Crater Lake it both gorgeous and has an awesome history. For ten of thousand of years via countless eruptions, Mount Mazama was formed and peaked over over 14,000 feet. An estimated 7,700 years ago, a massive eruption resulted in a total collapse of Mount Mazama when its magma cauldron was emptied in that eruption.
The resultant caldera became a beautiful lake with lush wildlife since that violent event that would have killed most, if not all, life within hundreds of mile. And since Crater Lake watershed consists only of snow melt and rain, its water are the bluest known to mankind.
Annual snow fall at the Lake averages over 40 feet per year. This year's snow fall was atypically low at only 28 feet, but there were still some patches of snow within reach and other, larger snowbanks further from the rim trail.
The next two pics include Wizard Island. of the several cones that formed after the collapse, Wizard Island is the only cone to clear the water level and is 2,400 feet high.
Crater Lake Lodge is one of the grand old lodges of the National Park Service.
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