The San Francisco Zoo

On our first day in San Francisco, we went to the Zoo. They have a wonderful zoo. They are doing a lot of renovation, and it has changed quite a bit in the 18 years since we lived there (imagine that! Change over 18 years)

Charlie's sister and her granddaughter came along with us. My girls loved their little cousin.


My favorite exhibit is their gorilla exhibit. The gorillas live together in a family setting. We got to see antics, including this pose by the large male of the family.






We had fun watching these grizzly bears fight. It's always fun when the animals are active.




Here are some miscellaneous animal photos. Gotta love the 300 lens (that is actually like a 450 on my digital). I wish I had taken my tripod with me.








Of course we found the park at the end. LenaRose is a swing monster. It was fun to watch her.



Some beautiful flower displays, also.


I would love to spend a week of days at that zoo with my camera and tripod and time to sit and sit and sit and watch the animals. It is fun to watch the girls react to the animals, but sometimes it is fun to move at MY pace.

Because of all the renovation, we missed seeing elephants, sea lions, and we couldn't see much at the chimpanzee exhibit (another place I could sit and watch for hours). I am looking forward to going back again to see all the new great things they have done!