Some mountains don’t need introductions. They don’t just rise—they command. And Mount Robson, the highest peak in the Canadian Rockies, is one of those rare geological monarchs that can leave even the most seasoned hikers speechless. Towering at 3,954 meters (12,972 feet), this rugged giant in British Columbia is a postcard brought to life, a place where wild nature flexes its most dramatic angles.

On the rugged coast of Nova Scotia, waves crash, gulls cry, and fog rolls in thick off the Atlantic. It’s easy to imagine that nothing has changed here in centuries—and at the Fortress of Louisbourg, it truly hasn’t.