Copyright 2019, CABS for Reflections From the Fence
August 27, 2019
Slower start than we had hoped, but, my allergies, Demon, altitude, and prior exhaustion, aka, current exhaustion, have me dragging.
Off to the park, East Rim Drive. The light is not as good today, it’s pretty much overhead, as it is a bout 11:30 when we hit the rim drive.
Look at all those "pine" trees. Millions of them. And, my allergies to them. All summer I have had no issues, however, this week - - sigh.
The lake is 1943 feet deep at one point. It is a little over 6 miles wide at the maximum and about 4.5 miles at the minimum. The Rim drive is 33 miles long. The blue color is because blue wavelengths are scattered by the lake surface, other colors of the spectrum are absorbed, therefore the human eye sees only the blue. And, as I have said, once or twice, it IS blue!
The reflections in the still water, almost every single photo - - And, look at that shade of blue in the lower left corner of this specific photo.
Little boy, 2 years, just let out of the vehicle. Of course he ran for the edge of the lake. SIGH. Peeps feeding the chipmunks. Going way tooooo close to the edge.
This is the boat you can ride - - and learn from. We considered it, until we read that it is a 1.1 mile hike down and of course, 1.1 mile hike back out. With an elevation gain of 700 feet, give or take, this becomes a real workout. Since we were unwilling to walk out 65 flights of stairs, we did a huge pass.
This is the Pumice Castle. It is not marked on the roadway, but, we were pulling off at almost every place we could This stop was awesome!
This is the Phantom Ship. The "little" island is about 16 stories tall!
With Sony III zoom, look at the reflections, both of the "ship" and the walls behind it. Reflections upon reflections. Wow!
These are the "Pinnacles". You reach them by driving about 7 miles one way in and the same 7 miles out. We were not sorry to have driven those extra 14 miles, give or take. The Pinnacles are "fossil fumaroles", stand about 100 feet tall. Over time they are eroding from the canyon wall.
Towering above - -
This is Vidae Falls, they are right on the roadway. The falls are about 100 feet tall. There is a picnic area near by where we had our lunch.
I took this photo, of the trees, more trees, the side of The Estate and the very very blue sky. Just to show how pretty everything was this fine day.
This is just behind the Headquarters, stunning geological formations. Yes, I am a fan.
One last panoramic - -
It was a good day, not too crowded, we love that. And, the light got better as the day went on. Bonus!
We both agreed Crater Lake was amazing and one of the highlights of this tour.
It was in the mid 80’s at the top, over 7500 feet. And, it felt it.
Back to Diamond Lake for internet and quiet time. The breeze is delightful.
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2 comments:
Crater Lake is even more gorgeous in the winter. The white snow and blue water never fail to mesmerize me. I learned to ski at Crater Lake. We would push off from the lodge area and ski down to government camp, where we met our ride for a return trip. We had to take turns shuttling the car, but still got a bunch of skiing in. During WWII my husband's family would go to Crater Lake nearly every weekend in the winter. They stayed at government camp -- one building for the women and one for the men. They had to carry a small gas driven rope tow up and down the mountain --- park regulations at that time wouldn't allow them to leave it over night. But mostly they cross country skiied down from the lodge area --- sometimes going as far as Fort Klamath if the snow was good. A beautiful place.
What fascinating history and family stories. Thank you so much for sharing them. I can only imagine how stunning it must be in the winter.
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