kmatjhwy
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Now thought I would share a remarkable wolf encounter that I had in my last hike. Hope this is permissable here and if not then be free to do whatever with this thread. But I thought I would share this experience with everyone. Also I just came out from my last long hike in the wilds on last Monday where I was in the Wyoming mountain wilds since the beginning of June. Hope you do enjoy!
Now before I get to the experience with the wild wolf, just want to remark how much it seems our human society and us Human Two Leggeds have there been such a deep relationship with dogs and the canine species. And it seems if one goes back in our human history, how much does this close relationship with the canine species exists thruout our species and the canine species in many various races and cultures to our hunter-gatherer ancestors. And how much to this day can our dogs and canine companions be such a part of our lives and families it seems.
Now it was a the end of the hike and the day before that I came out to the trailhead. On this day, nearby in a mountain meadow not far from camp, there was this Sow Grizzly with three yearling cubs that I had watched that morning and again in the evening. Had watched the Sow Grizzly from a safe distance and it was a wonderful experience just watching these wild bears just doing their thing. Later in the evening before dark, went on back nearby to camp. Here at a place called the Soda Fork Meadows, I had made camp where I have often camped before. And yes in the area is a local wolf pack. This evening there were some Elk and Deer out in the meadows that evening like usual. Then up on a ridge above the meadows, could see 3 wolves approaching the meadows. Now of the 3 wolves, one was a magnificent large white wolf with some grey and black on the sides. The other two wolves was a black one and a black and tan one. Now when these wolves came into the meadow, they gave chase to the elk and the deer that was in the meadow. But they got away with the wolves having to go on with their seemingly empty stomachs. Then sometime shortly afterwards, they left the meadows with coming by right outside my camp. The black and the black/tan wolves went on their way. But it was the white wolf that I had the exceptional encounter with. When the white wolf was bypassing at a distance from my camp, it stopped and looked directly at me. And I just stopped and gazed at this white wolf. Here then was this white wolf and myself just gazing and looking at each other with like 100 yards between us and for like 10 to maybe 15 plus minutes in length. There was some connection here between us that it seemed to go much further then I could not express in mere words. But it seemed to be at some deeper more spiritual level. I was never afraid of my life during the experience. Also it seemed to be soooo much more then mere curiousity. I remember just looking at that magnificent white wolf and it's black eyes with it's white face just standing and gazing at me. I do not know what the thoughts of that wolf were. But at the time felt such a connection with this wild wolf and so thought of the connections we Humans have had with our canine companions since our Hunter-Gatherer days. It even crossed my mind what have our canine companions have gained from becoming such close companions of us Humans. But again here was this wild magnificent white wolf just standing there and gazing at me which I returned. After this intense encounter the wolf slowly went on it's way and rejoined its companions. Have thought on this experience since .... just what was that wolf thinking do wonder. There was such an intense connection when I looked into those eyes. How much in our human history have our canine companions been a part of it.
There was so much here that went beyond just mere words. But just wanted to share. And to our canine companions who might share their lives with us Human two leggeds to some degree.
Hope you have enjoyed. Wishing Everyone the Best!
Now before I get to the experience with the wild wolf, just want to remark how much it seems our human society and us Human Two Leggeds have there been such a deep relationship with dogs and the canine species. And it seems if one goes back in our human history, how much does this close relationship with the canine species exists thruout our species and the canine species in many various races and cultures to our hunter-gatherer ancestors. And how much to this day can our dogs and canine companions be such a part of our lives and families it seems.
Now it was a the end of the hike and the day before that I came out to the trailhead. On this day, nearby in a mountain meadow not far from camp, there was this Sow Grizzly with three yearling cubs that I had watched that morning and again in the evening. Had watched the Sow Grizzly from a safe distance and it was a wonderful experience just watching these wild bears just doing their thing. Later in the evening before dark, went on back nearby to camp. Here at a place called the Soda Fork Meadows, I had made camp where I have often camped before. And yes in the area is a local wolf pack. This evening there were some Elk and Deer out in the meadows that evening like usual. Then up on a ridge above the meadows, could see 3 wolves approaching the meadows. Now of the 3 wolves, one was a magnificent large white wolf with some grey and black on the sides. The other two wolves was a black one and a black and tan one. Now when these wolves came into the meadow, they gave chase to the elk and the deer that was in the meadow. But they got away with the wolves having to go on with their seemingly empty stomachs. Then sometime shortly afterwards, they left the meadows with coming by right outside my camp. The black and the black/tan wolves went on their way. But it was the white wolf that I had the exceptional encounter with. When the white wolf was bypassing at a distance from my camp, it stopped and looked directly at me. And I just stopped and gazed at this white wolf. Here then was this white wolf and myself just gazing and looking at each other with like 100 yards between us and for like 10 to maybe 15 plus minutes in length. There was some connection here between us that it seemed to go much further then I could not express in mere words. But it seemed to be at some deeper more spiritual level. I was never afraid of my life during the experience. Also it seemed to be soooo much more then mere curiousity. I remember just looking at that magnificent white wolf and it's black eyes with it's white face just standing and gazing at me. I do not know what the thoughts of that wolf were. But at the time felt such a connection with this wild wolf and so thought of the connections we Humans have had with our canine companions since our Hunter-Gatherer days. It even crossed my mind what have our canine companions have gained from becoming such close companions of us Humans. But again here was this wild magnificent white wolf just standing there and gazing at me which I returned. After this intense encounter the wolf slowly went on it's way and rejoined its companions. Have thought on this experience since .... just what was that wolf thinking do wonder. There was such an intense connection when I looked into those eyes. How much in our human history have our canine companions been a part of it.
There was so much here that went beyond just mere words. But just wanted to share. And to our canine companions who might share their lives with us Human two leggeds to some degree.
Hope you have enjoyed. Wishing Everyone the Best!
