At the recommendation of both guide book and Suzie (CosK) we headed off to Crater Lake, a beautifully blue lake created by a collapsing volcano high in the mountains south east of Eugene. We arrived in the evening and spent the night at a campground at a campsite a few miles away from the crater itself - our coldest night so far by far, mainly due to the altitude - we both slept fully clothed. But also the night when we saw by far the most stars - quite breathtaking, we were no where near any lights and so the Milky Way looked at its mysterious best.

In the morning we drove around the crater stopping at various view points before making our descent on foot to the Lake itself. It really was the most incredible blue and worth the 1500 foot climb back to the rim afterwards.