I always wanted to go there after that. Thanks for taking me there.

I've been to several of her book signings, always amazed by her talent and ability to share her experiences. We Oregonians are fortunate indeed to have Crater Lake within our borders. I live a couple hours from there, and each visit is spirit-lifting and soul-enriching. Hope you can make it there for real and enjoy the wonder of the lake and its environs. The perfect place for an epiphany!

I hear the 2014 movie is very good as well (Reese Witherspoon)

Glad you enjoyed watching it! We sure had a great time there.

I suspect some of them are similar in depth

I believe the deepest lake in the world is in Russia, but I'm not sure if its a caldera lake or not.

just askin?

The lake had no fish in it until the early 20th century, when either the park service or local entrepreneurs tried to stock the lake to attract more tourists. Most of the fish ended up dying, something about the water not providing enough oxygen or nutrients.

Crater Lake was finally crossed off my bucket list a few years ago, such an amazing place!

but you cannot use any live bait, not even the berkley gulp baits. People are encouraged to fish, as there are no native fish. They are trying to protect the pristine quality of the water.

Stunning natural beauty--at least until Trump sells off the rim to Holiday Inn.

With Trump's disgusting choices for Secretary of Interior as well as the EPA, I wouldn't be surprised if they saw condo potential in our National Parks. We're trying to visit as many as we can while they're still there. We went and saw Yellowstone in May and got some great footage of Old Faithful erupting. There's so much beauty in this country and it infuriates me that all these fascists see are dollar signs!

our family vacation there this summer. It really is as blue as the photos make it out to be. We hiked down and took the boat tour... a must, and the Ranger filled our water bottles right from the lake. Don't try that at home.

I tried some on a previous trip. Wish I had brought a larger container!

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I didn't see it while I was there. Hopefully next time!

Here is a CBS clip on it:

If I ever get to go back there, I want to see the old man!

Thanks for the link

It was a beautiful thing to wake up next to her in that environment, some of the most thrilling moments in my life.

Sigh...

I hope to visit Crater Lake someday.

We took the Crater Lake Trolley around the rim.



It truly is something awesome to see up close.

We didn't when we went up recently, but we took a picture of it.


I hope we do next time!

I think for the four of us it was $120 but there's a park ranger/tour guide that tells you all kinds of interesting facts along the way. You don't have to worry about driving or finding a parking spot. And they make several stops along to way so you can get out and takes pictures. It was definitely worth it.

We are hoping to go back within the next two years. Now we know what to budget for!