Red Show Elephants 2008 #1 (From Richard Flint)

IMG_6515, originally uploaded by bucklesw1. Ringling elephants at Baltimore's Lexington Market (1) The New York run may make hay of the elephants trek through the tunnel but Baltimore gets a daytime street-level treat as Ringling's elephants march trunk-to-tail the six blocks from the Arena to Lexington Market and back for this year's 25th annual feast. It's an expected event by the public and the media which gives it great coverage. Many of the show people also make the short walk several times during the two-week engagement to stock up on food and enjoy the state's famous crab cakes. Here we see Ginny Frisco with the lead elephant ridden by Bello Nock followed by her husband Joe and Alex Vargas further back with his head turned to keep an eye on the car exiting the garage. Dick Flint Baltimore