{"id":2366,"date":"2017-08-31T21:52:18","date_gmt":"2017-09-01T04:52:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toddbolen.com\/blog\/?p=2366"},"modified":"2017-08-31T21:53:26","modified_gmt":"2017-09-01T04:53:26","slug":"crater-lake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toddbolen.com\/blog\/2017\/08\/31\/crater-lake\/","title":{"rendered":"Crater Lake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At the last minute we decided to swing by Crater Lake on our drive from the campsite to my parents&#8217; house. Our family previously visited in 2009 and we thought it was time for a return visit. We learned, however, that late June is not a good time to visit, as many roads and some of the visitor areas are closed because of snow. The trade-off for this restricted access was, of course, \u00a0<em>the snow<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>We begin with a glimpse of the intense blue waters through the trees.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/toddbolen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/170623758tb.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2367\" src=\"https:\/\/toddbolen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/170623758tb-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/toddbolen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/170623758tb-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/toddbolen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/170623758tb-768x508.jpg 768w, https:\/\/toddbolen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/170623758tb-660x437.jpg 660w, https:\/\/toddbolen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/170623758tb.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And now the view opens up and we can see nearly the entire caldera.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/toddbolen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/170623763tb.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2369\" src=\"https:\/\/toddbolen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/170623763tb-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/toddbolen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/170623763tb-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/toddbolen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/170623763tb-768x508.jpg 768w, https:\/\/toddbolen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/170623763tb-660x437.jpg 660w, https:\/\/toddbolen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/170623763tb.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a big boy and a little boy, walking in the snow. Jonathan has not seen much of this fluffy powder.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/toddbolen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/170623761tb.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2368\" src=\"https:\/\/toddbolen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/170623761tb-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/toddbolen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/170623761tb-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/toddbolen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/170623761tb-768x508.jpg 768w, https:\/\/toddbolen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/170623761tb-660x437.jpg 660w, https:\/\/toddbolen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/170623761tb.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>If you tilt your head a bit to the south, you can see more of the snow on the banks of the lake.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/toddbolen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/170623766tb.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2370\" src=\"https:\/\/toddbolen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/170623766tb-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/toddbolen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/170623766tb-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/toddbolen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/170623766tb-768x508.jpg 768w, https:\/\/toddbolen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/170623766tb-660x437.jpg 660w, https:\/\/toddbolen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/170623766tb.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We wanted to take a pose of the kids at the same place we did 8 years ago, but unfortunately the area was closed for construction. So we took this instead.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/toddbolen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/170623774tb-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2373\" src=\"https:\/\/toddbolen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/170623774tb-1-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/toddbolen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/170623774tb-1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/toddbolen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/170623774tb-1-768x508.jpg 768w, https:\/\/toddbolen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/170623774tb-1-660x437.jpg 660w, https:\/\/toddbolen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/170623774tb-1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And we end with one final shot of the kids playing. We did not spend much time here, but it was worth the drive to see such spectacular beauty.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/toddbolen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/170623776tb.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2372\" src=\"https:\/\/toddbolen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/170623776tb-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/toddbolen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/170623776tb-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/toddbolen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/170623776tb-768x508.jpg 768w, https:\/\/toddbolen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/170623776tb-660x437.jpg 660w, https:\/\/toddbolen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/170623776tb.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the last minute we decided to swing by Crater Lake on our drive from the campsite to my parents&#8217; house. 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