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My trip to Crater Lake


We visited Crater Lake,  in the month of May 2014 our way back from Seattle. After a long drive (actually Deepak Uncle was driving and I was enjoying back seat driving with on and off cat naps), we decided to take a break in Roseburg town in the state of Oregon . The place where we stayed allowed pets as well. For a moment I was surprised and it took some time for me to realize that even human beings are allowed to stay with their pets!  We also happened to interact with a Harley biker who was moving from Portland to somewhere close to Roseburg. 

The drive to Crater Lake was just mind blowing! As we started our drive, we were informed by a local store owner that the North entrance to the Lake was closed. 

The winding roads to Crater Lake took us through many waterfalls. We stopped over at  the Tokette and the Watson falls. To view these falls, we had to hike up a few miles. But let me tell you it is worth the effort (I have pictures of these falls for you). 

The mobile signals were so weak that we lost our way as the GPS stopped giving us directions. This led us to a dirt track and as we drove through this stretch, I started noticing snow in some places. I was excited and at the same time a bit concerned as well, concerned because what if the road leads to nowhere and we went around in circles. But I had confidence in Deepak Uncle, who correctly judged the direction and we finally reached the main road. From here on as we started approaching Crater Lake, I couldn’t control my excitement because I wanted to run on snow and have some snow fights with my uncle.

Crater Lake is located in state of Oregon.  This lake was formed due to a massive volcanic eruption between 6,000 and 8,000 years ago. This caused the levelling of Mount Manama. The lake partly fills a nearly 2,148-foot (655 m) deep caldera (a large crater in a volcano, caused by a major eruption) that was formed around 7,700 years ago. There are two Islands namely Wizard and Phantom Ship Island. This lake never freezes due to depth of the lake! We were surprised to read that it has frozen only twice, one as recently as 1950s. Some people tried walking on the ice to the Wizard Island only to get back on hearing the rumbling and grinding noise of ice beneath their feet.

Things to see there You can walk around the “rim”and enjoy the beautiful view of the lake from different angles. It is a must to have proper footwear, if you don’t have one, you can ask my mother to share her experience!  However you need not worry as you can rent snow shoes for 15$. You can also have snow fights the way I did with my uncle and father. There is a small gift shop and a restaurant located there as well. The gift shop is good to pick up some souvenirs,  such as  magnets, cups, caps etc. 

Crater Lake is a must visit place when you are in the USA!

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