Shelby (left) and Alexis Wickizer display a t-shirt somebody dropped off at their house in appreciation of their persistent nightly howling. They don t do it every night, not anymore. But when it feels right to step outside at 8 p.m., take a deep breath and howl into the night, Blue Lake sisters Alexis and Shelby Wickizer ages 8 and 5, respectively still follow the urge. Owwwwwwwwwww! Owwwwwwwww! the girls called out together Sunday night, continuing a practice that began in Colorado at the onset of the pandemic to support healthcare workers. During the first lockdown, the ritual spread to cities and towns across the world via a Facebook group entitled Go Outside and Howl at 8pm, which quickly grew to more than a half-million members. But while the nightly hubbubs were once pervasive throughout Humboldt, they have largely faded as the pandemic has stretched on.