It was another wet day in Yellowstone. We went back to the Lamar Valley, and saw the Prospect Peak Pack again. Eleven of the fourteen members of the pack were up high on a ridge. We watched them through our binoculars, and spotting scopes. The wolves were much more active today making their way up, and down the ridge. After we got our fill of wolf watching we listened to local park celebrity, and wildlife biologist Rick McIntyre, and his stories about his years following the wolves. He told stories about the Cinderella wolf, and the invincible, and most famous wolf number 21.

After listening to Rick we went on a three mile hike into the back country. We saw many bones of past kills of elk, and bison. The back country looked like a grave yard for the large ungulates of the park. We stopped for lunch on the banks of Lamar River, where Slough Creek, and the Lamar meet. After lunch we walked up the bank, and noticed some ravens, and three coyotes feeding on a carcass on some rocks in the middle of the river. After this we made the long hike back through the valley back to the van. We hiked a total of seven miles.

We finished our day with a dip in the Boiling River. This was an interesting experience. The water was fed by underground hot springs. The water was both freezing cold, and piping hot. The changing currents in the river caused us to experience both extreme temperatures. The water in the river seemed very bipolar, but the soak in the river was very refreshing.