Here is one last image of Crater Lake for a while. I think I took this at or near Merriam Point on the west side of the Rim Drive.

Posted on August 30th, 2010 under nature, places. Tags: crater lake. Comments: 1

Rim Drive around Crater Lake offers many majestic views. Although the road is paved, it isn’t an easy ride. There can be lots of cars (avoid weekends and holidays), and there isn’t a flat section to be found. As a rider you’ll do lots of climbing.

Today’s photo of Ryan is of one of those brief downhill moments.

Posted on August 29th, 2010 under nature, people, places. Tags: biking, crater lake. Comments: 1

The skies were gray all day long, but they cleared a bit near the end of the day when I took this photo of Crater Lake from near Sentinel Rock. Unfortunately, my memory of this location is not a good one as our bikes had just been stolen. How can bikes you are riding get stolen you ask?

As mentioned before the day had its low points. The ride was about twice as long as anticipated and after 20 miles my legs began to cramp. A few miles later we hitched a ride and hid our bikes off the road with the intention of getting a ride to our car, driving our car back, and picking up the bikes. All went as planned until we got back and found the bikes missing. A dishonest someone must have seen us hiding the bikes.

The only silver lining is that my bike was in need of an overhaul anyway, and Ryan is getting too tall for his.

Posted on August 28th, 2010 under places. Tags: biking, clouds, crater lake, skywatch. Comments: 2

These little chipmunk-looking squirrels are all over the place at Crater Lake. They will gladly eat right out of your hand should you want to share your lunch.

Posted on August 27th, 2010 under places. Tags: crater lake, wildlife. Comments: 1