Wednesday 711/12
We continued up the road for Crater Lake. |
And when we stepped out of the car, we were WOWED with this awesome view. |
Crater Lake was once a volcanic mountain called Mt. Mazama over 7,700 years ago.. |
It was a perfect day to be at Crater Lake. We felted "Blessed" to be able to see yet another of Gods amazing creations! |
After Mt. Mazama erupted, the top half of the mountain collapsed, leaving a crater to be filled in with rain and snow melt. |
The large island is called Wizard Island because it looks like a wizards hat. |
Looking west from Crater Lake. |
As we drove around the lake, we got different views. |
Joe checking out a sightseeing boat out on Crater Lake. |
Me checking out a chipmunk on the edge of Crater Lake rim. |
This is the true color of Crater Lake. It is the bluest lake I have ever seen. This is the color you see with your eyes. The color has not been enhanced! |
Crater Lake is like the Grand Canyon, in that when you look at it, it looks like a painting. It just doesn't look real. |
A close up of the inside rim of Crater Lake. |
Design in the road side snow as it melted. |
White flowers at the edges of the snow. |
Looking south from the west edge of Crater Lake. |
Looking north from the southwest corner of Crater Lake. |
Close up of the small islands next to Wizard Island. |
Shallow turquoise water between Wizard Island and the smaller islands next to it. |
We continued south around the lake. This is where the road gets hairy, and Joe and I were very glad we were not driving the Nest. This is the view I had out my car window. Yikes! |
You know how I love the layered mountains! |
Sheer drop off and no guard rails on the SW rim road. |
Looking west. |
Crater Lake rim sits at about 7,000 to 8,000 feet above sea level. Cascade Mountains to the west. |
Crater Lake has a maximum depth of 1,949 ft with an average depth of 1,148 ft. |
It is 6 miles long, 5 miles wide and has a 21.8 miles shore length. |
Crater Lake is famous for it's deep blue color. Other colors of the spectrum are absorbed. Blue wavelengths are scattered and seen by the human eye. |
The tallest point on the rim is 1,9,78 feet above the lake. The lowest point on the rim is 507 feet above the lake. |
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