Crater Lake National Park, Oregon - July 18, 2004

Around the rim from the southern end in a counterclockwise direction, right to the Rim Visitors Center.


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View of the Phantom Ship formation. [2048x1536]

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It's the Pumice Castle. [2048x1536]

Zoom in on the Pumice Castle. [2048x1536]

Same area, looking down on some amazingly blue water. The pictures just can't capture it. [2048x1536]

I believe this is from the highest overlook along the rim road, atop Cloudcap. [2048x1536]

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The highest peak on the rim: Mt. Scott. [2048x1536]

One of the tour boats down in the lake. Unfortunately, we didn't have the time for this. It requires a 1.1-mile hike each way with an elevation change of 700 feet. [2048x1536]

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Multicolored lichens. [2048x1536]

Some more of the very rich blue water. [2048x1536]

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The GPS has tracked us almost all the way around the lake. [2048x1536]

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Back around near where we started, but now with the sun out. [2048x1536]

Wizard Island. [2048x1536]

One of the pools or inlets on Wizard Island. Amazing colors. [2048x1536]

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Zoom in on the cone of Wizard Island. [2048x1536]

The Watchman. [2048x1536]

More Wizard Island islands. [2048x1536]

Kid on the rim on the lower right. More excellent parenting. A woman was encouraging her kids to run around near the huge cliff. [2048x1536]

From the Rim Visitors Center. [2048x1536]
E-mail domain: teresco.org, username: terescoj - Sun Jul 18 23:07:12 PDT 2004

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