Wizard Island

Thursday morning I spent updating the blog.   In the afternoon we drove the 33 mile loop within Crater Lake National Park.     Crater Lake is the deepest lake (1943 ft)  in the United States and is the clearest lake in the world.  If an item is dropped in the lake you do not lose sight of it until it reaches 142 ft.

On Friday we decided to take a boat tour to Wizard Island, a volcanic cinder cone.  The cone is topped by a volcanic crater.  We spent 3 hours on the island which allowed us to hike to the summit and to Fumarole Bay.  It was a great day with beautiful weather!   Finally, a boat tour where we got a round trip (no hike back and I wasn't swimming)!

The bad part of the boat tour was the Cleetwood Cove Trail.  In order to get to the boat you must hike Cleetwood Cove Trail.   It is 11% grade for 1.1 miles!  Not so bad going down, but not so great going up!

View from overlook

From Cleetwood Trail (boat dock way down yonder!)

Closer view of cove with Wizard Island in background

Wizard Island

Overlook of Fumarole Bay from Summit trail

Summit Trail picture

Fumarole Bay

 

Phantom Ship from roadside overlook (oldest rock in the caldera)

Closer view of Phantom Ship

Pumice Castle (volcanic formation)