{"id":1308,"date":"2014-01-16T06:30:01","date_gmt":"2014-01-16T14:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.russbishop.com\/blog\/?p=1308"},"modified":"2018-03-09T11:53:59","modified_gmt":"2018-03-09T19:53:59","slug":"crater-lake-national-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/russbishop.com\/blog\/crater-lake-national-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Crater Lake National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Crater Lake and Wizard Island in winter, Crater Lake National Park, Oregon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Crater Lake is the deepest lake in the United States (the second deepest in North America)\u00a0at nearly 2,000 feet and is the only national park in Oregon.\u00a0It’s a caldera lake that was formed when the ancient volcano Mount Mazama collapsed over 7,000 years ago allowing rain and melting snow to\u00a0accumulate in its cavity.\u00a0Well known\u00a0for its incredible\u00a0crystal clear waters and deep blue hue,\u00a0it is\u00a0also\u00a0one of the purest\u00a0bodies of water\u00a0in North America with a\u00a0record clarity of\u00a0142\u00a0ft. The local Native American Klamath tribe has long considered it a spiritual place and it’s easy to see why.<\/p>\n

Wintertime adds a new dimension to the landscape here when the predominant blues are contrast with a blanket of white. The average snowfall is over 500 inches a year although the lake rarely freezes (the last time was in 1949) allowing for a very unique photographic experience.<\/p>\n

\u00a9Russ Bishop\/All Rights Reserved<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Crater Lake is the deepest lake in the United States (the second deepest in North America)\u00a0at nearly 2,000 feet and is the only national park in Oregon.\u00a0It’s a caldera lake that was formed when the ancient volcano Mount Mazama collapsed over 7,000 years ago allowing rain and melting snow to\u00a0accumulate in its cavity.\u00a0Well known\u00a0for its … <\/p>\n

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