What the animals at San Diego's Zoo Safari do on a Thursday

4/15/2014

This year Andy and I stayed in Boulder the entire winter so by March we were ready to head south for a few days over spring break. We had trouble figuring out where to go so I said to Andy, "Pick a race!" He chose the Carlsbad 5000, a "world record" fast course and the trip was set. On our first day we had a great time exploring the San Diego Zoo Safari (formally called the San Diego Wild Animal Park). No cages at this zoo! We saw gorillas being gorillas (including a new mom nursing her 2 week old baby who was born via c-section and had required incubation so had just been reunited with her mom). The lions and elephants where incredible, too. Below are some of my favorite pictures of the park. (click on any image to enlarge and view as a slide show)