Hey you guys! I’m back! So, I just got back from my fall trip, which is essentially five days out of the week taken out of regular education to get us learning about Colorado, do a little recreational work, and get some vigorous exercise in (as if we didn’t get enough already). While many of the other students did stuff such as backpacking through a canyon or fly fishing, I did something just a little bit different, and when I mean different, I mean REALLY different. I’m talking about Mission: Wolf. Now you may be asking yourself “KATHERINE! What’s Mission: Wolf?” MW (Mission: Wolf)’s main motive is to be a sanctuary to Wolves and to Wolf-Dogs, and to teach people about them. Now, this trip is not for the faint of heart or the weak of stomach, since during it I got to have the WONDERFUL chance of cutting up a horse and a cow (the horse was planned, the cow was not). Now, I’m not going to post pictures of that, because the people said for me not to, but besides, how many of you guys want to see that? I’m presuming not that many. But, it really did teach me how death of one can lead to the life of another. And being with the wolves was the absolute best. You know how when you smell your dogs breath it really stinks? Well, wolves don’t have that. Their breath smelled nice!!!! But there was a certain method of going up to the wolves; first, act as if you are the king (or queen) of the world while you are walking into their cage, acting as if they don’t exist until you sit down. Then, you need to sit up straight (you get good back posture!). This is because wolves won’t be able to tell if it’s a human slouching, or if it’s a predator like a bear, so if you sit up straight, the wolves will come to you. And when a wolf does come up to you, keep your eyes and your mouth open, and allow for them to touch nose to nose with you. Wolves greet each other by touching each other’s noses and smelling each other’s breath, and by looking into their eyes, you are being greet worthy. Essentially, if you don’t, it’s like holding back a toddler from a hug. The more you restrain them, the more they want a hug until they practically tackle you. And then, after that, you’re done. The wolf may come back, may not. Depends on the wolf. But it is really a adventure to go have, if you have the chance, go do it. I suggest going to MW’s website (http://www.missionwolf.org), it really has a lot of information about the wolves and the organization itself, and and how wolves help the environment. Now, I know I have been talking a lot, and I know you guys have something called “lives”, so I will continue on with my rant about the place in part two of Mission: Wolf. So, thanks for reading, and until next time, bye!!