road trip

My wife and I are going to do a zoo road trip for our 3rd wedding anniversary this October and I would like any tips or advice on how to make it memorable. We live in Rochester, MN and are planning to head west to the Great Plains Zoo in Sioux Falls, SD then south to Henry Doorly in Omaha, NE...

This roadsign has a picture of a Malayan Tapir, and warns drivers to watch out for wild animals crossing.

Throwing this up here for some advice in planning. I’m planning three road trips in 2024, and probably a train trip in November although I’m very unsure of the details on that one. Tentative plan is: March-April: Bramble Park Zoo, Great Plains Zoo in South Dakota - probably a visit to...

I am currently in the midst of a week long, zoo-focused road trip around the southeast, covering northern Florida, South Carolina and Georgia. Having lots of free time until the start of February and already in Daytona Beach, FL for an unrelated event - I decided this would be the perfect time...

I am tentatively planning a trip to St. Louis and Springfield, MO over Veteran’s Day Weekend in November. Will have three* days (Friday Morning - Noon Sunday) in Missouri. Will probably be based out of St. Louis. Planning to visit the St. Louis Zoo and Cahokia. Have been to the Arch. Didn’t go...

By tomorrow, I will be in New York City. My plan is to be in the area for at least 3 weeks, and probably a little longer with work being slower during the summer. I will almost certainly be visiting Philadelphia as well (family) and I also am looking into going to Boston, and hopefully Rhode...

That's right! Its time to take a road trip with hornbills! I analyzed which collections within the AZA and its partners hold the various species and decided that if anyone would like to visit all the species currently in the US there ought to be a guide to which route would be the best to take...

Not even myself, really. The idea for this plan didn’t formulate in my brain until a few weeks ago, the actual details of the trip weren’t semi-solidified until a week prior to enacting it, and whether or not to enact this thread was only decided a couple of days ago. I'm an improviser; that'll...

Good morning everyone! 0722 hours local here in Knik Alaska. It’s about 42F. Overcast skies. Projected to reach the low 60’s today. From my front drive, I look East and see the Chugach Mountains across the Knik Arm. Specifically Eklutna Mountain. The face of the mountain is an abrupt...

Only 2 days until the commencement of 'Exercise Tartan Cheetah' otherwise known as 'Karoocheetah heads north of the border' :D Road Trip 2011 will be underway as of Monday - the plan over the next 2 weeks is to visit several wildlife establishments in sunny (oh please let it be some of the...