Back to Crater Lake today. First stopped at a fish hatchery and watched a raptor carry off a rather large fish right in front of us. It was so quick and startling didn't have time to even think about what kind of raptor. Then stopped to look at the canyon being carved be the Annie Creek. The walls contain fossilized fumaroles, where the hot gasses melted the rock, leaving hollow tube that are harder than the surrounding rocks. Erosion then leaves these pillars/pinnacles.
Then a lovely walk through old growth forest of Mountain Hemlock and Shasta Red Fir. Finally, back to the lake, which was just as beautiful today. Lunch/dinner at the historic Crater Lake Lodge. We split pan fried trout (seemed appropriate after the hatchery) and a lovely salad with "Oregonzola" crumbles.
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