Kylde Warren Park

We finally checked out the new Klyde Warren Park (aka the "Deck Park") a few weekends ago.  It's such a great idea -- a park was essentially created out of thin air above a recessed portion of the Woodall Rogers Freeway, which previously acted as a canyon of sorts dividing downtown and uptown.  The freeway is now a tunnel that runs directly under the park, so now instead of being divided, downtown and uptown are now connected by a lovely and vibrant green space.

Although relatively small at just under six acres, the park has a lot to offer, including a pavilion for concerts and other performances, a dog park, a children's area, a games area (with ping pong, croquet, and chess), and several food trucks on the perimeter.

Max checking out some of the food trucks.

Scarlett and Chris eating lunch in the shade (Max prefers to wander while he eats these days; it's especially charming at restaurants).  That's the children's play area behind the fence.

Here's a shot of a band performing in the pavilion with Woodall Rogers traffic behind them to give you a sense of how the park is literally built on top of the freeway.  The traffic you see is ground-level but is starting to descend into the tunnel that runs under the entire length of the park.

Scarlett and Max found the most exciting feature of the park to be the various fountains that come up out of the sidewalk.  These things practically beg little kids to run through them, and Scarlett and Max were no exception.

Jean shorts + too much water = a wardrobe malfunction in the making.  Max looks on as Scarlett's shorts start their journey southward.

Journey complete.

Daddy to the rescue!

The second building from the left -- the one that sort of looks like three books stacked next to each other -- is Chris's office building.  He offices in the middle/tallest "book" on the 27th floor.

We'll definitely be back soon!