The other day we made a visit to the Aquarium in Denver, Colorado. I hadn't been there in a few years, so I was very excited for the kids to see it again and hopefully this time, remember it. The aquarium is set up in the United States first going along the Colorado River. Then it jumps to Asia and finally ends in the Great Barrier Reef where you get to see sharks and exotic fish. Those were the most beautiful fish. The following are pictures of some of the kids' favorite spots. By the way, if you ever make it to Denver, it's the exit after Elitches and across the highway from Mile High Stadium. Also, if you're brave enough, you can scuba dive with the sharks (ages 10+) and with the exotic fish (ages 6+)
Corral Reef
Nemo and Dory
In Asia on the bridge looking at the Big Cat!!!!
Nathan's favorite! It's Crush!
Bruce? Sure doesn't look friendly. There were actually 3 scuba divers in there with the sharks.
That's Kaitlyn's hand in there. She was feeding fish to the Sting Rays. Their tales are clipped so they aren't dangerous. Nathan touched them but wouldn't feed them. Matthew wouldn't do either. Both boys gave their fish to Kaitlyn. She loved it and wanted to get more. I think that this was her favorite spot. It was so interesting to learn how they eat. Kaity said that they suck the fish out of your hand and it feels weird.. The woman that works with the sting rays mentioned that they do have teeth, but they don't use them. Instead, they use their mouths like suction cups. They basically are ocean vacuums.
MoonJellies. These were my favorite. They look so peaceful and gentle. Amazing that they hold a painful sting.
Picture of the Tiger. Who said cats don't like water? These cats swim with the fish and do it on purpose.
Corral Reef
Nemo and Dory
In Asia on the bridge looking at the Big Cat!!!!
Nathan's favorite! It's Crush!
Bruce? Sure doesn't look friendly. There were actually 3 scuba divers in there with the sharks.
That's Kaitlyn's hand in there. She was feeding fish to the Sting Rays. Their tales are clipped so they aren't dangerous. Nathan touched them but wouldn't feed them. Matthew wouldn't do either. Both boys gave their fish to Kaitlyn. She loved it and wanted to get more. I think that this was her favorite spot. It was so interesting to learn how they eat. Kaity said that they suck the fish out of your hand and it feels weird.. The woman that works with the sting rays mentioned that they do have teeth, but they don't use them. Instead, they use their mouths like suction cups. They basically are ocean vacuums.
MoonJellies. These were my favorite. They look so peaceful and gentle. Amazing that they hold a painful sting.
Picture of the Tiger. Who said cats don't like water? These cats swim with the fish and do it on purpose.Matthew's favorite isn't shown. It was part of the Colorado River exhibit. You walk into this little area and when you look around the ground is wet, the sky is dark, there are high rocks, and dry brush. All of a sudden it starts to rain, just softly at first. Suddenly it's a downpourf! You begin to hear flash flood warnings. Before you know it, water is flooding (behind the glass of course). The river fills up quickly and water begins to splash out at the spectators. That's when I backed up behind the just noticed "dry area" sign and the kids moved closer into the "wet area". All at once, it was over. The water began to subside and the skies cleared. Finally, we heard the weather man from channel 9 news say the flash flood warning has now been lifted. It was so cool. The kids truly had a wonderful time. What made it most special is that they were able to share it with Grandma.
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