A Bull Moose, A Backpacker, and an Elevated Boardwalk

A STORY:
I was walking across this bridge on the way down to Chippewa Harbor. (This is a photo of only part of the bridge.) I was about a third of the way across the bridge (about the point shown in the middle of this photo) and a bull moose (that I didn't know was feeding there)--raised up out of the water about 75-100 feet in front of me (past where the bridge disappears in this photo). He was on the viewer's RIGHT hand side of the bridge.

BOTH I (and he moose) were extremely startled by the unexpected encounter. First, he started to run away (to the viewer's right)--but apparently didn't like his escape route. So, he then ran back toward the bridge (the viewer's left). Then, he ran about 25 feet TOWARD me (not charging--just looking for escape). Then, he spun around and ran away toward the top of the photo (beyond the view shown in this photo--and finally ran off to the viewer's right)--- and he was gone
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Nothing is more "exciting" than standing (and trying to keep one's balance) on a bridge like this one and watching a startled moose look for an escape route (and you might be in his way). If ever I needed "Depend" undergarments on a hike--this was probably it.