VICTORIA, CANADA

Submitted by Teresa Diehl on 20 August 2015 – 6:05am Victoria, Canada is a beautiful city with historic grandeur. My mother and I stand in front of the massive legislative building for the Capital City of British Columbia.      On the lawn of the legislative building is a gorgeous totem pole called the Knowledge […]

SUMMITTING MOUNT RILEY, HAINES, ALASKA

Submitted by Teresa Diehl on 17 August 2015 – 1:36pm Upon arriving in Haines, Alaska, I searched out a local information booth. I asked for a hiking map. My sister piped in, “What is the hardest and longest trail?” The man raised his eyebrows and asked if I was a hiker. Tiffany and I laughed. […]

Juneau, Alaska

Submitted by Teresa Diehl on 15 August 2015 – 3:07am Thanks to my grandmother and mom for funding the flight to California and trip to Alaska, I finally met my lifelong dream of seeing Juneau, Alaska where my mother was born.     First thing to do arriving in Juneau was to climb up to the city […]