Halloween is for animals too, so we set out for the Yukon Wildlife Preserve to watch the Red Fox (the little guy who is now getting to be a big guy that Ralph Shopland, my old co-worker, found when he and his wife were camping, and brought home thinking it was a puppy dog!). The lynx had already eaten so we set off for the fox area.
Ideally, to make it on time, the kids were in the stroller. That lasted for about three minutes, then they had to walk with their little snow pants covered legs. You can guess how fast that walk was.
We made it to the fox area just as they were putting out the pumpkins. We waited, and waited and waited for the fox to show up.
We waited some more.
Then we went across the road to the Arctic Fox pen (and where the fire pit was with sticks and lots of marshmallows for roasting!!) That was more fun as the Arctic Fox was running around eating pieces of his pumpkin.
The loop is about 5 Km. I finally got to see the Moose!!! Yeah!!!!! For the first time ever. Not only the big bull moose but saw the baby and the female too.
The kids were getting tired as they preferred walking to being in the stroller and sometimes they wanted to be carried. When I was carrying Emerson in his bulky snowsuit, boots, hat and mitts, and I was in my bulky winter coat and boots, he kept saying "Run Gramma". I guess he figures I am something of a Super-Gramma!
Nearing the end of the walk, we finally got them into their stroller once again and before you knew it both were sound asleep.
It was a wonderful walk around the Wildlife Preserve on a beautifully sunny Sunday afternoon.
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