Crater Lake and a Snow Storm!!

/ Ed Armstrong
We went to Crater Lake today!! When we arrived, it was a “white out” snow storm on August 23rd!! Later the storm cleared and we were able to see the whole lake!! It was a beautiful experience!!

When we first arrived, we were greeted by a huge snow storm!! In the distance is supposed to be Crater Lake, but it was completely hidden by the snow!!

The snow was really coming down!! The lake was completely hidden by the storm!!

Charlene was almost hidden by the storm!!

We kept trying to see the lake, but everywhere we looked there was more snow!!

Most of the trees were hidden by the storm too!!

There was no one sitting outside the lodge!!

I went into the lodge and found this photo above the fireplace. I thought this might be the only view of Crater Lake that we may see.

However, the clouds started to lift a bit and we could see across Crater Lake!! We were cheering that we could actually see the lake after our long drive!!

We were so excited to see the deep blue waters of Crater Lake!!

It was so fun to see the mist, snow, and clouds all around Crater Lake!!

The snow next to the lodge was amazing!! This is August!!

We had boarded our bus to leave, when suddenly people started shouting that the clouds had lifted further and we had a great view of Crater Lake!! The bus driver found a place to pull over and we ran to the edge of the lake!! What a beautiful view!!

The deep blue waters were amazing along with the storm clouds!!

I loved all the colors we could enjoy!!

Crater Lake is simply amazing!!

My friend Connie took a panorama photo using her cellular phone and inadvertently included me in her photo!!