THE WESTBy: Anna Van Dresser

Alaska

• Climate: Very cold in winter. Wet and cool in summer and warmer in south.

• Our largest state, surrounded by ocean on three sides and Canada on East.

• Very beautiful with large areas of wilderness, mountains and coastline. Great fishing and outdoor activities

• Has 1000 mile dog sled races• This is Mt. Juneau

Hawaii

• Climate: Warm all year long.• Made up of tropical islands with nice beaches where

you can learn to surf the waves.• At night you can go to a looau and see natives dance.• The “Big” island has an active volcano.• This is the capital Honolulu

Oregon

• Climate: Cold in winter and warm in summer• On nice days you can go to a beach on Pacific Ocean• You can even visit a safari game park• The State is known for its large trees.• This is the capital building in Salem.

Utah

• Climate: Cold in Winter and warm in Summer• You can go skiing at Park City• You can watch ski Jumping and bobsledding at the

Olympic Park, the location of the 2002 Winter Olympics.

• This is me at the top of a ski hill at Park City