After heading inland for a quick 5 hour drive we arrived at the incredible Crater Lake National Park. I had been there quickly when I was about 15 years old and remembered it as a beautiful place, but WOW! it was amazing. This time we were able to stay and enjoy and explore the park and the lake and it was just surreal. The lake is such a deep blue color and crystal clear. It is filled entirely by rainfall and snow melt, so it's very clean water.
At first we drove to the lookout points for the lake. Then we took a few short hikes to see different views of the lake, like the Phantom Ship formation .
We enjoyed all the different hikes and lookouts, except for the annoying mosquitos that were eating us alive. We bought some bug spray at the gift shop and literally bathed in it every hour or so!
The lake was formed thousands of years ago when the volcano, Mt. Mazama exploded and caved in. What was left was a 6 mile wide hole that filled up with water over the next thousands of years. Really an incredible site and a great place to visit!
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