Crater Lake National Park

Today we made a stop at Crater Lake National Park in Oregon, and it was absolutely breathtaking. As we were driving up, we were so excited to see the snow-capped mountains in the distance. It was hard to believe there was still snow this time of year! We had to pull over and take several pictures—not just of one mountain, but of another one in the distance too. It was just so beautiful.

As we climbed higher and higher toward the top where Crater Lake sits, we started seeing snow piles along the side of the road, and the higher we got, the deeper and thicker the snow became. It’s wild to think that even in June, they sometimes get 4 inches of fresh snow—and yet it was 85 degrees while we were up there today! Totally surreal.

We saw families stopped along the way, letting their children play in the snow, and even spotted a couple of hikers with snow ski gear on. It was such a funny contrast—wearing shorts, windows down, sunshine everywhere, and then pulling over to play in snow that was several feet deep.

The air felt incredibly clean and pure up there, and the views of Crater Lake itself were just unreal—deep blue watersurrounded by towering cliffs and snowy trees. It truly was one of the highlights of our trip so far. The experience of being in that crisp mountain air, surrounded by snow in summer, and looking out at one of the clearest lakes in the world was something we’ll never forget.

Absolutely Breathtaking, there really are no words to describe this amazing experience.

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