There is something about animals in the wild. This week in Yellowstone we saw a few grizzlies, lots of moose, elk and other deer, and many many birds. The kids had a great time - scanning the horizon to see who would spot what first - playing a game - and rejoicing when we chanced upon the occasional beast. I recall zoos were major stops for us - in pretty much any city that we visited up through to early this year. Then there was that unfortunate accident at the SF Zoo where a tiger escaped and mauled a couple of youths. My wife promptly stopped any financial contributions to the SF Zoo and upon further reflection and deeper discussions about the state of caged animals that was prompted by this incident, we have stopped visiting zoos altogether. No wonder then, these now not common, animal encounters were all the more fun for our kids. Cant wait to take them back to Kenya and Tanzania one day....
