We came in the north entrance of Crater Lake National Park from Diamond Lake on a beautiful sunny August day. We decided to take the Rim drive clockwise, which makes sense looking at this map:
Crater Lake is known for how blue it is. Here is our first view with Wizard Island visible.
The sides are steep:
There is still snow here and there, Crater Lake gets a lot of snow in the winter.
The tour boat's wake:
One of the tour boats by the shore, showing how blue and clear the water is:
Long telephoto of the other rim:
Further along Rim Drive:
The yellow stands out against the blue sky:
More squirrels:
Another view from Rim Drive:
Tour boat dock:
The clouds add to the view:
Mount Thielsen in the distance:
More views with clouds:
Snow in the distance:
Phantom Ship:
Wizard Island on telephoto:
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