It isn’t too early to start thinking about end-of-year travel plans. We’re fielding reader questions about where to go and what to do.

These mostly abandoned wilderness outposts, resplendent in their solitude, invite curious visitors to imagine what life was like during the boom times.

On a hike along the Kungsleden Trail, or “king’s trail,” in Swedish Lapland, a writer encounters majestic animals, challenging terrain and communal moments of sheer wonder.