
Figuring I’d like a special shot of the final musher to leave McGrath, I walked a mile or so up from the checkpoint to where the boat landing is. On the walk to my desired photo opportunity, I noticed a moose with a calf lying in the brush by the side of the road. The calf was well hidden behind the cow. The cow was ruminating in the truest sense of the word – chewing her cud and with her eyes closed she appeared to be thinking deeply.