Myth of the Chupacabra

When I was trying to think of a random animal to post I thought of the Chupacabra lol. It is a long time urban myth to those living in Mexico. Its a small furry creature, about the size of a medium dog, with razor sharp teeth and sharp front paws.  It is believed that they can kill animals up to the size of cows. Haha

Lawernce Berkeley National Laboratory

This is the Lawernce Berkeley National Laboratory located on the coast of California. It has a lot of areas of study but includes Earth Sciences Division, and Enviornmental Energy Technology Division. It also studies divisions of engineering and physics which interests me.

Cohutta Wilderness - Park

This is the Cohutta Wilderness Park located in northern GA. My friends and I frequently hike and camp here. It is also the home to Jack's Falls which is an amazing little waterfall with some small cliffs that you can jump off. Its just a ton of fun hiking there.

http://blueridgemountains.com/cohuttas.html

Geo Feature - Cave of Swallows

This is the massive hole in Mexico that people base jump into a lot. It is a 1,094 foot freefall to the bottom with a mouth of about 200 feet wide. It is called The Cave of Swallows, or Sotano de las Golondrias. I would love to base jump or bungie jump soon so this geologic site is very cool and interesting to me.

Map of Tour De France Stage 19

This choropleth map explains the elevation change of the 19th stage in the Tour De France. As the color goes more yellow to red it indicates a high elevation. And all of this can be seen on the graph on the bottom of the photo. You can see the high peak on the graph (near the end) refers to when the blue track goes over the mountain top (near the front of map). I really like this map because I watched the race this year and it's cool to see just how much climbing they did in just a single stage.

Choropleth / Isarithmic Map of Georgia

This is an example of a choropleth / isarithmic map because of its use of color and region distinction to show information. It shows the average precipitation in Georgia. Oddly enough, the shapes of the regions coincide with the handout we got in lab.

This map shows a good bit of Roswell, GA and, more specifically, a bike route that I ride most of the time when I am home. This highlighted route is about 12 miles long and passes through 2 differerent neighborhoods (starting and stopping at my home). I enjoy cycling a lot and this course is challenging and very fun. : )