Wednesday, 23 August 2017
We spent a day visiting Crater Lake. Much of the west side of the park was closed for forest fires and road construction.
We spent a day visiting Crater Lake. Much of the west side of the park was closed for forest fires and road construction.
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| Our first contact with Crater Lake, with Wizard Island in the middle. The air was thick with smoke from nearby forest fires. |
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| Another view of Crater Lake and Wizard Island from the southern side of the lake. |
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| Another, very small, island in the lake is called the “Phantom Ship”. |
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| A closer look at the Phantom Ship. |
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| The east side of Crater Lake. The yellow rocks near the middle of the photo are called “Pumice castle”. |
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| A panoramic view from the east side of Crater Lake. |
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| Vidae Falls are on the East Rim Drive. |
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| We took a short hike at the end of Pinnacles Road to see the Pinnacles (duh!). |
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| The Pinnacles were formed by volcanic vents pushing their way through ash deposits. The steam hardened the ash into rock, and then the ash eroded away, leaving the vents. |
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