Home to the first ever Winter Olympics in 1924, Chamonix, a small mountain town in France, has achieved immense seasonal popularity over time, but largely managed to keep its historical roots. I can say with full confidence that I have never been to a town that has mountains as extreme as Chamonix. These peaks shoot…
Month: March 2019
Sloss Furnaces – Birmingham, Alabama
A Brief History Once known as the Pittsburgh of the south, Birmingham began with steel mills and blast furnaces. Today, while the furnaces have since closed down, the area holds a vibrant history of mixed cultures, ideas, and music. Sloss Furnaces was a catalyst for this history. The blast furnaces opened in 1882 and stayed…