Alaska has more than three million bodies of water. In fact, it has more lakes than any other state in the U.S. It even beats out Minnesota, the "Land of 10,000 Lakes."
Lake Clark in Alaska is famous for being Alaska's deepest lake. It is so deep in fact, that it is often called Alaska's bottomless lake. The lake is measured at 1,054 feet deep. If you are having trouble imagining how deep that really is, if you were to transplant the Eiffel Tower in its deepest point, the top of it would just barely stick out of the water.
Lake Clark is not only deep but it boasts a special beauty as its waters are often a brilliant teal from the glacial water that feeds this lake from Tlikakila River. Lake Clark is only accessible by airplane and as such is only visited by about 4,000 people a year. It is just west of Homer, Alaska but best accessed by plane chartered from Anchorage.
Most Alaskans have not even been to this remote and beautiful lake, so count yourself lucky if you ever get to visit this beautiful body of water in remote Alaska.
Summitting Denali is something few people can say they have attempted, much less completed. Only about 60% of people actually reach the summit. Denali's climbing season is generally from May to June. Climbing season was closed during the 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic but has opened back up this year.
The mountain is dangerous and vast and has claimed two lives this season already. In one incident, two climbers had a chunk of ice break away from Ruth Glacier. One man survived while his 32-year old climbing partner, from Rigby Idaho, did not. In the other incident, two skier mountaineers were skiing just under 8,000 feet near Eldridge Glacier when one skier fell 100 feet into a crevasse and died.
One Canadian man barely escaped with his life in the most recent accident that occurred on May 24th, 2021. The man was crossing the famous Denali Pass on the mountain itself, when he fell almost 1,000 feet. Denali is certainly an amazing mountain but can also be very deadly. We hope all climbers and adventurers stay safe out there for the rest of the season!
Where: Cripple Creek and Victor, Colorado, United States
Mine Type: Gold & Silver, Surface (open pit) operations
Operations: Acquired by Newmont in 2015 (previous owned by AngloGold Ashanti) originally discovered in 1892 and mined off and on since then
Owner: Newmont Corporation
Output: In the third quarter of 2020, Newmont produced 1.5 million attributable ounces of gold
Notable Facts: The mine has a visitors center and can be toured with a reservation through the Victor Lowell Thomas Museum in Victor Colorado. This mine has also gone by the name of Cresson Mine.
