 Larry
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Larry
Hallo Bay Camp Mad Scientist
Dr. Wood (Larry) Microbiologist at The Bovine Functional Genomics Laboratory???
We're not sure...it might mean he milks cows for a Beltway dairy company. Larry
has been with us nearing 10 years, visiting us at Hallo Bay for four weeks every
year. Our oldest client and we are still not sure what he does. Larry is the "Official Camp Scientist". We just have to take his word for it that he has a job supposedly looking at something no one else can see because it is to small...or does not exist.
OK folks, just to put the record straight, I am a biochemist - bacteria and yeast
give me the willies. You might even add, former "lipid biochemist extraordinare"
and current, "gene jockey", a.k.a. molecular biologist in training. But wait, that's
not all.... for I am a true renaissance man, da Vinci being my role model, bear photographer/videographer, computer whiz and so much more - but alas, like
all da Vinci pretenders - jack of all trades, master of none! And I can claim to
have never milked a cow, though I have bled, biopsied and antagonized a good
number of Bos taurus (not to mention various small mammals and the occasional
domestic avian). Alas, a pretty sorry summation of a long career as a card carrying scientist!! Dr. Science (I'm not a real doctor, but I play one........)
During my 30+ years as a biochemist for the Agriculture Research Service, RNA, DNA, reverse transcriptase and immunohistochemistry are my most frequent subjects. However, animal behavior has been a life long area of study of mine, in my attempt to
understand the lives of animals. Though I had the opportunity to watch bears before,
my first real opportunity to study and understand bears started at Hallo Bay in 1997. There is little that I would rather do in my life than observe and photograph these
great and intelligent animals.
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Roger
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Roger
Hallo Bay Camp Band-ade Brigade Officer
Roger is such a "nice guy" (and we love him like a brother!), perhaps he should be appointed CCMO, i.e. Camp Chief Medical Officer, with duties commensurate with the
title, including: reviving the camp "old farts" when necessary (with Larry, that could
be every morning), extraction of stinging nettles from camp "herb collectors", treating
burns from Puschkee harvesters and those guides who might discharge a flare in the wrong direction, as well as, mental health counseling and med dispensing to all camp personnel who need it (that would be just about everybody, we thinks). We are sure that there are more duties necessary and we're sure the imaginative crew can come
up with a few more. Welcome aboard Dr. Chou!
Roger lives in Oregon with his wife Rebekah and their twins Caleb and Lukas. He is
a physician on the faculty at Oregon Health & Science University in the Department
of Medicine and the Department of Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology. His favorite things are his family and observing and photographing wildlife. Rebekah is amazingly understanding about Roger's need to go on periodic trips. In addition to bears, he is weirdly obsessed with owls and owl photography. He recently took up running marathons to replace his previous hobby of rock climbing after a few too
many scary falls.
Roger is quoted, "Hallo Bay has held a special place in the hearts of my wife and I
since we spent our honeymoon there in 2000. We've had the privilege of regularly returning. For me, my most treasured experiences at Hallo Bay Camp have involved
watching the same bears from year to year as they grow, mature, and face the challenges of surviving in an environment in which we are only guests. As our own children grow, we look forward to the day that we can share Hallo Bay with them.
Hallo Bay helps remind us that we need to protect what we have left for future generations."
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Chris
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Chris
Hallo Bay Camp Disposable Camera Photographer
Chris aka "Chip" hails from the great state of Texas. Chris is the only guest we have ever had that has consumed 16 bags of potato chips in one sitting. Although making claims that he is a wildlife photographer, he still secretly uses an instamatic Polaroid camera for all of his wildlife photographs. A huge Yanni fan, Chris likes to sit at the creek on a warm sunny day and relax to the distant sounds of the passing gulls and sea birds. While at the camp, being quite the gentleman, Chris likes to help out the other guests on long hikes and willingly offers to carry anyone's camera gear for them.
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 Kevin
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Kevin
Hallo Bay Camp Videographer
Being made an ornery staff member is a huge honour. (Note the correct British
spelling) After a lowly career promoting Mickey Mouse I have finally found my true
calling. I yearn to be back at Hallo Bay raking the clivus, flying in experimental
aircraft and taking unsuspecting friends to meet Digger and company.
Born in Trenton, New Jersey, Kevin sports a fake British accent to seem more
interesting. A superb photographer and videographer as well, Kevin also can sing
like no one's business. His version of "Love Will Keep Us Together" will never be
forgotten by us, as we lost partial hearing that day. He has a unique camera style, sometimes even pointing his camera at himself.
No First Aid training whatsoever
Disney Wilderness Survival Training and Experience
Official Videographer "The Attack of the Voles" Summer 2005
Official Videographer "The Revenge of the Voles" Summer 2006
Contributor to "The Alaska Center for Vole Studies"
Volunteer Non-Traumatic Vole Identification Project
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