http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Oregon/Crater-Lake/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from North America , United States , Oregon , Crater Lake en-us Sat, 26 Jul 2008 07:44:58 BST Sat, 26 Jul 2008 07:44:58 BST We were up early at the Rouge River Inn and had breakfast at the hotel with lots of Amish people from Ohio. Once out the door we headed toward Crater Lake. It was a lovely ride through some more redwoods and alot of National Park land. As we entered the Crater Lake area and stopped at the guard station to pay up ahead a deer walked across the road with two little ons trailing behind her. We http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Oregon/Crater-Lake/blog-302565.html On the way to Portland we decided to take a roundabout route to swing by crater lake. We felt slightly foolish when we realized there were FEET of snow on the ground and we were wearing shorts. Also got extremely lost on our way out as multiple roads were closed due to the fact that apparently there june winter snow was blocking them and had to drive hours out of the way to get to portland http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Oregon/Crater-Lake/blog-285309.html After Stewart Springs I ventured through the remaining miles of California. This is where a simple idea such as a road trip turns into something very different where whole governments and people change while the landscape remains the same. It was almost like going uphill the dry and expansive Pacific Coast I know in California became intimate and lush. The terrain was defined by forested h http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Oregon/Crater-Lake/blog-212174.html 070915 Crater Lake National Park OregonI almost missed seeing this. I was planning on driving up the coast from southern Oregon to Portland but as I was driving I saw signs for this national park. Irsquove heard about it before but didnrsquot even think of it as I was planning my weekend. Luckily I had camped just about 30 minutes outside of Klamath Falls. When I entered the city and sa http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Oregon/Crater-Lake/blog-209609.html Travel Trivia Question and it is an easy one. What is the picture of And you can't say a field. It's a specific type of field.Bonus Question Where was this picture taken. As in state and location within the state. The most specific answer wins so adding cities towns etc. to your answer will improve your chances or not depending.Susan has racheted up the quality of the gifts mainly beca http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Oregon/Crater-Lake/blog-205955.html We write from the Prospect Inn and Motel a Historic Inn on route 62 to Crater Lake. We are in the Zane Grey Room he apparently stayed here. I don't think I've ever read a Zane Grey novel but that wasn't a requirement. I thought I would recap our trip over the last week or so.After we left the Hoh Rainforest home of the Banana Slug we hit parts of the Washington coast on our way to Astoria OR http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Oregon/Crater-Lake/blog-205891.html Long day today of over 500 miles yet quite possibley the weirdest 500 miles I have ever driven in my life. The day started at around 930am with a quick nip to grab a photo of the Carson Mansion in Eureka for some reason I expected this to be in quite large grounds and far away from anything else but its basically just another house on a street. The drive starts 270 miles ish to Crater Lake http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Oregon/Crater-Lake/blog-174069.html http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Oregon/Crater-Lake/blog-168430.html Mt. Mazama erupted 7700 years ago. After expelling ash and pumice this huge mountain collapsed and created a beautiful lake encircled with green forests and steep mountains. We had magnificent views of Wizard Island in Crater Lake with the shadows and clouds moving in. We arrived late in the day with the possibility of snow expected. We took pictures and decided to hitail it off the mountain http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Oregon/Crater-Lake/blog-95166.html Hello again the really interesting geologist is back with two more natural wonders to thrill you with The two epic craters in the title refer to lsquoThe Craters of the Moonrsquo National Monument and the lsquoCrater Lake National Parkrsquo. Both of these marvels have two things in commonhellip1. We went to both of them2. They were both created by volcanic activityAnother interesting http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Oregon/Crater-Lake/blog-90214.html Crater lake was formed by an explosion that blew the top of the mountain off and left a huge crater behind. After that explosion occured a baby volcano formed inside the crater creating a volcanic island right in the middle of it. The waters at Crater lake were of a really deep blue that is rarely seen. The water was so still it looked almost unreal. We drove around the entire perimeter of the http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Oregon/Crater-Lake/blog-88790.html Hi everyone Today was a day of unexpected surprises. Our plan was to head out of Bend Oregon after spending a cold and rainy night outside and head to Crater Lake National Park. Our drive to Crater Lake was gorgeous through Deschutes National Forest. Oregon reminds me of New England so much. There are so many trees and the mountains and rolling hills are so beautiful. It was chilly today around http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Oregon/Crater-Lake/blog-61622.html Around 5700 BC Mt. Mazama one of the tallest mountains in what is now the Northwestern US underwent a cataclysmic eruption. The result was a hollow mountain with its top missing. Over time it has filled with rain and snow forming a crystalclear lake almost 2000 ft deep the deepest in the US and 7th deepest in the world. The lake lies in one of the heaviest snowfall areas in Oregon averagi http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Oregon/Crater-Lake/blog-56756.html Short trip 11 days with my honey Jimmie to Northern California and Crater Lake Oregon. Flew into Sacramento rented a car and drove up to Crater Lake then back through the redwoods. We spent one night camping near Mt. Shasta. Once we got to Crater Lake we made camp at Lost Creek campground. It was a very quiet campground with no showers or hot water. We camped there for 2 nights. There http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Oregon/Crater-Lake/blog-24546.html Hey everyone. How long has it been Quite awhile and we have done so much so this will probably be a lengthy blog. So here it goesAfter we left Bellingham we found our way to Mt. Rainier. What a beautiful place. We stayed on the Sunrise side and stayed for 3 days. The first day we hiked 9 miles and did some ridge running. That was fun. It was very hard hiking but fun. The next day we hi http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Oregon/Crater-Lake/blog-18224.html