Old Milwaukee

One Hippo's loss is another hippo's gain. Washington, D.C.'s Happy the Hippo is headed to Milwaukee.


Happy needed to move out since his current building at the National Zoo is being renovated to expand the elephant habitat. But it's not all sad – Happy has several amenities to enjoy at his new home including:

• Heated floors
• Swimming pool
• Shower
• Two female roomates: Patty and Puddles

Hippo hopes to make a trip to Milwaukee after the move to keep in touch with his Great Uncle (and maybe enjoy his fancy facilities).

National Parks

Hippo recently got his paws on a lifetime pass to all United States National Parks. So now we're on a mission to go wherever it takes us. Our inaugural visit was to Great Falls Park in Virginia.


We've seen the falls from the C&O Canal Park in Maryland many times, but this is our first view from the west. Spectacular!