Drive carefully. If there’s one thing I hear over and over from local residents it’s that those who come from the valley drive too fast on winter roads. I’ve included the photo of this moose to remind us that not all the wildlife leaves for the winter. You will see moose in the rivers and, yes, on the highways.
According to one source, over 50 moose were killed in Island Park in a two year period. You can imagine (or maybe you can’t) what one of these 2,00o pound creatures would do to your car as it makes its unceremonious way through your windshield and into the back seat of your car. And lest you think your are safe because you’re in a pickup, moose are tall enough, they’ll even come through the windshield of a pickup truck.
So take it easy on these winter roads. Preserve our moose and preserve your life. The difference in driving 65 and 45 between Ashton and Island Park is about 6 minutes. Isn’t your life (and the life of our wildlife population) worth the extra 6 minutes?
If all those “idiots” you’re passing have 2F license plates, maybe you’d better consider slowing down. It’s possible they just might know something you don’t.
On a dark night even with good lights you can’t see a moose till the last second when they walk on to the road. If you don’t have great reaction time you can kiss it good-bye.