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.
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It's the Pumice Castle.
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Zoom in on the Pumice Castle.
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Same area, looking down on some amazingly blue water. The pictures just can't capture it.
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I believe this is from the highest overlook along the rim road, atop Cloudcap.
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The highest peak on the rim: Mt. Scott.
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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.
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Multicolored lichens.
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Some more of the very rich blue water.
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The GPS has tracked us almost all the way around the lake.
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Back around near where we started, but now with the sun out.
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Wizard Island.
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One of the pools or inlets on Wizard Island. Amazing colors.
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Zoom in on the cone of Wizard Island.
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The Watchman.
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More Wizard Island islands.
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Kid on the rim on the lower right. More excellent parenting. A woman was encouraging her kids to run around near the huge cliff.
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From the Rim Visitors Center.
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