Yet another favorite spot, Crater Lake. The cabin has a breezeway, the lake is said to be from (ready?) a crater. Over 8,700' elevation. We were returning from delivering a message at Beaubien, the real deal cattle and horse part of the operation (and 7 wild turkeys), and heard on the short wave that a trekker would need a ride to the health lodge (a fabulous facility, new since I was here in '04). So we came back and waited for a ranger to hike to where his pack was, so that he would have it for his HL stay. We join his crew in hoping he'll be able to rejoin them in a day or two, which is typical for "trail ailments."

I was here in '66 with my Dad, and in '96 with Jesse - that time we watched a lightening storm cracklling along Tooth Ridge. Days later, we were on Tooth Ridge with lightening far too close for comfort. Peggy has been both places, too, minus the lightening -for which she is grateful. Note the reflection of sky, clouds, and mountain forest in the lake's water. What would Harry Potter call that, a "clarifying pool?"