July 7, 2024
We got up just a little earlier today at 4:15 so our arrival was at 5:35. We had clear skies and cool temperatures that later turned hot.
I immediately had the black pup in front of the trees. It was up and down for the next half hour. At 6:15 both pups moved right with 1479F to the right of the first tree. 907F and 1478F (gray) went to the left of tree three and bedded, likely their "spot" I can see from Dave's Hill, where it appears as in front of the first tree. They have a nice, level spot there. We also saw 1477F (black), so we had four adults and the two pups.
At 7:50, 907F came down to the marsh for a long drink and then met with 1478F at the top of the hill. At 8:15, 1479F came down to the marsh with the pups and 907F following. They went to Lion's Meadow below and the pumps romped around until 9:00. As they returned to the top of the hill, four adults were together: 907F, 1479F, 1478F, and 1477F.
At 10:30, 1479F and 1478F ran to the left and we lost them behind the rocks. No one on Bob's Knob saw where they went either. I conferred with Rick M. and we speculated that they would stay on the far side of the river since there were so many fishermen on the creek. We thought they might be seen by Marge Simpson Tree, and Rick went to scope there but did not radio that they were seen. They were probably long gone by then.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lp5MOeB5YQ
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| Ashley, from New York City by way of New Zealand, took the prize for dedication. She was staying in Idaho and got up at 3:30 to make it by 6:00 to see the wolves. She was rewarded! |
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| Naomi, a history teacher from Virginia, loved seeing the wolves. |
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| This family did not get to see the wolves, but we shared lots of information about the pack with them. |
We returned to Gardiner to have a homemade pizza and champagne to celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary!
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