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For some, unknown reason our guide never took us to the lake. I think most of the kids didn’t even see Crater Lake on this Crater Lake field trip. I wasn’t going to miss it though. When you have traveled to one of the Top 10 Natural Wonders of the World you may as well look at it.
Crater Lake was in fine form on this day.
For some unknown reason our showshoe guide took us away from Crater Lake. Sure the views were still fantastic, like the one above of the Klamath Basin, but I hadn’t seen Crater Lake in nearly ten years. I had never seen it with snow or with the wicked, cool blue and cloudy sky that was now appearing.
I was dying inside, wanting to break from my field trip group to see the lake. But I performed my fatherly and chaperone duties and stuck with the group. I hoped the weather wouldn’t change before getting to the lake. Stay tuned to see if it did…
After arriving at Crater Lake it appeared my luck had not changed. Once again, I could not see the lake. I was there for a snowshoeing experience with my daughter’s class as a field trip. As we began snowshoeing the thick clouds started to break up.
Apparently the snow isn’t all gone from this area until July. The above photo was taken on May 19, 2009, and there was close to 10 feet of snow under foot. The temperature in Ashland the day before hit 90.
The people inside were hoping for a spectacular view. Instead they got shutters on this day.
Even though I have lived in Southern Oregon for almost nine years now I have only seen Crater Lake once, and that was before moving here! The last time I went to Crater Lake it was the middle of the night to pick up my family camping in a snow storm. Needless to say, I didn’t see it then.
After snowmobiling nearby we decided to take a look at Crater Lake in the winter. Unfortunately, as we drew closer it began to snow. By the time we got there the wind was blowing really strong and visibility was next to nothing. The above photo would be quite the scenic one on many other days as Crater Lake would be in the background. As it was, it was all we could do to keep from getting blown off the snow cliff into the lake far below.
