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Crater Lake - October 2020, Day 2

Clockwise around the lake today...
Clockwise around the lake today...
Clockwise around the lake today...		 When our friend and Steve is with us, he helps with duties, but doesn't like to do dishes...
When our friend "and Steve" is with us, he helps with duties, but doesn't like to do dishes...		 The only fuel stop on this run. See numbers at end of day 4...
The only fuel stop on this run. See numbers at end of day 4...
What an ancient pump. (The only fuel station in Prospect)
What an ancient pump. (The only fuel station in Prospect)		 Another cache... N picking up pine cones
Another cache... N picking up pine cones		 Morning sun
Morning sun
Morning sun
Morning sun		 Another cache - old snaggletooth
Another cache - old snaggletooth		 I found the cache... took a pic, then showed N were it was...
I found the cache... took a pic, then showed N were it was...
and she finally found it.
and she finally found it.		 Morning sun
Morning sun		 Steel Visitor center
Steel Visitor center
Steel Visitor center
Steel Visitor center		 Steel Visitor center
Steel Visitor center		 Steel Visitor center
Steel Visitor center
Steel Visitor center
Steel Visitor center		 Steel Visitor center
Steel Visitor center		 Lady of the Woods - a carving in stone
Lady of the Woods - a carving in stone
Couple nearby soaking their toes (blurry shot)
Couple nearby soaking their toes (blurry shot)		 Carving was done in 1917... (view pic for more details in the caption)
Carving was done in 1917... (view pic for more details in the caption)		 Lady of the Woods
Lady of the Woods
Nearest buildings - Maintenance, lumber shed!
Nearest buildings - Maintenance, lumber shed!		 Cool.
Cool.		 A new roof
A new roof
Look UP in the tree - there were kids too, look for a face in the tree to the right
Look UP in the tree - there were kids too, look for a face in the tree to the right		 PCT hikers?
PCT hikers?		 They are serious hikers. I'm usually in hat, flops and little else...
They are serious hikers. I'm usually in hat, flops and little else...
Look UP in the tree - and the kid in the tree to the right
Look UP in the tree - and the kid in the tree to the right		 Look ma! Still no pants!
Look ma! Still no pants!		 Crater Lake
Crater Lake
Wizard Island reflection
Wizard Island reflection		 It was a smoky day, worse than yesterday or tomorrow
It was a smoky day, worse than yesterday or tomorrow		 Reflections
Reflections
The lovely N admiring the lake
The lovely N admiring the lake		 g12/88/791988/2/171135375.rKwiUSV2.jpg Boat house on Wizard Island
Boat house on Wizard Island
EarthCache requirements - time, temp, elevation
EarthCache requirements - time, temp, elevation		 Read all about it!
Read all about it!		 Visitors
Visitors
Colors
Colors		 Smoky.
Smoky.		 Selfie check
Selfie check
No good, do it again
No good, do it again		 and again!
and again!		 Reflections, and smoke from forest fires
Reflections, and smoke from forest fires
Cleetwood Cove trail sign - I hiked it in just over an hour, including the time spent at the lake (Read the caption)
Cleetwood Cove trail sign - I hiked it in just over an hour, including the time spent at the lake (Read the caption)		 Departure time
Departure time		 Cleetwood Cove Track
Cleetwood Cove Track
Return time
Return time 		The only (legal, SANE) way to get to the lake
The only (legal, SANE) way to get to the lake		 g12/88/791988/2/171135388.GuFYyYBP.jpg
The trail
The trail		 Look down along the hillside
Look down along the hillside		 Resting spots along the way
Resting spots along the way
Blue (Common question asked of Rangers: Do you put blue dye in the water?)
Blue (Common question asked of Rangers: Do you put blue dye in the water?)		 Down the trail - some steep sections
Down the trail - some steep sections		 Elevation gain 700' - ish
Elevation gain 700' - ish
Recent history
Recent history		 Look down
Look down		 Pshaw... Dye in the water?
Pshaw... Dye in the water?
Perhaps an original when the trail was built
Perhaps an original when the trail was built		 Slope
Slope		 Hikers in the trail above
Hikers in the trail above
So very blue
So very blue		 Long zoom
Long zoom		 Holding the rock down
Holding the rock down
Blue
Blue		 Boat launch/lake access
Boat launch/lake access		 Look down along the hillsize - I'm still a long way up
Look down along the hillsize - I'm still a long way up
Rock weights
Rock weights		 A swimmer
A swimmer		 She was a long ways out there
She was a long ways out there
but looked like she was an excellent swimmer
but looked like she was an excellent swimmer		 Rescue gear
Rescue gear		 How deep?
How deep?
Reflections
Reflections		 People
People		 More people
More people
More rock weights
More rock weights		 Weather station on outcropping
Weather station on outcropping		 Swimmer - the temp at the surface was in the mid- 60s/18s-ish
Swimmer - the temp at the surface was in the mid- 60s/18s-ish
Posing
Posing		 Swimmers
Swimmers		 Swimmer
Swimmer
And I spotted her camera - capturing video?
And I spotted her camera - capturing video?		 People
People		 No elevation... (~1,883 m or ~6,178 ft above sea level)
No elevation... (~1,883 m or ~6,178 ft above sea level)
Restrooms... Closed due to pandemic
Restrooms... Closed due to pandemic		 Swimmer
Swimmer		 Columnar basalt formations
Columnar basalt formations
Look down...
Look down...		 Phantom Ship - Long shot through smoke
Phantom Ship - Long shot through smoke		 That's deep
That's deep
I like the patterns of the wake
I like the patterns of the wake		 and her swimming form
and her swimming form		 She emerges
She emerges
Wrong color blue
Wrong color blue		 Skipping rocks
Skipping rocks		 Yer's truely with handheld
Yer's truely with handheld
Another w/o handheld
Another w/o handheld		 The lady that took them images chuckled about my water shoes. The fabric was wet for the remainder of the day
The lady that took them images chuckled about my "water shoes". The fabric was wet for the remainder of the day		 People
People
Wading
Wading		 Reflection
Reflection		 Heading back up
Heading back up
Fisherfolks - yes, there is fish in the lake, stocked in the 1880s and 1920s
Fisherfolks - yes, there is fish in the lake, stocked in the 1880s and 1920s		 Blue/Green
Blue/Green		 On my way back up
On my way back up
Strange lifeforms
Strange lifeforms		 Worthy of Star Trek
Worthy of Star Trek		 Colors
Colors
More professional hikers
More "professional" hikers		 Colors
Colors		 Incoming!
Incoming!
Carvings in the bench
Carvings in the bench		 Another resting spot
Another resting spot		 She was being photographed by a pro, I just grabbed a snapshot
She was being photographed by a pro, I just grabbed a snapshot
Resting/observation spot
Resting/observation spot		 White Bark pines
White Bark pines		 Back at the parking lot
Back at the parking lot
A new B+ parked next to the Sunseeker - they had it only a month at this point.
A new B+ parked next to the Sunseeker - they had it only a month at this point.		 The hike on the handheld
The hike on the handheld		 Food...
Food...
On the dash of the subie next to us
On the dash of the subie next to us		 Views
Views		 Iron rich!
Iron rich!
Views
Views		 Benchmark - another w/o an elevation
Benchmark - another w/o an elevation		 Explosive forces shaped those rocks
Explosive forces shaped those rocks
The view
The view		 Colors
Colors		 Smoke - we can see the reflection of Wizard Island, but not the island itself
Smoke - we can see the reflection of Wizard Island, but not the island itself
California Tortiseshell butterfly - they were everywhere, especially in our grille
California Tortiseshell butterfly - they were everywhere, especially in our grille		 Another benchmark - they were at every pullout
Another benchmark - they were at every pullout		 Views
Views
Boat launch - too bad the boats were not running this summer
Boat launch - too bad the boats were not running this summer		 Boat launch/trail
Boat launch/trail		 Remember that restroom photo?
Remember that restroom photo?
Reflections
Reflections		 Views
Views		 Local flora
Local flora
Local flora
Local flora		 White bark pines - spread exclusively by the Clark's Nutcrackers
White bark pines - spread exclusively by the Clark's Nutcrackers		 Flora
Flora
Weather station anchored in lake
Weather station anchored in lake		 Conversation - We found it was better to be barefooted than to wear flipflops in the pumice
Conversation - We found it was better to be barefooted than to wear flipflops in the pumice		 Soft rock
Soft rock
Detail
Detail		 Colors/Reflections
Colors/Reflections		 Colors/Reflections
Colors/Reflections
Colors/Reflections
Colors/Reflections		 Views - this was the only green fungi we spotted on the rock faces
Views - this was the only green fungi we spotted on the rock faces		 N watching B...
N watching B...
Views
Views		 Boo! This rock was in the old CCC wall - think back to the people that placed it
Boo! This rock was in the old CCC wall - think back to the people that placed it		 I'm getting a photo of the ghost
I'm getting a photo of the ghost
Views
Views		 Views
Views		 Views
Views
Photog
Photog		 Walk those walls!
Walk those walls!		 Views
Views
Views
Views		 Views
Views		 Sometimes we got cell service - the phones would light up with backlogged messages
Sometimes we got cell service - the phones would light up with backlogged messages
Pay attention! (Read caption)
Pay attention! (Read caption)		 Spirits
Spirits		 Don't get too close to the edge - the giant crayfish will drag you down
Don't get too close to the edge - the giant crayfish will drag you down
Views/Reflections
Views/Reflections		 Photog
Photog		 Crayfish Story
Crayfish Story
Views
Views		 Views
Views		 Long distant Phantom Ship
Long distant Phantom Ship
Windy (Just like our daughter/granddaughter)
Windy (Just like our daughter/granddaughter)		 Just Married! On a weekday, no less
Just Married! On a weekday, no less		 Pumice Castle
Pumice Castle
Pumice Castle
Pumice Castle		 Pumice Castle
Pumice Castle		 Pumice Castle
Pumice Castle
Pumice Castle
Pumice Castle		 Looking for the Old man of the lake...
Looking for the "Old man of the lake"...		 Pumice Castle
Pumice Castle
Pumice Castle
Pumice Castle		 More info
More info		 More!
More!
Visitors
Visitors		 Old Man? Nope, just another rock
Old Man? Nope, just another rock		 Sisters
Sisters
Sisters
Sisters		 Look at the sister on the left
Look at the sister on the left		 Long shot to Phantom Ship
Long shot to Phantom Ship
Windy - photo check
Windy - photo check		 Raven
Raven		 Whitebark pines
Whitebark pines
Sisters! (See caption)
Sisters! (See caption)		 Phantom Ship
Phantom Ship		 Phantom Ship
Phantom Ship
Phantom Ship
Phantom Ship		 Phantom Ship
Phantom Ship		 Phantom Ship
Phantom Ship
Sun Notch - another viewpoint, but it was an easy/moderate hike
Sun Notch - another viewpoint, but it was an easy/moderate hike		 Sun Notch overlook - to view the Phantom Ship from the other side!
Sun Notch overlook - to view the Phantom Ship from the other side!		 Wow!
Wow!
Just... Wow!
Just... Wow!		 Phantom Ship
Phantom Ship		 Phantom Ship
Phantom Ship
Phantom Ship
Phantom Ship		 Phantom Ship
Phantom Ship		 Yer's truely - we had fun exchanging cameras at many viewpoints
Yer's truely - we had fun exchanging cameras at many viewpoints
Another shot
Another shot		 Views
Views		 Views
Views
I found this heart in the tree; I had the couple stand under it, and I took their photo with their camera
I found this heart in the tree; I had the couple stand under it, and I took their photo with their camera		 Good work (Look at day 3 for the result the next day)
Good work (Look at day 3 for the result the next day)		 Views from the trail
Views from the trail
Look at the lower center...
Look at the lower center...		 Near the grand lodge
Near the grand lodge		 Buldings
Buldings
Buildings
Buildings		 A trail? How do I get there?
A trail? How do I get there?		 Sinott Overlook
Sinott Overlook
Trail down to Sinott Overlook
Trail down to Sinott Overlook		 Entering Sinott Overlook
Entering Sinott Overlook		 Sinott Overlook
Sinott Overlook
Signage in Sinott Overlook
Signage in Sinott Overlook		 Signage in Sinott Overlook
Signage in Sinott Overlook		 Signage in Sinott Overlook
Signage in Sinott Overlook
Signage in Sinott Overlook
Signage in Sinott Overlook		 Signage in Sinott Overlook
Signage in Sinott Overlook		 Signage in Sinott Overlook
Signage in Sinott Overlook
Signage in Sinott Overlook
Signage in Sinott Overlook		 Signage in Sinott Overlook
Signage in Sinott Overlook		 Signage in Sinott Overlook
Signage in Sinott Overlook
Signage in Sinott Overlook
Signage in Sinott Overlook		 Signage in Sinott Overlook
Signage in Sinott Overlook		 Signage in Sinott Overlook
Signage in Sinott Overlook
Signage in Sinott Overlook
Signage in Sinott Overlook		 Signage in Sinott Overlook
Signage in Sinott Overlook		 Signage in Sinott Overlook
Signage in Sinott Overlook
Signage in Sinott Overlook
Signage in Sinott Overlook		 Signage in Sinott Overlook
Signage in Sinott Overlook		 Signage in Sinott Overlook
Signage in Sinott Overlook
The day is getting long in the tooth... er, shadow!
The day is getting long in the tooth... er, shadow!		 Crater Lake shaped by Snow!
Crater Lake shaped by Snow!		 Ah, we meet again! (Read caption)
Ah, we meet again! (Read caption)
Buildings
Buildings		 The Crater Lake Lodge
The Crater Lake Lodge		 The Crater Lake Lodge
The Crater Lake Lodge
The Crater Lake Lodge
The Crater Lake Lodge		 The Crater Lake Lodge
The Crater Lake Lodge		 On our way home (to the Crater Lake RV park in Prospect)
On our way home (to the Crater Lake RV park in Prospect)
On the road again!
On the road again!		 Near Beckie's cafe
Near Beckie's cafe		 Across the street from Beckie's
Across the street from Beckie's
Walk-up only, no dining room seating. Two orders of chicken strip baskets lasted 3 meals!
Walk-up only, no dining room seating. Two orders of chicken strip baskets lasted 3 meals!

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