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Tilden Park



Berkeley is blessed with lots of great parks, the greatest of them being Tilden Park. It covers over 2000 acres in the Berkeley hills, with beautiful views of the Bay and San Francisco. There are all sorts of fun things to do there.....Petting Zoo, Carousel, Golfing, Hiking, Biking, mini Steam Train, and a Lake to fish and swim in. We have been hanging out there quite a bit.

The first time we went we found some wild turkeys roaming around. Jack is quick and fearless and would have grabbed them if I let him.

Here we are visiting the animal farm. You can bring lettuce to feed to the sheep, goats, cows (or moo cows as Jack calls them), turkeys, ducks and pig. When the fog rolls in, it can get pretty chilly up in the hills; but it is kind of fun having that climate change!



There is this amazing miniature steam train that takes you on a loop through the Redwoods and lookout over the Bay. I took the boys to check it out one afternoon, then decided we had to come back and show Derek. It'll definitely be one of those things to take visitors on.
This is what Jack's face looks like pretty much the whole ride. Sheer joy!


5 comments:

Sher Bear said...

It looks fun. We will definitely want to visit Tilden Park when we come.

Meriel Frandsen said...

Love it! If that were UT (aka Thanksgiving Point) it will be packed to the brim with young blond mothers with their strollers and 3 kids. Wish I was there!

Susan S said...

What a great park! Lucky to be in such a fabulous place. Enjoy.

K+C=M+K said...

Looks like you're loving your new home! I can't believe how big Jack is, he's a boy and not a baby now!

Kathy said...

Jack is looking so grown up with a big boy haircut! It has been way to long! You guys should come here for Thanksgiving! We need to meet little Teddy and Landon and Jack need some quality time!