North Fork Preservation Association » photography http://www.gravel.org News and information about the NFPA and the North Fork of the Flathead River Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:33:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 An early season hike (almost) to Akokala Lake http://www.gravel.org/2011/06/26/an-early-season-hike-almost-to-akokala-lake/ http://www.gravel.org/2011/06/26/an-early-season-hike-almost-to-akokala-lake/#comments Mon, 27 Jun 2011 01:10:13 +0000 nfpa http://www.gravel.org/?p=2094 Here’s more North Fork coverage from New West. This article by Maggie Neal Doherty concerns her early season hike to Akokala Lake . . .

After 23 miles of dusty potholed road and a stop off at the Polebridge Mercantile for a hot turkey sandwich to add to my lunch, I pulled my camera from my backpack to shoot the stunning expanse of Bowman Lake in the spring – lake blue and mountains draped in white.

The shot didn’t happen.

In my rush must-hike-because-the-sun-is-finally-shining moment, I forgot a few things for my hike to Akokala Lake in the North Fork region of Glacier National Park. My memory card was at home, left in my computer; and as I would come to learn five miles later, so were my much-needed snowshoes.

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]]> http://www.gravel.org/2011/06/26/an-early-season-hike-almost-to-akokala-lake/feed/ 0 Commentary on risks to Waterton-Glacier with gorgeous photos http://www.gravel.org/2009/06/28/commentary-on-risks-to-waterton-glacer-with-gorgeous-photos/ http://www.gravel.org/2009/06/28/commentary-on-risks-to-waterton-glacer-with-gorgeous-photos/#comments Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:07:29 +0000 nfpa http://www.gravel.org/?p=558 I saw this mentioned in a post on the Waterton-Glacier Endangered web log. Florian Schulz posted a nice commentary on the risks faced by Waterton-Glacier due to resource development in the Canadian Flathead, accompanied by a gorgeous set of photos. Recommended for the photography alone, much less the post itself.

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