Northeast section of the Crater Lake rim

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I spent yesterday with a group of new SOU business students visiting Crater Lake (most for the first time). The weather wasn’t great. A few inches of snow had fallen a couple days before, but much of the snow had melted. The skies were cloudy the entire time we were there without a hint of sun or blue. Rain began to fall before noon, and the rain grew in intensity by the time we left at about 1 p.m. Our hike was cancelled so today’s photo was taken from inside the second floor of the gift shop in Rim Village.

Posted on October 18th, 2014 under Oregon. Tags: crater lake, landscape, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D750, snow. Comments Off on The Watchman and Hillman Peak of Crater Lake

View from Castle Lake Trail

More than three years ago I posted a photo on my other blog showing Castle Lake from near the parking lot. Today’s photo is from the other direction looking back toward where I took that previous pic. The season is a bit different as well. Today’s photograph is from August. The other was from late spring. If you were to stand in this spot right now (December) you would be in several feet of snow, the lake wouldn’t have any people in it (if you click on the photo for a larger view you can see several kayaks), and Mt. Shasta would be completely white with snow.

Posted on December 13th, 2012 under Other. Tags: california, castle lake, hiking, landscape, mt. shasta, nikon d7000, Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 Lens for Nikon. Comments Off on Castle Lake and Mt. Shasta

We did a little hiking in the mountains near Mt. Shasta in California this past weekend. In today’s photo (covering about 180 degrees) you can see Castle Lake, Heart Lake (lower left corner partially obscured by trees), Black Butte, and (on the far right) Castle Crags.

Posted on August 21st, 2012 under Other. Tags: california, castle lake, landscape, mt. shasta, nikon d7000, panorama, photomerge, Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 Lens for Nikon. Comments Off on Mt. Shasta wilderness panorama