The crisp, sagebrush-laced mountain air hits your nostrils as you step outside your Yellowstone Wildlife Profiles vehicle and into the wide expanse of Swan Lake Flat. Your excitement is palpable as you take in the surrounding night-sky scenery. A visceral quiet encompasses the landscape. It’s the type of quiet that compels a person to remain still and hold their breath. The only sounds you hear after the shushing of pants, crunching of footwear, and closing of sedan doors stops are the occasional “hoot” of an owl and the muted clamoring of coyotes in the distance. You look