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This Canadian Mountain Town Sits Inside a National Park—With Glaciers, a Dark Sky Preserve, and One of the Country’s Most Photographed Lakes

This is just one stunning vista in Jasper National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and Dark Sky Preserve filled with peaks ...
Yahoo

Don’t even think about hiking on a glacier without a guide

Glaciers are magnificent natural structures, dense sheets of ice that can stretch for miles and be a few yards to thousands of feet thick. It’s no wonder many adventurous travelers put hiking one high ...
Radio-Canada

As glaciers recede, visitors at Canada’s national parks can help track their retreat

The University of Waterloo is empowering national park visitors to get directly involved with scientific research into glacier regression. As part of a new citizen science program launched in ...
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Offbeat fall getaways: From North Georgia to Iceland’s glaciers

Get your thrills far from crowds at these off-the-beaten-path destinations ranging from glaciers in Iceland to a barrier reef in the Bahamas and various locales in between.
Digital Journal

Boy Dies After Canada Glacier Fall

JASPER, Alberta — A 9-year-old Japanese boy died of hypothermia Thursday, after falling into a crevasse while walking with his father on a Canadian glacier. Heroic rescue effort ended in heartbreak ...
CBC.ca

As glaciers recede, visitors at Canada's national parks can help track their retreat

The University of Waterloo is empowering national park visitors to get directly involved with scientific research into glacier regression. As part of a new citizen science program launched in ...