Waking Up With a Moose in Your Face | National Geographic

so one of my favorite stories from all

so one of my favorite stories from all my explorations happen on the

my explorations happen on the

my explorations happen on the Appalachian Trail I had a dog with me me

Appalachian Trail I had a dog with me me

Appalachian Trail I had a dog with me me and kaya and about two o’clock in the

and kaya and about two o’clock in the

and kaya and about two o’clock in the morning I’m sleeping out into the Stars

morning I’m sleeping out into the Stars

morning I’m sleeping out into the Stars cowboy camping and I feel kiya licking

cowboy camping and I feel kiya licking

cowboy camping and I feel kiya licking my face I start to then hear what I

my face I start to then hear what I

my face I start to then hear what I think is kaya throwing up making sound

think is kaya throwing up making sound

think is kaya throwing up making sound of a dog taking good I open up my eye

of a dog taking good I open up my eye

of a dog taking good I open up my eye and there’s a moose nostril three inches

and there’s a moose nostril three inches

and there’s a moose nostril three inches from my face so I make this little like

from my face so I make this little like

from my face so I make this little like ahh and it rears up on both sides and

ahh and it rears up on both sides and

ahh and it rears up on both sides and slam down on both sides of my head

slam down on both sides of my head

slam down on both sides of my head centimeters away from either side of my

centimeters away from either side of my

centimeters away from either side of my head it leapt over my head and went and

head it leapt over my head and went and

head it leapt over my head and went and clothes line my friend Rory’s hammock

clothes line my friend Rory’s hammock

clothes line my friend Rory’s hammock she plummeted to the ground my buddy

she plummeted to the ground my buddy

she plummeted to the ground my buddy rooster runs out of his tent he’s

rooster runs out of his tent he’s

rooster runs out of his tent he’s holding himself and saying but moose big

holding himself and saying but moose big

holding himself and saying but moose big Moose big moose we kept hearing that

Moose big moose we kept hearing that

Moose big moose we kept hearing that rutting sound all night the sound of the

rutting sound all night the sound of the

rutting sound all night the sound of the dog throwing up was the male rut it’s

dog throwing up was the male rut it’s

dog throwing up was the male rut it’s the mm-hmm it was rutting season their

the mm-hmm it was rutting season their

the mm-hmm it was rutting season their mating season and so I don’t know if it

mating season and so I don’t know if it

mating season and so I don’t know if it thought I was a female moose because of

thought I was a female moose because of

thought I was a female moose because of how I smelled at that point