Today was an exciting one. Along our 14 - 15 mile hike between Teton
Mountains we were surrounded by beauty and encountered several bull
moose!
Kimberli spotted the first one by his huge rack as he laid in the
grasses sleeping. He was acting similar to the mountain goat I
photographed in Glacier - nodding off and trying so hard to stay
awake. We stayed for about an hour and a half watching and hoping that
with every move he made that perhaps he would stand up. We had a long
trek ahead of us and were debating leaving and checking on Mr. Moose
on the return ( it looked as if he was planted in slumberland for the
day). Suddenly he was up! .. so we photographed and were amazed at the
grandeur of this beautiful creature.
We made it up with an elevation gain of 2300 feet. I revel in the
higher altitudes. The first day in Montana Mountains gave me a
headache as I adjusted but I get a high from running at altitude and
hiking in it. Anyway, we made it to the lake at the end and sat on a
rock for some grub. We didn't have much food left so we brought mozz
cheese sticks and I think we had a little peanut butter and carrots.
It was food and that was all that mattered.
We made it down and encountered two bull moose. One was the big boy
from the morning and the other was a new one, pictured here. The high
of the day! We watched his behavior and were able to get about 20 feet
from him as he blissed out eating grasses, ignoring us. I wouldn't
recommend getting that close - you have to really know how to read
animal behavior, warning signs, etc..
The end of the day celebrated at the Jackson Lodge near our
campground. We love the hummus plate and I love their chardonnay!
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