Last Weekend Was A Barrel Of Monkeys!

So, last weekend, Dylan and I were planning on going to Lincoln Park Zoo, but later decided to stay a little closer and go to Michigan City. We parked at Washington Park, (parking is free until May, at which time it is $6.) and started out walking to the beach. Here are some of my favorites from there:









As you can tell, the beach was practically empty, with the exception of a few passers-by. It was a perfect day out. There was no breeze off the water, and Dylan was completely happy just sitting.
After the beach, we walked over to Washington Park Zoo. It was $10 for both of us to gain entrance and we absolutely loved this place. It was very rustic and intimate, and - again- pretty empty. There was also an observation tower. The zoo itself is surrounded by woods, and the observation tower was about a ½ mile long path of stairs that led up to it through the woods. It was a long walk that was totally worth it once we got there.

Here are some of my favorites from the zoo:

This little guy was hilarious. We were sticking a stick in and he would grab it with his mouth. He followed us as we walked along his habitat and watched our every move. we pet his head, too, even though we weren't supposed to. He just closed his eyes and enjoyed the attention.
This was the only bear at the zoo. I think he was a Grizzly. He was the best part of our day. He spent a lot of time at the glass with Dylan. He would press his nose against the glass and put his paws against Dylan's hand. It was really amazing to watch them interact. He was so hard to walk away from, but once we saw him rolling in the mud we knew he would be just as happy with or without our attention.
We thought this turkey was disgusting. I just really like the way the photo turned out. gross.
This is the observation tower. It's not nearly as foreboding as it looks in the picture, but it was a haul to get up there.

If you want to see all our pictures from this day, you can do that by clicking here.

Thanks for taking the time to look at our pics. If you ever get a chance, you should absolutely take the trip out there.