Watch out for moose in Denali!

A couple of years ago on the Kenai we kept track of a moose cow and calf that were hanging around the cabin we were in. There was a bear tracking the moose trying to pick off the calf. Daily we'd see the moose, never the bear, but when we'd look at tracks you could see where the moose had run and then there would be bear tracks nearby, often right on the moose tracks. The cow was playing a deadly game of hide and seek with the bear, staying just out of range, keeping that calf safe, and, I think, using the cabins as a haven of sorts. After about a week the bear moved on, apparently giving up. I admired that cow.