Crater Lake

Our last day in Oregon takes us to Oregon’s only national park and a place almost universally recommended to us by anyone who has ever visited here. Crater Lake is a stunning blue. Nestled deep into the remnants of a volcano, Crater Lake is the deepest lake in the United States. There’s not much to do in the park itself aside from drive around the rim and marvel at the lake, so that’s exactly what we do.

Hey look, it’s Hillman Peak!

Southwest of Crater Lake, the Rogue River National Forest provides our campsite for the night. As I read the last few blog posts, I’ve failed to mention anything about food (rare for me), so let me just say that even though we’ve spent much of the last week in the sticks, thanks to Trader Joe’s, our little campstove, and an open fire, we are eating quite well. Exhibit A – our brats with caramelized onions and peppers.