Little Crater Lake

Little Crater Lake is the lesser known Crater Lake in Oregon. It is more of a very small pond then a lake, however it is very deep. It is considered a geological oddity and scientists do not agree on how it was formed. The water is crystal clear and is fed by a cold spring, making the water temp a consistent 34 degrees year round. We were there in early October which was ideal because the weather was still very nice but it was late enough in the year that the nearby campground was off-season and free to use. The vertical shot below really shows off how clear the water is and how steep the drop off is right up to the edge of the pond. It is very rare for a body of water to be deeper then it is wide, but this one is just that.

^{Canon T3i, 10-24mm, 1/80sec, f/8, ISO 200 [3456x5184]}

^{Canon T3i, 10-24mm, 1/125sec, f/8, ISO 200 [5184x3456]}

All photos posted on this account are original works by Brian Guiney Hive account@fivealive55. I am gifting the images to the public domain so they are free downloads and can be used in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International license. (CC BY-SA 4.0)