We headed out to The Kiski School in Pennsylvania last Thursday morning for Olivia’s Summit Trial. Even though it is an all boys boarding school, we girls got to go along and stay on campus in a real dorm room. Nelson liked it there and said he might want to go to the school when he is older, but Mom said he can’t move away from home.
It is about a fourteen hour drive to Saltsburg, so we stopped in Indiana for the first night. Mom was loading up the car in the morning. Nelson and I were concerned she might leave us behind, so we kept tabs on her from the hotel window. She has never forgotten us, but who knows if there will be a first time.
We had no idea what to expect as we pulled into the campus. The winding road took us to our dorm where we would be staying for three nights.
Our room was nothing fancy, but we had enough space and it was clean. Once we “moved in” it was quite the mess, so we decided to use the photo from before we moved in.
One morning there was a fog over campus which was really quite pretty. At you can see by the clock, Mom had us out walking at six ten in the morning.
We found this sign in a play area and thought it would be fitting for us when we have our wild pants on.
The beautiful bell tower is in the middle of campus. Don’t ever go near there on the hour. Every hour it chimes and it is super loud.
I found a nice spot in the shade to relax during Olivia’s trial. It is super boring having to hang out in the car all day when your sister is getting to sniff! Mom kept busy taking me and Nelson for lots of short walks.
Not far from our dorm was a nice lookout spot. Mom is scared of heights and it is quite a steep drop, so she didn’t get too close. The Kiski School is for young boys, and it seems rather dangerous with the cliff on one side of campus.
Nelson and I found a nice fountain. It was pretty warm out during the day, so the cool water seemed like a nice place to hang out.
Olivia is at another lookout spot. Behind her and down the cliff on the other side of the river is the actual town of Saltsburg. Everything around the area is very old. Mom didn’t drop Olivia’s leash as she is so afraid someone or dog might fall over the edge.
That concludes our little tour of The Kiski School boys boarding school, where even we girls had some fun. It goes to show you that even when you are in the middle of nowhere, there are cool places to see and visit. Now we will rest our paws on this lovely stone bench for a bit.
We are joining our friends at Living Laughing and Barking in Our Backyard for their Nature Friday blog hop.
What a beautiful campus and how cool to stay in their dorms!
Mom says she lived in a dorm her first year of college, so now we know a little bit about what she talks about sometimes.
ooh the place for us.. where the wild things are…YES!
We wanted to steal that sign!
How cool is that place! Glad you shared your photos of it.
Thank you. It is very old, up on a cliff.
We know this school! It is beautiful. you were lucky to get to visit !!! But your mom is right — Baby boy Nelson needs to stay home!!!! Thanks for a great post. your friends Lilly and Chester
You are the first people we have met that know the place. It is in the middle of nowhere but gorgeous campus.
What a lovely series of photos for us today. Kiski School has a beautiful campus.
Hugs Cecilia
It is really pretty, and out in the middle of nowhere.
OMDs I just googled Kiski school…the annual tuition fee is amazing!
We never thought to google it but just did. Let’s just say we spent the weekend there for pennies in comparison.
Wow! What a scenic town! We think boring schools are what makes bored students. Maybe that is why rich boys are boring?? Pretty basic bones dorm room, though. Any kind of bones will do when you are tired! LOVE the fountain! Not so sure about the clock, and our mom doesn’t like high places either! Olive and Jimmy Parker
It was a beautiful campus but we are happy we don’t have to stay there as it is in the middle of nothing.
Wait a minute exclamation your mother is afraid of heights? Listen, she a flight attendant for many years?
But there you are in a capsule and can’t fall out. She would never to up in a parachute plane, or one of the open bi planes.
Lovely place and great photos favorite is the ‘doggie in the window’ ~ Xo
Wishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
We have to keep close tabs on our mom.
Thanks for sharing your trip – it certainly is a lovely area. Have a great weekend gang!
Very pretty, remote, and hilly.
Middle of nowhere? Sounds like a great place to escape to when city or suburban life gets crazy! Love all the photos! I’m not afraid of heights; but I can think of more comfortable places to stand than the edge of a cliff.
Mom was not a fan of the cliff, but liked the view.
What a beautiful campus, we think it’s probably a good thing that your Mom doesn’t let Nelson go away to school.
xoxo,
Rosy and Sunny
When she saw it costs $52K a year for school and housing, the idea was canned. We can do a lot of better things with that many green papers.
That does look like a really nice school and the photos are really terrific. I’m glad you had a good time there!!!
Wow, you girls got to spend time in the boys’ dorm? That sound like a recipe for mischief! (Gail’s mum attended a girls boarding school from the age of 5 to 18 so knew all about dormitory accommodation…)
Toodle-oo!
Nobby.
It was almost all girls in the boys dorm, but Mom says it really didn’t have any boy specific things. We can’t imagine sending a child to boarding school, but for some it works well, like your mom, I guess.
It was an interesting weekend and fun was also had.
Looks like a pretty campus…for boys and girls!
It is a very nice place and girls can do just as much as boys there, but normally it is only for the boys.
That’s a very pretty place and you should know your mother would never, ever forget you.
She never has but we always keep an eye on her just in case.