Voices in the Wilderness: Is that a wolverine?
Deb Hunsicker, of Sable, Idaho, relaxes during one of her hikes in the wilderness along the Montana-Idaho border. (Courtesy photo)
Author Bio: Deb Hunsicker, also known by her trail name Walking Carrot, has hiked the triple crown (Appalachian, Pacific Crest, and Continental Divide trails) and lives in Sagle, Idaho with her husband (and adventure buddy), where she works as an environmental consultant. When not enjoying the outdoors, she enjoys knitting, curling up with a good book and snuggling with her two cats.
“There’s some kind of animal down there.”
I shift my attention from the bag of trail mix I’m focused on and scan the area my husband is pointing to – an open, grassy area next to a small lake. Then I saw it, too. A small dark shape is slowly working along the lake's edge, nose to the ground.
We are quite a distance away, on a rocky ridge high above the lake, so at first, we aren’t quite sure what we are seeing. We watch for a few minutes and tick through the possibilities. Moose?
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