Artist Uses Footprints to Craft Giant Moose Mural in Canada Snow
An artist spent three hours creating a giant mural of a moose on a snow-covered lake in eastern Canada.
Drone footage captured by graphic artist Eric Goggin in early February shows Goggin creating the mural by stomping on snow covering Washademoak Lake in New Brunswick.
'You can't mistake a moose, and it's such a Canadian symbol, representative of the great outdoors,' Goggin told CTV News.
In the report, Goggin said he used the drone's monitor to guide him as he kicked the snow from the lake's icy surface. He tied fishing line to a stake to guide him in creating the perfect circle seen at the beginning, Credit: Eric Goggin via Storyful
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