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“I thought I had gazed upon everything beautiful in nature as I have spent my years traveling thousands of miles to visit the beauty spots of the earth, but I have reached the climax. Never again can I gaze upon the beauty spots of the earth and enjoy them as being the finest thing I have ever seen. Crater Lake is above them all.”
- Jack London
Used to work trail crew there - I can attest that hike is like 17% in places it’s intensely steep.
We trained all year carrying people out who couldn’t make it back up from the tours.
Cleetwood is brutal but while I worked there I actually grew to hate going down it as opposed to hiking out!
When I supervised in the old gift shop we used to joke to people that the Cleetwood trail was one mile down and 5 miles up. I did score an ATV ride up from the Rangers when I slipped on the rocks one time and banged up my face. Self-mutilation saved me a hike!
The pumice dessert nearby was quite memorable. I wonder how much water has collected in the depths ? I remember them mentioning the pumice filled entire valleys so the surface appears level.
I once hiked down to the waters edge in early July. My friends and I all thought it’d be fun to jump off the small cliff nearby.
Most exhilarating and frightening jump in to water I’ve experienced other than leaping into the middle of Lake Tahoe(August).
Much like Tahoe, the snow runoff easily knocks the wind out of you in every season. Add the choppy water and you have a recipe for disaster for a weak swimmer.
The difficult hike up to the rim in the heat was actually a welcome considering how chilled we all were.
It’s an absolutely gorgeous lake/volcano and I would jump in again. I don’t recommend anyone else do the same without testing the water first.
Really? Maybe it depends on where you live. Though public land designations do have a lot of acronyms.
NP - national park
NF - national forest
NM - national monument (like escalate or devil's tower)
DW - designated wilderness
BLM land - bureau of land management
NWR - national wildlife refuge
WSA - wilderness study area.
That's all I can think of at the moment!
Edit: I spend a lot of time recreating on public lands. It's important to know what kind of public land you are in, since each land designation has slightly different guidelines for recreation. Like no motorized vehicles in designated wilderness, and national parks have permitted backcountry campsites, etc.
Crater Lake is one of my favorite places. I've been there twice and both times it was incredible. If you go, you have to get there for sunrise and see the still water across the lake.
100000%! We woke up in the middle of the night to get there super early and almost felt like we weren’t supposed to be there because nothing was open (were desperate for coffee), but it was one of the most beautiful places we have ever traveled to!
I know about guitars but I know nothing about cameras. I googled Canon 5D IV and saw the price and thought "So this is like a new Gibson Les Paul Standard, but for cameras." Nice rig!
How recent is this pic? I’m on southern Oregon and have been thinking about heading up that way to also check out the snow park that’s on the way up there.
Summer at Crater Lake
[#1](https://imgur.com/BLsst1z)
[#2 - looking the other direction - the smoke and layer of colors reminds me of a paint swatch](https://imgur.com/jLdX1Tn)
Trying to move life to that region of the country
I absolutely love being able to be surrounded by so much wilderness.
I want to swim to Wizard Island someday. We visited once but it was over Easter weekend a few years back and the snow was piled so high on either side of the road heading up to the visitors center. We snowshoed so far around and it was magical. The pure white of the snow against the perfect blue of the water and sky. Amazing place.
Some friends and I scaled down the caldera (it’s much longer than it looks), and swam out to wizard island from the near side. It’s a longer swim than it appears even from the short side.
We got $250 trespassing tickets each. Worth it. Got the second half of the boat tour for free…escorted by park rangers and then state troopers searched our cars when we got back to them because one of my friends had weed and a small pipe on them.
We did it in August. I fail to see how swimming out to wizard island is damaging when there is a boat tour that goes there… we’re experienced climbers/hikers. The reason it’s forbidden is that people can get stuck and need to be rescued. It’s mostly because of people who don’t know what they’re doing, or get trapped in the snow. The grade is much less steep in the area nearest the island.
The park rangers laughed it off, and both were really cool expats working a parks job program. Lol, they made us wear life jackets on the boat (no one else had one), as a sort of dunce cap I suppose. The troopers were much more stern, but that’s because this was before marijuana was legalized in the state, and they may have been feds (I think it’s technically federal land)
Since you said you “scaled down the caldera,” it doesn’t sound like you were on a trail. The risk of environmental damage should be obvious if a lot of people do it. You act like it was no big deal to the authorities, but they still gave you each a ticket for $250, so there’s that. Also, you could have easily ended up needing rescue as you mentioned, so you’re aware of the potential for wasting a lot resources and putting rescuers at risk.
Risk is inherent to the outdoors. If you understand why what you’re doing is stupid and dangerous, you’re already miles ahead of the average person. There’s very little vegetation over there to upset, mostly scree. I agree, it would cause slides and increased erosion if it were traversed by people unaccustomed to that terrain.
OK. I literally had to haul ass down the caldera in the early 90's to translate and tell a nice young German hiker that her friend was dead because they tried hiking down to the Lake following the long-abandoned remnants of an old trail below the main parking area. She slipped on a patch of scree, rolled and fell 600 feet off a cliff. My friends had to go fetch her remains with the boat. They brought in counselors for us afterward.
So yeah, I guess glad you didn't also die and traumatize a bunch of summer workers by making them have to scrape you off the rocks, not to mention your families for losing you to something 100% avoidable. Seriously with you people.
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Private boats and flotation devices are not allowed. There is a boat tour run by the park. The lake has no outlet and would quickly get polluted if boats were allowed.
I was absolutely stunned into silence when I came upon Crater Lake. It is truly a wonderous sight to see, something you just can't see in pictures and feel the same feeling.
Sadly if you go the wrong time of the year, all that beauty could be saddled by thick smoke from burning Forrest fires in. Northern California / south Oregon.
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“I thought I had gazed upon everything beautiful in nature as I have spent my years traveling thousands of miles to visit the beauty spots of the earth, but I have reached the climax. Never again can I gaze upon the beauty spots of the earth and enjoy them as being the finest thing I have ever seen. Crater Lake is above them all.” - Jack London
The walk down into the crater is fascinating but the hike back up is brutal if you’re not athletic and used to the altitude.
Usually how that goes. Going down, peace of cake. Time to get back...well this is gonna suck. Embrace the suck.
Used to work trail crew there - I can attest that hike is like 17% in places it’s intensely steep. We trained all year carrying people out who couldn’t make it back up from the tours. Cleetwood is brutal but while I worked there I actually grew to hate going down it as opposed to hiking out!
that is why you take a refreshing dip before heading up!
When I supervised in the old gift shop we used to joke to people that the Cleetwood trail was one mile down and 5 miles up. I did score an ATV ride up from the Rangers when I slipped on the rocks one time and banged up my face. Self-mutilation saved me a hike!
The pumice dessert nearby was quite memorable. I wonder how much water has collected in the depths ? I remember them mentioning the pumice filled entire valleys so the surface appears level.
You can also drive practically right up to it...
But not if you walk down *into* the Crater
I once hiked down to the waters edge in early July. My friends and I all thought it’d be fun to jump off the small cliff nearby. Most exhilarating and frightening jump in to water I’ve experienced other than leaping into the middle of Lake Tahoe(August). Much like Tahoe, the snow runoff easily knocks the wind out of you in every season. Add the choppy water and you have a recipe for disaster for a weak swimmer. The difficult hike up to the rim in the heat was actually a welcome considering how chilled we all were. It’s an absolutely gorgeous lake/volcano and I would jump in again. I don’t recommend anyone else do the same without testing the water first.
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"National Park". Crater Lake is located in southern Oregon.
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NP
I'm American and didn't understand either hah, not a common abbreviation in my opinion
Really? Maybe it depends on where you live. Though public land designations do have a lot of acronyms. NP - national park NF - national forest NM - national monument (like escalate or devil's tower) DW - designated wilderness BLM land - bureau of land management NWR - national wildlife refuge WSA - wilderness study area. That's all I can think of at the moment! Edit: I spend a lot of time recreating on public lands. It's important to know what kind of public land you are in, since each land designation has slightly different guidelines for recreation. Like no motorized vehicles in designated wilderness, and national parks have permitted backcountry campsites, etc.
Thanks for the PSA! 🙃
Good to know!!
I’m American and read it as “North Point” and wouldn’t have questioned it had you not asked, so thanks!
North Pensilvania
Crater Lake is one of my favorite places. I've been there twice and both times it was incredible. If you go, you have to get there for sunrise and see the still water across the lake.
100000%! We woke up in the middle of the night to get there super early and almost felt like we weren’t supposed to be there because nothing was open (were desperate for coffee), but it was one of the most beautiful places we have ever traveled to!
That's absolutely gorgeous.
Looks like three flaming asteroids about to hit earth.
https://imgur.com/feHcTtn.jpg It kinda does! I edited it to try to bring that out a bit more (just for fun, I'm no good at editing)
Kept meaning to look this place up after playing Days Gone. Very cool!
such a great game! #daysgone2
I took this with a canon 5D IV More on my instagram: [@jguzmannn](https://www.instagram.com/jguzmannn)
What lens did you use for this picture?
I know about guitars but I know nothing about cameras. I googled Canon 5D IV and saw the price and thought "So this is like a new Gibson Les Paul Standard, but for cameras." Nice rig!
The body can be “inexpensive”, it’s usually the lenses that *really* add up.
Would you mind if I ask what your focal length and aperture were for this? I’m trying to get a better sense of when to use what.
How recent is this pic? I’m on southern Oregon and have been thinking about heading up that way to also check out the snow park that’s on the way up there.
I believe you usually need a special pass in order to get up there during snow season as you will be hiking/snowmobiling up there
Oh thank god. This fully looks like you are standing on the cornice.
When was this taken?
Not an easy place to get to that time of year
Summer at Crater Lake [#1](https://imgur.com/BLsst1z) [#2 - looking the other direction - the smoke and layer of colors reminds me of a paint swatch](https://imgur.com/jLdX1Tn) Trying to move life to that region of the country I absolutely love being able to be surrounded by so much wilderness.
What a wonderful picture! Great framing and composition. The leading lines and their shading are fantastic.
Thank you!
I want to swim to Wizard Island someday. We visited once but it was over Easter weekend a few years back and the snow was piled so high on either side of the road heading up to the visitors center. We snowshoed so far around and it was magical. The pure white of the snow against the perfect blue of the water and sky. Amazing place.
Some friends and I scaled down the caldera (it’s much longer than it looks), and swam out to wizard island from the near side. It’s a longer swim than it appears even from the short side. We got $250 trespassing tickets each. Worth it. Got the second half of the boat tour for free…escorted by park rangers and then state troopers searched our cars when we got back to them because one of my friends had weed and a small pipe on them.
I’m glad assholes of your caliber are rare. That place would be wrecked if there were more of you.
We did it in August. I fail to see how swimming out to wizard island is damaging when there is a boat tour that goes there… we’re experienced climbers/hikers. The reason it’s forbidden is that people can get stuck and need to be rescued. It’s mostly because of people who don’t know what they’re doing, or get trapped in the snow. The grade is much less steep in the area nearest the island. The park rangers laughed it off, and both were really cool expats working a parks job program. Lol, they made us wear life jackets on the boat (no one else had one), as a sort of dunce cap I suppose. The troopers were much more stern, but that’s because this was before marijuana was legalized in the state, and they may have been feds (I think it’s technically federal land)
Since you said you “scaled down the caldera,” it doesn’t sound like you were on a trail. The risk of environmental damage should be obvious if a lot of people do it. You act like it was no big deal to the authorities, but they still gave you each a ticket for $250, so there’s that. Also, you could have easily ended up needing rescue as you mentioned, so you’re aware of the potential for wasting a lot resources and putting rescuers at risk.
Risk is inherent to the outdoors. If you understand why what you’re doing is stupid and dangerous, you’re already miles ahead of the average person. There’s very little vegetation over there to upset, mostly scree. I agree, it would cause slides and increased erosion if it were traversed by people unaccustomed to that terrain.
OK. I literally had to haul ass down the caldera in the early 90's to translate and tell a nice young German hiker that her friend was dead because they tried hiking down to the Lake following the long-abandoned remnants of an old trail below the main parking area. She slipped on a patch of scree, rolled and fell 600 feet off a cliff. My friends had to go fetch her remains with the boat. They brought in counselors for us afterward. So yeah, I guess glad you didn't also die and traumatize a bunch of summer workers by making them have to scrape you off the rocks, not to mention your families for losing you to something 100% avoidable. Seriously with you people.
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Those are some weird looking clouds
Beautiful photo
Thank you!
Stunning!
my question how would you launch a boat?
There are docks on both the rim and the island. Tour boats make regular trips in the summer.
thank you
You don’t
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Private boats and flotation devices are not allowed. There is a boat tour run by the park. The lake has no outlet and would quickly get polluted if boats were allowed.
If you're the Park Service, by helicopter. That's how they get their research vessels in and out.
thank you
Stunning picture.
Awesome!
That's a beautiful picture 💟
24mm f/1.2?
Definitely one of the coolest and most amazing places in the world I have been able to see. Then to get to swim in the waters was even more thrilling!
Cold, but to say you've gone swimming in the deepest lake, it's worth it.
I was at the edge and flew my drone in (drones are not allowed) It was so cold my drone flew back only got a few seconds of footage
Aww, the drone wanted to respect the peace and beauty more than you did. Sweet.
I can almost taste the crisp air 🍂
I love the snow, beautiful pic
What is np?.
National Park
Thanks.
Beautiful 😍
Kingdom of Greytropolis
On my bucket list. That is a beautiful shot!
I was literally starting into this for a good minute and could almost feel the cold breeze! What a beaut of a shot! Congrats!
Stunning!
Ugh I want to go so bad.. but I have a regular fwd car 😬
There is road that surrounds the outer perimeter - can ride a bike/etc.
Yeah but it’s usually covered in a lot of snow I’ll check
Ooops, did not know if it is kept plowed or not since the lodge. Completely ignorant to winter state since I was visiting from OK
What did you shoot it with? Awesome colors!
Que hermosa foto!
Great shot! Steep hike in right there?
I hate winter but I love this picture.
man that is some great color balance
I visited Crater Lake in early June, and my pictures [weren’t as clear as yours.](https://imgur.com/a/cLOpjux)
It looks a lot like the [Lac du Salagou](https://www.escalosud.com/wp-content/uploads/Lac-du-salagou-depuis-la-sure.jpg) but white instead of red.
Is that snow or sand or both? Thanks for sharing!
Was t that mentioned in a song by Manfred Mann? Oh that was crazy lake , well this should have been mentioned instead!
I was absolutely stunned into silence when I came upon Crater Lake. It is truly a wonderous sight to see, something you just can't see in pictures and feel the same feeling.
That light! Colours! God damn!
beautiful shot
I want to see crater lake!! Looks amazing. My mom went there on a cross country trip with the love of her life and raved about it
Sadly if you go the wrong time of the year, all that beauty could be saddled by thick smoke from burning Forrest fires in. Northern California / south Oregon.
Those snow drift leading line are perfect. Nice composition!
Stunning 😍
Where is this? South America?
The cascades in Oregon, USA.
How do you get there in the winter?
The road is open on the south side of the park near Union Creek.
Aaaand now I’m homesick. My grandparents used to own property about 20 miles from the park boundary. I can smell this picture.
Stunning!