![]() Pointing around the corner, I mimed a pair of antlers, “There’s a moose over there!” Photo by Erika Zambello When he didn’t hear me, I raised my voice, “ Brian, BRIAN.” “Brian,” I hissed, motioning my fiance over. It was quiet save for the sound of the wind and our boots crunching on the snow, a quiet you just can’t experience unless you are away from people and the sounds of civilization.Īt least, it was quiet, until the sound of my gasp broke the serenity. On the other side of the causeway the road once again winds through woods dominated by conifers. The sound of snowmobiles in the distance didn’t seem to bother the creature on the contrary, he stood up on his hind legs to sniff the air, curiously watching us as we continued walking. At one point the road cuts across the lake itself in a man-made causeway, and we saw what I think was a small otter taking advantage of the open ice the causeway created to fish. Moose move quickly, and I doubted we would see one if four snowmobiles had just spooked it. Normally we would just walk past, but this group had an important message for us: they had just seen a moose. Running into a group of snowmobilers, we politely said hello. Bordering the lake, the road was packed down enough to easily walk on, and provided excellent views of the water and the mountains beyond. As the camp was warming, my fiance and I set off down the road to explore. We arrived in the early afternoon, taking time to schlep our stuff in, turn on the water, and crank up the heat. That is how we prefer it however, and we reveled in the idea of a few days in the woods. Few people visited during the snowy months, and we saw no one other than the occasional snowmobile group. I was spending three days in the mountains of northwestern Maine, on a secluded lake miles from the nearest town. ![]() ![]() In fact, I had never seen a moose between the months of October and May. Yet, they can be difficult to see in the summer, and even more difficult in the winter. They are the inspiration for thousands of stuffed animal variations, paintings, photographs, sculptures, even chocolate shapes. ![]()
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