There’s a reason people flock to crater lake in droves. It’s unspeakably breathtaking, geologically puzzling, and unlike just about anything you’ve ever seen.
A logistics morning at Starbucks for Wi-Fi and coming day’s campsite reservations gave way to a groggy morning drive. We pulled up to the Crater Lake welcome sign for a #handstandsdownthecoast photo, and before I even got the tripod out, a set of girls stopped to hand us a pass to the park that still had a few days on it. We got our photo, and took that as a good omen.
We setup camp, and despite being exhausted, and pretty severely undernourished, headed out to summit Garfield Peak, the second highest objective surrounding crater lake. We were out of luck on bluebird skies, and too tired to make an attempt for sunset light, so moody low-celling mid-day clouds would have to do, and we tried to make the best of it.
We spent a fair bit of time at the summit, truly in awe of it’s beauty.
Getting up high over the lake is an absolute must if you visit. The water of the lake seems to get more and more blue as you gain elevation- it’s crazy.
You can barely get the whole lake in your field of view, let alone in a ultra-wide-angle photo. Unreal.
After a solid nights sleep and a long-overdue shower, we set out for Redwood National Forest, which meant we’re into the final state of our trip!
We had a rough plan of camping near Crescent City, but no reservations. Turns out, that worked out just fine.
We had a quick dinner, and spent some time recharging amongst the old-growth trees.
We watched the sun set through the tiny gaps in the forest, and that’s where we leave you for tonight. I’m about to jump out of the hammock and turn in.
Until next time!
-Rod