What a fantastic day at Crater Lake National Park! For those parents that were able to come along, thank you very much! I have posted some pictures that Catherine and I took during the day. We spent the day hiking through the woods along the rim, exploring the forest ecology. The students worked in teams to examine decaying logs, looking at the ecosystem that exists within. They were able to find ants, beetles, fungus, lichen, moss and affects decomposers have on trees.
We also walked down the the overlook, which hangs out over the lake! At that point we are some 1000 feet above the water! The students listened to Ranger Darby as he explained the history of Mt. Mazama, and the eruption that brought this 12,000 foot mountain down, resulting in a 4000 feet deep caldera. That caldera today, Crater Lake, still has some 2000 feet of rim depth, as well as 2000 feet in depth. I hope that you enjoy the pictures! We will head back up in March or April for our snowshoe walk.
We also walked down the the overlook, which hangs out over the lake! At that point we are some 1000 feet above the water! The students listened to Ranger Darby as he explained the history of Mt. Mazama, and the eruption that brought this 12,000 foot mountain down, resulting in a 4000 feet deep caldera. That caldera today, Crater Lake, still has some 2000 feet of rim depth, as well as 2000 feet in depth. I hope that you enjoy the pictures! We will head back up in March or April for our snowshoe walk.