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BY Nancy Mueller 2 Comments ON December 28, 2012

WildLights at The Woodland Park Zoo

Zoo Lights (450 x 336)

The New Year is almost on us, but there’s still time to catch the first-time-sure-to-become-annual  show at Seattle’s popular Woodland Park Zoo. WildLights warms up the holiday season with thousands of LED lights, many shaped in familiar beastly forms like, yes, lions, and tigers and bears.

Rhino (450 x 336)

Animals (450 x 184)

Oh, wow!

Be sure to catch a ride on the zoo’s historic carousel (for an additional fee), watch the snow fall outside the Zoomazium, and take a souvenir photo with an accommodating penguin.

Penguin-Photo (336-x-450)

And don’t forget to say hello to two visiting reindeer, Lucky and Christi, no doubt the back-up team for Santa’s famous reindeer crew.

Want to can catch a glimpse of the zoo’s four new lion cubs born on November 8th, and one mighty proud mama? Stop inside the gift shop for a webcam view of the cubs just weeks after their birth. Talk about cute!Lions (450 x 239)

Event open nightly through Jan. 1st from 5:30 – 8:30PM.

Adults: $9.50

Children: (ages 3 – 12): $6.50

Toddlers: (2 and under): FREE

What one-more-time or last-minute holiday events will you take in this season, Wanderboomers?

Filed Under: Activities, Baby Boomers and Travel, Destinations, Holidays, Pacific Northwest, Seattle, Washington State Tagged With: animals, bears, holiday, LED lights, lion cubs, lions, penguins, reindeer, Santa, Seattle, tigers, WildLights, Woodlawn Park Zoo, Zoomazium

BY Nancy Mueller 2 Comments ON February 11, 2012

Photorama: Alaska’s Tenakee Springs

Harbor in Tenakee SpringsIf you read my last post, you know how I feel about Tenakee Springs – a community where time is on perpetual holiday, tucked away in the heartland of Southeast Alaska.

Since I’m not quite ready to let go of my Tenakee Springs daydream, I’m sharing a few more photos of our visit . . .Directional Sign in Tenakee Springs

No chance of getting lost here . . .
Tenakee SpringsSuch a peaceful setting . . .

Bus SignYou’ll be waiting a long time before a bus comes through here . . .

Better watch your step coming out of the town pub, especially if . . .Outhouse in Tenakee Springs . . . you need to pay a visit to the outhouse at the end of the dock.A true work of art . . .
What else are you going to do with all those shell casings?

This is what happens when a cabin door comes between a bear on the outside
and a hanging deer on the inside.Buoys in Tenakee Springs

What are your favorite spots in Southeast Alaska, Wanderboomers?



Filed Under: Alaska, Baby Boomers and Travel, By Land, By Ship & By Sea, Destinations, Uncategorized Tagged With: Alaska, bear, bears, bus, cabin, deer, shell casings, sign, signs, Southeast Alaska, Tenakee Springs

Hello fellow wanderboomers! I’m a Seattle-based travel journalist, specializing in fun travel adventures for the young at heart. My articles have been featured in Hemispheres, AAA Highroads Magazine and Northwest Travel & Life Magazine where I'm a frequent contributor. When this Wanderboomer isn’t traveling, I help global executives polish their personal and professional brand for long-term results.
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