Zoo Lights

Megan and Jesse came up and joined Matt and I for a trip to the zoo to see the "Zoo Lights" display this last Saturday. When we approached the zoo, we saw that there was a traffic jam up right at the entrance and so we made a quick turn and parked in the zoo shuttle lot about a mile away. We got there just as a school bus pulled up, so Matt got in line and we grabbed strollers and gear and met him just in time to fill up the last seats. It took a while to get through the cars that were being routed around to the shuttle lot, but at least it was WARM!

We hopped out into 32 degree weather, but we were prepared! We brought lots of warm clothes and three thermoses of hot chocolate. The walk down the rampway past the goats and the Northwest Path was covered in lights. They were all LEDs and were really bright! We looked out over the zoo at the overlook, and noticed that they had icicle lights in the conifers. They were beautiful.



We decided to go through the sea lion caves to see if anyone was out. They weren't :>, but when we came out on the other side, we passed the monkey exhibit, and moved out to the open theater where the majority of the animal lights were exhibited. The view was spectacular! We also stood in line to have an elephant ear. They are even yummier with hot chocolate and freezing cold hands :>



This alligator was really cool. His mouth opened and shut.



More critters:





This dragonfly had wings that appeared to move (as did many of the "moving" animal lights). However, because of how long my camera lens had to be open to get enough light to get a picture, all of the positions are illuminated in this picture.



The hummingbird wings moved too.



The lion was over by the new Serengeti exhibit.



We had hoped to take a train ride, but the cold temperatures and the line deterred us. We did get a picture of it as it passed by!



This snake was suspended over the pic-nic tables. He was BIG.



After we saw most of the lights, we stopped by an area where different musical groups were performing. In the pavilion they had this old train engine lit up.



Megan, Jesse, and Matt.



The lights lived up to the hype. I highly recommend it!