Bonus factors when you time your go to to the south-facing Pinnacles Overlook for sunset. Fieldstone partitions hemming in emerald-green fields, Victorian buildings, and dramatic cliffs lashed by the Atlantic — you could be forgiven for thinking you’ve been dropped on a distant British shore. Crater Lake is evidence of the tectonic exercise that is eternally shaping the planet. A long-ago eruption fashioned a giant caldera, which filled with rain and snow over time. The gradual result’s a deep lake with intense blue waters and unbelievable clarity. Crater Lake’s mountain setting atop the Cascade Range makes it much more hypnotic.… Read More