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Western hemlock, firs and pines of Crater Lake:  Crater Lake was designated a National Park on May 22, 1902.  The winter brings some of the heaviest snowfall in the country, averaging 533 inches per year.  This 6 mile wide caldera was created by the eruption and collapse of Mt. Mazama almost 7,000 years ago. The photo above was taken along the twenty-mile circle of cliffs.
Crater Lake in May of 1976 - seventy four years after obtaining park status

Western hemlock, firs and pines of Crater Lake:  Crater Lake, near Klamath Falls, Oregon, was designated a National Park on May 22, 1902.  The winter brings some of the heaviest snowfall in the country, averaging 533 inches per year.   This 6 mile wide caldera was created by the eruption and collapse of Mt. Mazama almost 7,000 years ago. The photo above was taken along the twenty-mile circle of cliffs.
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