random: for Oregon people or those who just like interesting places

[Invoke Ninja's True Power]

Crater Lake seems like a really cool place. #1 on my list of places in the US for next time I am able to do some major traveling. Anyone ever heard of it or been there?

http://www.nps.gov/crla/index.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crater_Lake

 

[Cavallier]

Yup, several times. It's gorgeous. Simple as that. But it's not the same as I remember as a child. More people, but there are some wonderful hiking areas and well...seeing it describes it better than I can. The color of the lake is a riveting blue and...well, go see it some day.

 

[walfin]

1 word: Wow.

But I wouldn't necessarily trust the picture 100%.

 

[Claverhouse]

Cool. Visitors are encouraged to bring their own spades along: the lucky family who find the Judge's body wins a free tour of Brooklyn.



Claverhouse

 

[Cavallier]

1 word: Wow.

But I wouldn't necessarily trust the picture 100%.

No, seriously. Trust the picture....except the picture does not convey the cobalt blue of the lake itself. It's a very clean lake and very blue.

 

[Reverse Transcriptase]

Yeah, Crater lake is amazing. I've been there a couple times.

 

[Yellow]

Crater Lake rocks. There are tons of places in Oregon that are really worth a look. I grew up in Portland, and in my 3 years away I have come to realize how spoiled I am being from Oregon.

I can affrim that, if anything, the photo doesn't do it justice... oh! and that island, Wizard Island, is a growing volcano.. the active remnants of Mount Mazma, the volcano that formed the crater in the first place.. cool, huh?

 

[Decaf]

No, seriously. Trust the picture....except the picture does not convey the cobalt blue of the lake itself. It's a very clean lake and very blue.

Agreed. I've only been once, but it is pretty amazing. The cascades have a bunch of volcanic lakes that are worth hiking to and have a lot less tourist cache. I recommend Burnt Lake at the base of Mount Hood if you don't mind hiking a few miles uphill.

 

[Invoke Ninja's True Power]

yeah, the cascades look nice, so many places I wanna go