Yesterday, we drove most of the day from Fresno to Weed, California. We stayed the night at The Friendly RV Park and then drove on to Diamond Lake RV Park which was our home base for exploring both Crater Lake and Diamond Lake. After unhitching the trailer in the campground, we drove the short distance to Crater Lake National Park, stopping at a few of the scenic overlooks. Even though Jim and I were here with our girls over 15 years ago, the first sight of the gorgeous deep blue lake took our breath away. Since it was a very warm day, we thought it would be fun to hike down to the water’s edge to dip our feet in. So we hiked The Cleetwood Cove Trail down to the water. Lots of people were swimming in the cold water, but we were not that brave. We were content to just sit on the rocky shore and dangle our feet in the water. After an enjoyable rest, we had to hike the strenuous trail back up to the lake’s rim. Jim felt the hike was much easier this time around as opposed to 17 years ago when he hiked the trail with 4 year old Brooke on his back!
Beautiful Crater Lake!
Look how blue the lake is!!
A selfie at a scenic overlook
Cooling off
We spent a few more hours in the park making our way along the eastern rim stopping at more overlooks, taking pictures of Vidae Falls, and visiting the Crater Lake Lodge and Visitor Center.
A view of Phantom Ship between the trees
The Crater Lake Lodge
Social distancing at Crater Lake National Park
After we ate dinner back in the trailer, we got our bikes out to tackle the 11 mile loop around Diamond Lake. It was the perfect time for a ride - no one else was on the trail and we had beautiful sunset views as we rode along the lake.
The bike path around Diamond Lake
On the shore of Diamond Lake
You can't tell from this picture that I wiped out on my bike a few minutes earlier. The bruises were not pretty!
The sunset over Diamond Lake. The perfect end to a fun filled day!
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