Moose caught on web cam atop Mt. Washington

[Tuckerman]

Pretty cool from this AM 12/22/2006

12:36 PM Fri Dec 22nd

“WNFS 305 this is 7-3 to 2-0, there’s a Moose at the front door!”

That is the actual radio call I received around 11:00AM from state Park Manager Mike Pelchat who was driving up the final pitch to the summit.

A few minutes later, and by remarkable happen stance, the moose scurried to the west side of the building just in time for the West View cam to snap a perfectly framed picture of the massive ungilid. I suspect a few very lucky web viewers caught a glimpse of this once in a million shot. The moose then completed its circuit by running back over to the cog tracks on the east side of the building, then along the tracks down toward the great gulf, before it decided it liked the looks of ball crag a bit better. There the moose was greeted by a hiker ascending the Nelson Crag trail. I can only assume they were both dumb struck for a period. The image of the hulky burnt umber body of this massive beast set against the crisp white of rime was compelling. So too I suspect a moose is baffled by the bright yellows and reds of fancy gore-tex. Then again Moose are probably color blind… still I’m sure it didn’t know what to make of an ice axe and crampon clad biped.

You may be asking yourself what on earth a moose would be doing on top of Mount Washington in December. Frankly I’m not sure there is a good answer, but then it is also not without precedent. About a year and a week ago I found fresh Moose droppings above 6000ft on the Tuckerman Ravine Trail while out for a hike. We also have a few post cards kicking around for years ago when a bull moose was photographed traversing the Bigelow Lawn. Most amazingly, once a moose was actually on the observation deck of this very building, though sadly that story does not have a happy ending.

Yet in light of Jon’s comment from yesterday it is tempting to think that this moose was scoping the landing zone for its winter brethren, the reindeer.

We’ll try to get up some video soon! For now check out the web cam shot at Moose!

[nhtele]

Damn, I remember seeing a bear @ treeline ~4400' over by Glen Boulder, but that is nuts.

Looks like he is making quick tracks downhill.

[GoldMember]

I came home yesterday from work and went to shovel the driveway and found these tracks. We apparently had a cow and a yearling wandering around the neighborhood yesterday. We've actually got quite a few in the area by our house and they make their way into the neighborhood every so often.

That's pretty cool she got caught on the webcam!

[Brock Landers]

I thought all the moose in NH were lying on the side of Rt 2

[hatfieldsbrother]

saw a moose on the way into jackson last thursday at 3am during the drive in, pixs to come in the coming days after i finally upload them...

cool picture though, never really realized how gangigly those things are

[Tuckerman]

I thought all the moose in NH were lying on the side of Rt 2

Thats only during tourist season.

[Free Range Lobster]

THATS MY MOOSE.

That asshole stood in the middle of Rt 16 through Pinkham Notch at 4:30am when I was working up there.

FUCK YOU MOOSE

[advres]

never really realized how gangigly those things are

It's mangy yo.

[BCpowder]

cool picture though, never really realized how gangigly those things are

make no mistake they are heavy and strong as fuck.

[hutash]

It's looking a bit thin there in the east, and I thought California was bad. Cool moose though.

[Schralps McGnar]

Unfortunate that the cam did not catch his switch lincoln off of the headwall.

[ak_powder_monkey]

Moose like being above treeline after the rut here for some reason. Of course they come back down when it snows. Strange