Bears and Bobcats and Eagles-that-can't-fly, Oh My

Maran, Johnny, and I just got back from Memorial Park around the corner from the house on Gran Ellen.

I've never been really an outdoorsy kind of person, but I think I'm getting more inclined to do things like that. And Memorial Park is a great place to get accustomed to being outdoors.

The best part, I think, is the Bear Hollow Animal Zoo-ish Type Thingy, which has your basic indigenous animals, like the deer, bobcat, and turkey. But it also has an alligator - Dill Pickle, sadly, is his name - two black bears, and a bald eagle. And, although the bald eagle can't fly - I found out today that he flew into a power line as a youngster - he still is the most majestic animal in the entire world. The funny this is that the people who designed the trail were smart enough to put the bald eagle directly across from the pen housing the turkeys. You don't get a sense of how badly Ben Franklin almost screwed up until you see the two birds side by side.

It's good for a Sunday afternoon stroll and there's even a dog park (not near the bears, of course) if you don't want to leave your canine companions at home.

There's a pretty informational article in the UGAzine, which you can read by clicking on this entire sentence.

Fortunately, the Park itself is publicly funded. I don't see something as wonderful as Memorial Park getting by on private funding. Just think, if Arrested Development had procured public funding, the few intelligent people in America could still be enjoying it.

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The Bear Hollow Official Web Site