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| From Sinnott Memorial Overlook
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My first view of Crater Lake. This is a high-resolution picture
looking north-west. Notice how tranquil the lake is and how high the
rim is above the lake.
The island is called Wizard Island due to
its resemblance to a wizard's hat. My parents complain it looks more
like a coolie hat / conical Asian hat than a wizard's hat.
| The trail down to Sinnott Memorial Overlook.
| Gosh Crater Lake is blue! (I'll be saying this a lot.) Near the shore
it's almost azure.
| Looking east along the lake, and looking down the pines that grow on
the steep hills that surround it.
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| A close-up of the Phantom Ship, a craggy rock on the lake. I can
understand where the name comes from.
| A panoramic movie of Crater Lake from Sinnott Memorial Outlook.
The sound in the background comes from a group of kids on a field trip.
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| From Watchman Overlook
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| From Watchman Outlook, a panoramic movie looking down at the forests,
plains, and hills surrounding Crater Lake.
| Ibid, a snapshot from the same place.
| Ditto, portraying more of the tundra.
| A high-resolution shot looking down at Wizard Island. You can see the
individual trees and the crater at the top.
Wizard Island was
created after Crater Lake, in a minor eruption.
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| A panorama of the giant bowl that is Crater Lake, with Wizard Island in
the center. Also look at the rim's steep, barren slopes.
| A short movie of the waterfront showing how the lake sparkles in the
sun.
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| From Cleetwood Cove Trail
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| Yours truly on a rustic bench in front of Crater Lake. We didn't stop
and sit here because we were excited to hike this trail down to the
lake.
| From Cleetwood Cove trail leading down to the lake, the water at the
base of the next ridge look cobalt.
| Ibid, just zoomed in, the water looks purely blue and stands out vividly
in contrast to the green and red trees.
| Trees down and down, leading to the gray glassiness of the lake. You
can see the trail below us (after a switchback).
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| Another view of the lake. In the full-sized image, notice its rippled
texture (especially in the bottom half of the picture).
| At the bottom, I clambered over these rocks to put my finger in the
lake.
I have a lot of pictures of myself climbing over the rocks but I won't
bother to upload them.
Also note the turquoise water at the right-center.
| A close-up. Not bad. My hair is like that because I was wearing a hat
most of the day. (It was cold.) Well, and my hair was longer than
usual.
Also note how clear the water is.
| Di Yin posed in the same location.
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Close-up.
Di Yin didn't feel the need to put a finger in the water because she was
going to wade in it later. I have no pictures of this event.
| Maybe it's due to the lake's depth, but the water in this cove was aqua,
a noticeably different color than the surrounding water. The cove's
water was more aqua while the surrounding water was more a silverish
blue. Though subtle, the contrast is visible in this picture. The
cove's water covers the right two-thirds of the picture, extending
nearly to the top of the picture.
| Overhanging rocks near the shore.
| Moss-covered trees I photographed on the way up.
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| More moss-covered trees. Although I prefer the previous photo, I kept
this one as well because it has a greater variety of greens.
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| From Garfield Peak
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| Near the lodge, a great place to sit and rock.
| Beginning the climb up Garfield Peak, I took another shot of the lake.
| From a little higher, another panorama of the lake.
Sorry for the weird tilt at the right end of the picture; I think the
photo stitching software did something odd.
| From this angle, the lake is the color of a perfectly clear sky. It doesn't
look like water. Excellent for its novelty.
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| Cyan lake against green trees and tan stone.
| Another cove, another angle, another water color.
| Looking north-east toward Mount Scott, the highest peak in the park.
The following day we contemplated climbing it but decided not to. Below
is the Phantom Ship.
| A closer look at the Phantom Ship and its environs.
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