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Comparing Hawaii And Wyoming

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Family Vacationing Hawaii and Wyoming are two states often visited because of the variety of activities they offer. Even though both states appear different, they actually do have similarities. Hawaii is a tropical island with a moderately warm climate year round. Because of its climate, visitors generally enjoy outside activities. Wyoming is a landlocked state that usually has cooler climate. However, in the summer, it can rival Hawaii for heat. In Wyoming people spend a great deal of time driving around, taking pictures and exploring new “bucket list” places. Also, activities such as hiking, wagon riding, and cookouts allow people to be outside during their visit. [Thesis]: Although both Hawaii and Wyoming have similarities such as amazing …show more content…

They each have waterfalls that were once dried up from hot climate. Both states have volcanoes and are made from a volcanic eruption. The Big Island of Hawaii is basically a rock formed by lava. Yellowstone in Wyoming is a large, rocky grassland formed by an eruption. Surprisingly, Hawaii has mountains just like Wyoming. The Grand Teton mountains are stunning to look at and have snow on top of each peak. Hawaii has one main mountain called Mauna Kea which has snow on top of it even in warm climate. The activities and food are the same in Hawaii and Wyoming. In Hawaii, my family went to a luau which was like a cookout. Here, they served roasted pig in the ground, sides, and fruit. The food is not much different than in Alabama. However, some restaurants did serve bison burgers and different fish than I am used to. In Wyoming, we went to two different cookouts. The first one was on Snake River and they served steak, potatoes, corn, and rolls. The second cookout on a wagon ride had the same food as the first one, which is similar to food in Alabama. Some restaurants served lamb, bison, and tenderloin that my family is not used to. The transportation in Hawaii and Wyoming is the same. My parents and I had to fly from Atlanta to both states because it is such a great distance. We had to rent a car on both trips. To get around the Big Island of Hawaii or to see hidden places, driving a long distance was required. Wyoming took at least thirty minutes to get from one place to

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