Our Roadrunner camping group April campout took place at Black Bart’s Campground in Flagstaff AZ April 21 – 24. There were just 6 of us – The Williams, Holzs and Strongs
While the weather was sunny, high winds discouraged outdoor activities at the campground. On Friday we visited Bearizona wild animal park near Williams. It was my first time in a drive-through park, and this seemed to be well done.
We first drove though the fenced off areas where larger wild animals are kept. The enclosures are designed so that animals are visible to folks in the cars slowly being driven by.
There was little cover permitting the animals to hide from the visitors.
Nice entrance from the parking lot, but too shady for a good picture. Left to right, if you can make them out, are Tom Holz, Mike Williams, Barbara Williams, a bear and Elsie Holz.
Here are some well-fed donkeys
There were two varieties of wolves, arctic and tundra. They looked alike to us.
This bear was not only right next to the road, but it also paid no attention to the nearby crow.
Young white bison, one of several. A rule prevented us from rolling down vehicle windows, hence the reflection.
Mature white bison. These were smaller than the brown bison seen in Yellowstone.
Nice curl on this bighorn sheep.
After driving though the park, visitors could park and see more animals in an area similar to public zoos. Above is a napping red fox.
Three month old bear cubs were playing in their enclosure.
We enjoyed a demonstration of flying raptors. Here is a Harris hawk. They had the birds flying back and forth across the heads of the spectators by food morsels being placed at various perches around the viewing area.
The owl put on a nice show too.
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