PAGE B4, KEIZERTIMES, JUNE 1, 2018
Time for the big blow. We
join a couple hundred of our
“newest best friends” and try
to get that “best photo of the
day.”
Our drive home is as beau-
tiful as it was earlier, more bi-
son, more water fowl.
Our next day’s visit is the
‘must see’ Grizzly and Wolf
Discovery Center in West Yel-
lowstone.
A beautiful complex has
been built to help educate the
public about these too often
misunderstood--but magnifi -
cent--species.
Two large outdoor facili-
ties--landscaped buy an Ore-
gon company--have been de-
signed for each species’ native
habitat. Visitors have ample
opportunities to observe both
species.
Some interesting stud-
ies have taken place with the
grizzlies. Over the years, bears
breaking into garbage cans in
parks has been a major prob-
lem. So, they bring in different
prototypes to observe bears
DOUTT,
continued from Page B1
“It meant a lot to me,”
Doutt said. “It was one of
my big goals in the back of
my mind all season and I was
super excited when I got it. I
couldn’t have done it without
my teammates and my coaches
throughout the years. I’m
super thankful for my parents
for supporting me throughout
the years and coaching me and
both of the coaches (Derick
Handley and Elizabeth Doran)
I had in high school did a lot to
help me to get to where I was
and I defi nitely wouldn’t be
the athlete that I am without
them. It showed that all the
work that I put into basketball
paid off and I was super excited
that other people noticed.”
The highlight of the season
came when Doutt hit a jump
shot at the buzzer to win 30-
29 at Forest Grove.
“It was a stack play and I was
actually supposed to go more
towards the basket,” Doutt said.
“People were supposed to set
screens but I read the play and
I went to the opposite side of
the hoop because no one was
over there and my teammate
set a really good screen and the
girl wasn’t able to get around
it at all. I got a really quick
shot off and luckily it went in.
I thought it was going to be
short when I released it and I
was freaking out but everyone
feet deep. Here comes seven
or eight bison plodding down
the middle of the road, three
cars patiently following, hop-
ing to pass. No way are these
critters going to hit that heavy
snow just for a measly car.
We stop and they pass by,
literally two feet from our car.
In Yellowstone you rarely
have to spot wildlife. Look
for brake lights, people jump-
ing out of cars and scrambling
for cameras and optics. Just
try your best not to get hit
by a car, or a wide-eyed tour-
ist trying to walk and view
through the lens of an iPhone
at the same time.
Our fi rst mad scramble is
two huge grizzlies in a mead-
ow, mowing down grass at
a good, safe distance of 200
yards.
Mammoth Hot Springs is
a little village nestled in the
north central part of the park,
offering all the amenities visi-
tors need.
Here elk simply take ad-
vantage of the green grass and
shade to nap and chew their
cuds.
Main attraction is the
Mammoth Hot Springs ter-
race. Mineral-laden hot water
from deep beneath the earth’s
crust fi nds its way to the earth
surface and builds tier upon
tier of cascading stone. Thou-
sands of gallons of water well
up and deposit large amounts
of travertine daily. Conse-
quently, the surface is ever
growing and changing colors.
A network of elevated walk-
ways provides up-close points
for observation.
From Mammoth we head
for the wildlife-rich Lamar
Valley.
In the vast reaches of this
valley, bison are counted by
herds rather than individu-
ally. Lush grasslands are fed by
countless snow-fed streams.
Rolling hills form stair steps
to rugged timber/snow cov-
ered peaks. Ideal wildlife hab-
itat.
We keep searching bison
herds for babies. Finally we
fi nd one, then another and
another. They seem to pop
out of the sagebrush, but they
are 100 yards away. Jo and
Ron keep trying to zoom in
for shots.
Calves do not look like the
adults at all. A fuzzy, reddish-
brown coat is nothing like
the shaggy black coats of their
screamed and jumped up and
it was crazy. The adrenaline
rush was crazy. I was in shock
for forever and I couldn’t stop
smiling.”
Doutt’s sister, Leah, a
freshman on the team, threw
the inbounds pass on the play.
“My family was super
excited because we’re a really
big basketball family and my
parents were super happy for
us and me and my sister were
screaming in the car afterwards
and listening to music really
loud,” Doutt said. “We were
really pumped up. It was super
exciting.”
Doutt then played in the
Northwest Shootout, an all-
star game of Oregon versus
Washington’s best seniors.
“I made a lot of new friends
and they were all very fun and
easy to get along with,” Doutt
said. “It was a really good
weekend. And it was great to
play against some really good
competition. I got to guard
some really good players. It
was a really fun experience
to see what I could do and
play against some really good
players.”
On the track, Doutt fi nished
second in the 800-meter run at
the Greater Valley Conference
Championships as both a
freshman and sophomore. Her
best fi nish at state was 13th.
After a stress fracture
shortened her junior track
season, Doutt returned to place
third in the 800 at the district
meet as a senior.
McNary High School will
hosts girls and boys basketball
camps on June 18-21.
The boys camp, led by var-
sity head coach Ryan Kirch, is
scheduled from 9 a.m. to noon
for incoming third through fi fth
graders and from 1 to 4 p.m. for
sixth through ninth graders.
Cost is $55 and includes a
camp T-shirt. Campers should
be dressed in proper attire—
gym shoes and athletic gear.
Do not bring valuables, money
or jewelry as McNary will not
be responsible for lost goods.
The girls camp, led by varsity
head coach Elizabeth Doran, is
scheduled for 5 to 8 p.m. and
open to girls entering second
through ninth grade. Cost is
$50 and includes a T-shirt.
Questions can be sent to
Kirch at rkirch@hotmail.com
and to Doran at coach.liz-
doran@gmail.com.
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parents. These little guys are
only a day or so old. Legs are
wobbly. They take a few steps
and fl op down in a cloud of
dust.
The herd begins to move
toward the road below us. We
move to intercept them. Be-
fore long we have bison in
front of us, behind us, walking
by within a few feet on each
side. They never even look at
us. So much for the “Keep
100 yards away from bison.”
We feel somewhat secure in
our vehicle.
Jo and Ron are experienc-
ing a photographer’s dream. Jo
captures a baby getting dinner.
Ron catches one in midair in
its clumsy attempt to cross a
small creek.
Further down the road, an-
other small crowd. Spotting
scopes are mounted as they
search a rocky point across the
canyon.
“Wolf den,” the friendly
young lady excitedly explains,
but our binoculars are not
powerful enough to locate
them. “Come look through
the scope,” the nice young
man offers. “Between those
two trees. Two of them sitting
there.”
We strain to distinguish
the two forms. Heat waves,
distance, and not high quality
optics, make it diffi cult.
We thank them for sharing
and move on.
Further down the valley,
more clusters of cameras and
optics. A herd of record book
Rocky Mountain bighorn
sheep, a trophy buck antelope,
then a monster bull elk with
velvet-covered antlers just be-
ginning to branch.
We pause at a spectacular
viewpoint of the valley. A rag-
ing river is pouring through a
narrow chute below. We are in
awe of this majestic creation
of nature that has been pre-
served forever for visitors to
enjoy.
Today, Mother Nature has
given us the kind of day we
have dreamed about.
We have seen and pho-
tographed the wildlife we
hoped for. We have a 90-mile
drive back to town. We have
had a great day.
It’s time to leave Yellow-
stone as a special memory.
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WILSON,
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trying to tear into them. Bear-
proof models are the result.
A camping cooler is being
tested today. We watch as a
bear sits down, pulls the cool-
er over and carefully inspects
it. He uses his claws to try sev-
eral seams. He gives up, and a
powerful swat sends it fl ying.
Another interesting pro-
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volves grade school children.
They hide the bear’s food for
the day. Kids can then watch
the bears search for the food.
In the wolf facility a video
shows how a collard female,
and her pack, chase down elk
and bison in deep snow.
Our fi nal day will be to
look for different species of
wildlife. We head north to
Mammoth Hot Springs and
the animal-rich Lamar Valley.
It will be a long day. The
ladies pack a lunch.
Armed with cameras and
binoculars, we get an early
start. We have been warned
we will experience fi ve miles
of construction and 30 min-
ute delays.
We get off to a good start.
As we climb in elevation, we
are driving through heavy
timber and road side snow 3-4
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