Yellowstone Day 4
Written by Claire Duguet
7:00 AM MDT
We all woke up for a lovely breakfast made by Jackson,
Michael, Sean, Daphne, and Amy and realized that everyone but Daphne had slept
through the star-watching at 11:45 the night before. After getting ready, we
played a rhythm game with various hand signs.
We left camp to go find collared ungulates, specifically
bison. After an intense search, we finally found a collared bison, D2, but it
was the same one that we had classified the day before :(. Next, we found a
collared Pronghorn, P24, but that one had also been previously classified. Back
in the car, we saw a bear and a coyote. We continued our arduous hunt, and
found a huge pack, but first, we decided to eat lunch in the middle of a creek
(on rocks) and Brayden utilized his handy dandy stool.
12:00 PM MDT
Brayden, Abby, Sean, and I used radio telemetry to inspect that large pack, but to no avail. We were starting to get discouraged. After a quick bathroom break, we tried again but still no collared bison.
2:00 PM MDT
After this tedious struggle in the heat, we decide to head
to Arch Park to start our research projects on park data. Unfortunately, as we
rounded a corner, we saw at least 15 elk lying around the tables we usually
work at. Our instructor Sarah then made a calculated decision to instead begin
our projects under the gazebo at camp. The highlight of the ride home was
seeing Kevin sleep on Cameron’s shoulder.
3:00 PM MDT
After a short break, we gather under the gazebo and form
groups, the most notable one being Cameron’s Climate Crew. We pick our subjects
and formulate questions and hypotheses. We will be presenting on climate,
bison, ungulates, and bears. We had an hour break and played too much Uno.
6:30 PM MDT
Our wonderful badgers prepared us delectable salad tacos,
which was perfect because we were all famished. Once we were full, we headed
over to the stage to play a game of jeopardy hosted by the pelicans. Danielle
drew an amazing wolf on the whiteboard and Cameron led a tie breaker with his
favorite female rappers. Team “team” won the game, despite the cheating efforts
by the other team. We then had an activity where we discussed the good parts
and “superheroes” of the day. Many picked Brayden for his hilarity at dinner! I
was Cameron’s superhero for having written this journal entry :).
11:45 PM MDT
We actually woke up to see the stars tonight! We got to see
constellations, part of the Milky Way, and even a few shooting stars.
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