Goodbye!!!

 It was fun to work on this class project, and although my technologically challenged self had at times many frustrating moments with this site, i'm pretty happy with the final result-- I DID IT AND Its not bad if i may say so myself... i'm a little proud.. ;) 
ok ok so I had a little challenge for myself which was to find actual pictures of when i lived in  Park Rapids.. and after much much searching I did manage to find one! its too small i know... but its all I got!

my look at how much i've grown!!!... i guess you can't tell... nevermind... but i was the one in the blue suit!! I'll miss you guys and wish you all the best, I'm sure i'll run into most of the Coms majors at some point or another!!! :) 
thank you professor for all we learned it was enjoyable- challenging and always interesting!
-Laura Catalina Ortiz

Chapter Eighteen: Hawaii

Did YOU know that in Honolulu within the limits of any public park, it is unlawful to annoy any bird!?

When one thinks of Hawaii we think of sun, beach, surfing and sometimes volcanoes, but we never think of them erupting! Mount St. Helens is actually an active volcano that is very popular with tourists and yes i said STILL ACTIVE-- Tourism is a billion BILLION i said B.I.L.L.I.O.N dollar industry in Hawaii!!! speaking of tourism, Park Rapids also has lots of water to have fun in and many people are attracted to it, although it is no island with tropical climate it is a city with many seasons and lots of outdoor fun!

Chapter Sixteen: The North Pacific Coast

Reading about the pacific northwest reminded me a bit of Park Rapids-- I think just as  both Seattle and Portland have been voted as the "most livable city", Park rapids  could fall into this category as well... ok ok so its freeezing there most of the time BUT in terms of the locals and friendliness and seclusion from the rest of MN, i could manage to relate Park Rapids to this coast.. plus its not completely secluded drive 45 mins north or south and you find bigger cities, and drive 2 1/2 hours north and we're in Canadialand!  but the locals like it small and its a great place to grow up! yup yup, i know u agree with me ;)

CA CA CA CALIFORNIA!! CH 15

Chapter 15 was fun to read through because i have gotten to experience California, Though i' ve only been here for a few years I have gotten to experience a few tiny fun earthquakes. Although there was one earthquake in Park rapids back in 1975 which measures 4.6 they are extremely rare The Park Rapids-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Minnesota state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

Although Park Rapid does have much aquatic vegetation, we do not share the same array of non aquatic vegetation that Californians enjoy such as Almonds, apricots, artichokes, avocados, broccoli, celery, dates, figs, grapes, kiwis, plums, and walnuts.. (wow im hungry:) above is a california salad with most all those ingredients and in the spirit of California this video is for all my homies:

Chapter Fourteen: The Southwest Border Area

(Arizona)

The Southwest Border is home to people three main ethnicities:  Spanish American, North European, and American Indian ancestry. Although Park Rapids by no means represents any “melting pot ” It was the place where I first heard of “Indians” specifically the Chippewa tribe (because my brother had a Chippewa friend and the looked like TWINS—anyway we used to tell him we would leave him with them) One of the largest tribes North of Mexico, whose range was formerly along both shores of Lake Huron and Superior, extending across Minnesota Turtle Mountains, North Dakota. — They sure traveled… but I guess I did too!!!

Chippewans 

Chapter Thirteen: The Empty Interior

The Empty Interior may have the Grand Canyon, which ups their tourism, but as stated in other ports we claim “Itasca Park”—hey it could be a canyon. Why not?

The empty Interior may be filled with Paltus but sometimes when you live in MN for too long you feel like you’ve hit a plateau… (bad joke? or genius joke? ;) )
OHHH, pretty!!!

Chapter Twelve: The Great Plains and Prairies

Tornado's scare me, and I became quite familiar with them living in Prak Rapids.. some may say TOO FAMILIAR!... by that I mean I once saw a funnel cloud and lots of rain, but TRUST ME , it was enough for me to be “ TOO FAMILIAR” They always came around  spring – which makes sense because it is  when the warm moist air from the south mixes with cold air from the north.

(unfortunatley I'm pretty sure i've seen this, luckily I survived (if you dont agree then you're mean!))

Most of Minnesota, except for small areas in the southeast, was covered by ice during the glacial ages. When the ice melted, it left behind a body of water known as Lake Agassiz, which extended into what we now call the Dakotas and Canada and was larger than the combined Great Lakes are today; additional melting to the north caused the lake to drain away, leaving flat prairie in its wake. The glaciers also left behind large stretches of pulverized limestone, enriching Minnesota's soil, and the numerous shallow depressions that have developed into its modern-day lakes and streams. YAY LAKES!!!

LOOK LAKE Agassiz!!