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We were treated to a constantly changing landscape of swirling fog and intermittent sunshine as the storm blew across the lake. I've always wanted to see Crater Lake with snow, so I especially enjoyed this brief visit.
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Watching sunset over the Crater Lake, at Sentinel Rock, Skell Head
Crater Lake is famous for its deep blue color and water clarity. The lake partly fills a nearly 2,148-foot (655 m)-deep caldera that was formed around 7,700 (± 150) years ago by the collapse of the volcano Mount Mazama. There are no rivers flowing into or out of the lake; the evaporation is compensated for by rain and snowfall. With a depth of 1,949 feet (594 m), the lake is the deepest in the United States. In the world, it ranks ninth for maximum depth, and third for average depth. It is a central (but not the only) attraction of the eponymous national park. [Partially rephrased from Wikipidia.]
Aerial view of Mt. Lemakarot (3 168m) with the crater in the back
as seen from a little Cessna on our flight from Seronera (Serengeti) to Arusha
... for a Peaceful Travel Tuesday!
Mt. Lemakarot, Ngorongoro Conservation Area,Tanzania, Africa
Crater Lake viewed from the Rim Village. The haze is from a number of forest fires burning in the area, including one right at the rim of the lake (to the left of the frame), which closed half of the circular rim road. On the one hand, the haze deprived us from the iconic Crater Lake views with its turquoise water. On the other hand, it was unique as it is. Which is probably better. I can buy a postcard with the iconic view.
Ideally, one would be up here early in the morning or in the evening to get the maximum effect of the beautiful reflective lake - but in practice it's not so easy to time it like that unless you spend the night nearby.
The first two days of my trip were pretty tough for both Blanca and me as we went from the cool temps at sea level right into an early summer heatwave and up into this altitude! Even up here at above 7000 feet (2100 m), it was still 72 F (22 C).
It's a very unique place. The experience is heightened by a real sense of danger: The crater walls are incredibly steep and go straight down approx. 1000 feet (304 m) into the lake. One slip on the old snow or one trip on the rolling rock debris and you'd be in a world of hurt! There is also a healthy wind blowing.
A 5-shot panorama seemed the only way to even attempt to convey the scope of this blue lake in the sky!
Meteor Crater, or Barringer Crater, is a meteorite impact crater about 60 km east of Flagstaff and 29 km west of Winslow in the desert of northern Arizona, United States. The site had several earlier names, and fragments of the meteorite are officially called the Canyon Diablo Meteorite, after the adjacent Cañon Diablo. Because the United States Board on Geographic Names recognizes names of natural features derived from the nearest post office, the feature acquired the name of "Meteor Crater" from the nearby post office named Meteor.
A view of Koko Crater, Hawaii from the top of Diamond Head Volcano State Monument across the Maunalua Bay. It's part of Koko Head Park. Diamond Head is also known as Mount Leahi. The trail is only .7 miles but it's a 560 feet up. The trail is decent with about 260 steps and various grades that can get slick if wet. The view of Koko Head, Waikiki beach and downtown are worth the climb. - #KokoHead #Hawaii #view #ViewFromDiamondHead #volcano #DiamondHeadStateMonument #MountLeahi #KokoCrater #MaunaluaBay #landscape #paysages #Landschaft #景色
ISO 3200 capture with light hitting these cool trees along Crater Lake. The light on the trees was from the Lodge off in the distance.
Cruising along the basalt cliffs above Crater Lake between Trinidad and Quincy, Washington, is an eastbound BNSF Z train on the afternoon of September 21, 2016. The train is climbing a grade out of the Columbia River Valley and has just finished working through Trinidad Loop.
Crater Lake is North America's deepest lake. It's covered with snow most of the year with an average snowfall of 505 feet. Most of the roads were closed when we were there.
It was pretty amazing there in the 37 degrees and 15 mile per hour winds of the night and seeing the sky over Crater Lake at night.
Tomorrow we start our trek back across the USA heading east.
Looking right into the crater that erupted in 1980 at Mt St Helens, Washington, USA. This is such a great view from Johnston's Observatory where the road ends and no hiking necessary. It's a wonderful photographer's destination but won't be open for a while now with the Covid-19 virus situation.
It was an easy one to shoot with not too much wind and the clouds cooperated. I was fortunate to get up there soon after the road opened and there was still snow on the peak. The polarizer helped with saturation.
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Cráter oriental de 1960, que hizo erupción 38 horas después del mega terremoto de Valdivia.
Parque Nacional Puyehue.
Región de los RÃos, Chile central.
Kerið is a crater sea mostly known for its deep blue water and the contrast with the red crater walls. It's on the well-trodden Golden Circle and as such a popular tourist attraction.
With all the natural wonders in Iceland which can be seen for free, it was disappointing to see such a minor attraction charging for entry while everything can be taken in in a single view. At least the water can provide for a nice bokeh background for closeup shots like this.
If anybody knows what this plant is, please post it in the comments. Thanks!
Great way to try and escape the horrible heat/humidity we've been having. It was in the low forties when we visited CL back in June.
Kaba volcano (locally known as Bukit Kaba), a beautiful and natural panorama with moderate temperature, has a number of visitors from domestic and foreign tourists who love trekking or mountain climbing to catch a view of a unique and spectacular sulfuric crater. Read more about Kaba volcano at my blog virtualadrian.blogspot.com/2013/03/bukit-kaba-beautiful-v...
Location: Rejang Lebong distric, Bengkulu Province, Indonesia
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Looking S from the edge of Lava Butte's crater.
"Lava Butte is a cinder cone in central Oregon, United States, just west of U.S. Route 97 between the towns of Bend, and Sunriver in Deschutes County. It is part of a system of small cinder cones on the northwest flank of Newberry Volcano, a massive shield volcano which rises to the southeast. The cinder cone is capped by a crater which extends about 60 feet (20 m) deep beneath its south rim, and 160 feet (50 m) deep from the 5,020-foot (1,530 m) summit on its north side. Lava Butte is part of the Newberry National Volcanic Monument.
In July 1966, twenty-two astronauts trained in Central Oregon for the upcoming Moon landings, at sites including Lava Butte, Lava River Cave, and Newberry Crater." Wikipedia
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Barringer Crater, commonly known as Meteor Crater, is easily spotted while driving along the I-40 east of the town of Flagstaff, Arizona.
It's the site of a meteorite impact around 50,000 years ago. It's 1.2km in diameter, 170m deep and the rim is about 45m above the land on the outer side. Put simply, it's big!
It's also the world's first confirmed impact site, in part thanks to it's location on the flat Arizona plain and relatively unaltered condition.
This photo was created with 4 photos stitched into a panorama in Lightroom.
OTD post from 2021:
Our first morning in the park was extremely foggy, In fact we could barely see the lake when eating breakfast. It was so cool watching the fog layer rise during the course of the morning, until eventually it was gone all together.
Soft pre-dawn light bathes Crater Bluff with Tonduron Spire just a distant peak in the background. Taken from the Grand High Tops of the Warrumbungles after night hike to reach this spot. The first European to sight and explore the area was John Oxley in 1818 who named the range the Arbuthnot Range. The Aboriginal name 'Warrumbungles' from the Gamilaroi tribe meaning 'crooked mountains' soon took over as the most frequently used name. Lieben, on Crater Bluff, was the most difficult rock climb in Australia for many years after its first ascent by Bryden Allen and Ted Batty in 1962. Warrumbungle National Park, New South Wales, Australia
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