![]() Our International superstar and youtube sensation due to his fascination with cellphone s - Jelani was born at Lincoln Park Zoo in 1997 and arrived at Louisville Zoo in 2002. Casey was born in 1982 at the Gladys Porter Zoo and arrived at the Louisville Zoo in 2017. He is the silverback of the family group and has a calm and easygoing demeanor. Weighing in at close to 500 pounds, Casey is the largest gorilla at the Zoo. Tall and lanky, she is often seen walking upright. Paki is among the most playful of the adult gorillas. Kweli was born at Cincinnati Zoo in 1983 and arrived in Louisville in April of 2008. She is also the most influential female in the family group. Short and stocky in nature, Kweli is the foster mother to Kindi. You can see some of her first year’s adventures at Kindi’s Journey. Kindi can often be seen playing and spending time at the exhibit windows interacting with guests. With the loss of her mother the next day, she has been raised by her foster mom Kweli. Kindi was born via emergency cesarean section in 2016. There were about a dozen others enjoying the trail.The Louisville Zoo’s Gorilla Forest is home to multiple family groups of gorillas. We turned around and skated back to our car. We skated happily to the end of the trail where it ended at another busy street. It was farther away from the residential area and there were several nice covered picnic areas. Crossing the street on skates with the kids wasn’t ideal, but I can imagine it would be fine for pedestrians. The trail crossed the canal with a nice bridge, then crossed a busy street. The houses had fenced yards, but many of them had angry barking dogs. The first part of the trail went behind a residential area. ![]() We were impressed with the smooth concrete path - perfect for skating! The path itself followed a canal (not exactly scenic, but we did see a few water birds). We were a bit nervous skating by the busy street with the kids to get to the trail. The start of the trail was just around the corner. My husband and I took our three kids on this path on our online skates. Worth a 35 min drive from SPI……absolutely positively! Brand new after a 10 year struggle to acquire the right of way….green and interesting! The next day you should check out the West Rail Trail on the west side of town from Palm Blvd to the Flea Market. Continue to the far north and you can ride into the National Park and learn the history while you spot the famous nilgae (Asian antelope) in the brush.Īll in all a full ride with history, nature, culture and plenty of selfie spots! Keep going and you will see several small lakes (we call them resacas) and plenty of swan, heron, and more. If however you do not know this you might simply see a flat area with sparse shade.Īt it’s southernmost end you begin at Fort Brown and it’s earthen wall ruins, ride thru downtown (our downtown has more historic intact buildings than any other city in Texas except San Antonio), up the Mitte Cultural District (visit the Farmers Market on Sat) where you can stop at a great coffee shop or check out the Gladys Porter zoo. What it lacks in shade it overflows with segments of the original pockets of the Rio Grande, birds galore who live here and migrate thru here (we are a major fly corridor), and a stunning collection of flowering cactus (if you visit at the right time of year). In essence the trail tells the story of how we became who we are and how this region became America instead of Mexico. There are 3 National Park/Historic spots on the trail to mark this history. ![]() There were 3 battles fought along the trail and the Americans won. It is called the Battlefield Trail because it takes the rider/walker along the same path that the soldiers took during the Mexican American war. The Battlefield Trail is in Deep South Texas on the Mexican border. By doing so our ride was enriched and we “saw more”, “felt more”, and “took away more.” In each and every case we stopped to learn more about where we were and the “story” behind the trail or the journey along the trail. ![]() My husband and I have ridden trails all over the country….some shaded, some not, some asphalt, some not, some thru quaint towns, some thru the middle of nowhere and more. I spent the last years on the Board of the Rails to Trails Conservancy. ![]()
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