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One hundred seventeen years ago, on May 22, 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt signed the bill establishing Crater Lake in Oregon as a National Park. This park protects the brilliant blue volcanic lake which is the deepest in the U.S. at 1,943 feet.
Millenia ago, Mount Mazama (an ancient volcano) collapsed forming Crater Lake in its caldera. There are no rivers feeding into the lake or underground water sources…the water is replenished only by rain and snow. The purity of the water combined with the depth of the lake create the vivid blue color.
Crater Lake posts:
Location: Crater Lake, OR
Designation: National Park
Date designated or established: 5/22/1902
Date of my visit: 8/25/2016
I love Crater Lake NP! My wife and I had a wonderful visit there a couple of years ago.
Thanks! We love it too💙
You reaffirmed why we who live here think Oregon is God’s Country.
Thanks! That was a trip filled with natural beauty 💙
This is close to where I grew up and lived for decades. I have been there many times and it IS BEAUTIFUL! Thank you for highlighting it!
Thanks! You are lucky to have grown up in such a beautiful place!💙
Yes, I know!
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Wow! I love these mini vacations wth you!
Thanks!💙
Most welcome!
Beautiful place!
Thanks 💙
Tomorrow is the big day, we’ll visit Crater Lake N.P. Nice photos! I also looked at our other blogs about Crater Lake. Good advise!
Enjoy! Can’t wait to hear about your trip!
Thank you for the detailed information about the lake. It helped a lot to understand, what happened approximately 7,700 years ago, and why the lake is here, now.
Happy to help!
I will let you know more, when I come back home. We didn’t stay very long. But we loved it. There was still a lot of snow on the ground.