For our journey home we decided to take two days instead of one. We left Yachats at 9:30 a.m. on Friday and drove south to Florence, through Roseburg on Highway 138 to Crater Lake. The drive was beautiful. The Umpqua River was a gorgeous blue color, a color blue I've never seen before...
After stopping at Crater Lake, we drove toward Klamath Falls on Highway 140, and stopped in Lakeview for a sandwich at Subway. Our drive continued on a steep, crazy, deserted road for many miles (near Antelope Butte). By this time it was dark, and as we drove along we started hitting tons of jack rabbits (which would make Jensyn & Ashley scream)! A huge bird (most likely an owl) also crashed into the windshield. Luckily it didn't break-not sure how the bird fared...We arrived in Winnemucca, Nevada around 11 p.m. where we stayed for the night. We got up early Saturday morning and headed for home-through Ely, Battle Creek, Wendover and the Salt Flats-a pretty boring drive! We arrived home around 2 p.m...it's fun to travel, but it's always nice to be HOME!
So glad we took the time to see Crater Lake! It's five miles wide and rests in the shattered remnants of a volcano called Mount Mazama, which erupted and collapsed into itself 7,700 years ago. Crater Lake filled with rain and melted snow. AT 1,943 feet deep, it is the deepest lake in the United States and one of the deepest in the world....
I think these are my favorite photos out of the bunch....you have a good looking family! Looks like SO MUCH fun!
ReplyDeleteWow! Crater Lake is beautiful! Looks like you had a fun trip in Oregon, loved the pictures!
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