Well, it was a bit of a tough run today- 3 miles down to check out the Pinnacles, then 5 miles uphill the entire way, with a couple more down at the end. We drove back down to the Pinnacles afterward, their on our same dead end road. They are pretty sweet. Mineral deposits that popped up during the last volcanic eruption. All the ash eroded away over time, but these are a lot stronger and weather resistant.Next up was Garfield Peak. Perhaps a 4.5 mile hike up 1,000 ft to 8,000 or so and great views nearly the entire way. There was a bit more traffic on it than yesterday's hike, but not congested and worth the scenery. We had planned a swim/hike down to the only landing on the lake, though as we got closer to the north side of the lake, a storm was whipping up and we had to wait it out in the Jetta. Eventually, we skipped it in lieu of a shower at the Mazama campground- pay showers and the only in the park. I had a decent enough experience, though the machine at all of Kate's quarters without any water in exchange. A second try with a rather grumpy lady working the desk didn't work either. Finally somebody just came and opened the pay box to get the thing going. But hey, we're all cleaner for it.
Dinner was delicious Hobo dinners again with some s'mores for dessert. There was a loud and obnoxious crew next to us night #2 at the campground, but otherwise an enjoyable stay at Crater Lake and worth a visit. It would have been nice to have a few more challenging/longer hikes, but the ones we did were still great. | |
| So evidently, winters look a little different here! |
Note: 43 feet of snow in the winters here! That's not a typo
Vitals:
Miles: N/A
Birds: Mountain Chickadee, Western Tanager (2x!) Townsend's Warbler, Gray Jay
Plates: N/A
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