Moosies!!!

I didn't give those majestic creatures enough attention in my "Top 10- Number 7", so here I go. We saw eleven moose on our trip. A young bull sauntered through our parking area twice while we stayed in Kenai along with numerous sightings, however brief along the side of the road. (Sighting moose on the road is rather tense while we are driving. I am grabbing for my camera, almost always getting it too late, while Phil is braking and holding his breath we don't have road kill a la moose!)

My favorite encounter with a moose, however was this bull we observed for quite awhile, eating his breakfast in a pond. I love to get up early and on the road just before daybreak. I am convinced there are rewards for those who do. My husband, on the other hand, says I'm the "perfect cure for a good night's rest!" This particular morning I drug his grumpy body out of bed and into the truck telling him there were critters out there waiting to say "good morning" to us and won't be there after eight o'clock. The night before we had driven the worst stretch of road on the entire trip, actually, the ONLY truly difficult stretch. It was eighteen miles of gravel and slimy dirt south of Tok where the road was being resurfaced. So getting on the road before the road crew was there to hold us up had its benefits, also.

This wonderful beast was my hero! Not only did we get quite a thrill watching him, I was able to say to my sleepy hubby, "I told you so!!"