Whenever I go out for a run/ride on the Sunrise Trail or the camp road, or if we go camping up in the Maine northwoods area I'm always on the lookout for moose. Moose are the largest member of the deer family and can weigh upwards of 1000 pounds, yet they are very elusive. Swampy areas with dead trees, like the Schoodic Bog are great areas to potentially see one of these great beasts. One morning, while out on my morning run on the camp road, I was headed back to camp and came around the corner where there are clumps of birch trees along the side of the road. Up ahead, nibbling on the brances of a bunch of birch trees, standing right in the road and not leaving me any room to get around, was a huge moose! I normally have a camera with me, but of course this time I didn't. All I could do was stand there, quietly and watch. Escape routes were running through my mind, because although he was still a little ways away, I'm pretty sure I couldn't out run him, no large trees around to climb and I didn't have a phone to call for help. They don't see very well but they can hear and smell so I hoped he didn't hear me breathing hard and want to check me out. Fortunately he was done munching and ambled off into the woods. I was still leary to go to the area he left the road, thinking he was waiting in the woods and was going to come out and get me on my way by. I lived to tell the story and wouldn't mind having this happen again, I will be ready with my camera next time!
Have a great day!
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