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A New Gondola Takes Visitors to a Vanishing Alpine Glacier. Is That a Good Thing?

“Last-chance tourists” are visiting the melting Mer de Glace in Chamonix, France, in droves. A just-opened lift should make that easier. But some worry tourism is only making the problem worse.

By Paige McClanahan

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Skating on ‘Wild’ Ice in Alaska

When a two-week, high-pressure window of cold, clear weather froze lakes south of Anchorage, adventurous skaters, including our writer, were ready.

By Elaine Glusac

Glaciers Ice Skating Lakes Travel and Vacations

Skating on ‘Wild’ Ice in Alaska

When a two-week, high-pressure window of cold, clear weather froze lakes south of Anchorage, adventurous skaters, including our writer, were ready.

By Elaine Glusac

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A Journey Into Norway’s Endless Night

On the Svalbard archipelago, during the months without sunlight, one starts to see strange things in the dark.

By Taymour Soomro and Scott Conarroe