Last time we went to the zoo probably was a little more than 2 years ago. Ben wasn’t even born yet. Last weekend, the kids had nothing to do so I decided to take them to the zoo. I’m not sure why but it was very crowded on that day. We had to park in the overflow parking lot.

Cheyenne Mountain Zoo is not like San Diego Zoo, you know. There’s nothing much to see, you see it once you see it all. Actually, they built a Sky View ride recently, which is basically a nopen air, noncover ski lift that take you up the mountain and back. If you don’t ski or snowboard, or have never been on a ski lift, this is your perfect chance. It’s as close as you can get. 

On the lift

Lift

One of the advantage point is that the  zoo is located near the foot of the mountain, so its layout has many hills. It’s great for getting some excercise while you enjoy watching the animals. If you have young kids, you should definitely bring stroller. You’ll need it.  Just in case you forget, they do rent out stroller for a price.

Top of Mountain	Resting
Riding Horse	Watching

Grace is pretty excited going to the zoo; she’s an animal lover. Benjamin is quite the opposite. He’s timid and afraid of animals, even cats and dogs. Probably he’s a little bit too young for this. He’s terified as the giraffe reached in his neck  for the crackers. So, while Grace is enjoy riding horse, petting the wallaby, Benjamin just sat in his stroller and watched.

Giraffe	??
Sleeping porcupine	King of the jungle

We had a good time. We headed home just a little bit before the rain came pouring down.

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