It’s much warmer today at 17 degrees. A light snow is falling but the wind has already blown it off my car.

Visibility is good in Lamar and at Slough but alas, there is nothing to see.

At Curve I notice fresh wolf tracks crossing the pullout from south to north. Hmm.

I meet the crew at Elk Creek. Jeremy says the Junctions are somewhere northwest of Hellroaring and, alas, not in view. But he has gotten fleeting signals for a Wapiti wolf, 1234M, near Wrecker. He was not with the group that was collared yesterday, although he may have travelled here with them.

The crew decides to head further west, but I stay here. Jeff, Susan & Reve and Joe and I scope our hearts out, hoping to find the Wapiti male or maybe Rescue Creek. For once we can see the top of Specimen, but the only animals we find up there are bison.

Then around 9:45 we hear the magic words over the radio. “Come to Lamar”. Someone has found a single collared gray south of the road heading west.

We are happy to abandon Elk Creek and head that way.

I join the throng already at Fisherman’s and soon learn that the wolf was first seen from Dorothy’s but has since crossed the road to the north. She’s not visible from this lot but people are seeing her a little west of here.

Unfortunately, there are only two spots safe enough to fit a car and they are both in taken.

Rick comes by, carrying his scope so I shoulder mine and follow him.

We find a relatively flat spot just off the road to set our scopes and soon I am looking at my wolf of the day. She turns out to be newly-collared 1331F, the Wapiti pup that Jeremy kept warm yesterday.

She is tugging away at the remains of an elk kill. As I watch, I realize I have seen wolves in this spot before – in fact she is gnawing on the remains of an elk the Junctions killed back in April.

The little gray wolf looks quite hungry, scavenging on 8-month-old bones, but she has good energy, and appears healthy overall.

I learn later from Jeremy that her relative, 1267F, was somewhere unseen in this general area. It’s comforting to know this youngster is not alone.

She is the only wolf visible, so every wolf-watcher in the Park plus all the guided visitors are concentrated on this one spot. I stay for a solid hour as my feet get colder and colder. I remind myself what a bad day this young wolf had yesterday and admire her resilience.

Around 11:30 she has had enough of this cold dish. She moves upslope, skirting the edges of the shale forest and disappears over the top into Secret Passage.

I go back to my car and decide to drive west to find Laurie & Dan. I find them with the crew back at Lower Hellroaring. The Junctions have shifted a bit east and might soon be close enough to be spotted, but so far, they remain elusive.

Jeremy mentions that he is still getting signals for the Wapiti male 1234M. The speculation is that he could be scouting for an available female from the Junction pack. I’ll be 1228F or 1229F would be interested.

The red helicopter appears again, but they are not hunting wolves today. They are looking for elk.

Around 1PM a biting wind kicks up, making it less pleasant to be outside. We pack up and head to Silver Gate. The wind makes interesting ground blizzards along the road as we go.

I stop at the Ski Lot to check on the bear den. Yep, still there!

The lot at Fishermen’s is now completely empty.

Today I saw: a black bear, bison, elk, one wolf (1331F of Wapiti) and the spirits of Allison and Richard.