Sharp's Travels

We went up and picked up our mail at 10am this morning then headed to Crater Lake. We found out by talking to the locals that we could see the lake by going in at the south entrance. The road was open to the ranger station and we could view the lake from there. The rim road would have been neat but we will take what we can get.

It was a 197 mile round trip but well worth it. The closer we got to the top the more snow there was. We even saw people loading snowmobiles up. The lake is a beautiful blue. It’s 5 miles wide and ringed by cliffs almost 2000 ft high. The lake rests in the shattered remnants of a volcano called Mount Mazama, which erupted and collapsed into itself 7,700 years ago. It’s the deepest lake in the United States at 1,943 feet deep and one of the deepest in the world. We waded in the snow to overlook the lake. Gay got some really nice pictures.

We ate lunch at the café there before heading back. We took the highway back around the lake and stopped to take pictures of more beautiful rivers along the highway. The road was lined with tall pines. It made a beautiful picture.

Our temperature went from 61 degrees to 46 degrees as we climbed to the summit. The sun was shinning so it didn’t feel so cold up on top.

We arrived back at the 5th wheel at 3pm. Another neat day!

Gay has uploaded pictures. The album is Crater Lake. It also has other pictures of the day.