Guess where we went today?

The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo - complete with very sociable giraffes - is just 5 minutes from here. This morning we bought a zoo membership, which gives us unlimited access to the zoo for one year plus a bunch of guest passes. (Come visit!) (Note: As always, you can click the pictures to see a full-sized version.)

It was a beautiful day for wandering the zoo:














First stop, the giraffes. There are many, but this one was the most cooperative. :)


















Next to the giraffes, was this guy. Other than cute, I have no idea what he is. But he sure is cute!


















Just down the path we came across the elephants. This one was playing with a large plastic tub. He kicked it around for a while:















And then he put it on his head:

















Then we saw the hippos. There are three of them. My, how ferocious they look!
















After the hippos, we visited the apes. When he saw us through the glass, this guy ambled down the hill and plopped himself unceremoniously right in front of us with his back up against the glass. :) (You can see the reflection of Gus's hand on the ape's back.) And yes, he is wearing a scarf!















And then he rolled over:


















Last but not least, we found the elusive mountain goats. (I say "elusive" because last September when we drove up Mt. Evans, which is supposed to be teeming with goats, we didn't see a single one!)