We attempted to go to Crater Lake, but got all the way up there, didn't know where we were going, tuned in to the local radio station to hear that Crater Lake was closed for the season! We needed gas bad, so we put in the GPS where the nearest gas station was. It took us to the middle of nowhere and we had been on E for a while! Luckily we finally made it to a gas station and headed to Gold Beach where we were staying. We had to take the long way around because there wasn't a short way around. And once again our GPS lead us astray. The next day we spent some time in the redwoods, and it was really cool to see all the crazy and funky trees! Lets just say there was a lot of driving aimlessly, but it was nice to get away as a family. Our hotel was really nice to!
Tree hugger
One huge tree!
This tree had fallen over, and trees started growing out of it!
Our ride on the gondola. I tried to take two pictures of them, and both turned out like this! They were just to excited to look at the camera!
It was a bit foggy, but off to the right we could see the ocean, it was very pretty!
At the top of the gondola
These trees started growing close together and formed in to one tree!
2 comments:
When I was younger our family had reunion in the Redwoods and my dad thought he knew of a short cut to get there. Long story short it took us 16 hours and one over night stay just to get there from Newberg. Looks like you guys had fun.
Sorry you were mis-informed!
Crater Lake National Park NEVER closes. It is open ALL year round!!!!
From the first heavy snow fall (Late October early November) until late June early July the ROAD around the Rim is closed due to all the snow (average of 45 annually - most anywhere in the continental US). If Mother Nature will let them keep the road open you can get to the South Rim EVERYDAY of the year.
We live in the town of Prospect which is just 28 miles from the south entrance. We go to the rim all the time. A snow worthy vehicle is required during the winter but not a problem most of the time.
We own the Prospect Historic Hotel in Prospect, Oregon(www.prospecthotel.com) and see many a traveller that has been mis-guided by there GPS when in the mountainous regions. Our town has gas, store, cafe, bar, pizza, and of course our Historic Hotel which we run as a 10 room B&B, plus a 14 room motel, and a great Dinner House. Next time you are coming this way email us and we can help you with directions and accessibility. Fred
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