Blogs from Crater Lake, Oregon, United States, North America

Met a couple of bikers from Nottingham this morning who were staying at our motel. They were travelling around on a Triumph Boneville which they bought out in the states and keep over here and use each year for trips! It was great to talk to them, pity we met them just as they were leaving. Today we drove to Crater Lake National Park. A beautiful area and when we got our first look at the lake all I can say is STUNNING, STUNNING, STUNNING! I have never seen anything quite like it, the water was the bluest blue, surrounded by trees, mountains in the background – a truly beautiful place. There was a small island in the lake, part of another volcano. We drove right around Crater Lake, which would have taken about 2 hours ... read more

We enjoyed an evening out in Ashland, OR and then moved on to Crater Lake National Park. What a beautiful drive up the mountian. The first moment we got to the top was wonderful, the view is awesome! We lucked out and found a great camping spot at a place called Lost Creek Camp. I just wish the mosquitos would have stayed lost. Those lil' blood suckers were swarming. Thank you again, Sara Lindey, for the mosquito coil knowledge. We talked to the ranger about which trails would be good to hike on. I asked about the Lightning Spring Trail and her response was that there are small patches of snow on the trail, but not to worry because there are reflectors in the trees to follow the trail. We thought that sounded good enough so ... read more

Some pics from this weekends road trip to Crater Lake National Park. My driving skills confidence is now totally boosted; we mastered two states in two days. ... read more

After hearing horror stories about driving down the coast in a big rig, we decided to head through central Oregon south to California. We camped at Cascade Meadows RPI because Bend Thousand Trails has no sewers and our new motorcoach is a primadona with a restrictive electric toilet that shuts itself off after 2 days. This campground was fine since my broken foot restricts me from pickleball anyway. The night before pulling out we had a hail storm which painted a beautiful sunset with the Three Sisters Mountains in the background. Next we camped at Diamond Lake RV park 12 miles from Crater Lake. We did an "auto-tour" of Crater Lake, which is considered the cleanest large body of water in the world. It rests in a caldera formed 7,700 years ago when a 12,000-foot-tall volcano ... read more

Crater Lake ligger i det sydlige Oregon og USA´s dybeste sø, med en max dybde på 592 meter. Den er 7x10 meter bred og der falder årligt 13,3 meter sne! Crater Lake opstod for 7700 år siden, da en 3300 meter høj vulkan kollapsede efter et stort udbrud. Søen bliver forsynet med vand fra de store mængder nedbør der kommer hvert år. Der er ingen tilløb til søen i form af åer eller floder. Vandet i Crater Lake anses for at være noget af det reneste i verdenen, det er også derfor vandet har den blå farve, som søen er så kendt for. Vi ankom sidst på eftermiddagen og kørte direkte til vores campground, for at lave mad og slappe lidt af om aftenen. Vi havde brugt hele dagen på at køre, så de store udskejelser ... read more