Updated: September 28, 2016 Published: September 27, 2016
Visitors to Point Woronzof view a large bull moose as it ambles across the road on Monday afternoon, September 26, 2016, in West Anchorage. Several moose made appearances along the road as bulls courted cows between Postmark Drive and the point. (Erik Hill / Alaska Dispatch News)
For about an hour Monday afternoon, moose mesmerized motorists and sightseers as bulls in rut chased cows back and forth across Point Woronzof Road in West Anchorage. Bulls, cows and calves were spotted from Postmark Drive to Point Woronzof, feeding and meandering along the road.
At one point, five moose were visible near the Chugach Electric Association substation. One of them, a large bull, then took a long, leisurely amble up the road all the way to Point Woronzof Park, where he paused for a drink before crashing off into the alders.
A cow moose drinks from a puddle along Point Woronzof Road. (Erik Hill / Alaska Dispatch News)
The cow moose watches a bull emerge from the woods to woo her before walking away across Pt. Woronzof Road. (Erik Hill / Alaska Dispatch News)
The cow moose crosses Pt. Woronzof Road as a bull emerges from the woods nearby to woo her. (Erik Hill / Alaska Dispatch News)
A bull moose pauses while pursuing a cow moose along Pt. Woronzof Road. (Erik Hill / Alaska Dispatch News)
The bull moose breaks off from chasing the cow moose that crossed Pt. Woronzof Road. (Erik Hill / Alaska Dispatch News)
A young bull moose, two cows and a calf mingle near the Chugach Electric Association substation. (Erik Hill / Alaska Dispatch News)
Momentarily scared by passing traffic, the young bull re-emerges from the woods to continue pursuit of a cow moose. (Erik Hill / Alaska Dispatch News)
From a high vantage point, a cow moose watches a large bull chase another cow near the Chugach Electric Association substation along Pt. Woronzof Road. (Erik Hill / Alaska Dispatch News)
A large bull moose makes one of several crossings of Pt. Woronzof Road. (Erik Hill / Alaska Dispatch News)
The large bull moose ambles west along Pt. Woronzof Road. (Erik Hill / Alaska Dispatch News)
The large bull moose pauses along Pt. Woronzof Road before continuing to the point. (Erik Hill / Alaska Dispatch News)
Visitors to Pt. Woronzof pause from sightseeing and plane spotting as the large bull moose makes its way towards them. (Erik Hill / Alaska Dispatch News)
The large bull moose strolls west along the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail before descending the embankment to cross Pt. Woronzof Road. (Erik Hill / Alaska Dispatch News)
The large bull moose follows the airport fence before crossing Pt. Woronzof Road yet again to reach the park and drink from the pond. (Erik Hill / Alaska Dispatch News)
The large bull moose causes a scene while repeatedly crossing Pt. Woronzof Road to visit a park pond for a drink. (Erik Hill / Alaska Dispatch News)
The large bull moose strolls through Pt. Woronzof Park before disappearing into the alders. (Erik Hill / Alaska Dispatch News)
Erik Hill
Erik Hill was a longtime photographer for Alaska Dispatch News, and before that, the Anchorage Daily News.
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