January 29, 2007

• ANOTHER Moose Encounter!

  As I last reported, I recently hit a moose with my car–no harm, no foul, but we were both a bit shaken.  I must have some serious moose karma going on–here’s the latest.

  I was in my wee cabin, standing in front of the two-drawor file cabinet–the top of it is my sole food preparation surface.  I was pimping my patmeal, digging through a bag of trail mix picking out raisins and dried cranberries and nuts to add to the plain Quaker Oats.  I was facing west, and just happened to glimpse a moose going by, behind my cabin.

  I quickly put the oatmeal on top of the fridge so the cats wouldn’t get it, jumped into my sno-jogs, grabbed my camera and went outside.  It had stopped near my friendly neighborhood dumpster–the one that supplies us with clothing, household items, food, drugs, cash, and so on.  I snapped a few shots, then ventured closer–maybe 15 yards away, snapping and flashing away.  This got her attention, and she stared eyeing me, so I beat a strategic retreat.

  I told the landlord, and he came out with me –by then, it had left the dumpster and was heading for the highway.  Attracted by our voices, she   did a 180, and headed up over the railroad tracks,  This was good for her–otherwise, she might have been hit.  There is a lot fo truck trfafic on the highway, since it is the main route from Anchorage to Denali to  Fairbanks.

  Landlord said he had NEVER seen a moose on the property before.  And it was a one in a milion shot for me to see the thing, since there is only that one small spot in the cabin where I can see out that window–it faces another cabin.

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