zoo on a hot day?

[jennlin]

h wants to go to the zoo tomorrow. i remember going as a kid when it was hot out, and i was miserable. i haven't been to the zoo in a while now..is it better? is there shade? i don't remember there being much shade.

also, are saturdays in the summer a madhouse?

[BlackCanary]

Personally, I wouldn't go on a Saturday. I would think it would be too crowded. I haven't gone on a Saturday, so I don't know if that's true or not.

I remember going to the zoo during the summer when we lived in Texas. I was so miserable! No fun at all.

DH and I are probably going to Point Defiance next Thursday. I hope it's not too crowded during the week.

[FrozenSunshine]

On a Saturday in this weather, I think your DH is insane.

[hallows]

I wouldn't. It will be a madhouse on a hot summer Saturday. H and I made that mistake last year, and by the end of the day, I was :@

BlackCanary - Point Defiance is a great zoo! I hope you have a good time.

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Aug 17, 2012 21:15:08 GMT -5 hallows said:

BlackCanary - Point Defiance is a great zoo! I hope you have a good time.

Really? They have have made a LOT of improvements from when I went when I lived in Tacoma (8 years ago). It always depressed me because EVERY enclosure was TOO small and that poor enormous walrus thing was obviously so bored in his little lap pool.

[hallows]

Aug 17, 2012 21:41:03 GMT -5 @ksta said:

Aug 17, 2012 21:15:08 GMT -5 hallows said:

BlackCanary - Point Defiance is a great zoo! I hope you have a good time.

Really? They have have made a LOT of improvements from when I went when I lived in Tacoma (8 years ago). It always depressed me because EVERY enclosure was TOO small and that poor enormous walrus thing was obviously so bored in his little lap pool.

I agree some enclosures are still too small, like the tigers, but I feel like most are pretty good. I don't know what it was like 8 years ago, but there have been a lot of changes in zoos across the country in the last 5 years to improve. 10-15 years ago, there were very minimal requirements for what you could call a zoo, but now, requirements are getting pretty strict. My uncle's a zookeeper.

[niq]

tbh being outside beats being indoors on days like this. You get some geese, you can escape to the shade, etc. As long as you stay hydrated it's better.

Plus, baby snow Leopards!

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[hallows]

Aug 17, 2012 21:53:33 GMT -5 niq said:

tbh being outside beats being indoors on days like this. You get some geese, you can escape to the shade, etc. As long as you stay hydrated it's better.

Plus, baby snow Leopards!

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OMG Forgot about this! I know what I'm doing next week!

[pacificrules]

Saturdays are always SO crowded. Plus, the animals just lay around because they're hot, too. There IS some shade, but I wouldn't go.

[FrozenSunshine]

Of course I just said Jennlin was crazy, then I told DH we haven't made it to Point Defiance, and now he wants to take me tomorrow.

In my defense, I won't have a baby with me.

[niq]

It's mild enough now that if you get there right when it opens, maybe things won't be so bad?

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Aug 18, 2012 10:14:48 GMT -5 niq said:

It's mild enough now that if you get there right when it opens, maybe things won't be so bad?

This, but I stil wouldn't go to the zoo on a Saturday.

[jennlin]

We didnt end up going, although the overcast-y weather would've been perfect. The thought of a summer saturday there terrified me.