| | We are in Colorado visiting our daughter and her Colorado family. We are having so much fun with Savannah, our 7 month old granddaughter (Gosh, how time has flown!). 
Yesterday, we took Savannah, Heather and Chris and friends Jen and Brandon from Breckenridge to the Denver Zoo. Savannah's eyes were wide open at the sight of giraffes, lions and of course the primates...huge silver backed gorillas and orangutans. We had not been to the Denver Zoo in a number of years, but we spent almost 5 hours there yesterday. I took more than 400 pictures which really says something for the zoo after having just spent 2 weeks in May in South Africa with their fabulous wildlife. The zoo is convenient to I-70 on the east side of Denver. It is huge, well maintained and can handle huge crowds of people. Yesterday, all of their parking lots were full. Many families were there with their children and babies in strollers yet there was plenty of room to move about and patiently take photos. Most exhibits are wide open for photography without a lot of fencing which makes for difficult pictures.
New at the Denver Zoo are two baby giraffes, born just about three months ago. Also, I loved the mountain goat and Dall Sheep mountain. Yes, the zoo built a granite type of mountain that greatly resembles the rocky outcroppings where the goats and sheep congregate on Mount Evans which is just about 30 miles west of Denver.
The zoo is quite clean. Food is available on the premises. Admission for adults is a nominal $12. Children under 2 are free. I highly recommend a visit to the Denver Zoo.
My travel photos are always available at www.CrazyAboutTravel.com
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