Denver Zoo

On Saturday, we ventured to the Denver Zoo. This is an outing that I have been dying to have since we moved here, and we finally made it. I have to say that it lived up to my expectations (oh yeah, and Quin liked it too). It is a great zoo, with all of the usual critters, plus a few extras like newborn Golden Lion Tamarins.

We spent the better part of the day there and were thoroughly exhausted! The zoo is so big that by the end we were speedily walking past the remaining animals and glancing at them. I felt bad not giving all of the animals the attention they deserve, but we were just too tired. Next time we will go around the zoo in the opposite direction.

Unfortunately, we were too busy enjoying the animals, so I really don't have any pictures. Quin really did enjoy it though. In the beginning, he wasn't sure what to think. We started by looking at the mongooses, which I think were pretty cool. They were bouncing around and chasing each other like crazy, but Quin really didn't seem to care. The first animal that he really liked was the polar bear (who happened to be sleeping). Quin seemed to realize that he was looking at a bear and was very excited by it. He also really liked the snakes and birds.

Unfortunately, by the time we hit the monkey area, Quin was done looking. He was hot and tired, and ready to go home. Thankfully, we managed to keep Quin from getting sunburned, however Tim and I were not so lucky. Oh well, better luck with that next time. At least we had fun!