The next morning we headed out for Crater Lake National Park in southern Oregon. We went through Klamath Falls on the way, but that was a bit of a disappointment '? not much exciting happens around there. The drive up to Crater Lake was beautiful, though, and the lake itself was spectacular. We decided to camp in the park at one of the nicer NP campgrounds I've been to with the added bonus of a free dump station '? always a plus. There's a 33-mile loop around the top of the lake with dozens of pullouts, all with great views of the lake. Being a national park where dogs aren't allowed on the trails, we stuck to driving around the lake and making a lot of stops. Luckily for Abbey there was still a lot of snow so at least she got to enjoy herself a little. The lake itself is an unbelievable blue color. The pictures just don't do it justice. The average depth of the lake is over 1100 ft. with the deepest part being over 1900 ft. As the name suggests, it was formed in the crater left behind by an old volcano. I would highly recommend the place to anyone traveling in this area. The views of the lake are incredible.
Thanks to Mimi and Steve, who were headed out on vacation and needed to unload some food before it went bad, we enjoyed some bruschetta that night made with Trader Joe's Sun-dried Tomato Pesto and goat cheese on toasted baguette slices. Just because I'm living in an RV doesn't mean I'm going to rough it. There's not really a recipe for it. I just sliced up the baguette, toasted the slices in the oven and then spread the goat cheese followed by the sun-dried tomato pesto. You could add toasted pine nuts on top, but I didn't feel like toasting the pine nuts. I was too hungry.
Crater Lake
Another view
Phantom Ship
Wizard Island