Crater lake Visitor Center, Oregon
Crater Lake Visitor Center
The only place opened on the way to Crater Lake.
Crater Lake National Park, Oregon Ruff Road Review
We visited the deepest lake in the United States! Also, it is one of the most purest bodies of water in the world! What is this place? It's Crater Lake National Park. Crater Lake is in southern Oregon and was created from a volcanic eruption 7,700 years ago. It's purity rating is due to no inflow from streams. It is fed by rain and snow. The water is deep blue, clear, and cold. It is hands down one of the most awe inspiring places that we've seen.
We arrived at Crater Lake's very crowded Rim Village to meet family in July. The drive there is 38 miles from Collier Memorial State Park where we were staying. After the hellos and hugs, we walked around the area and got our first look at the blue, blue water of Crater Lake. Then we headed off to drive the Rim Drive.
Along the drive, which circles Crater Lake, there are many scenic pull off areas. Some of these areas have short trails or viewing decks to get different vantage points. Even though it was the fourth of July weekend, we were able to find parking places along the pull outs and see what we wanted to see. There was still snow on the ground here and there which made for some fun snow play. We were here three years ago and there was snow everywhere. In fact, it was snowing. That was June. So heads up, if you are planning a summer trip, know that May and June can have snow that could affect your views and services within the park.
Crater Lake's website has all of the information you need to plan your visit and learn about the park. They publish two newspapers each year which you can access online. One is for summer and fall, the other one is for winter and spring. May and June are not included in these publications, but you can read about them on the website. Also, any closures or alerts are listed on the website's homepage. There are two campgrounds within the park and two motels. Reservations ahead of time are recommended especially during peak summer months. The park has two visitor centers, Rim Village and Steel. You can view a 22 minute film about the history and formation of Crater Lake at the Steel Visitor Center. If you are hungry, there is a little cafe at the Rim Village Visitor Center. Both visitor centers have gift shops.
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There are things to do here besides drive the Rim Drive. You can hike, bike, picnic, swim (brrrr), fish, take a trolley tour, take a boat tour. There are also winter activities within the park. Check the website and the corresponding newspaper for the time you plan to visit. Want to take your dog? Check the website to see where they are allowed. They are allowed in the park, but are restricted to certain areas and specific trails. We saw a lot of dogs while we were there.
If we were to go again, what would we do differently? Well, we both agree that we would take the boat tour to Wizard Island. There we could walk around the island and touch the cool, blue water. Another thing that I would do is hit some of the 90+ miles of hiking trails in the park. In fact, the Pacific Crest Trail runs through the park.
If you are planning a trip to the park, one day is all you need if you are just visiting the visitor centers and driving the Rim Drive. You might consider more than a day if you are interested in the tours, biking, hiking, swimming, or fishing. If you decide to swim, know that this water is chilly, in the 50s we were told. Another reason to consider more than one day is the weather. The first time we visited, we only had one day and the entire area was covered in clouds. We could only catch a foggy glimpse of the lake when the clouds briefly parted a couple times. So, more than one day provides that flexibility if needed.
All in all, we had a great visit to Crater Lake National Park. The pictures can't fully capture the grandeur of this place. We just may be back one day...
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Crater Lake National Park - Crater Lake, Oregon
Crater Lake, Oregon - Crater Lake National Park
Crater Lake National Park preserves Crater Lake and the surrounding volcanic landscape. The lake was created starting less than 8000 years ago when the 11,000-feet tall Mount Mazama collapsed in a huge volcanic eruption, losing about 3000 feet in elevation and leaving a caldera behind that was almost 2,000 feet deep. Over several hundred years, rainfall and snowmelt filled in the crater, resulting in Crater Lake.
Rim Drive circles the lake, leading to a number of scenic overlooks (although it is usually closed in the winter due to deep snow). The park features other volcanic landscapes, including the Pumice Desert and the Pinnacles. Rim Village is located at the south end of the lake, providing services and limited lodging.
The Photos (in order)
W09A0084 - Crater Lake and Wizard Island from the Rim Village
W09A0012 - The Pumice Desert, a thick layer of pumice and ash on the north side of the crater
W09A0043 - Crater Lake view from Palisade Point
W09A0052 - Crater Lake view with Wizard Island in the distant right from Cloudcap Overlook
W09A0036 - The volcanic landscape
W09A0073 - The Pinnacles, created from hot ash and pumice, later cooled and eroded away
W09A0062 - The Phantom Ship, a small island in Crater Lake
O06A0204 - Crater Lake and Wizard Island in May; at more than 7,000 feet elevation, the winter snow cover lasts well into spring
Crater Lake National Park, OR.
Crater Lake National Park was officially founded in 1902. A massive volcanic eruption 7,700 years ago left a deep basin in the place where a mountain peak once stood. Centuries of rain and snow filled the basin, forming a deep blue lake whose waters are of unmatched color and clarity. It is the deepest lake in the United States. At it's widest point it is just over 6 miles across and the lake is 1,943 feet deep at the deepest point. The video was shot from the Rim Village which is at 7,100 feet above sea level. The lake tends to reflect the sky like a mirror and unfortunately, it was quite cloudy the day we were there and the lake color reflects that ... most often it is vivid dark blue.
Video shot on May 14th, 2012
Crater Lake National Park: Drive from park entrance to Watchmans Overlook
Time lapse shot of the drive from Crater Lake National Park entrance to the Rim Visitor Center, and then to Watchmans Overlook.
View across Crater Lake, OR
panning shot from outside main visitor centre, 09/09/08
Crater Lake Visitor information center
Recorded on July 19, 2010 using a Flip Video camcorder.
Crater Lake Century Time Lapse
Time lapse of the rim portion of the 2013 Crater Lake Century, from the beginning of the rim to the second to last rest stop at Phantom Overlook.
Crater Lake Time Lapse
From Discovery Point along the West Rim Drive.
Crater Lake National Park | Wikipedia audio article
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00:02:19 1 Geology
00:05:01 2 Climate
00:07:52 3 Fauna
00:08:30 4 Park features
00:11:00 5 History
00:14:24 6 Activities
00:16:34 7 Trails
00:16:42 7.1 Cleetwood Cove
00:17:43 7.2 The Watchman
00:18:32 7.3 Lightning Spring
00:19:00 7.4 Castle Crest Wildflower Garden
00:19:36 7.5 Plaikni Falls
00:20:11 7.6 Garfield Peak
00:20:51 8 See also
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Crater Lake National Park is an American national park located in southern Oregon. Established in 1902, Crater Lake is the fifth-oldest national park in the United States and the only national park in Oregon. The park encompasses the caldera of Crater Lake, a remnant of a destroyed volcano, Mount Mazama, and the surrounding hills and forests.
The lake is 1,949 feet (594 m) deep at its deepest point, which makes it the deepest lake in the United States, the second-deepest in North America and the ninth-deepest in the world. Crater Lake is often referred to as the seventh-deepest lake in the world, but this former listing excludes the approximately 3,000-foot (910 m) depth of subglacial Lake Vostok in Antarctica, which resides under nearly 13,000 feet (4,000 m) of ice, and the recent report of a 2,740-foot (840 m) maximum depth for Lake O'Higgins/San Martin, located on the border of Chile and Argentina. However, when comparing its average depth of 1,148 feet (350 m) to the average depth of other deep lakes, Crater Lake becomes the deepest in the Western Hemisphere and the third-deepest in the world. The impressive average depth of this volcanic lake is due to the nearly symmetrical 4,000-foot-deep (1,200 m) caldera formed 7,700 years ago during the violent climactic eruptions and subsequent collapse of Mount Mazama and the relatively moist climate that is typical of the crest of the Cascade Range.
The caldera rim ranges in elevation from 7,000 to 8,000 feet (2,100 to 2,400 m). The United States Geological Survey benchmarked elevation of the lake surface is 6,178 feet (1,883 m). The national park encompasses 183,224 acres (286.3 sq mi; 741.5 km2). Crater Lake has no streams flowing into or out of it. All water that enters the lake is eventually lost from evaporation or subsurface seepage. The lake's water commonly has a striking blue hue, and the lake is refilled entirely from direct precipitation in the form of snow and rain.
Crater Lake National Park
Crater Lake National Park is a United States National Park located in southern Oregon. Established in 1902, Crater Lake National Park is the fifth oldest national park in the United States and the only one in the state of Oregon. The park encompasses the caldera of Crater Lake, a remnant of a destroyed volcano, Mount Mazama, and the surrounding hills and forests.
The lake is 1,943 feet (592 m) deep at its deepest point, which makes it the deepest lake in the United States, the second deepest in North America and the ninth deepest in the world. Crater Lake is often referred to as the seventh deepest lake in the world, but this former listing excludes the approximately 3,000-foot (910 m) depth of subglacial Lake Vostok in Antarctica, which resides under nearly 13,000 feet (4,000 m) of ice, and the recent report of a 2,740-foot (840 m) maximum depth for Lake O'Higgins/San Martin, located on the border of Chile and Argentina. However, when comparing its average depth of 1,148 feet (350 m) to the average depth of other deep lakes, Crater Lake becomes the deepest in the Western Hemisphere and the third deepest in the world. The impressive average depth of this volcanic lake is due to the nearly symmetrical 4,000-foot (1,200 m) deep caldera formed 7,700 years ago during the violent climactic eruptions and subsequent collapse of Mount Mazama and the relatively moist climate that is typical of the crest of the Cascade Range.
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TravelBeat: Hagerman Fossil Beds Nat'l Monument Visitor Center
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In this episode of Southern Idaho TravelBeat, the Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument Visitors Center; a visit with Dianna McKeage, fossil beds Park Ranger, and a look inside the park's visitor's center in Hagerman, Idaho.
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2 Historic Route 66 Begin Sign
3 Willis Tower
4 Gardner, IL
5 100 Year Old Station
6 Wind Mill Building
7 Old Texaco Station
8 Standard Oil Station
9 Hole In The Wall - Old Sped Trap Hideout
10 Meramec Cavern Sign On Barn
11 Old Bridge With Hwy 4 Stencil
12 66 Hall Of Fame
13 Old Highway Patrol HQ - Shaped Like Pistol
14 Poor Farm Cemetery
15 Chenoa, IL
16 Lexington, IL
17 Towanda, IL
18 Funk's Grove Maple Sirup
19 Paul Bunyan Statue
20 Salt Creek Ghost Bridge
21 Williamsville, IL
22 Sherman, IL
23 Lincoln Tomb Pics
24 Lincoln Home
25 Lake Covered RT 66
26 Abandoned 4 Lane RT 66
27 Litchfield, IL
28 Soulsby's Texaco
29 Staunton, IL
30 Gateway Arch
31 Meramac River Bridge - State Park Office
32 Times Beach
33 Old Bridge Remains
34 Red Cedar Inn
35 Jensen's Point
36 Diamonds Sign
37 Diamonds Restaurant
38 Wagon Wheel Motel
39 Phllips 66 Station
40 Huge Rocking Chair
41 A&W Burger Family
42 Totem Pole Trading Post
43 Johns Modern Cabins
44 Devil's Elbow Bridge
45 Frog Rock
46 Gasconade Truss Bridge
47 Munger Moss Motel - Neon
48 Abandoned Motel
49 Drive In
50 Remains Of Casket Factory
51 Gary Turner's Sinclair Station
52 1923 Truss Bridge
53 Flying W Craaap Duster
54 Missing Bridge
55 66 Drive-In
56 Welcome Center Old Rock Filling Station
57 Candy Factory Rt 66 Chocolates
58 Galena - Home Of Tow Mater
59 Rainbow Arch Bridge
60 Coleman Theatre
61 Vintage Iron Motorcycle Museum
62 Sidewalk Highway
63 Horse Creek Bridge '29
64 Vinita, OK
65 Chelsea, OK
66 Andy Payne Park And Statue
67 JM Davis Museum
68 Catoosa Twin Bridges
69 1913 Bridge
70 Cyrus Avery Plaza
71 Rt 66 Park - Steam Engine
72 Steel Bridge - Ozark Trail '21
73 Bridge Remains With Waterfall
74 Old Metal Bridge (Closed)
75 Water Tower & Caboose
76 1914 Bridge - Dirt Road On '26 Alignment
77 Old Train Near Stroud
78 Old Bridge
79 Rare Ozark Trail Marker
80 Old Phillips Gas Station
81 Merramac Cavern Sign On Bldg
82 Old Gas Station
83 House Built Like Phillips 66 Station
84 Round Barn
85 State Capitol
86 Gold Dome Building
87 Milk Bottle Building
88 Bethany Murals
89 Overholser Bridge
90 Yukon Mill Animated Sign
91 Chisolm Trail Crossed About Here
92 A26 Attack Aircraft
93 Canadian County Historical Museum
94 Fort Reno - Cavalry Post
95 Pony Bridge
96 Bridgeport - Mostly Deserted
97 Lucille's Gas & Motel
98 Rt 66 Museum - Clinton
99 Sandhill Curosity Shop
100 Restored Conoco - Neon
101 Barbed Wire And RT 66 Museum
102 Rockledge - Abandoned
103 Texas Rest Stop
104 Jerico Station
105 Leaning Water Tower
106 Bug Ranch
107 San Jacinto District
108 Cadillac Ranch
109 Farm & Ranch Museum
110 Dot's Mini Museum
111 Midpoint Cafe
112 Glenrio
113 Bridgeposts And Roadbed To South
114 Abandoned RR Tunnel
115 Tee Pi Curios
116 Missing Bridge
117 5 Mile Park
118 Cuervo
119 Car Museum
120 Blue Hole
121 1907 Chapel Ruins
122 Longhorn Ranch
123 Whiting Bros Station
124 Paul Bunyan
125 Aztec Motel - Torn Down
126 Point 253
127 Rio Puerco Bridge
128 Abandoned Section - Bridges And Buildings
129 St Joseph Church 1699
130 Budville
131 Whiting Bros Gas
132 Santa Maria De Acoma
133 Bridge With Wood Planks
134 Continental Divide
135 Whiting Bros Sign
136 Bridge Remains
137 El Rancho Motel
138 Truck Check In - Pre 66
139 Lupton - Indian Market
140 Fort Courage
141 Querino Canyon Bridge
142 Painted Desert Trading Post
143 Painted Desert Visitor Center
144 Painted Desert Indian Center
145 Wig Wam Motel
146 Jack Rabbit Trading Post
147 La Posada
148 Meteor Crater Trading Post
149 Twin Arrows
150 Train Station
151 Richfield Gas Station
152 Highest Point On 66 - 7400 Ft
153 Waggon Wheel Inn
154 Ash Fork 66 Museum
155 Bridge With Tree Growing Out Of It
156 Old Concrete Bridge Over Tracks
157 Delgadillo Snow Cap
158 Rusty Bolt Curios
159 Hackberry Store
160 El Trovatore
161 Powerhouse Visitor Center
162 Steam Locomotive
163 Memorial To Crashes
164 Oatman
165 Old 66 Steel Bridge
166 Essex
167 Graffiti On Dirt Berm In Rocks & Glass
168 Graffiti Buildings
169 Chambless
170 Roy's In Amboy
171 66 Mural
172 Harvey House And Museum
173 Elmer's Bottle Tree Ranch
174 Roy Rogers Ranch
175 Ore Grande Bridge - Trapezoid
176 Rt 66 Museum
177 Summit Inn
178 1st McDonalds
179 Wigwam Motel
180 Rialto Theater
181 Lummis House
182 1931 Bridge
183 Bridge Over LA River - Ornate
184 Original End Of Rt 66
185 U.S. Route 66 Western Terminus
186 Route 66 End Of The Trail
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Oregon | Wikipedia audio article
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00:03:23 1 Etymology
00:07:07 2 Geography
00:09:00 2.1 Geology and terrain
00:10:49 2.2 Flora and fauna
00:13:42 2.3 Climate
00:15:56 3 History
00:16:39 3.1 Earliest inhabitants
00:17:59 3.2 European and pioneer settlement
00:23:10 3.3 Statehood
00:24:54 3.4 Post-Reconstruction
00:27:24 4 Cities and towns
00:28:34 5 Law and government
00:33:06 5.1 Federal representation
00:34:24 5.2 Politics
00:38:09 6 Economy
00:39:29 6.1 Agriculture
00:41:23 6.2 Forestry and fisheries
00:43:29 6.3 Tourism and entertainment
00:45:53 6.4 Technology
00:47:33 6.5 Corporate headquarters
00:49:38 6.6 Taxes and budgets
00:52:42 7 Demographics
00:52:51 7.1 Population
00:55:49 7.2 Religious and secular communities
00:58:08 7.3 Future projections
00:58:47 8 Education
00:58:56 8.1 Primary and secondary
00:59:51 8.2 Colleges and universities
01:03:29 9 Sports
01:06:05 10 Sister regions
01:06:38 11 See also
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Oregon ( (listen) OR-i-gən) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region on the West Coast of the United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary along Washington state, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary along Idaho. The parallel 42° north delineates the southern boundary with California and Nevada. Oregon is one of only three states of the contiguous United States to have a coastline on the Pacific Ocean.
Oregon was inhabited by many indigenous tribes before Western traders, explorers, and settlers arrived. An autonomous government was formed in the Oregon Country in 1843 before the Oregon Territory was created in 1848. Oregon became the 33rd state on February 14, 1859. Today, at 98,000 square miles (250,000 km2), Oregon is the ninth largest and, with a population of 4 million, 27th most populous U.S. state. The capital, Salem, is the second most populous city in Oregon, with 164,549 residents. Portland, with 632,309 residents, is the most populous and ranks as the 26th most populous city in the United States. The Portland metropolitan area, which also includes the city of Vancouver, Washington, to the north, ranks the 23rd largest metro area in the nation, with a population of 2,389,228.
Oregon is one of the most geographically diverse states in the U.S., marked by volcanoes, abundant bodies of water, dense evergreen and mixed forests, as well as high deserts and semi-arid shrublands. At 11,249 feet (3,429 m), Mount Hood, a stratovolcano, is the state's highest point. Oregon's only national park, Crater Lake National Park, comprises the caldera surrounding Crater Lake, the deepest lake in the United States. The state is also home to the single largest organism in the world, Armillaria ostoyae, a fungus that runs beneath 2,200 acres (8.9 km2) of the Malheur National Forest.Because of its diverse landscapes and waterways, Oregon's economy is largely powered by various forms of agriculture, fishing, and hydroelectric power. Oregon is also the top timber producer of the contiguous United States, and the timber industry dominated the state's economy in the 20th century. Technology is another one of Oregon's major economic forces, beginning in the 1970s with the establishment of the Silicon Forest and the expansion of Tektronix and Intel. Sportswear company Nike, Inc., headquartered in Beaverton, is the state's largest public corporation with an annual revenue of $30.6 billion.Like its northern neighbor Washington, Oregon is one of the most socially progressive states in the country. Same-sex marriage in Oregon was recognized in 2013 before its full legalization in 2015, cannabis is legal for recreational and medicinal use in the state, and assisted suicide is also permitted by law in Oregon.
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