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Near The France And Italy Border Is A Crystal-Clear Alpine Paradise With A Scenic Nature Trail And Dramatic Peak Views

Scenic Chamonix Mont Blanc ski resort town with tourist visiting along Arve river and shops in French Alps

Share The Article Europe has a bad habit of turning its best mountains into crowded theme parks. But if you want to actually touch the high alpine dirt and earn your views, you need to look right where the French and Italian borders collide. The Chamonix Valley sits in the shadow of the highest peak […]

The Inca Trail Climbs Over 13,000 Feet and Crosses Ancient Ruins—Here’s What It’s Like to Trek It in 4 Days

Late afternoon sun shines down on a teenage girl hiking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu

Share The Article Standing at Kilometer 82, staring down the churning brown water of the Urubamba River, the numbers on the topographical map finally became a reality. Ahead of my dad and me lay 26 miles of jagged Andean trail, three high-altitude mountain passes, and thousands of uneven stone steps laid down by the Inca […]