It's almost become a tradition that we visit a local zoo when in town. Thankfully Phoenix has a really cool zoo that offers guests the opportunity to get up close with some of the animals. I was promised an interactive visit so I was excited to check it out.

Also, I love the sign telling gun owners they can't be trigger happy there. It's a notice I don't think I've ever seen anywhere in Canada.

The heat was beating down so I was pre-warned that the animals might not be all that active during our tour.

During our camel encounter, the humped friends seemed welcoming to being touched and stroked. If there's one animal that can handle the desert climate, I guess it's a camel. They were slow moving and seemed happy to just walk around in circles from time to time. The zoo offers rides and people can do a couple of laps on the back of one.