Lower South Falls
4 августа, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
This was another beauty, and again, accessible to walking around and behind it. Definitely worth the hike!
Winter Falls Trail
4 августа, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
Our next stop was at the Winter Falls trailhead where we were supposed to hike in and see another six or so waterfalls. Unfortunately, the first fall was not even more than a dribble, but luckily theЧитать далее
Salt Creek Falls - wow!
4 августа, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
Leaving Silver Falls State Park, we prepared for our last three hours driving south towards Klamath Falls. However, after cruising through the forested canyons for a while, we stopped at a "sidetrack"Читать далее
Lake Odell and Diamond Peak
4 августа, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
Apparently there is no such thing as a long, boring drive in Oregon (at least not yet). We saw a giant mountain lake off the road as we continued through the canyons, and made a quick stop at thisЧитать далее
Taqueria! Our last possible food stop
4 августа, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
After driving south along a very long, straight road, where off in the distance in the sunset we were able to see Mount Scott (part of the volcanic formation around Crater Lake), we got a bit worriedЧитать далее
Morning in Klamath
5 августа, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 57 °F
After our long four hour drive the night before, not to mention the “rain” on our car as we drove around the lake in the dark, it was interesting to see the carnage of bug deaths on our littleЧитать далее
Entering Crater Lake
5 августа, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
On our drive-in, we stopped to see a few nice canyon shots, but it was also amazing to see the super tall pine trees with their red trunks. Driving down these roads felt like they were just lined withЧитать далее
Our first glimpse
5 августа, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
As we crested the top of the rim from the approach drive, we were so excited to see the amazing sight that is Crater Lake. We had spent some time in the lower visitor center learning about the lakeЧитать далее
Wizard Island Viewpoint
5 августа, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
This big island is of course one of the most prominent features in the lake. It’s over 700 feet high from the surface of the lake and has a pretty impressive presence. Definitely a conic volcano, itЧитать далее
East Rim Viewpoints
5 августа, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
Being higher up, these were some great views down into the deepest part of the lake. Apparently it is over 1900 feet deep and holds trillions of gallons of water. And all of it comes from snow meltЧитать далее
Phantom Ship - finally!
5 августа, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
This was the site we were waiting for the most. Due to the haze in the air, we couldn’t really see it from a distance, except for a ghostly shape which was fitting. But this view was absolutelyЧитать далее
The Pinnacles
5 августа, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
These we actually got a glimpse of at the beginning when we entered the park, but it was pretty neat to see them up close. These hollow formations were made by all of the steam and pressure shootingЧитать далее
Plaikni Falls
5 августа, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
Temperatures were getting high, but we figured we could squeeze in a 2 mile round-trip hike to see one more waterfall. It was definitely worth it. Tall trees sheltered us from the sun, and we got toЧитать далее
A few shots on our way out
5 августа, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
As we came back up from the pinnacles and the waterfall hike, we noticed the air around the lake was a little bit clearer. We decided to stop and grab a few more pictures, hoping to get a little bitЧитать далее
Finally Dinner!
5 августа, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 91 °F
After a short rest back at the house, we headed out to a place called Rodeo Pizza. We ordered a few by the slice with a fresh salad and the boys were able to order their own custom pizzas. It hadЧитать далее
Lava Beds NM - our first stop
6 августа, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
After about 45 minutes on the road, we made it through the pay gate of the national monument. We didn’t realize however, that we still had another 20 minutes till we got to the visitor center. OnЧитать далее
Labrynth and Lavabrook
6 августа, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
After stopping in at the visitor center, we snuck into a couple of caves just to explore before we went to mush pot, which was supposed to be our first stop. Turns out these were both black diamondЧитать далее
Mushpot Cave
6 августа, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
This was the only paved and well lit cave in the park, with plaques that explained information about the lava formations and the native inhabitants of the cave, meaning the bugs. It didn’t go backЧитать далее
Golden Dome!
6 августа, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
According to the brochure, this one was titled for the color that you see once you get into some of the bigger rooms. And as you can see from the pictures, it lived up to its name! It was reallyЧитать далее
Sunshine on my shoulder
6 августа, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 88 °F
This one wasn’t originally on our must see list, but we decided to stop anyway, given that the length of it wasn’t very long. By the way, along with a sheet that showed the difficulty of eachЧитать далее
Upper Sentinel
6 августа, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 90 °F
Sentinel was definitely on our list and it turns out there’s both an upper and lower. We started in the upper and came out the lower. So then two of us (Dad and Aiden) went back up the cave to goЧитать далее
Valentine and Skull caves
6 августа, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 93 °F
The last two caves were not on the cave loop, but we had to drive a little ways out. Glad we did, though as these two were definitely unique. Valentine was big with ribs that made it look like walkingЧитать далее
Petroglyphs… where?
6 августа, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 95 °F
We followed the signs to go see a slightly out-of-the-way part of the national monument where we were supposed to see petroglyphs. However, we couldn’t find them down at the base of the cliff so weЧитать далее
Sunset and fire!
6 августа, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
Our last night in Klamath Falls, we revisited the pizza place and afterwards went to the south of the lake to see the sunset. It was something recommended to us by ChatGPT so we thought we would checkЧитать далее
Newberry National Volcanic Monument
7 августа, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 90 °F
As if we hadn’t seen enough volcanic action already, we decided to stop right before the town to see this national monument. There was a mile long lava tube, but you apparently had to have aЧитать далее