Sunset on Wizard Island in Crater Lake National Park is a photograph by Loree Johnson which was uploaded on March 2nd, 2013.
Sunset on Wizard Island in Crater Lake National Park
Crater Lake National Park is one of the gems of the national park system. The crater rim is approximately 6200 feet (1890m) above sea level. As a... more
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Sunset on Wizard Island in Crater Lake National Park
Artist
Loree Johnson
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Photograph
Description
Crater Lake National Park is one of the gems of the national park system. The crater rim is approximately 6200 feet (1890m) above sea level. As a result of the high elevation and proximity to the Pacific Ocean, large amounts of snowfall occur nearly every winter. This image was taken from atop a 10 ft. (3m) bank of snow. Formed in the crater of an ancient volcano, Crater Lake is one of the deepest lakes in the Western Hemisphere. With an average depth of over 1000 ft. (305m) and a maximum depth of nearly 2000 ft. (610m) and no tributaries, the water is extremely clean and clear. This is what makes Crater Lake's water such a deep blue. This image was taken just before sunset on a very calm winter afternoon. The surface of the water has a mirror-like quality reflecting almost perfectly the sky above. This is the western portion of the lake, which includes the ancient cinder cone known as Wizard Island.
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March 2nd, 2013
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Comments (8)
Roger Passman
Congratulations! Your amazing image is featured by USA National Parks and More. You are invited to post this featured image to the featured image discussion thread as a permanent place to continue to get exposure even after the image is no longer available on the home page. Here is the link to use for placing your image into the discussion thread: http://pixels.com/groups/usa-national-parks-and-more-2-per-day.html?showmessage=true&messageid=2806005
Douglas Taylor
Marvelous image from a magical place, Loree. Well composed and beautifully captured. f/v
Nadine and Bob Johnston
Congratulations, on The Publication of your work in - Artist News - an Internet Weekly... http://paper.li/f-1343723559#
Diane Schuster
I've never seen a sunset at Crater Lake, I've never stayed late enough. This is so beautiful! v/f
Loree Johnson replied:
Thanks Dee. You must stay for sunset! BTW, what a charming little town Shady Cove is!
Mary Bedy
Loree, Crater Lake is one of my favorite locations and I LOVE this shot. I've only been there in sunny and foggy conditions, but never with snow and never at dusk. This is beautiful.
Loree Johnson replied:
Thank you Mary. I had only been in summer until now. The snow was incredible!
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