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Cathedral of Learning, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Cathedral of Learning is one of the most notable landmarks of Pittsburgh. Located on the territory of the University of Pittsburgh, it is used as a classroom and an administrative center. A grey limestone structure on the outside, on the inside it looks like a Harry Potter castle :) The room in the picture on the right is called the Commons Room. ( Read more... ) -
Downtown Pittsburgh, PA, USA
At the beginning of the month, we got a chance to explore Pittsburgh - the Steel City of the United States. It got it's name for being the hub for manufacturing iron, brass, steel and glass products at the beginning of 19th century and by the mid-19th century becoming a large ship and railroad manufacturer due to the expanded steel industry.
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Granite Mountain, WA, USA
Having been off trails for more than a month and a half, I have missed mountains tremendously. So when our friend sent out a notice about an upcoming hike he was organizing, I jumped at the opportunity. I chose to disregard the fact that it was one of the crazy hikes that I was eyeing suspiciously in summer (3800 feet! almost 1000 feet per mile ( Read more... ) -
Grand Teton - Yellowstone - Glacier National Parks trip 2014, Summary
Woo-hoo! This post marks the first ever vacation trip that I have written about in full! And it only took me 4 months to write about a one-week trip!
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Animals of the Grand Teton, Yellowstone, and Glacier National Parks, USA
Animal watching was definitely our favorite past-time during our trip through Grand Teton, Yellowstone, and Glacier National Parks. I consider it an absolute blessing to have been able to witness all those animals in their natural habitat :)
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Quinault Rainforest, Olympic National Park, WA, USA
It has certainly become a tradition for us to take our guests to the Olympic National Park. This time around we have explored a new area for us: Quinault Rainforest. We only got to spend a couple of hours there and did only about a quarter of what we have planned, but we were still astounded by the beauty and diversity of this place ( Read more... ) -
Yellowstone National Park. Summary Post
Yellowstone National Park was the first national park established in the United States of America. However beautiful the photos of it are, it is even more beautiful live. I hope the park comes alive for you in the video below:
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Mammoth Hot Springs Terraces, Yellowstone National Park, WY, USA
The final destination in the Yellowstone National Park that I'd like to talk about is the Mammoth Hot Springs Terraces. It was one of the unexpected discoveries of the park for me. Sure, I have read about the Yellowstone Falls and about the geysers and have seen many pictures of the colorful hot springs. But nowhere did I see the praise for the ( Read more... ) -
Waterfalls, Yellowstone National Park, WA, USA
Hitting the major touristy attractions of the Yellowstone National Park was definitely one of our goals, so on our second day in the park we set off to see the Yellowstone falls ( Read more... )
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