We are incredibly fortunate, able to spend most of this week in Yellowstone, the north end. We spent the morning with the normal cast of characters. After lunch in Cooke City, Jake met up with us. The weather was cold, gray and wet as we headed back towards Mammoth. We got separated and when Jake caught up with us down with the sheep, he burst from his truck and said, “You wanna see 5 wolves?” I think we broke the speed limit after that.
We got back to the spot only to find the wolves gone. After a little searching, we found the five had moved east. Now you needed your bins to see them (heck, need them to find them in my photos) but they were spectacular! There was a collared white wolf which we knew meant it was an alpha wolf. After watching them for a half hour, they ducked down behind a ridge. Just then a biologists showed up and after talking to her and reporting what we saw, we parted ways. We followed the path we thought they would take and found them again. We caught up with the biologist again and reported what we saw. It’s then we found out the collared wolf is #471 and split off and has formed a new pack. As we shared what we had seen, she shared what she knew giving us a locale for tomorrow to possibly find them. As the last rays of light lit the valley, we heard a wolf off in the distance. What a Great Day! Thanks Jake!
Photos captued by D3, 600VR w/TC-17e on Lexar UDMA digital film