Back at the cabin and it looks like the beaver is setting up shop out front, and a ticked out moose ran into the alleyway and looked at me all ghostlike looking like a pale horse. Got the rats done and worked my bear with ashes to soak up some of the fat. Loons took a hiatus this morning, but are making eerie calls over the water tonight. A lone coyote barks in stoccatos then a small howl, then back to barking.