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Hoodoo Trek
Travel For Wildlife joined the Yellowstone Wolf Tracker, Nathan Varley, on a guided 6-day backcountry hike up to the remote Hoodoo Basin in Yellowstone National Park. (August 2013).
We saw wolf and bear signs everywhere (both black and grizzly) as well as a cougar track! We sighted moose, bison, pronhorns, elk, and mountain goats and a wide variety of birds and insects!
Our favorite thing about hiking with Yellowstone Wolf Tracker was that it was a “supported trek”, meaning Nathan hires additional guides to join the trek, carry gear, and cook all the meals. It was awesome!
Here are a few photos from our journey.
Unexpected experience: Helping the park service haul a dead bison away from the trail.
We spotted several moose browsing in the trees during our hike in Yellowstone
A Dusky Grouse calls softly to her five chicks hiding across the trail from us. Yellowstone National Park.
A huge wolf track all the way up in the HooDoo Basin in Yellowstone back country. Awesome!
See that tiny white spot? It’s a mountain goat climbing a steep cliff out of the Hoodoo Basin in Yellowstone!
A pronghorn antelope in Yellowstone’s Lamar Valley
Nathan Varley (far right) and his crew of guides that led us up to the Hoodoos. A great group of guys.
About Yellowstone Wolf Tracker
Summary: Nathan Varley and Linda Thurston are wildlife biologists with extensive experience in wolf research and Yellowstone wildlife. Nathan and Linda lead day tours and multi-day packages in Yellowstone National Park in the USA. Their company, The Wildside, runs popular Yellowstone wolf tour packages including the Winter Wolf Watch.
Regions: USA (Yellowstone National Park)
Focus Species: Wolves, Grizzly Bears
Sample Tours: Winter Wolf Watch, Spring Wolf Watch, Autumn Wolf Watch