N and I had a little bit of a vacation this past week! We headed back to my hometown, and got some snazzy haircuts, went to a Harley Davidson to look at some shiny motorcycles, visited great-grandparents and great-aunts, had ice cream, and went to a tiny zoo with monkeys, farm animals, and a butterfly garden. The greatest part of the trip though was a little side trip to Wolf Park. If you haven't been there, you need to go.
I grew up going to Howl Night at Wolf Park and watching the bison demonstrations (those were really cool- they'd put the wolves and bison together, so that the wolves could "hunt" the bison, and the bison could charge the wolves, and both of the animals had a good old time acting fierce), so I knew I'd be taking N there. Unfortunately, when we arrived, it had just down poured, so the wolves were all far out of sight, hiding out in their warm little homes, rather than loping around in the soggy open field. Same went for the bison. BUT. We did get to see the red and grey foxes and coyotes! Our favorite was Scarlet, a super social little red fox. She spent the time that we were at her enclosure alternating between getting as close to us as possible, and running back the middle of the enclosure to chomp away at her dinner (watermelon- they eat fruits and vegetables, as well as meats, for those that didn't know).
We had a great time, and although it was a bit hard to get there, and will be a bit hard to get back any other times this summer, I do know that I plan to make a regular trip each summer! They have some really cool programs every year, and I'm looking forward to the 2016 calendar of events they have planned! If you are in the mood for a really unique day trip, here's a great one for you! Check out wolfpark.org and you can go to Howl Nights, fundraisers, runs or walks, or even adopt a wolf!
