Journal Entry From March 1, 2008 - Day 41

From Willie's journal writing March 1, 2008:
"I see a little piece of white hair and kick it with my snowshoe. Surprisingly, a much larger and bigger chunk of hair is exposed. Assuming a Snowshoe hare, I uncover more and then realize that the frozen blood is everywhere, great chunks of thick coarse hair is spread out over 20 feet. Droppings frozen in a pile, revealed that this was a Dall sheep, completely consumed. Further investigation revealed large frozen balls, almost like mini-footballs, of feces and/or regurgitated meat. Massive piles of it which must have been continually pushed out as more of the sheep was consumed. Tracks found, WOLVERINE!"
Willie found this yesterday March 1. He spent about an hour uncovering it. He figures the wolverine either killed the Dall sheep, stole it, or found it dead. It must have been dragged to the area where Willie found it as the ridge area was up about a 1/2 mile back. He took photos of it as well.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Since I haven't been able to talk to Aric for a couple of weeks. It was great to see everyone doing OK. I have been following Willie's adventure from Connecticut. MamaB "Krusty"s mom

Christine, Denali Alaska said...

Hi MamaB~ Krusty's Mom!!!
Thank you for getting in touch. Krusty has been such a helpful and important part of Willie's journey out to Toklat. He has a helpful, generous and VERY fun spirit. It has been a pleasure getting to know him. Smiles, Christine