Today was the day to clean up camp, pack up the car, and head out to see Crater Lake. It took a bit of extra time to pack things up. We made sure the water packs were filled before leaving. The water here is great. It is a beautiful campground and very peaceful. Being here during the week verses a weekend may have helped since it wasn’t crowded and there was no wait at the showers in the morning or evening, even though they are sparse around the camp.
Apparently you can swim in the lake, though we did not do that since we ran out of time. Also they rent bicycles or boats if you like. On the dock I saw a young man coming from a boat carrying about a two foot trout that he just caught. I’m not sure if they stock the lake? The photography options are good. Last night Ben shot a nice star trails picture looking across the lake.
Crater Lake…
After we packed up and filled our water bottles we headed out to Crater Lake. The north entrance is closest to Diamond Lake. It is only 10 minutes to the ranger station but the crater itself is about 30 minutes away. Ben had a park pass so that got us into the park with no fee.
Driving towards to the crater you have a vast desert like area. I understand it is pumas from the volcano when the crater was created. Then you climb up the mountain to see the crater, the bluest lake in the middle of a crater with no river inlet nor outlet. We traveled the rim. It would have been difficult on a bike though folks do bike it. In the car it took a few hours including a few stops for the view and a small hike (half mile) to get a view of the phantom ship.
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