crater lake

Another smokey, hazy day in Oregon.  Here is what Crater Lake looks like on a clear day: 

Here is what we saw, standing at the same overlook:   

https://www.nps.gov/crla/learn/photosmultimedia/webcams.htm

That is the link to the live webcam.


​Crater lake formed 7,700 years ago when a massive volcanic eruption left a deep basin the the place where the peak of the mountain was.  After centuries of rain and snow, the basin was filled with what is stated to be the deepest blue lake in the USA with the bluest waters ever seen.