Day 13 - Crater Lake

By Morning the power had failed to return & water ( which I was later informed is drawn from
a well ) had stopped also..Washing & tooth brushing was done via bottled water.
We left bright & early for Crater Lake. We arrived at the visitor center & had a sandwich.

The views from various stop off points were amazing, we took a trail to Sun Notch point &
were rewarded by Panoramic views of the lake which is the most dazzling blue due to its
2000ft depth.The Lake was created in the crater of a volcano & has no rivers entering OR leaving it. The water remains a constant depth as water evaporates & seeps throught the earth , Further water is added by snow & rain. Between 1881 & 1941 3 species of fish were introduced & now flourish.
Unfortunately several trails & the only beach to the lake were closed due to fires caused by
lightening strikes last night ( all thankfully under control ).
Our journey into deepest Oregon continued, we stopped for Gas & Ian was assaulted by a mad
cafe owner as he tried to do "self service " gas pumping...seems Oregon state law prohibits
this evil practice, The woman ranks in my top 5 rudest people & was lucky enough to catch a
comment or 2 from me, Waterloovilles most sarcastic woman!
Hollie liked the cute puppies they had there tho.
Min now writes...hi everyone...We made our way through the lovely scenery to our Best western in Eugene. Mum took me to the pool & we played with my toys, We are currantly sat in " The taste of India", you guessed it an indian, Ian is finishing off all the left overs mum is finishing her beer and I am typing with a bowl of watermellon from my buffet next to me. see you all soon.The hollie meister xxxxx

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