A Mollie's Tan Wolf Joins the Junction Buttes Again

July 6, 2024

We got up and out 15 minutes earlier so arrived at Slough Creek with mostly clear skies at 5:30. I got set up at the lower lot with John and immediately spotted 907F, who was up briefly. Then, 1478F and 1385F went up to the left running, and eventually wound their way up and over Junction Pass in the rosy sunlight.

At 6:00am, the pups were visible in front of right trees one and two behind the sage. At 7:05 1479F was between tree one and two and then right of the trees. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqPFIvx0zHo

At 7:45, there was a black bear above the diagonal forest. At 8:10 the black pup made a brief appearance in front of trees two and three. At 8:30 1479F went half way down the hill for what we thought would be a drink but then disappeared behind Flower Hill. Then, at 8:45 she ran down the hill through the drainage and Lion's Meadow going to the right, and was sitting by Slough Creek aby 9:15. We lost sight of her, despite John going to the hill above the creek to the west.

At 11:30, the Mollie's tan wolf made her appearance, coming down for a drink and a long cool-off in the marsh. She disappeared in five minutes but reappeared at 12:30.  

At 1:15, 1479F appeared in the lower right of the marsh area and greeted the Mollie's wolf. 1479F then went up to the trees and disappeared behind the sage.

At 2:15, we had intermittent sightings of the black pup near the left-most tree, and then at 2:45 saw 1479F behind the trees to the left of the right group.

It was another day of much socializing and sharing wolves with so many families. We and the wolves drew quite a crowd and shared our scopes and information with them. We shared John's YouTube channel with several people, and exchanged contact information with the couple from Scotland.

It was a pleasant day with sunshine and a breeze, moving the clouds along. We dressed better today for the intensity of the sun at over 6,000 feet, wearing layers that we could peel off as the day warmed up.

Finally, at 3:30, after ten hours of scoping, we were exhausted and called it a day with a promise to see Jason in the morning. We had a long bear jam on the way home near Wapati corner.