Brandy went for another early-morning romp in the lake. The ducks were definitely taunting her today, quacking, flying away, then coming back for more quacking. Brandy was in her element chasing them through the water. She had a good ole’ time.
The guys came back from their early morning fishing expedition having caught 5 salmon in the lake! After a late breakfast, we all headed off for Crater Lake, about an hour drive away.
What an incredible sight! I had heard of Crater Lake National Park, but had no idea what I was in for. The brilliant blue lake high up in the mountains is stunning. It turns out that thousands of years ago, one of the volcanoes in the Cascade mountain range erupted here creating the giant crater (actually properly called a caldera), about 4 miles by 5 miles. Over the centuries, the crater filled up with water from accumulated snow melt to create this pristine lake we visited today. The lake is so deep and so clear that most of the colors on the light spectrum are absorbed before the blue is refelected back to the surface. We all commented on how the water is so bright it does not look real. “Looks like it was photoshopped in,” remarked Emmy.
Upon returning to the lodge around 5 or so, it was time to prepare dinner, including the delicious fresh salmon from this morning. And for dessert – maybe the most amazing thing ever created – S’mores with chocolate chip cookies on the outside instead of graham crackers.Tomorrow morning, I’ll be up early for the third leg of my journey – the drive to San Jose. There is some talk of whether the road will still be closed from the fire I drove through the other day, so I may take a slightly longer alternate route home – east on Highway 58 to Eugene, then 5 south to the bay area. If I go west on 58 and the 97 is closed, I will be re-routed in that direction anyway, which will be a very lengthy detour. I’ll make my final decision in the morning.
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