Crater Lake National Park Oregon is an amazingly beautiful place.  This is the sight which took my breath away as we stopped at the first pullover overlooking the lake.  I had never seen such blue water before.  I'm no professional, I do not claim to even be a good amateur photographer but I love taking pictures and sharing them with others.  I took so many pictures and have barely had time to sort through the first couple of days.  I hope to have many more to share soon.

 

Looking out at Wizard Island

 

Crater Lake view from the north rim

 

Clark's nutcracker nestled among the pine branches

 

The bright green moss grows on the rocks and trees 

around the lake.  One man ask "did you ever see anything so green?"

 

This formation is called Pumice Castle. It is the only formation of its kind at Crater Lake.

This is what the information sign at the turnout has to say about Pumice Castle:
Mount Mazama, the great volcano that preceded Crater Lake, was built up by successive eruptions of lava over many thousands of years. Some lavas oozed or poured from the volcano’s top or sides. Some erupted as red-hot rocks that flooded down the slopes. Others exploded into the air and fell as cinders or globs.

You can see the variety of Mt. Mazama’s lavas on the steep caldera wall. Pumice Castle, with its pinkish-brown “turrets,” is the most eye-catching feature. It’s made of layers of pumice and other rocks coughed up by Mt. Mazama – some so hot they welded welded together. These air fall deposits were buried and compacted by other lavas, then exposed when Mt. Mazama collapsed. A firm foundation of andesite lava has kept Pumice Castle intact, while surrounding pumice deposits have eroded away.
Mt. Mazama is classified as a composite volcano, a cone built up by lava flows interspersed with air fall deposits. Pumice Castle is made of air fall pumice that was laid down while Mt. Mazama was still growing. http://www.nationalparksblog.com/pumice-castle-crater-lake-national-park/

 

These dead trees stripped of all life make interesting

natural sculptures throughout Crater Lake Park