Pueblo Zoo in Colorado


October 17, 2006

After we got up we spent time on the internet updating our blog; sorry it took us so long to get information up but we were out of wifi hotspot area when we were at Four Valley Hay. We will try to do better. Carmine, thanks for letting us know you were worried about us.

The Pueblo Zoo is home to more than 115 animal species and we understand they are getting more each day. They are opening Islands of Life in 2007, a many faceted display of isolated ecosystems. We left the gift shop and walked through the woods and on into the African Coast Rain Forest. It was a great room open to animals and visitors. Sloth slowly moved through the trees, tamarin monkeys frisked about, birds flew about and ducks and turtles swam through their pond. Other areas we visited included: Serengeti Safari, Asian Mountain, Australia and South America. Our last stop was to see the reptiles. Kathy got to hold a two-year-old tortoise. Will called to the gibbon monkey that were yelling. (Look in the movie gallery to see us playing with the penguins) The penguins were all excited to have us play with them. The river otters jumped right in the water and came over to the glass to play with us. The elk walked regally over and Will touched his nose.

Back on I25 we continue south. The clouds cover the sky once again and we are slowly climbing. We are now over 6000 feet. The mountains have snowy peaks. The trees are yellow to golden as fall rushes by. Crossed into New Mexico at 8pm through the Ratton Pass at 7808 feet in elevation. It was down hill all the way to Raton, a wide main street town. We pulled into the Kmart Lot and enjoyed our chicken and rice while watching a movie.
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