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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsI went back up to Crater Lake before dawn this morning. (Lots of pics and vids)
As I mentioned in the other thread, I planned on driving back up and attempting to do a TimeLapse of the sun rising over the lake.
I got that done, and it is included below, but I am not very happy with the way it turned out, frankly. I might have gotten better results using my iPhone 8, instead of this 3 year old iPad, but oh well!
It captured part of what I was hoping to get, and that is the sun lighting up the western side of the Caldera.
I took several other short vids with my phone, as well as numerous photos, all contained herein.
Since I am driving a relay leg that starts at 3:00 AM, getting up really early for a roughly 1:45, 77 mile drive on my only day off was no biggie. I left my hotel just about 4:30 and arrived at the parking area at about ten after 6. It was just above 20 F when I got there, so not too terribly cold, but a brisk wind didnt make for warm conditions, of course. I do have the cold weather gear, as youll see. The only people I saw the entire 2 hours I was there were 3 Park Service Rangers who stopped by to service the restrooms. The only other company was a couple of Ravens who Im sure found me an annoyance, more than anything!
The lake surface was affected by the winds, so there was no glass smooth reflection like yesterday.
All in all, an interesting and quite different way to spend my morning hours!
Enjoy!
This is what the light was like when I set up the tripod. I wanted to get up there earlier, But...well....you know! Sleep and all!
Short vid after I set up the Tripod
vimeo.com/518261027
A mountain on the eastern rim wearing a lovely pink hue as the sun rose behind it
Toward the west rim
The sun just reaching the top of what I think is Hillman Peak on the western rim
Short vid taken about that time. I sound muffled because I put on a full face mask, as the windchill was in the teens, I would guess.
vimeo.com/518266899
One of the two Ravens that were hanging about. Giving me the cold shoulder, it appears!
The lake looked cold and rather angry this morning!
A bit of light at the top of The Watchman
The sun completely lighting up the west rim now.
And a vid taken about that time;
vimeo.com/518272467
Necessary headwear at that altitude!
The sun rising over the peak to the east, the shuttered Crater Lake Lodge sleeps and awaits guests that will accompany the spring thaw
And casting my shadow
The sun has reached the lake on the west side! Glorious morning!
And the vid to go with it!
vimeo.com/518274434
And now the TimeLapse. Unfortunately the program I used shut off after about 90 minutes or so! Pissed me off, but oh well. I also moved the tripod a couple times, which was a mistake (I should have just found the right spot to begin with, but I was rushing to catch the light) and I shifted the aim a couple times.
vimeo.com/518284490
A last look as I packed up and headed down
Ive been lucky in my life to be able to travel as much as I have, and taking little side trips like this when possible makes the days spent on the road all the more worth it.
I hope you have enjoyed these photos and vids as much as I enjoyed putting them together.
Travel as much as you can! Stay safe, folks.
Hassler
(3,369 posts)brush
(53,737 posts)lastlib
(23,140 posts)By any chance, did you see the Old Man of the lake? I'm dying to go back there just to see that! (But don't know if I'll ever get to..... )
A HERETIC I AM
(24,360 posts)I had read about tat once before, but completely forgot about it till I read your comment.
From where I was, you would need some pretty strong binoculars to spot it, Im sure.
Thanks for the compliment!
Brother Buzz
(36,364 posts)I saw it in 1962, and it was old then. Mom remembered seeing it in the thirties.
csziggy
(34,131 posts)I'd never heard of it so I looked it up:
BEC CREW
10 OCTOBER 2016
Crater Lake in Oregon is the deepest lake in the United States, and its water is so blue, youd be forgiven for thinking someone slipped a few gallons of food colouring into it.
But its sheer size and brilliant blue water arent the only distinguishing features of Crater Lake - theres a 9-metre-tall (30-foot) tree stump thats been bobbing vertically in the lake since at least 1896, and its buoyant enough to support the weight of an entire person standing on top.
A ranger standing on the log, circa 1930. Credit: Wikimedia/Public domain
{SNIP}
Thought to be a hemlock trunk, the Old Man of the Lake has been floating in Crater Lake in southern Oregons Crater Lake National Park for at least the past 120 years, but carbon dating suggests that it is at least 450 years old.
More: https://www.sciencealert.com/this-tree-trunk-has-been-floating-upright-for-120-years-and-no-one-knows-why
MontanaMama
(23,294 posts)My folks would take us backpacking and camping there lots as kids. I have great memories of it. Thank you for posting such beautiful photos.
Cirque du So-What
(25,907 posts)I hope to make it back to Crater Lake some day. I didn't have nearly enough time to fully appreciate its beauty the time I visited over 40 years ago.
sheshe2
(83,637 posts)Thank you.
3auld6phart
(1,039 posts)Great pictures. Thanks.
Amaryllis
(9,524 posts)say not as dramatic as the first post, but that...was a rare event.
ironflange
(7,781 posts)That place absolutely knocked me on the ass. Yellowstone is like that, too.
MuseRider
(34,095 posts)You did a great job of capturing it. Such a nice gift to be able to sit here in my flat land and see that glorious view. Get home safe and sound.
IcyPeas
(21,839 posts)stunning.
GemDigger
(4,305 posts)gademocrat7
(10,643 posts)Mr. Evil
(2,825 posts)Stunning shots and vids. Breathtaking! Thanks for sharing.