Young buck moose walks near suburban school. So cute, young, and shy. Warning: no paragraph transition ahead. I discovered a well-written and well-developed website by accident. The “About” page of the NSWA.org website has a clever lead and an easy, neighborly narrative. The style almost lured me to send money, despite a distance of several [...]
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Why hike for four hours, when they’re in the ‘burbs?
After hiking in the Chugach mountains for hours and seeing two bull moose far, far away, with dark dots representing the moose, we headed for home. The hike had smoothed out my brain synapses and was, of course, fun. But the irony, as is the case with irony, was in finding this bull moose in [...]
Ungulates in the city
A simple walk in the suburbs turned into a joyful occasion at noon today. A young bull moose with a newly forming furry rack is just a beautiful sight to see, and a lovely reminder. Moose live in the city and apparently the majority of Anchorage residents love the combination of amenities and wildlife. We [...]
Hiking in Alaska
Since the animals were here first, they get right-of-way. This Ursus Horribilius, as some old, old dear friends used to refer laughingly to any bear they encountered, was near the trail head. We scrambled for the cameras when we saw him, but he didn’t want to cooperate by posing. I love it here. All the [...]