Memorable Evening
We had driven up to Lake City from Creede a couple of days before and while there, I picked up the local touristy brochure to see if there was any good information regarding places to shoot. An article caught my eye and mentioned a few locations for potential wildlife viewing. We had already scouted a few places where we heard we might see some moose, but this new spot sounded much more intriguing. We brought a picnic dinner with us and on the way to the lakes we saw two cow moose in a small little meadow. We looked at each other, both thinking this might be good! We drove on and parked the jeep at a small picnic area. There were a few people already there and after a short conversation our excitement and expectations began to grow.
After picnicking (and getting the shot "Hey - I like Cheetos), I got my heavy duty gear out of the jeep and proceeded to set up by the lake. A couple of folks stopped by and after the obligatory "that's a big camera!" comments (actually its a big lens, but i digress...), we settled in. It didn't take too long before someone said "THERE:S A MOOSE!" and the fun began. The two cows we had seen before made their way down to the lake and proceeded to feed on the plants in the water. They were soon joined by a third, smaller moose that may have been a couple year old calf. Most of the tourists lost interest after a few minutes (maybe it was the mosquitoes?) and soon there were only a couple of us left. Too bad for them as the three were joined by a small bull in velvet who interacted with the other three and also ended up in the lake feeding. As the moose fed, the brook trout in the lake put on quite the show as an evening hatch pushed them into a feeding frenzy. We sat and enjoyed the moose's company for about an hour before my backside started getting sore from sitting on the rocks. We packed up the gear, smiling the whole time at what we had just witnessed. On the way out, two more moose were heading in making a grand total of six.
Thanks for taking the time to read through this - I greatly appreciate your comments and views!
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Memorable Evening
We had driven up to Lake City from Creede a couple of days before and while there, I picked up the local touristy brochure to see if there was any good information regarding places to shoot. An article caught my eye and mentioned a few locations for potential wildlife viewing. We had already scouted a few places where we heard we might see some moose, but this new spot sounded much more intriguing. We brought a picnic dinner with us and on the way to the lakes we saw two cow moose in a small little meadow. We looked at each other, both thinking this might be good! We drove on and parked the jeep at a small picnic area. There were a few people already there and after a short conversation our excitement and expectations began to grow.
After picnicking (and getting the shot "Hey - I like Cheetos), I got my heavy duty gear out of the jeep and proceeded to set up by the lake. A couple of folks stopped by and after the obligatory "that's a big camera!" comments (actually its a big lens, but i digress...), we settled in. It didn't take too long before someone said "THERE:S A MOOSE!" and the fun began. The two cows we had seen before made their way down to the lake and proceeded to feed on the plants in the water. They were soon joined by a third, smaller moose that may have been a couple year old calf. Most of the tourists lost interest after a few minutes (maybe it was the mosquitoes?) and soon there were only a couple of us left. Too bad for them as the three were joined by a small bull in velvet who interacted with the other three and also ended up in the lake feeding. As the moose fed, the brook trout in the lake put on quite the show as an evening hatch pushed them into a feeding frenzy. We sat and enjoyed the moose's company for about an hour before my backside started getting sore from sitting on the rocks. We packed up the gear, smiling the whole time at what we had just witnessed. On the way out, two more moose were heading in making a grand total of six.
Thanks for taking the time to read through this - I greatly appreciate your comments and views!
© 2016 Craig Goettsch - All rights reserved. Any unauthorized use without permission is prohibited.