Our visit to the Oregon Zoo with Grand Daughter Jasmine.

Jazzy with a couple of cool friends.

Northwest Critters.

Not just Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh my!











Eileen and Jazzy examen the salmon.

Learning to swing like an ape, or this is the little monkey she is.

“So this is why they named the dog bear.” “cause ya cant call a dog tiger?”

The Oregon Zoo’s six elephants reside in a 50,670-square-foot facility that includes two outdoor yards and an indoor barn. The total exhibit space is roughly the size of 18 tennis courts. The Association of Zoos and Aquariums, which sets accreditation standards for member zoos across the country, requires a minimum of 1,800 square feet for each elephant. The Oregon Zoo exceeds this requirement, with 8,445 square feet per elephant.
The Oregon Zoo elephant home features six indoor rooms, one of which is available for public viewing. Combined, these rooms total more than 15,000 square feet. Each room features soft rubber flooring, as well as fans, heaters, water tanks, automatic drinkers and hay feeders.
The Oregon Zoo's elephant program enjoyed a remarkable year in 2008, with Rose-Tu successfully giving birth to Samudra and local voters passing a $125 million zoo bond measure, of which $30 million will go toward expanding the current elephant exhibit and funding an off-site reserve.

First Post January 09

The idea behind our blog was to be able to communicate our travels and adventures to our friends and family. To do this once we are on the road we started this year to learn how. We will see if we can keep the post current, interesting, and changing.

The most snow to fall on the valley floor in 30 years drop in December 08.