Located in Southern Oregon, Crater Lake is the caldera of a collapsed volcano filled by rain and snowmelt (they get an average of 45 feet per year). The rim of the lake is over 7,000 feet above sea level so the only runoff comes from the rim of the crater itself.
Crater Lake is the deepest lake in the US (seventh in the world) at 1,949 feet deep at it's deepest point and is considered the clearest in the world with testing for visibilty beyond 140. Down.
The Crater Lake Lodge was built in 1915.
With an average snowfall of over 540 inches per year, there was plenty of snow left when we got there in early July. Here Ted and Joe try a little shoe-skiing. First one on their face wins.
The view of the lake from above is impressive, but you can also take a tour on the lake from docks a short 45 minute hike down from the rim.
Joe had a little trouble climbing this tree. It fell over while he was on his way up, something that used to happen to him as a kid.
Megan and Joette on the guide boat.
This formation is called the Ghost Ship.
The clarity of the lake was phenomenal. The depth at this location seems very shallow but it is over 60 feet.
This is not what it looks like. But it does make an interesting picture.
