2013 - 2014: A CRATER OF A DAY

Crater Lake is the deepest Lake, 1943’, in the US (with Lake Tahoe being second). Photos taken from the rim road make up the majority of the visual journey today. We started at the north entrance and went from East to West to take advantage of the sun’s position---something only a photographer thinks about!!! And for our friend Bob, make sure you do it in this direction as the road going the other way, is straight off in many places on the passenger side... without Guard Rails!! The Volcanic eruption that created this lake happened 7700 years ago where a 12,000 foot mountain peak once stood. The rim road averages an elevation of 6800-7200’. We also took a short out and back journey to see the pinnacles...100’ spires which are “fossil fumaroles” created when volcanic gasses rose up through a layer of volcanic ash, cementing the ash into solid rock. A 5-Star Day. And Don and I both agree... about the most spectacular "single" thing we saw on the whole trip. Incidentally, the annual snowfall for this area is between 45 to 50 feet...times 12” equals 600” on a snowy year!!! Upon looking up CRATER, one definition is: a large bowl used in ancient Greece for mixing wine. No wonder I enjoyed the day so much... Hope you enjoy the 38 mile loop as much as we did. It only took us 5 hours so you're not seeing all the photos I took, not to mention video!!!!!!!!!