Sunday – May 25th

A small grizzly in Crystal. Another small grizzly across the river at Slough. This bear moved up near the Slough Creek den area. When he got within a 200 yards, the wolves noticed it and seven of them put the grizzly over the hill at a brisk pace. Found my first elk calf of the year being eaten by a black bear at Junction Butte. In the p.m. found my first grizzly on the fingers of Norris, a small grizzly. Only one bighorn sleep with a lamb so far at Calcite, but did find two in the Gardiner Canyon located between Mammoth and Gardiner.

Monday – May 26th

On Monday, the courting pair at Wrecker, and the sow with two yearlings south of Fishermen’s. Usually a few wolves near the Slough Creek den, but it appears only one pup (second one hasn't been seen in 5 days). Mid morning the wolves were moving below the rocks across the river from Boulder Pullout (9 wolves moving, we only saw 5).

Tuesday - May 27th

Grizzly sow with a yearling right north of Fishermen's. Apparently killed an elk calf the day before in the same place. Nice close viewing. At 7:00 p.m. had a grizzly searching for a calf north of Picnic Area, soon after we left he found it. Had a goat with a fresh kid SW of Round Prairie, two days in a row--it can't be over 12 inches tall.

Lots of people we know up there. Mom remembered a lot of them. The weather for the week was cold, rainy, and snowy, but lots of animals to see