Moose On The LOOSE!!!

This adventure was the experience of a lifetime! The following photos show our encounter with a Bull Moose along the Rail Trail in Algonquin Park this week!

We were headed back to the car after spending a few hours on the trail when I saw a Bull Moose headed right towards us!

Luckily, he moved slowly, giving us a chance to adjust our camera settings!

His huge tongue is visible in this picture! He was getting closer and we needed a plan! The path was narrow and there was a ditch with open water on either side. We had to backtrack to locate a "safe" place to stand.

Deryl took these 3 photos while we hid behind some trees, just 15 feet from the passing beast! The Moose was so close he couldn't get the whole animal in the picture frame!! We could hear it grunting as it turned to look at us.

Bye, Bye, Mr. Moose!

The moose was on the trail for approximately 350 metres. One couple watched it emerge from a small wetland and were following distantly behind it. Others saw it coming from a distance, but the moose left the trail and headed back to the water before reaching those people. Earlier in the morning, Deryl had commented that the path was a good animal corridor. Little did he know the truth to those words!