The village of Apgar is the main hub of activity (on the west side of the park) throughout the summer. The park's largest campground is located here as are gift shops, a restaurant, lodging facilities, and boat and recreational equipment rentals.

Apgar Village, Glacier National Park


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This camera is one of the newer models that allow us to zoom in and pan around the scene. Expect to see different views occasionally as we aim it at different parts of the Lake McDonald Valley. Thanks to the Glacier National Park Conservancy for their continued support of the park's webcam installations.

Lake McDonald - 2, Glacier National Park


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August 27-Sept 1st Sperry, Lake Ellen Wilson Here's a short trip report from my latest trip, I've included some links to a few photos (I can't figure out how to get them to insert inline?), but I've got…

Sunday's random Glacier Park Chat topic!

Category: Trip Reports
Topic: August 27-Sept 1st Sperry, Lake Ellen Wilson
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#GlacierParkChat #Glacier #GNP #NationalParks #GlacierNationalPark

Mt. Cook, New Zealand #stunday sunlight and glacial flour in lake results in vivid color #mountain #lake #glacier #scape #landscape #landscapephotography #eck

Friday's sunny blue skies begged me to bike the Sun Road again. It was both shocking that McDonald Creek right now had no snow flanking the river. But still lovely brain laundry.

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#nationalparks #biking #bicycle #spring #drought #rivers #glacier #montana #brainlaundry

Ice on the Beach
Fellsfjara or Diamond Beach, Iceland

#Iceland #Jökulsárlón #Glacier #GlacierLagoon
#Landscape #Landscapephotography #Jökulsárlón
#Nikon #Photography #DiamondBeach #Fellsfjara #Breiðamerkursandur

This was the first webcam view that Glacier National Park offered. Originally it was only going to be a test until a better location was found, but it turns out that this view has a large following. Watch for the occasional lunchtime crowd at the picnic table or our resident deer wandering about. Some years in the early summer beargrass blooms dot the forest.

Park Headquarters, Glacier National Park


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Many Glacier is often referred to as the Heart of the Park. This spectacular view is very similar to the Two Medicine Valley in that there is a dominant peak, in this case Grinnell Point, separating two valleys. To the right is the Swiftcurrent Valley and just up and over the wall in the background is Granite Park. To the left is the valley that leads up to Grinnell Glacier, one of the most popular trails in the park. The Many Glacier Hotel sits at the edge of Swiftcurrent Lake and is an outstanding example of the type of architecture that was so common in western national parks in early 1900. A walk through its soaring lobby is a must see when you visit Many Glacier.

Many Glacier - 1, Glacier National Park


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On the slopes surrounding Red Eagle Lake, in Glacier National Park, old burnt forest has cleared space for young trees. The lake waters are visible nearby, with plenty of low bushes and grass growing on its banks. Tall mountains are seen in the background, farther away. The sun is setting outside of the photo, and summits and clouds appear on orange and purple colors.

Something old and something #new. On the slopes surrounding Red Eagle Lake, in Glacier National Park, old burnt forest has cleared space for young trees. Montana, July 2025.

#BlueskyArtShow #RedEagleLake #Glacier #Montana #forest #photography #travel #backcountry #camping

Mount Kilimanjaro Sees a Remarkable Environmental Recovery with their Tripled Glacier Coverage, Driven by Conservation Efforts, Boosting Sustainable Tourism Growth in Tanzania - Travel And Tour World Mount Kilimanjaro glacier coverage triples in 15 years, thanks to conservation programs by TANAPA, offering a hopeful example of sustainable tourism growth in Tanzania.

#InTheNews re #sustainable #travel & #dev
2/ #Climate/#Conservation: #MountKilimanjaro #glacier increases 3x in 15 yrs (to 5.92sq km) attributed to #treeplanting & #environmental protection initiatives taken by #Tanzania #NationalParks www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article... #TANAPA #SDG13

Nous nous sommes rendus avec To Athena dans les grottes du #glacier de #Morteratsch (Grisons), à la fois sublimes et menacées par le réchauffement climatique.

Nous faisons partie de la nature: protéger la Terre, c’est nous protéger nous-mêmes.

#climat #musique #climatechange

Argentina eases glacier protection in $40bn mining push despite environmental fears Argentina’s Congress has approved a reform to the country’s glacier protection law, relaxing restrictions on mining in high-altitude regions in a move aimed at attracting billions in investment, while drawing criticism from environmental groups concerned about water security. Lawmakers on April 9 passed the bill with 137 votes in favour, 111 against and three abstentions, clearing the final legislative hurdle after Senate approval in February. The measure, backed by President Javier Milei, modifies the 2010 Glacier Law to allow mining activity in certain periglacial zones previously off-limits. The reform is expected to unlock significant capital flows into Argentina’s mining sector. Industry estimates suggest the new framework could attract more than $30bn in investment over the next decade, largely targeting copper, gold and silver projects, AP reported. Local industry group CAEM, cited by Clarín, put the potential higher at about $40bn, with Economy Minister Luis Caputo projecting export revenues of up to $165bn by 2035. Government officials and industry representatives argue the changes reduce regulatory uncertainty that had delayed large-scale projects. CAEM said the update “contributes to clarifying ambiguities that for years generated uncertainty,” while maintaining environmental protections. Mining Secretary Luis Lucero told local media that previous rules imposed “absolute prohibitions...

Argentina eases glacier protection in $40bn mining push despite environmental fears
->IntelliNews | More on "Argentina mining glacier protection law" at BigEarthData.ai | #Environment #Glacier

Using aerospace technology to study glacier melt in Greenland Alia Khan is integrating field-based biogeochemical analysis with NASA’s next generation satellite sensors to quantify how biological algae blooms, mineral dust, and wildfire smoke are darkening the Greenland Ice Sheet and accelerating its melt. Khan, an associate professor in the Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences and the Environmental Engineering Program at the University of Colorado Boulder, has been awarded a four-year, $857,000 NASA grant to develop tools to improve sea-level rise projections. The work is focused on Greenland, home to massive amounts of frozen water in a large land-based glacier, also known as an ice sheet, that is nearly two miles thick in some places. Increasing melt rate “There are growing dark spots on the Greenland Ice Sheet,” Khan said. “While fresh snow is the most reflective surface on Earth, the ‘bare ice’ exposed during summer melt is naturally darker. When light-absorbing particles like algae and dust accumulate there, they further reduce reflectivity and cause the ice to melt even faster. Currently, this darkening isn't fully captured in most Earth system models, meaning we are likely underestimating future sea level rise.” The enhanced darkening of the ice sheet is caused by the combined impact of soot,...

Using aerospace technology to study glacier melt in Greenland
->University of Colorado Boulder | More on "Greenland ice sheet glacier melt" at BigEarthData.ai | #Technology #Glacier

Letting Nature Pamper Me with Snapshots of Glacier National Park A setting looking to the southwest while taking in views from a roadside pullout along the Going-to-the-Sun Road. This is in Glacier National Park. My thought on composing the image was to zoom in with the focal length and have the ridges and peaks fill the image from edge to edge while still including a little bit of blue skies above.

Letting Nature Pamper Me with Snapshots of Glacier National Park #findyourpark @visitmontana #Montana #NikonD850 @GlacierNPS #Glacier #GlacierNationalPark #GoingtotheSunRoad flic.kr/p/2s6Nqf5

51.739,-116.499 Peyto Lake is a glacier-fed lake in Banff National Park in the Canadian Rockies. The lake is near the Icefields Parkway in Alberta, Canada. It was named for Bill Peyto, an early trail guide and trapper in the Banff area. (Closest article: Peyto Lake, ~1.30 miles; found via undefined-mile search) Verify on Wikipedia: Peyto Lake Plant a tree by exploring more

Umm this place isn't real. It doesn't exist.

Someone fund my scientific expedition to prove me otherwise!!... please??..

Im an avid outdoorsman, and #Banff is my ultimate camping destination!

I need a vacation..

🌎📌🌲👉 hawki.app 👈🌳📍🧪

#hawki #geology #geography #canada #glacier #tree #nature #

#argentina: A bill that weakens existing protections for Argentina's glaciers and is expected to lead to increased mining in the surrounding areas has been approved by lawmakers in the Chamber of Deputies.

Read more: mailchi.mp/americangeo/...

#mining #glacier #lithium #andesmountains

EXPLAINER - Why Argentina's new glacier mining rules are sparking water security fears ...

EXPLAINER - Why Argentina's new glacier mining rules are sparking water security fears
->Anadolu Agency | More on "Argentina glacier mining water security" at BigEarthData.ai | #Glacier #WaterSecurity

Oberlin I haven't seen anything recently about climbing Oberlin. Anyone done that one this year?

Friday's random Glacier Park Chat topic!

Category: Hiking
Topic: Oberlin
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Le glacier Perito Moreno, dans le sud de l'Argentine.

Javier Millei

#Argentine : les députés argentins ont adopté hier une réforme qui assouplit la loi protégeant les glaciers contre l’extraction minière. Ce texte permet aux provinces du pays de définir plus librement les zones protégées, et donc d’y autoriser ou non […]

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Argentina just ripped up its pioneering glacier law. What does this mean for millions of people's drinking water? Saul Zeballos was born and raised in Jáchal, a community tucked into the foothills of the Andes in Argentina, drinking water from the river that bears the town’s name. That changed in 2005, when the Veladero gold and silver mine started operating in San Juan province. A decade later, a major cyanide spill from the mine polluted the rivers in the San Juan region, raising fears it could affect waterways downstream in the Jáchal basin, although further studies have shown that cyanide levels remained at safe levels. Two further spills were reported in 2016 and 2017 and are still under investigation. Environmentalists and community members such as Zeballos, a 51-year-old accountant turned activist, have long alleged that Veladero, owned by Canada-based Barrick Mining Corporation and China’s Shandong Gold, is operating illegally in an area considered off-limits by Argentina’s Ley de Glaciares – or glacier law. Now, a reform to the glacier law driven by the far-right government of Javier Milei will relax restrictions, paving the way for mines in high-altitude areas blanketed with ice and snow, which are sources of water. The new law, approved on Wednesday by 137 votes to 111, with three abstentions, will enable provincial authorities to...

Argentina just ripped up its pioneering glacier law. What does this mean for millions of people's drinking water?
->The Guardian | More on "Argentina glacier law mining water" at BigEarthData.ai | #DrinkingWater #Glacier

Argentina just ripped up its pioneering glacier law. What does this mean for millions of people’s drinking water? Javier Milei’s reforms to the law will open up high-altitude areas to mining and risk water reserves already strained by the climate crisis, say activists

#Argentina just ripped up its pioneering #glacier law. What does this mean for millions of people’s drinking water? - www.theguardian.com/global-devel... the madman #milei continues to wreck his country

Researchers Predict Melting Glaciers May Threaten Future Water Security

Researchers Predict Melting Glaciers May Threaten Future Water Security
->Water Online | More on "Glaciers melting water security threat" at BigEarthData.ai | #Glacier #WaterSecurity

A glacier in southern Norway is calving, dropping piece after piece into the newly formed water as the glacier steadily shrinks.

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#Nature #Norway #Glacier #lassetur

Mount Kilimanjaro Sees a Remarkable Environmental Recovery with their Tripled Glacier Coverage, Driven by Conservation Efforts, Boosting Sustainable Tourism Growth in Tanzania - Travel And Tour World Mount Kilimanjaro glacier coverage triples in 15 years, thanks to conservation programs by TANAPA, offering a hopeful example of sustainable tourism growth in Tanzania.

Low point when I #hiked > The #glacier area of #MountKilimanjaro has increased 3x in 15 yrs (2.2sq km in 2000 to 5.92sq km) - attributed to a huge amount of #treeplanting & #environmental protection initiatives taken by #Tanzania #NationalParks #TANAPA www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article...

A close-up view of the Gabriel Icefall on the Gulkana Glacier in the Eastern Alaska Range, Alaska. The frame is filled entirely with heavily crevassed and fractured glacier ice, showing roughly 400 vertical feet of the icefall. The ice displays complex textures including folded horizontal striations representing annual accumulation layers compressed and deformed during glacial flow, deep crevasses, and towering seracs in the upper portion of the frame. Blue glacial ice is visible in the deeper crevasse walls at lower left. Rocky moraine debris is visible at the very bottom right of the frame.

The Gabriel Icefall on the Gulkana Glacier, Eastern Alaska Range. About 400 vertical feet of ice in this frame. The striations are annual accumulation layers that become folded during flow.

#alaska #glacier #hiking #glaciology

Day 4 Ptarmigan Tunnel The motor inn was certainly a lot warmer than the chalet. No complaints but it would be nice if the showerhead was above waist high. You can’t beat the locat…

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Topic: Day 4 Ptarmigan Tunnel
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Argentina approves Milei glacier mining reform amid protests Argentina’s Congress approved on Thursday a government-backed bill pushed by the country’s right-wing President Javier Milei that opens sensitive high-altitude regions to mining, triggering warnings over water security and environmental risks. Lawmakers in the lower house passed the reform 137–111, with three abstentions, clearing a final hurdle after Senate approval in February and setting the stage for the law to take effect once published in the official gazette. The reform amends the 2010 Glacier Law by allowing provinces to define their own protection standards for glaciers and periglacial environments, a shift that critics say weakens safeguards for critical freshwater reserves. Economy Minister Luis Caputo said in X the measure could generate $165 billion in exports by 2035 and create thousands of jobs, adding that “some provinces will be changed forever.” The central bank has separately estimated Argentina could triple mining exports by 2030 based on industry forecasts. Growing backlash Opposition lawmakers and environmental groups say the reform weakens national safeguards for critical freshwater reserves, with critics arguing that devolving authority to provinces risks inconsistent protections across fragile ecosystems. Thousands of demonstrators gathered outside Congress on Wednesday, with sporadic clashes reported, as protesters carried banners reading “Water is more precious than...

Argentina approves Milei glacier mining reform amid protests
->Mining.com | More on "Argentina glacier mining law reform" at BigEarthData.ai | #Protest #Glacier

Argentina approves Milei's glacier mining bill amid environmental protests | Argentina

Argentina approves Milei's glacier mining bill amid environmental protests | Argentina
->The Guardian | More on "Argentina glacier mining environmental protests" at BigEarthData.ai | #Protest #Environment #Glacier

Argentina MPs approve bill allowing mining in glaciers | Environment News

Argentina MPs approve bill allowing mining in glaciers | Environment News
->Al Jazeera | More on "Argentina glacier mining legislation approved" at BigEarthData.ai | #Environment #Glacier

Argentina passes bill loosening protection of its glaciers Argentina's Congress has passed a controversial amendment making it easier to mine in glacier regions, a move environmentalists say weakens protections for crucial water sources. The pioneering Glacier Law, approved in 2010, prohibited all mining and exploration activities in glacier regions by protecting them as water reserves. The reform shifts the responsibility of defining protected glacier areas from the Argentine Institute for Snow, Ice and Environmental Sciences (Ianigla) to the provincial governments. President Javier Milei, who backed the reform, said the change "empower[s] the provinces to utilise their resources" and allows mining activities "where there was nothing to protect". Argentina's Senate had already approved the bill in February 2026, so approval by the lower house was the last major hurdle left. Opponents of the reform argued that it would put a fundamental resource - water - at risk. "Without water, we can't even think about a growth and development project," Congresswoman Natalia de la Sota said. But a backer of the bill, Congresswoman Nancy Picón Martínez, said that the mining industry was being portrayed "as if it were a monster". "This law protects glaciers, no matter how much some people want us to believe otherwise," she said. Following the reform,...

Argentina passes bill loosening protection of its glaciers
->BBC | More on "Argentina glacier mining protection law" at BigEarthData.ai | #Glacier