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We visited the Crater Lake National Park in Eugene, Oregon sometime last year. It was a bit of a journey to get there from Seattle - a 7-hour scenic train ride followed by a 4-hour drive from downtown Eugene to the National Park followed by walking in the snow while experiencing hail but it was all totally worth it!
As we reached this viewpoint, the hail stopped, the clouds started to clear, with the sun providing a bit of brightness from behind dark, dense clouds, and we got to witness this breathtaking view of the crater lake and the wizard island in the middle of it.
The snow on the mountains partially started to melt, giving them a neat, striped look, adding to the picturesque scene. Within ten minutes of standing there and taking in the gorgeous view, a crowd had gathered, and in the next few minutes, the clouds once again covered the sky and the top of the mountains, changing the color of the lake from shades of bright blue and white to dark blue and dark gray due to the shadows of the clouds above.
We were fortunate and grateful for this experience and as we headed back into the city, ticked off yet another U.S. national park and city off our checklist.
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