There is something enchanting about the deep blue waters of the Crater Lake that calls Oregon it's home. With the depth of 1,943 it stands majestically amid the cliffs that are almost two thousand feet high. The lake traces its roots back to the massive eruption of Mount Mazama 7700 years ago that caused the mountain to collapse, and created a steaming caldera. As centuries of rain and snow filled the caldera, Crater Lake was born.
This past weekend we had the opportunity to visit this wonder of nature, which is known to be deepest lake in the United States, and the seventh deepest in the world. At the very first glance I could only mutter “Wow,” and minutes later we were posing besides the cliff overlooking the lake to capture this spectacular view.
Since the sun shone with all its splendor the lake appeared to be covered with sheet of sparkling gems. What made the view more mesmerizing was that the hues of the horizon above and water below seemed to dissolve into each other giving birth to new shades of greens and blues.
After a couple of more clicks here and there the enthralling waters lured us to its shores. And an hour later we were treading the dusty, narrow-winding trails down to the lake. As we sat on the rocks clicking pictures as a souvenir of our strenuous hike, I couldn't help looking enviously at the tourists flocking the boats for a ride through the lake.
To our bad luck they were all sold out. But nonetheless, that just opens up a chance for us to pay another visit to this natural wonder soon.
This past weekend we had the opportunity to visit this wonder of nature, which is known to be deepest lake in the United States, and the seventh deepest in the world. At the very first glance I could only mutter “Wow,” and minutes later we were posing besides the cliff overlooking the lake to capture this spectacular view.
Since the sun shone with all its splendor the lake appeared to be covered with sheet of sparkling gems. What made the view more mesmerizing was that the hues of the horizon above and water below seemed to dissolve into each other giving birth to new shades of greens and blues.
After a couple of more clicks here and there the enthralling waters lured us to its shores. And an hour later we were treading the dusty, narrow-winding trails down to the lake. As we sat on the rocks clicking pictures as a souvenir of our strenuous hike, I couldn't help looking enviously at the tourists flocking the boats for a ride through the lake.
To our bad luck they were all sold out. But nonetheless, that just opens up a chance for us to pay another visit to this natural wonder soon.
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