I think all animals have this - "Oh, something large that could hurt me coming...there is a clear spot ahead where I won't trip - I will run in that direction and fool the large thing that could hurt me, while not running into a tree."
Cats do it at night, too. I guess in animal (moose) brain, something coming at you means run.
I wish I could figure out an easy way to post pics. I take the picture then load it on my computer, then upload it to tinypic. I suspect my iPhone will load it to the cloud and make it easier, but I just dun wanna.
Thank you for taking us on vacay with you. I go everywhere alone too, so I get ya.