Third time is a charm! The past two times I tried to see this natural phenomenon, Daniel and I would get all the way to the ranger station and they would make us turn around because the ice and snow was too dangerous. I guess it pays to take the trip in the summer.
Crater Lake is the deepest lake in the United States. It was created when the mountain was a volcano and the top colapsed in on it. It is almost 2000 feet deep and is at an altitude of over 7000 feet, which is the highest altitude that I have ever been on land. It was gorgeous! Bluer than the sky and quite clear. It was also pretty cold. Where we were standing at the rim it was around 65 degrees but when you peaked down towards the water you could feel the cold air rising from the lake.
This was the lodge at the top. We went inside and all the fireplaces were burning and everything had this neat craftsman style wood cabin feel. we considered staying the night but we decided to save our limited resources for something else.
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