THREAD-Living in Crater Lake National Park:
“Where is Crater Lake?”
I am shocked how frequently people I meet have never heard of Crater Lake National Park.
It is located in a remote part of southern Oregon, Seriously remote. I mean, it is a two-hours-to-the-closest-Walmart level of remote.
Crater Lake is 5 miles wide by 6 miles long, 2150ft deep, and it is GORGEOUS!
Anyways, please enjoy this photographic journey through Crater Lake National Park.
Photo by Robert R. taken 2018
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Crater Lake National Park is so remote that people come from all over the world to photograph the stars.
I worked the night shift. I can’t count the number of times a guest exclaimed in joy that they had seen the Milky Way for the first time.
There is even a specific location, that is marked on maps for star gazing, located behind what remains of Mt. Mazama (Pronounced like my least favorite President)
Photo by Robert R. taken 2018
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Just a quick note. Both of the last two photos were taken from the back patio of the lodge that sits on top of a 700ft cliff.
Some of that color is reflection and some of it is looking downward on clouds…
Photo by Robert R. taken 2018
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How was Crater Lake formed?
It is actually a volcano inside a volcano. Meta volcano??? Sorry. My nerdiness is showing.
Crater Lake was formed 6,,000-8,000 years ago when Mt. Mazama erupted in a very unusual way. It launched out globs of lava until the mountain was just a hollow shell that collapsed in on itself.
The “crater” in the name Crater Lake refers to the 750ft tall volcano island called wizard hat.
Photo by Robert R. taken 2018
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You might have noticed some snow in these photos.
The winter before I worked there recorded almost 50ft of snow. The snow banks were 20ft deep when I got there in May.
Crater Lake has no rivers feeding it. It is fed entirely by rain and snow. That makes it one of the cleanest lakes in the world. The water has the world-record for visibility.
And it’s deep! So deep. 2150ft deep. Deepest lake in North America deep.
Photo by Robert R. taken 2018
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That is me by the waterfall!
There are a lot of waterfalls around Crater Lake. There is one hike, down highway 97 towards Bend, called waterfall row. It is 7 miles long and you pass something like 10 waterfalls.
Photo by Robert R. taken 2018
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Isn’t Oregon beautiful?
I mean besides the roaming bands of bloodthirsty, psychotic, leftists burning whatever tickles their fancy…in the name of anti-fascism, of course.
Photo by Robert R. taken 2018
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This 150ft beauty is called Wilson Falls. It’s my favorite waterfall in Oregon…I have a lot of favorite waterfalls.
Photo by Robert R. taken 2018
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Want to hear a ghost story?
Of course you do.
The historic lodge that was built in 1914 has long been rumored to be haunted!
One morning an older Asian couple came down the stairs to checkout from their room. The woman came up to the desk and whispered something to me. I had to tell her to speak up.
SHE WAS TERRIFIED
With a thick accent she described feeling a spirit come into her room in the middle of the night, reach into her chest, and grab her heart.
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I mean she was seriously freaked out. She only spoke at a whisper, and she didn’t want me to tell her husband about ghost.
I just thought she was crazy. I told the story to a friend that had worked there for years.
The first thing he said was, “was it room 409?”
I replied that it was!
He said that room was once employee housing and there are housekeepers that won’t clean it because of crazy stuff they have seen.
All I know is the fear in that lady was real.
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The view from the back patio of the lodge.
One last thing. If you visit Crater Lake, visit in the spring. Forest fires hit mid-summer, and the view was ruined for a month.
That concludes my Living in Crater Lake thread. I hope you have enjoyed yourself.
As always, I am more than happy to answer any questions.
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Photo by Robert R. taken 2018
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