family of moose swimming across Red Rock Lake

family of moose swimming across Red Rock Lake

A group of friends and I watched these three moose swim all the way across Red Rock Lake on a short hike before we had to work... truly stunning to watch these magnificent animals in their day-to-day activities. July 26, 2008
distressbark
on Dec 19, 2008 8:01 am
Image Type(s): Wildlife
Image ID: 473187

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slowbutsteady

slowbutsteady - Jan 17, 2010 7:19 pm - Voted 10/10

moose

My wife and I saw and were very close to a mother Moose and two youngsters on the trail around this same lake in Aug. of 2007. Thank you for posting this image.

distressbark

distressbark - Jan 19, 2010 8:55 am - Hasn't voted

Re: moose

yeah, they frequent the area... all the lakes of the Swiftcurrent Valley are great places to spot moose. glad you were able to enjoy them in person, and glad you enjoyed my photo!

JoelSkok

JoelSkok - Mar 20, 2019 1:53 pm - Voted 10/10

Were they in distress?

I thought moose were extremely hesitant to swim, especially the little ones.

distressbark

distressbark - Mar 28, 2019 7:45 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: Were they in distress?

They were in no apparent distress. It's a busy area, so it's possible that the family was spooked by hikers. Red Rock Lake is very shallow. They swam from one shore to the other and I don't recall them appearing to have too difficult a time.

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