Showing posts with label Glaciers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Glaciers. Show all posts

Rafting a Western River With the Next Generation


On a family trip in Montana, a father shares a tradition with his two sons even as climate change threatens the certainty of the rivers he grew up running.


Reif Larsen | NYTimes Travel | Disclosure

It Just Got Easier to Visit a Vanishing 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.


Paige McClanahan | NYTimes Travel | Disclosure

In Alaska, the Rare Thrill of ‘Wild’ Ice Skating


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


Elaine Glusac | NYTimes Travel | Disclosure

In Alaska, the Rare Thrill of ‘Wild’ Ice Skating


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


Elaine Glusac | NYTimes Travel | Disclosure

The World’s Most-Visited Glaciers Could Soon Be Gone


The U.N.’s cultural agency warns that ice sheets on Kilimanjaro, in the Dolomites and in Yosemite and Yellowstone may disappear by 2050, highlighting travel’s impact on climate change.


BY MARIA CRAMER | NYTimes Travel | Disclosure