So the Columbia Basin Herald wants to know why I love the U.S.A. I'm going to tell them. Ok...I very much like my country because it has lots of different animals. Last summer I went to Yellowstone and I saw elk, swans, grizzly bears, and a black bear. The grizzly mommy and her cub, a baby bear, were very far down in a valley, but that black bear was all alone. It was digging up rocks looking for goodies. Those elk, a mom and baby again, were so close it felt like I could almost jump on them! That's why I love my country!
By: Karlye S., Lakeview 4th grade