This was the spectacular sunset we had tonight.

This is kind of a major stopping place on the circuit as many folks practice before actually going down the "Chute" so it seems really busy to me. There are a couple campsites and a cooking shelter that I'm sure has been used to dry people, clothes and gear that have been dumped going through here. Despite the numbers of people populating this general area, and the fact that all the folks in my group have gone to bed (probably by ~9:15pm), the following happened: I was sitting by our fire's glowing embers writing in my journal, waiting for the stars to come out since the sky was relatively clear. It is very quiet but the silence is broken by the sound of sloshing water. Now it couldn't be waves washing up on the shore because there is no wind, and it's fairly dark--I'm using a flashlight to see my own writing--so it can't be anyone in a canoe coming in for the night (this site is taken!). So I scan the underbrush by the lake in the direction of the sound and see the unmistakable silhouette of a moose cow and calf pass quietly by now that they're on dry land. How cool is that? Cheryl and Merlin's tent was the closest to the lake and I let them know a moose just came through. Merlin dashes out to see if he can get a photo and hears them go through the neighboring campsite, surprising the folks there. Anyway, that was pretty cool.