I graduated!! We really wanted to celebrate so at the beginning of the semester we scrounged up and set aside some funds with the hope of going camping and canyonineering in Zion National Park. BUT, seeing that the weather was going to be bad and knowing that going through a wet canyon in rainy season wasn't the safest thing to do we decided to take our celebrations indoors and spontaneously booked a bed and breakfast in Salt Lake. Here are some pictures of our graduation celebration adventures.
Before heading to the B & B we stopped by the Hogle Zoo (on our bucket list) and braved the rain for a whole two hours. We were geeking out the entire time. I think I said "THIS IS SO COOL" enough times that Michelle finally smacked me and said..."I know dummy, I'm looking right at it" (she didn't really say that).
Below is the most beautiful creature in the whole entire zoo. Behind her is the elephant exhibit.
I'm pretty sure the rhinos (see below) spend all of their day scraping their horns on trees, rocks, and logs. I think I'd get bored pretty quick. The one in the back took a restroom break and sprayed that post like a fire hose...he's got quite the bladder capacity.
The Otter, Polar Bear, and Sea Lion exhibits were some of the coolest animal exhibits we had ever seen. The sea lions and otters looked so care-free and at ease. We loved watching them swim right up to the windows. One of them cruised around looking like a giant brautworst.
Before we made it to the giraffes, we stopped by the monkey exhibits (my personal favorite as I am a rock climber) and had some really fun experiences. First of all I was scared out of my mind when at one point I was standing in front of a monkey enclosure getting a picture taken and it swung on its vine right into the window behind me. The noise was so loud...needless to say my adrenaline went up and I may or may not have jumped. We stopped by and watched the orangutans getting ready for bed right by the enclosure window. They had so much personality and character. It was fun to watch their human like features as they curled up near each other.
The giraffes were quite entertaining. Not only do they look kind of funny and have ridiculously long tongues and eyelashes, but they also do something really funny when they eat. I had know idea, but if you watch closely, they will chew their food (like a cow chewing his curd), swallow it and then bring it back up and start chewing on it again. We could actually see the food get swallowed and then watch the long neck swell as the food came back up. It was pretty funny and pretty cool...guess it's better the second time...and the third, and fourth...
Glamour shot. I love this shot of Michelle. The exotic feminine in her natural habitat. What a beauty.
Giraffe appears smaller than it actually is. Camera tricks. Hee hee.
After the Zoo we stopped at a great Mexican Grill called Barbacoa and then drove up to the Inn on the Hill. The Inn is located right on state street up near the capitol and was quite large. The architecture inside was gorgeous and though their were lingering remnants of its older glory (original door knobs, etc.) the rooms didn't feel antiquated or out-dated. We've included a few shots of the exterior....they don't really do it justice.
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