Crater Lake
Day 24 - Tuesday
Adam and Bethany are going to drive us to Crater Lake. The girls have asked Bethany if she and Adam can just drive them home and Jason can take the RV.
It is still a little smoky at Crater Lake, so we're going to get our last Junior Ranger badges. During this process we've walked back and forth between the Lodge, Visitor Center, and gift shop at least twice. I was scolded for talking about an irregular mole during the Junior Ranger program. I incorrectly assumed that only the children needed to know the symbiotic relationship between the Clark's Nutcracker and the Whitebark Pine. Regardless of my bad behavior, patches and badges were earned.
There is one trail where you can actually swim in the lake, so it's off to the Cleetwood Cove trailhead. It is very hot, but less smoky and we're all excited to cool off. I'll let you decide if we're the only ones with this plan in mind.
The walk back up to the car was STEEP, but we did it! I was kicking myself for not packing more snacks for the kids, but guess who had a minute-mart in the trunk? We had Doritos, Cheese-Its, Pistachios, and all sorts of other delights. It was Ah-mazing.
Adam and Bethany are going to drive us to Crater Lake. The girls have asked Bethany if she and Adam can just drive them home and Jason can take the RV.
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| View of the lake from the lodge |
It is still a little smoky at Crater Lake, so we're going to get our last Junior Ranger badges. During this process we've walked back and forth between the Lodge, Visitor Center, and gift shop at least twice. I was scolded for talking about an irregular mole during the Junior Ranger program. I incorrectly assumed that only the children needed to know the symbiotic relationship between the Clark's Nutcracker and the Whitebark Pine. Regardless of my bad behavior, patches and badges were earned.
There is one trail where you can actually swim in the lake, so it's off to the Cleetwood Cove trailhead. It is very hot, but less smoky and we're all excited to cool off. I'll let you decide if we're the only ones with this plan in mind.
Jason, Adam, and Violet jumped off the rocks. The rest of us took a more delicate approach to lake entry.
I may have mentioned bathing the girls in the "tub" and now Jason has proof.
We're tired, dirty, smelling like wood smoke, covered in mosquito bites, and ready for our last night with friends by the campfire (second one of the trip).
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