HOORAY!  Nichole has seen a moose!  (and me and Della too).  See slideshow for details.

It was very exciting; Nichole has for a long time now asserted that moose were mythical creatures, along the lines of dragons or gargoyles.  And for her first sighting, not only did we see the creature, but it was a gorgeous bull, and not obscured by bushes or branches.  

:D