Gardens or Bust!

Isaac loved Garden of the Gods. He was pretty much a professional mountain climber by the time we got to the second parking lot. From that point on, anywhere we went he asked if we would be doing any climbing. Thankfully his version did not include ropes and death defying climbing. I'm pretty sure that will be on the next visit to Colorado. He's already asking when can we go back!

We took the Cog Railroad to the top of Pike's Peak. That was a fun way to get to the top. I can remember as a kid going up in the car and being a little bit nervous about the travel conditions. So this was a nice steady climb with no hairpin turns and only a slight perception of the climb and decent. When we got to the top it was just as I remembered - cold and wet. But there were still great views, despite the clouds.

Wild Fun at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo!

Feeding the giraffe was supposed to be the highlight of the trip to the Zoo. Little did we know, Ike preferred the smaller friends to the tall ones. I'm pretty sure we could have spent the entire afternoon in this room trying to feed our new feathered friends!

This is about as brave as we got with the giraffes. Feed the "baby" and only by placing it where it might be able to pick up the lettuce with it's tongue. Not to worry, Dad and I were both brave and may or may not gotten giraffe slobber on us!

One cool attraction they have at the Zoo is a ski lift type ride. Ike was a little worried at first that there were no seat belts, but then figured out that the bar would keep him in the seat. This mom isn't going to complain that he was being safety minded. I wonder how long that will last?

Isaac also got to meet a 9-month-old wallaroo. I believe it's name was Bindh, but you'll have to ask Ike to make sure I've got the story right!