We've had annual passes for the World Famous San Diego Zoo for nearly a year now. During that time I've joined the grrrls a few times for excursions to the Zoo's Wild Animal Park in Escondido, but had not yet hit the actual zoo. The weather was fit for a summer day on Sunday, with temps in the mid-80s. Is it really March?
The zoo had just opened a new polar bear exhibit a few days prior, so we hopped in the zoo's Skyfari® to zip across the park to see the bears.
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Nice views from up here - Balboa Park's World Exhibition building:
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Lookin' down on some exhibit:
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Balboa Park's Cabrillo Bridge and the SD skyline:
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Celeste and a six month old bear representation. Still much bigger than Juno:
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Popping thru the "ice":
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Piloting a
Bell Jet Ranger:
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Gen-u-ine gauges:
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Oh yeah, and a polar bear - this a female, weighing in at about 600 lbs:
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The trip was cut short due to a sick and overheating grrrl. Maybe we'll renew the membership and return in the near future for a longer visit.
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