Hiking Assiniboine: Valley of the Rocks and Og Lake
It’s Day 2 of our 6-day trek in Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park and we’re excited to get on the trail again after our first night of camping. The day’s hike […]
Category Archives: North America
Hiking Assiniboine: Sunshine to Porcupine
The first leg of our adventure through Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park begins at Banff Sunshine Village, a ski resort located on the Continental Divide of the Canadian Rocky Mountains between […]
Hiking Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park
Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park is rightly considered one of the most fantastic and picturesque hiking areas in Alberta and British Columbia. Together with the the Berg Lake Trail at Mount […]
An Algonquin Wilderness – The Kirkwood Loop
It’s the Canada Day long weekend, and time for a second visit to Algonquin Provincial Park this summer – but unlike the front-country camping of the previous trip, this time […]
The Fallingwater Residence
Possibly Frank Lloyd Wright’s most famous work, and one of the world’s most photographed houses, the Fallingwater residence was a crowning achievement for the master architect. Designed in 1935 and […]
The Cathedral of Learning
Unmistakable on the city’s skyline, University of Pittsburgh’s Cathedral of Learning is the centerpiece of the Oakland main campus and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Commissioned in […]
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
A landmark on the National Register of Historic Places, the Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens were founded in 1893 by steel and real-estate magnate Henry Phipps as a gift to […]
The Andy Warhol Museum
Located in the North Shore district of The Steel City, the Andy Warhol Museum holds an extensive collection and archive of works by the Pittsburgh-born pop art icon. Spanning seven […]
