Smoky Crater Lake

I went to Crater Lake early last month...August 8 I believe.  There were then, and still are now over a month later, a lot of fires in the area.  Still, the lake was spectacular.

Love the gnarly dead trees on the lake rim.

The hot, dry summer in Oregon followed a cold, snowy winter so there were still numerous large patches of snow on the lake rim.  Blow up the pic to see the mottled snow surface caused by many days of thawing and nights of refreezing.

The lake through the trees.

Shoreline, with a tour boat far below.

This is the Rogue River gorge, between the lake and the town of Prospect, where I was staying.  

Another shot of the gorge.  Given the positioning of the logs, the Rogue obviously runs much higher than this at times...mainly in the spring.