At almost 7,000 feet above sea level I thought I'd need oxygen to stay conscious enough to see the incredible blueness of this landlocked lake. Formed when the volcano cone weakened and collapsed, it is almost 2,000 feet deep at its deepest point and has no inlets nor outlets.
One can see from the trees around it that the winters must be brutal.
A smaller volcano cone created an island in the middle of the lake.
This photo shows how deep the snow gets here.
More knarly trees.
They call this remnant of another volcano cone "The Ghost Ship"
These "pinnicles" in a deep ravine south of the lake are the remains of lava the flowed out of the crater.
I like the photo of The Ghost Ship!
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