I woke up in the morning, and it was a good thing I got the
propane working last night because it was 31 degrees. The heater was working great! Got some breakfast and headed towards Crater
Lake National Park. I came in the north
entrance, and the first stop was the Pumice Desert. Probably not everyone’s
first stop, but was interesting and the first turnout I came to in the
park.
Then on towards North Junction, This was my first view of the lake! I had
never been here before and my first reaction was to just sit and stare in
amazement; the sky was clear and the lake was a color blue I had never seen in
water before. The last time I remember doing this was in the Canyonlands NP in
Utah a long time ago. The lake is over
1900 feet deep and about 6 miles long (at the deepest and widest points). The drive around the rim is about 33
miles. The blue color is because the
lake is deep and probably the purest water on earth. No rivers or anything else feeds it, only rain and snow. It stays at about 38 degrees year round.
Next was Watchman Overlook.
I hiked up to the tower for a 360 degree view of the entire area. A friend of mine’s niece is doing a project
on Crater Lake, and it was great to be
there and get some pictures for her. She
had pretty amazing timing to be able to get live pictures for her project from
someone actually there. My phone actually worked, but only here, and just long enough to be able to send some
pictures for her project.
I went on along the rim a little further and later met an
older couple. The man said his wife’s
birthday was today and that her birthstone was blue sapphire, so for her birthday they drove to see the
lake. That is the best way to describe the color of the water!
I found a campsite at Lost Creek, and waited for a while till sunset. I drove up to a point and got some incredible
pictures of the sunset. Another nice
thing about the camper, was that I was
able to find a great place to park with a view over the lake and just wait, in
comfort until the light was right for pictures (It was very cold and windy at
sunset, and I was nice and warm with the heater on and an amazing view). What a great day. Hopefully I can get as good pictures of
sunrise from the same point tomorrow.
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