Equipment Day at the Zoo
Bob and I took our granddaughters to the Erie Zoo yesterday. We arrived at the zoo around 11:30 am. We used our grandparent membership that I purchased recently for admission to the zoo. Grandparent membership provides free admission to the zoo for two named adults sharing a household and all of their grandchildren under 18.
We didn’t know it at the time we planned this trip that it was Equipment Day at the zoo.
Thanks to Chick-Fil-A,
children received decorative hard hats as they entered the zoo.
There were several big equipment pieces around for kids to sit in,
honk the horn, and get their pictures taken.
In addition to checking out all the heavy equipment and seeing lots of animals at the zoo other activities included: riding the Wildlife Carousel and running through water spraying out of a sunflower.
June said that she really liked riding the polar bear
and wants to ride it next time we go to the zoo.
It was a humid day. The water was very refreshing.
The girls also played in the 3-floor tower play land. June surprised me by coming to me to say she was done playing at play land. She had climbed to the third floor only a few times. I suspect the humidity got to her.
Our visit with the orangutans was a highlight of our zoo trip. The orangutans were somewhat active, moving throughout their enclosure. The girls got to see mama orangutan, papa orangutan and baby orangutan.
I believe that if June could have she would have carried this carving home with her.
Harper and June looking at one of the parent orangutans.
Our last activity was a ride around the zoo on the train.
All aboard!
For the first time we saw a deer and several bighorn sheep, while on the train ride.
What a nice day we had at the zoo with Harper and June!
The Beauty Around Us 
3 Responses to “Equipment Day at the Zoo”
What a great idea and wonderful pics. Your granddaughters are so cute! Of course, you and Bob are too – smiles!
It looks like a real fun day.
Excellent documentary photos of your trip.