 Counter-Clockwise aka Anti-clockwise around the lake today! |
 Looking at recent history... |
 Heading back up to the lake! |
 Drive by shootings (from the drivers seat) |
 Vidae Falls |
 Morning shadows |
 Vidae Falls |
 Vidae Falls |
 The only wildlife other than birds and squirrels that we spotted on this trip |
 Oh deer! |
 Vidae Falls |
 Vidae Falls |
 Vidae Falls |
 How's your imagination? Looks like a dragon to me! |
 Morning has broken |
 Phantom ship looking blue today, where yesterday afternoons shots were Wow! |
 Blue.. Wait until we get around to the other viewpoint |
 What's left of the heart |
 I hiked naturally for about half the trail; I saw no one. N stated a lady with a bike going up, I saw her tracks as I descended |
 Views |
 Gray Mantle squirrel. Note the stripes stop at the nape of the neck |
 Sunning Gray Mantle squirrel |
 Taking in the views |
 Another shot of the Phantom Ship |
 The next overlook for Phantom Ship |
 Wow. |
 Exchanging cameras again |
 Rare that we get a shot of the two of us |
 Rare. |
 Wow. |
 Just.... |
 Here's your sign |
 Wow. |
 Playing with the reflections |
 Reflections |
 Reflections |
 It was a much better day than yesterday, the smoke was thinning |
 Sunseeker, seeking the sun |
 Views |
 Views |
 What is it? |
 Elephant? |
 Giant Squid? |
 No, just a mangled white bark pine. |
 Morning view of Pumice Castle |
 Morning view of Pumice Castle |
 Chippie! |
 Note the lines runs to the tip of his nose |
 Who's that character? |
 Odd duck... (Monkey boy to "and Steve") |
 Someone's standing on the wall again. |
 Reflections |
 Someone shooting back! |
 Both in one shot |
 Mt. Theilson today |
 Photog |
 Reflections, angles, colors |
 Information on the WhiteBark Pines |
 Information on the WhiteBark Pines |
 Overlook |
 Where's she going? |
 And he just popped out of the brush, then follows her. |
 Some crazy guy keeps using up pixels & bits |
 Picnic area, we fit! |
 Cars parked at trailhead for Mt. Scott |
 Cars parked at trailhead for Mt. Scott |
 Still searching for the Old Man of the Lake |
 Views |
 Reflections |
 Tourists, just like us |
 Tourists |
 Cool |
 Views |
 She took her mask off to get a selfie of her and her pal.. Where did she put her mask? See that white loop between her legs? |
 Blue views |
 Color |
 Deep blue |
 Colors |
 Saturation |
 Reflections |
 This is my favorite shot taken by N! |
 Photog |
 Rad |
 Obsidian |
 Obsidian |
 Obsidian |
 Obsidian |
 Obsidian |
 Obsidian |
 Obsidian |
 Obsidian |
 Obsidian |
 Obsidian |
 Obsidian |
 Obsidian |
 Roads |
 More roads |
 Wavy |
 They stopped behind the Sunseeker, got out, and stopped at that point. What were they looking at? |
 Pumice desert |
 trail leading up, road leading down |
 Views |
 Views |
 Views |
 Views |
 Views |
 Views |
 Views |
 People.. and views |
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 Rock stack |
 Trail |
 These three trees intrigued me, all three days. |
 I was bound and determined to photograph them. |
 and on the third day... |
 I took a pic of my own shadow |
 People on the trail |
 and of those three trees |
 Nice! |
 People |
 Three |
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 Views |
 Views |
 First Crater Lake photographer |
 John Westly Hillman, 1853 |
 VIews |
 VIews |
 VIews |
 Stay off! |
 VIews |
 Color |
 Gray Mantle Squirrel |
 with an itch! |
 Blue. Last shot before departing. |
 Goodby Creek Bridge |
 Shadow |
 Goodbye! What is it called when arriving? Goodbye! |
 Company |
 An ancient RV |
 From the sound of it, it must have been an old Dodge Gasser truck |
 Clarks Nutcracker |
 As it worked out, they like fries! |
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 And gravy! |
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 Rolling toward Prospect |
 Love those drive by shootings! |
 Leaving Crater Lake |
 Gotta get pics |
 The lovely N, on a departing note |
 Timed shot. Push shutter button, RUN! Get positioned |
 Guess you gotta be up-side-down to read this... |
 A cache. |
 I thought this was all that was left of the Rogue River. |
 Interesting forms carved by the water over time |
 Nice Chevelle! |
 Very nice ragtop |
 The Gorge |
 Yea, there's a lot more to the Rogue, as I remembered it from 44 yerars ago |
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 Nurse Stump |
 The Chasm |
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 Another Cache |
 Parking spot near cache |
 Old cabins |
 N caught me coming back from the cache |
 Natural Bridge - Lava tube becomes Bridge! Read all about it! |
 There's an EarthCache here, I wouldn't dare tell you the answers |
 Signs |
 Easy stroll! |
 The Rogue |
 Rolling along |
 Old Lava tube entrance |
 The lava tube water exit |
 Signage |
 Looking up river over the bridge |
 Another view of the exit |
 Signage |
 Exit/slackwater |
 Signage |
 Entrance |
 They placed the viewpoint right over the entrance making it difficult to see/photograph |
 Bridge |
 Rogue headed for the bridge - gotta be deep! |
 Lichen |
 Another cache |
 Another shot of the entrance |
 and of the bridge |
 and the exit as I made my exit |
 Signage |
 Rogue |
 Another old lava tube |
 Rogue, departing! (I wanted to go naturally, I really did) |
 Here's your sign, again! |
 Geocache took me to this old Sugar Pine |
 That was the largest in Oregon while it was standing. I measured the existing stump at 7 1/2 feet |
 and the base of the log was 6' 6". |
 It was 350' tall. |
 And this is all that is left |
 Madrone |
 Madrone |