On the first morning of our first day in Yellowstone in January 2016, we came across a lone coyote ambling along the road. We drove well past him and got out of the vehicle, crouching as a group next to the front of the vehicle as the coyote continued undeterred and apparently unconcerned about the large dark lump by the vehicle. It was the first time I’d seen a coyote up close and the first time I’d used my 300mm lens. What an introduction to both.