Yellowstone Wolf Tracker - Travel For Wildlife

Hoodoo Trek in Yellowstone

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! — See that tiny white spot? It’s a mountain goat climbing a steep cliff out of the Hoodoo Basin in Yellowstone!

A pronghorn in Yellowstone's Lamar Valley — A pronghorn antelope in Yellowstone’s Lamar Valley

Nathan Varley (far right) and his crew of guides that led us up to the Hoodoos. An awesome group of guys. — 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

Hal Brindley

Brindley is an American conservation biologist, wildlife photographer, filmmaker, writer, and illustrator living in Asheville, NC. He studied black-footed cats in Namibia for his master’s research, has traveled to all seven continents, and loves native plant gardening. See more of his work at Travel for Wildlife , Truly Wild, Our Wild Yard, & Naturalist Studio.