Thursday, May 28, 2009

Mama & baby



The mother moose have moved into the campground and are having their babies, even tho we have seen this for 3 years running it is so exciting to see them back again. We knew this on Saturday night when we got several reports from guest seeing a mother & twins and a mother with a single calf. We also got several reports that there was a grizzle bear chasing them all through the campground. We had to call National Park service and the ranger and Dennis did the best they could trying to catch up to the bear. As luck would have it the bear never caught the calves and finally moved on. This went on from around 7:30 p.m. to midnight. The NPS rangers said if there had been a kill site then they would close down the campground and everyone would have to leave. Several guest got pictures of the bear as he did what they call a bluff charge at them. The NPS ranger also said they think this was a juvenile bear as it was not really skilled at catching the calves. Also the mother moose seem to know how to keep away from him. ALLS WELL THAT END WELL

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