We finally got some really nice weather today in our city and the peeps and I headed straight to our city zoo. My mom bought us a membership about 4 years ago and we have thoroughly enjoyed being able to go whenever we wanted and not worry about the cost of parking and admission into the zoo. A annual membership really pays for itself and you also don't worry about ever time you go seeing everything so you "get your money's worth".Sometime we will go an hour before close, when all the animals start getting very route and hungry, because they know it is almost feeding time. It is a very tranquil time of day and the sky is always a crimson red with flex of yellow and burst of orange. There is usually very few people there and we feel like we have our own personal tour.
Our zoo has come such a long way from when I was a child. I remember being horrified at the concrete build that the "big cats" lived in and the cold metal bars that separated us from their sad faces. And don't even get me started on the smell. I always thought it was a sick trick that they painted the concrete green to pretend that it was grass. The poor monkeys were no better off than the big cats, in their concrete "viewing building". Now the zoo is a beautiful, caring, nurturing environment where most, not all, of the animals have a very natural environment to roam and play, to sleep and enjoy the warm sun rays. The zoo has made huge strides in the last 10 years and it shows.
The Northwest Passage is a fantastic exhibit featuring Polar Bears. The main building has two viewing areas to watch the Polar Bears on one side and the Seals on the other. They have full glass windows that are mostly under water so you can see the animals in action under water. I am amazed everytime we go and see these beauitful animals swimming and playing. The design and artistic creativity that went into creating these special exhibits are just amazingly beautiful. 
Our newest addtion to our zoo is the Teton Trek. The Log Cabin is unbelievably beautiful and breathtaking. Here is a link to the website www.memphiszoo.org/home
Front of the log cabin.
Back of the log cabin, looking over the bears and wolves
Inside, upstairs of the log cabin. Just beautiful~
They even have a fireplace, we sat right in front of it to have our lunch.
Hope everyone has a wonderful Wednesday~
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