Up close and personal with not 1, but 2 magnificent moose!!!

If you haven't figured it out by now I have quite the obsession with New Hampshire's famous wild friend, the moose. These beautiful girl's were by far the best moose we have yet to observe.

Three weeks ago while we were camping in Franconia Notch State Forest, we decided to hit the roads around dust in hopes of finding a moose grazing in moose muck. We have been successful with this dozens of times but never have we had the opportunity to observe these marvelous creatures for more than a few minutes. Most of the time we catch a glimpse and maybe a few minutes of observing before the animal disappeared into the great thickets of forest. On this occasion however we lucked out and found a pair of moose that were willing to hang out in the open and dismiss our presence.

We had driven up to Whitefield to get a pizza for dinner and decided to take Route 116 South back towards where we were staying. It was along this route that we spotted these fabulous ladies. As we drove by them they were emerging from the woods and headed towards some moose muck that was along the side of the road. We happened to pull over right across the street from where they were headed and couldn't have gotten a better front row seat had we paid a zoo to get us up close and personal with a captive moose. I sat outside the window of our jeep and took dozens of photographs of them. We ended up sitting there for about a half an hour, just eating our pizza and watching the moose that was about 35 feet away from us. I was amazed at how she just kept eating away and would occasionally glance up at us to make sure we weren't up to any funny business. This truly was the most tolerant moose I have yet to come across and I felt blessed to have been able to watch her for as long as I did. We probably could have sat and watched her till darkness set in and they disappeared into the shadows of the night. I will never forget feeling the immensity of her size and taking in her natural behavior. It truly is quite the sight to see such magnificent wild animals going about their natural business in their intended environment.