The drive to work this morning was bathed in a golden-pink glow that reminded me of a camping trip Linda and I took to Maine in Summer '08. The intent was to see a moose; we discovered that, not unlike Yetis and Elves, moose are mythological creatures...in fact, we've postulated that the Maine travel bureau hires Maine residents to dress up like moose to encourage tourism, but that 'real' moose don't exist. Why do we think this? Being us, we researched the best place in the whole state to spot a moose. We camped near Lake Millinocket; every dawn and sunset we trekked over to Compass Point and waited and watched. Nada. One magical morning we took a sunrise moose-watching cruise on the lake....just us and the tour guide (whose boat it was) on the 40 acre lake. Mt. Katahdin was golden pink, crowned by the full moon and rose above the glassy lake with all the power, wild beauty and majesty of a Goddess. The only alleged moose we saw during that cruise was so far off in the distance as to be only visible as a brown blob, but we watched eagles soar, listened to loons, and knew silent awe in the face of the glorious mountain.
This bone-chilling December morning's light reminded me of that too-long-ago cool August morning, but this morning was also graced by the dancing glitter and sparkle of sun-kissed frost....exquisite!
2 comments:
I lived in Maine for a year and saw not one Moose. I was so disappointed. I saw deer, turkey and a fax, and I was thankful.
One of my writing students wrote a story about two people deciding there were no moose in Maine--that it was all a gigantic ploy to attract tourists...
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