A Moose Encounter

 

I’VE BEEN FORTUNATE to have experienced a number of wildlife encounters this year. Arguably the most memorable occurred in late July right at the end of a short weekend’s backpacking.

I’d camped in a rugged away-from-it spot and was heading back to one of Colorado’s busiest mountain trails: the Mount Bierstadt Trail. The only way to regain the trail from camp was cross country through an extensive area of willows and marshes. This area is practically a maze and the route through it is barely ...