The cool thing about impromptu road trips is you can go (and stop) wherever you want, whenever you want. Crater Lake National Park is an amazing spot not to be missed if you're in the area.
The temperature dropped considerably coming from the cool, cloudy coast to the high elevation park. It's only early spring here and the snow packs are still monumental to the east coast eye.
There were light flurries when we fell asleep, however the warm morning sun quickly erased any traces of snow... as we approached the park, the amount of snow increased...
and then increase some more...
and a little bit more...
yea, just a bit of snow here...
Lots of cool birds including my favorite - Pine Siskins!
Crater Lake sits is housed in/on a volcano... the views are breath taking.
it's hard to not be touristy in such an incredible place.
And then we moved onward north to seek warmth...leaving snowy dreams behind and entering a climbing haven...
Some call smith rocks the birth place of modern sport climbing. It offers intense climbing and is intensely beautiful.
Climbing aside, there are miles and miles of sandy trails here. People ride bikes, walk dogs and run...
Every view at smith is lovely... and as you leave, you are presented with awesome views of the sisters (below).
And if this wasn't enough... there's still more!!!
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