We set out from Crescent City and drove through even more Redwoods before crossing into Oregon. The pine forests in Oregon just go on forever! They are very dense here so you have the feeling of driving down a long, very thin corridor of road totally engulfed by these beautiful trees. Ok, another National Park, can you believe it? Crater lake was formed when a giant volcano erupted, then collapsed in on itself. Slowly, the snow and rain filled this abyss with water. At it's deepest point, it is well over 1900 feet deep. The water appears an extremely bright blue due to the depth of the lake. I wish I could remember the diameter of the lake, because it was huge. There was only one place on the rim where the lake was accessible ( after a very long hike down ), and that was used as a base for excursion boats. But when standing on the opposite rim, the boats were barely visible in the water and the trail and piers were not visible at all.
After Crater Lake we drove north to Sun River ( just below Bend, OR ). Our friends the Shapiros ( Lynne and Alan, better known to many as "The Beezers" ), were vacationing there. It was wonderful to see them. The next day we went hiking at a nearby state park with some beautful rock formations. It is often a site for rockclimbers, but we declined that excitement. The hike was challenging enough as the temp climbed into the upper 90s that afternoon while we were hiking. I guess we should have started out earlier, but we had had too much fun the night before for that.
Thursday found us driving west to Eugene, OR. This is the home of the University of Oregon and possibly the running capital of the US.
But enough of all this travel nonsense - we have some really important news!!! We were thrilled to get a call from Will informing us that he and Heather are expecting their first child! Hence, we are expecting our first grandchild - Oh my gosh - can you believe it!!? How cool is that? We are sooo excited. I might add that Aunt Greta is pretty excited too!!
So here we are, smiling ear to ear, signing off for now. Take care, all of you out there - but especially you Heather!
3 comments:
Wow Guys. Life is Great!
Don Diego
Congratulations to all!!!!!
donna
Bill and Barb - congrats on prospective grandparenthood -- and of course to the proud parents-to-be.
Great photos of Crater Lake - I remember it well.
Nice day on Jackson Road - 61 degrees, breezy, and humidity finally down. Mike actually showed up today.
Look forward to the next post.
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