August.15&16: Crater Lake

This weekend, Andrew and I headed down to Crater Lake in southern Oregon to cycle the 33 miles road around the lake and spend a night in the beautiful 1915 Crater Lake Lodge, a generous wedding gift from Mosie and Donnie. We have been to Crater Lake many times in the winter to cross-country ski and camp around the lake. Cycling was a totally different experience. The fall colours have started and the scenery was beautiful. The ride took half a day, with lots of stops for crackers and cheese and chocolate. This was a lot faster than the two days it takes to ski. Being summer, we were able to hike into the caldera to the lake shore and swim for the first time. We took a boat tour around the lake, getting a totally new perspective of the volcano. Our hotel room had a full-on view of the lake and we lazed in the sun with a book and coffee in the morning on the veranda.