Adventures Of The Blaufuss Family: Crater Lake

Finally getting to see this beauty was worth it. We drove up on Saturday to see it before the snow comes in. The boys and I will be heading to Fresno next week and won't be back till October 24th or so. By the time we get back here to Oregon, there will be some kind of weather preventing some kind of travel. I do hope we get to see it again though, when we were there it was super cold, windy and over cast. The sun would peek out for a bit and then return to the clouds. So for me, the lake didn't have that beautiful blue I see in everyone elses pictures. It was still beautiful though!

Oh yes he did! I didn't know it, but Jackson took two of his costumes with him, while Jeff and I were getting out of the car he stayed in for a few minutes and when he got out of the car he was dressed as bumblebee! As usual, I am behind the camera and Tanner was asleep in the car so we didn't get a family picture:( Maybe next time!

Some facts about Crater Lake that I stole from their website:
It's depth is 1,943 feet, making it the deepest lake in the United States, and the seventh deepest in the world. It's some of the clearest and freshest water found in the world. I think I read that divers say they can still see at 420 feet. That is REALLY deep for diving. They also say that you can swim in the lake, but people only last for a few minutes. The highest temperature the lake reaches is 60 something degrees.
Crater Lake was formed when a massive eruption of Mount Mazama 7700 years ago caused the mountain to collapse, leaving a steaming caldera. (Volcanic basin)
The Lake averages more than 5 miles in diameter, and is surrounded by steep rock walls that rise up to 2,000 feet above the lakes surface.
Scientists have identified 157 species of phytoplankton and 12 species of zoo plankton in the lake.
The density and diversity of these minute life forms is restricted by low concentration of nitrogen in the lake.
There are 2 species of fish, rainbow trout and kokahee salmon in the lake.
The water volume in the lake is 5 trillion gallons (19 trillion liters)

Now, that I have updated you on all the fun facts of Crater Lake, here are some fun pictures! Jeff and Jackson at the very beginning of our trip around the lake.

Even though our visit there was short. We got to see a natural wild fire, a beautiful rainbow and beautiful red flowers every where. It was 66 degrees and rained on and off. So despite the rain and cold weather, we wouldn't have seen this rainbow. Makes you think that no matter how life is treating you these days that there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Made me think of some people in my life and no matter how rough it is or gets, that our life's are beautiful no matter what.