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...purest blue meltwater running between folds of ice. What you can't see is Jakobshavn's inexorable slide toward the sea at 65 ft. to 115 ft. a day--an alarming rate that has accelerated in recent years. As the glacier nears the coast, it breaks off into the Ilulissat fjord, a stream of churning ice that might have birthed the monster that sunk the Titanic. Those icebergs are spat out into Disko Bay, 20 billion metric tons' worth every year, where they loom above the tiny fishing boats that ply these deep, cold waters. Sail close...
...being dependent on the small but incredibly strong huskies to reach our goals each day," says Espen Prestbakmo, a trip leader in Norway. Choose from a variety of sites: Alaska for the wildlife (Alaska's Trails and Tails, tel: [1-888] 300 6874; www.dogsledtours.com); Greenland for the Inuit culture (Ilulissat Travel, tel: [299] 94 43 00; www.ilulissattravel.gl); and for chic ice hotels and easy access, Norway (Undervegs, tel: [47] 98 00 1213; www.undervegs.no) and Sweden (Axehandle Mountain, tel: [46] 70 688 7290; www.axehandle.nu). And if dog-powered sports leave you panting like a husky, bow out and watch Alaska...
...being dependent on the small but incredibly strong huskies to reach our goals each day," says Espen Prestbakmo, a trip leader in Norway. Choose from a variety of sites: Alaska for the wildlife (Alaska's Trails and Tails, tel: [1-888] 300 6874; www.dogsledtours.com); Greenland for the Inuit culture (Ilulissat Travel, tel: [299] 94 43 00; www.ilulissattravel.gl); and for chic ice hotels and easy access, Norway (Undervegs, tel: [47] 98 00 1213; www.undervegs.no) and Sweden (Axehandle Mountain, tel: [46] 70 688 7290; www.axehandle.nu). And if dog-powered sports leave you panting like a husky, bow out and watch Alaska...
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