On the weekend of 28/29 July 2007, I went to Crater Lake with Ian and Janel and their friend Kevin from Seattle. We left at 7am on Saturday, and drove down to Eugene where we caravaned the rest of the way with Vipul, Patima, and Jun. We got to Crater Lake around noon, and from there, it was all fun and sun =)
This was MUCH better than my first camping experience last year, where Vipul took Marie and I to the coast, and it rained for most of the time we were out there. This time around, Ian and Janel had everything all organized, and the weather was great, and everything went pretty smoothly. It was a lot of fun, and the experience made me want to continue with camping. However, the back was a little sore, but hiking actually made it feel a lot better =) Here are some pics from the weekend.
Did I mention that this lake is blue?! It was amazing to see
Crater Lake is as blue as can be. It is beautiful!
Me at a look out over the lake
On Saturday we hiked in an area 20 miles away from Crater Lake where there were hot springs. There were several hot springs here, but not all of them were fit to take a dip in.
This was the main natural hippie hot tub. Ian and Kevin took a dip...Janel and I were amused.
Ian and Kevin hiking down the path to the boat landing for the Crater Lake Boat Tour that we all took on Sunday morning. The weather was perfect, and the 760 ft. vertical over 1.2 miles was an awesome butt work out on the way back up! =)
Ranger Mike was the tour guide.
This is the "Old Man on the Lake". It is a log that has been floating in the lake since the late 1800s. It was first documented then, and it's been floating since. It is supposedly 40 feet long, and about 4 feet stick up over the water. It was the coolest part of the lake =)
A PB&J break after the boat tour. That's Ian, Kevin, and Janel.
