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 |