We had a great hike a few weeks ago in the National Forest behind our house, and this morning Kyra and I decided to do it again. We left from our house and bushwhacked a bit before we found the logging trails. It was chilly, but you should always start your hike cold anyway, and we warmed up by the time we arrived at the overlook high above Flathead Lake. The view was, again, spectacular.
Oh, and we saw a wolf.
It was about fifty feet ahead of us, walking along the logging trail. When it saw us, it bolted. Kyra was a little freaked out, but also excited because it meant she could check off a square on her Wildlife Bingo card. A few days ago, she and Greta were talking about all the wildlife they’d been seeing around our property: deer and turkeys and squirrels and so on. Most of them were fairly commonplace to us, but pretty exciting to the ladies. I jokingly suggested they should have a friendly competition to see who spots the most animals, maybe as a bingo card. They loved the idea and went to work listing twenty-five animals they’re hoping to see during the year they’re living here. Wolf was one of them, and Kyra nailed it on day one! (In our five years here, I’ve never seen a wolf in person, so this was definitely a rare thing.)
Although I hope they don’t run into many more wolves on the trails, I’m also excited to hear how the bingo game progresses…