Monday July 28, 2008

Today we decided to go canoeing and headed to Oquossoc on the north west corner of Rangeley Lake. It looked like rain when we got there so we ate some lunch at the world renown 4 Seasons Café and then had the canoe rental company drop us off. We went down the Kennebec River and we did it because the guide book said it was a great place to see wildlife including MOOSE…we still haven’t seen one. And at the end of our trip we still hadn’t seen on or even much wildlife. We decided to drive to a place called Coos Canyon and low and behold, on our way when we least expected it (that’s what the chamber of commerce lady told us…you will see a moose when you least expect it!) out pops this big ass moose out of the bushes on the left hand side of the road and starts hoofing it down the road. There are all sorts of signs in Maine that say, “Break for Moose”, but I don’t even know why they need them. If you are stupid enough to speed up and hit a 600 pound GIANT moose, then you deserve whatever happens. Anyway, we did “break for moose” and while I frantically tried to get the camera out of its protective bag, it went into the woods on the right hand side of the road. No picture, but at least a sighting! We are now determined to get a picture of a moose and planned a trip to the DOT on the way to Stratton at dusk. After dinner we headed to Stratton and saw a moose on the way! At the DOT sight we saw another one (if you are keeping count, that’s 3). On the way out, we saw the same one we saw on the way in…at least I think it was and then another one! 4 moose sightings AND pictures. We went home happy.