Ralph prepares his famous Turkey Bacon & Eggs for breakfast on the morning of day 3.
(Pete)
Jani and Gwen.
(Ralph)
Finally, our first view of the lake!
(Pete)
Ralph, regrouping after the drive, getting ready for the ~5 mile hike.
(Pete)
Andy, Brian, and Jen.
(Pete)
Jason.
(Pete)
(Pete)
Some snow on the slope below the hotel on the south rim.
(Pete)
The hike begins.
(Jani)
Jason and Gwen in front of Crater Lake.
(Brian)
With extra blueness.
(Jason)
Lighter blue near the shoreline.
(Ralph)
Brian Monroe on the trail.
(Jason)
Looking away from the lake.
(Jason)
Nice layering in foreground.
(Ralph)
Deer.
(Pete)
Pete, (Brian), Jani, Jason.
(Ralph)
A peak on the other side of the lake.
(Jason)
Notice the reflection of the terrain and sky.
(Jason)
See the cloud reflection here. I see Titan's Ontario Lacus as blue in the near-infrared from VIMS for this same reason -- reflecting ambient sky light.
(Jason)
This is the one tourboat that's allowed on the lake.
(Jason)
Shipwreck rock with ship.
(Jason)
Everyone needs a Joe-Spitale-self-picture.
(Jani)
Made it to the top!
(Pete for Jani)
Wizard Island.
(Ralph)
Ralph.
(Jani for Ralph)
Jani, Andy, and Jen at the top.
(Ralph)
Lunch.
(Jani)
A view of the lake from around the other side.
(Ralph)
The strange non-hoodoo towers.
(Ralph)
(Ralph)
Gwen's towers talk.
(Jani)
Waterfall -- outflow from the lake?
(Ralph)
In camp.
(Jani)
Gwen cooking up fajita material.
(Jani)
Contrary to prediction, no steak slices were harmed in the making of these fajitas. All survived the grill to be consumed by hungry field trippers.
(Jani)
Ralph, Jason.
(Jani)
Our long-time-to-find campsite on the night of Day 3, taken in the morning on Day 4.
(Ralph)
Mt. Shasta from the North, through the wildfire smoke.
(Ralph)