For our
honeymoon we were planning on going to Yellowstone. Unfortunately, planning a trip to Yellowstone is something that takes preparation, reservations, and time.... one thing that there has been a significant shortage of around the Andersen home for the last four months. As a result, we took an impromptu trip up the Northern coast instead. I couldn't be more pleased with this trip. We will still make it to Yellowstone some year, but will probably include our children on that endeavor. So.... the reason I call this an impromptu trip is not because we didn't plan the dates, rather because we had vague destinations and no time lines. Being the
micro manager that I am, this should have bothered me. On the contrary, I loved being able to go wherever we wanted. If we saw something on the side of the road that looked interesting, we stopped. It was wonderful! The first leg of our trip was spent in
Klamath Falls. The attraction that drew us there was Crater lake. We
arrived, got a room, had dinner, and then decided to see a movie.... maybe not the most traditional of honeymoon activities, but what we wanted to do nevertheless. So, we went to the the theater just as the clouds were rolling in, sat down, watched the previews, and a
lightening storm struck causing a power outage in the theater just as the film was to begin. We exited and ran to the car roughly two rows away and jumped in looking like this:
Fortunately, we stayed in
Klamath Falls for 2 nights and were able to reuse the tickets the following night. So, we went for ice cream where the machines were broken and just barely (and after a significant wait) squeezed out two cones. Determined and unaffected by our strange luck, we went back to our hotel. The following morning we awoke and went to Crater lake where we were able to turn out on 9o% of the turn outs and view the exquisite beauty that is Crater lake. These pictures aren't quite chronological, but one turn out was the pinnacles. They are
impressive. you can't tell from the
photos, but they stand roughly 200 feet tall.
We drove around the lake, watched a movie about the history (in which we discovered that it was not a meteor as I previously thought that created this lake, but rather a volcano).
The water is a startling blue or as Brian refers to it "magnificent blue." He repeatedly stated that somebody must have dropped blue dye in the water to result in such an intense blue color. These pictures simply cannot do justice to the beauty of this lake.
Please notice Brian's leg hugging the ledge.... it was a frightening drop behind us.
Simply amazing!
There are no shortage of photographs from this part of our trip. It was a challenge to simply narrow down the selection and decide which pictures would appear in our book (my blog).
This is called the ghost ship because, well, it is an island that looks sort of like a ghost ship.
Brian's leap into this crystal clear water.
My leap into this crystal clear water. It is cold, but like Tahoe, crisp, clean, and magical. They don't allow boats, roads, or houses around or on this lake so it is the cleanest lake in the world and the second deepest in the American continents.
Here I go again. The feeling is just marvelous!
If it had been a bit sunnier we would have been able to capture the blue, but I love the way you can see the cloud's reflections in the glassy water.
When we first arrived it was really overcast so these pics are a bit dark, but I still love them. Behind us is Wizard Island. There are fish in this lake, but only two types and they are huge. Apparently there are not fishing restrictions on this lake. I guess because people are rarely successful. Also, there aren't a ton of people that actually go down to the water.
There is only one way to get down to the water and it's a steep trail. The sign read that it would take roughly 30 minutes down and 40 minutes up. It took us 25 min. down and 25 min. up. This because Brian was running up the trail, I swear. This hike illustrated how out of shape I've gotten since we got married and have been working on the house and not working on our figures. It didn't bother Brian much, but his job is quite physical. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
I hadn't even considered including Crater lake in this trip. I had mentioned to Brian that it was a beautiful place, but I went there so many years ago that I had no inkling of its geographic location. Brian
recommended that we go there and I am so grateful that he did as this ended up being the highlight of our trip. Its beauty is immeasurable. There is something utterly awe-
inspiring and spiritual about swimming in a lake that has not changed a bit in 100 years.
Fortunately, we stayed in Klamath Falls for 2 nights and were able to reuse the tickets the following night. So, we went for ice cream where the machines were broken and just barely (and after a significant wait) squeezed out two cones. Determined and unaffected by our strange luck, we went back to our hotel. The following morning we awoke and went to Crater lake where we were able to turn out on 9o% of the turn outs and view the exquisite beauty that is Crater lake. These pictures aren't quite chronological, but one turn out was the pinnacles. They are impressive. you can't tell from the photos, but they stand roughly 200 feet tall.
We drove around the lake, watched a movie about the history (in which we discovered that it was not a meteor as I previously thought that created this lake, but rather a volcano). 
The water is a startling blue or as Brian refers to it "magnificent blue." He repeatedly stated that somebody must have dropped blue dye in the water to result in such an intense blue color. These pictures simply cannot do justice to the beauty of this lake.
Please notice Brian's leg hugging the ledge.... it was a frightening drop behind us.
Simply amazing!
There are no shortage of photographs from this part of our trip. It was a challenge to simply narrow down the selection and decide which pictures would appear in our book (my blog). 
This is called the ghost ship because, well, it is an island that looks sort of like a ghost ship.
Brian's leap into this crystal clear water.
My leap into this crystal clear water. It is cold, but like Tahoe, crisp, clean, and magical. They don't allow boats, roads, or houses around or on this lake so it is the cleanest lake in the world and the second deepest in the American continents.
Here I go again. The feeling is just marvelous!
If it had been a bit sunnier we would have been able to capture the blue, but I love the way you can see the cloud's reflections in the glassy water.
When we first arrived it was really overcast so these pics are a bit dark, but I still love them. Behind us is Wizard Island. There are fish in this lake, but only two types and they are huge. Apparently there are not fishing restrictions on this lake. I guess because people are rarely successful. Also, there aren't a ton of people that actually go down to the water.
There is only one way to get down to the water and it's a steep trail. The sign read that it would take roughly 30 minutes down and 40 minutes up. It took us 25 min. down and 25 min. up. This because Brian was running up the trail, I swear. This hike illustrated how out of shape I've gotten since we got married and have been working on the house and not working on our figures. It didn't bother Brian much, but his job is quite physical. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
I hadn't even considered including Crater lake in this trip. I had mentioned to Brian that it was a beautiful place, but I went there so many years ago that I had no inkling of its geographic location. Brian recommended that we go there and I am so grateful that he did as this ended up being the highlight of our trip. Its beauty is immeasurable. There is something utterly awe-inspiring and spiritual about swimming in a lake that has not changed a bit in 100 years. 
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