From the top of the mountain looking west, we could clearly see two major forest fires burning:
We watched a hawk circling over the lake. Lyndi got this beautiful photo of hawk's wings:
We took some glamor shots of the PurpleZ with the blue water behind it in the morning sun:
We climbed the trail to the top of Watchman Peak for the high-level view of the lake:
Then I took a picture looking down at the parking lot:
We drove around the rim road, and stopped at the Crater Lake Lodge area. With the sun higher in the sky, the views of the lake were even more stunning:
to be continued...