Lake Clark (Dena'ina: Qizhjeh Vena) is a lake in southern Alaska. It drains through Six Mile Lake and the Newhalen River into Iliamna Lake. The lake is about 64Â km (40Â mi) long and about 8Â km (5.0Â mi) wide.
Lake Clark was named for John W. Clark, chief of the Nushagak trading post and the first American non-Native to see the lake, when an expedition financed by a weekly magazine reached it in February 1891. The Dena'ina Athabascan name is Qizjeh Vena which means "place where people gather lake". The lake is within Lake Clark National Park and Preserve.
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10-Days Backpacking in Alaska's Lake Clark National Park - This summer, I offered the third-ever Bearfoot Theory group adventure where myself and and a group of Bearfoot Theory readers ventured into the Alaskan wilderness for 10 days of backpacking....
