MOOSE!

Thursday evening "the gentleman" was otherwise engaged so I busied myself with domestic work cleaning up my apartment and finally cleaning the laundry that was decorating my floor. It is amazing how quickly a 550 sq. ft. apartment can get cluttered, but the bonus is how easy and quick it is to clean up. Hooray for small spaces. While I was finishing up the last couple loads a friend of mine wanted to get out of town and go for an epic drive. Usually at 8 p.m. the old lady in me kicks in that wants to make sure I am in bed at a certain time but I must have been high on tide because I agreed, he picked me up and we hit the road.

A quick stop at the Petro-Canada to top of the old tank then we flew (for the most part at the posted speed limit). Down the Trans-Canada highway towards Banff  an exit to highway 40 and we were in the deep of Kananaskis country. If you have not experienced the beauty of Kananaskis stop reading and start driving. The excitement of seeing what today's Shellie moment is can wait! We were pointing out deer and elk while we cruised along. Then I saw it. In the distance there was a large brown figure trotting along side the road and as we approached I think I scared my friend as the only word that could escape my mouth was MOOSE and I feverishly went for my purse nearly tearing it apart trying to get my camera out on and ready to shoot. Now you may think that is my first time ever seeing a moose as I resort to a level of excitement normally reserved for tourists that we often poke fun of for getting excited over deer and gophers. I have seen moose before but only in zoo to my recollection. This was my first time seeing one out in the wild! It was a very special moment. I forced my friend to pull over and let me snap a picture. Evidence of course that now me, Shellie, has seen a moose outside in the wild. It was a great day and glad my youthful side allowed me the alertness to stay up past my bedtime.

Shellie moment of the story: OMG OMG MOOSE MOOSE!! Pull over MOOSE!