This afternoon, we started our first trail, scoping it out as a potential day hike and campsite.
The first things we saw on the trail were 1) A big pile of droppings and 2) Bloody massive moose prints!
We started off cautiously down the trail, scouring the trees for moose and trying to joke about meeting one in a feeble attempt to cover up how scared we were about actually meeting one!
The trail was a snowy path cleared through dense woodland, meaning that we couldn't see very far in any direction, and every noise was a potential moose, poised and waiting to trample us to pieces where no one would find us for weeks!
We carried on for a while, crossed a roaring river and found more moose prints everywhere. Then, already freaked out, we found a young lady's driving licence in the path (note the only prints were moose prints and ours) next to a clump of moose hair, a pile of moose droppings and a high density of moose prints. We pocketed the driving licence and headed back the way we'd come!
Having talked to some locals about moose this evening, I think it's okay to be afriad. They do sometimes attack people! It is yet to be determined whether we do a day hike or go camping.
And we're still waiting to receive a reply to our facebook message to young Jocelyn who is missing her driving licence in suspicious moosey circumstances...
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