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Our first night out of Whitehorse we camped in Moose Creek Campground. This sounded promising, but no moose resulted.<\/p>\n
We drove northwards, looking out eagerly for moose. The road between Whitehorse and Dawson City was boring and moose-free. So we headed on to the Dempster Highway. First stop was at Two Moose Lake, where we’d heard that mooses often roam<\/p>\n
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And there was a moose! Here is a photo of me posing with the moose in the lake in the background.<\/p>\n
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This is the moose in the lake. She was shy though, and did not come up to say hello. I sat and marvelled at her, then had to move on.<\/p>\n
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And that was when I met the second moose! Her name is Sharlene and we’re maintaining correspondence at the moment. She says she might come and visit me in the Rockies one day.<\/p>\n
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The rest of the trip is a bit of a blur to be honest. All I could think of was Sharlene. We made it to the Arctic Circle though. Didn’t see any more moose.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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