Saturday, July 1, 1995
The next day began the pleasant sunny and not humid weather. We drove to Columbus, OH, another state capital.
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Ohio Statehouse (1839-1861, composite of designs by Henry Walter,
Martin Thompson, and Thomas Cole, in Greek Revival style) |
We visited the Columbus Zoo.
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Eagle sculpture "In memory of Joe Davis, who
spent 18 years helping create the new Columbus Zoo,
July 4, 1914- February 4, 1980." |
Since our RI Zoo membership was getting us free admission to all the zoos and aquariums on this trip, we decided we could splurge and rent a wagon for $5! That way Brynne did not complain about being hot and tired, and we were actually able to move faster.
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| Brynne and Kent at the Columbus Zoo |
This zoo was nicely landscaped, and as we discovered with the wagon, everything was accessible! We saw warthogs (children all pointed at "Pumbaa", a warthog character from Disney's "The Lion King"), white tigers, a bald eagle, petted a baby alligator, and saw one of the largest reptile collections in the US. Lots of snakes!
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These Pelecanus erythrorhynchos/White Pelicans
appear to have caught something to eat |
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| Varanus komodoensis/Komodo Dragon on the move |
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| Alligator mississippiensis/American Alligator |
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| Pongo sp/Orangutans |
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| Panthera tigris tigris/White Tiger |
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| Litocranius walleri/Gerenuk |
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| Cygnus sp/Swan family |
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| Boa constrictor/Boa Constrictor |
Our next stop was to visit the Cs in Murrysville, Pennsylvania just outside of Pittsburgh. They apologized that their air conditioner was broken, but the nights had been cool. I worked with Anita at my first physical therapist job in Buffalo, NY and knew her husband Yun-ko. Their son Michael is now 18-years old. It has been 11 years since I saw the Rs and Cs.
Sunday, July 2, 1995
On July 2nd, we headed for Harrisburg, PA, another state capital.
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Pennsylvania State Capitol (1902-1906, by Joseph Miller Huston
in Beaux-Arts and Renaissance Revival styles) |
I was not able to find the house where my family used to live in Mechanicsburg, PA. We drove on to Hershey, PA to visit the Indian Echo Caverns.
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| Indian Echo Caverns entrance |
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| "The Wedding Cake" |
We also went to the Chocolate World tour ride, and ZooAmerica before going out to the M's farm in Annville, PA. Brynne and I had visited the farm a year ago last spring. Now we saw it in the summer. They are having a barn raised by the Amish. I had roomed with Sue during a 3-week therapy course, and later we traveled together in London, England and through Scandinavia. I met her husband last year. That night the bullfrogs kept us awake! Brynne liked all the animals including 10 cats, 1 dog, and 2 horses.
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| Brynne feeding the cats |
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| Brynne sleeping with Sue's plush polar bear |
Next: Midwest Trip VII.
