May 30, 1804, wolves spotted in the forest! We saw a pack of wolves prowling around our campsite today. They were pretty but we stayed clear, but not too far a way to gather information. We figured out that they are a large canine ranging from white to black in color. They are about 26–38 in tall and 26–38 in long. I just hope I don’t run into one of them close up.





June 13, 1804, Raccoon Spotted!! Today we saw a raccoon in a tree near the Chariton River. They are a grey medium sized rodent that has a black band around its eyes. It has a long white fury tail with approximately 6 black rings around it.



July 3, 1804, Today we saw a Missouri Beaver along the river banks it is a large rotund rodent with a long flat tail and brown fur. They are 3-4ft long and weigh bout 44–60 lb. we saw the beaver swimming near the river bank. We went over to check it out and discovered that it was a new species. It was very exiting!