Jun 23, 2015

June 23rd is the 21st Anniversary of our son Danny's death so the day has felt a little surreal and I have appreciated being surrounded by incredible beauty today as we circumnavigated the Crater Lake, somehow felt a little soothing to the emotions. We also doubled up on a bit of the trip to get to where we needed to go and discovered it's possible to cover the distance in a surprisingly short amount of time if you don't stop every few hundred metres for a photo, hardly surprising that and tonight we are officially in the sticks and I'm typing this in the bar beside the restaurant where we will have dinner and am apparently a bit of a curiosity to the locals. I think Danny would have been pretty stoked about exploring the country as we have done so I will continue to assume he is doing so with us. It's been a huge job to decide what photos to include and what to leave out. Enjoy!:

 

A very cute Art Deco building in Klamath Falls on our way out this morning.

　

And a barn near Fort Klamath I spotted yesterday.

 

Heading from the entrance to Crater Lake, and interesting Canyon as we head for the lake.　

 

Fossilised Steam Vents - these vents vented steam along a fault line as the volcano erupted. They are in fact hollow and lined this canyon / fault line.

 

 

 

 

 

Into the snow and if you look closely you will see a round snowball aloft which was aimed at Norm but the oomph was lacking and instead it landed on my bike. Ah well you apparently get that.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 The rocky outcrop is called the Phantom ship.

The pinnacles, more fossilised steam vents but some huge ones, sorry it doesn't look like it in 2D.

 

 

Heading out of the Lake park.

 

The Vide Waterfall. Impressive.

  

And a shot in the Rim Village.

Bits and Bobs:

　

Hire car wisdom found in a car park today.

Last two Night's Accommodation:

Olympic Inn, 2627 South Sixth Street, Klamath Falls, OR 97603

Comfortable room, lovely bed, free parking and Wi-Fi, included hot breakfast and soup and light soup and sandwiches in the evening as well as a cookie later in the night. Staff helpful and handy to major roads and shops as well as walking distance to a few dinner options. Good value.

Sorry, forgot to take a photo, doh!