits? grilled meats? fancy desserts? (including a $3 cake bite on a stick) I was surprised to say the least. Bravo, Colorado Springs Zoo.

Our first stop was to give the giraffes their breakfast. I don't have any pictures of the kids' faces here b/c neither one of them would take their eyes off those giraffes for one second. Luke and Sara were happy to pose though.

Ansley feeds the giraffes

Stephen thinks about feeding them.

Ok. I will try it. (Check out that tongue!)

Luke's favorite activity of the day.

Riding the skylift to the next level of the zoo.

Rock climbing at the top of the zoo

Stephen and this baby gorilla are the exact same age!

Feeding the chickens (yuck)

The hippos were having their habitat cleaned while we were there. Not a job I would want.

Petting a wallaby.

 At the top of the zoo is the Will Rogers Shrine to the Sun. It was really neat (a tad strange) but the views were great. Click the link if you would like to read more about it as I am not sure I can really explain exactly what it was built for.

http://www.cmzoo.org/aboutZoo/history/willRogersShrine.asp

The Shrine.

The view from the top of the shrine (it was  A LOT of stairs)

Looking down on Jamey from the top. (He chose NOT to climb up)