We started our day at 7am and drove around the Lamar Valley to look for wildlife.  It was not long before we got a radio call that there were wolves in the area.  It was the Lamar Pack.  We were told that the adults had killed a deer and that they were down in a draw feeding.  We met up with Rick, who is one of the Wolf Biologists in the park. He told us the interesting story of the Lamar Pack and how they got to where they are now.  Rick told us that the Alpha Male #925 had been killed by members of the Prospect Peak Pack.  #925 died a heroic death as he gave his life to save his mate #926 and their six pups.  He then told us that four large males from the Prospect Pack had returned to where #926 and her pups had been living and that at first the biologists thought that they had come to finish the job and kill the alpha female and her pups.  But #926 started to flirt with each of the four males and was able to convince them to join her pack.  She then made the first male that she flirted with the alpha male of the pack.

We then traveled to Pebble Creek for a lunch break.  It was a beautiful and peaceful area.  While we were there we spotted Mountain Goats  on a mountain side.  After lunch Shauna gave us a small presentation on the “Year in the Life of a Wolf”. It was pretty interesting to see how a wolf grows and develops from a little peanut up to a 130+ pound adult wolf.

We then went on a two mile hike along the Yellowstone River to the confluence of the Lamar and the Yellowstone Rivers.  Our hike lead us down to a small beachy area where we were able to put our feet in the water.  The water was extremely cold.  Shauna then had us all go to our separate areas and just sit in the peace and quiet of nature for about 20 minutes.  We were to write about what we heard, saw, and felt.

Today was an awesome day and I can’t wait to head back out in the morning!