Crater Lake

We hiked from the Park Headquarters to the rim near Visitor Center,
the snow was deep, but the hike was worth it.

Crater Lake rim

You can see how hard the arctic wind blows. All roads to the crater were closed because of the snow. It was about 24F at the start of the hike, mile and a half below. The lake elevation is 6,178ft (1,883m), the rim is much higher.

Lake Crater rim

We did not spend much time on the rim, the wind was arctic and we had
to race before the sun-set thru the deep-deep snow thru the virgin
forest. It was 4:30 PM when I took this picture, really scary to be
that high and far in the winter mountains.

Crater Lake

Yes, it does snow in Oregon...

from this point, we could not drive, we could only hike to the Crater Lake rim, it was the most grueling hike without the snow shoes (snow rackets), and only Lili did not sink thigh-deep in the snow, but in the end, it was worth it.