Crater Lake

I read a description in a semi-autobiographical novel once about Crater Lake in Oregon once, and since then its felt like this mythical place that I have to go visit. The book is about this woman who at 26 hikes a huge portion of the Pacific Coast Trail, alone…and with no prior hiking experience. I am not sure about taking on that much due to time and possibly not being as brave/stupid to go alone as she was. But a hike over several days to reach Crater Lake? totally doable.

I should start figuring out a plan to make this real.

The lake was formed by a volcanic eruption about 8,000 years ago, so it’s like a mountain in reverse: 1,943 feet deep, the deepest in the country. The rim is about 700 feet above the water’s surface; it’s so blue when you look down. The Klamath Indian tribe considers it a sacred site.