On Sunday, Jeremiah and I went with Amanda to church. It was really neat to see where they go to church. Isaac was way too fussy that morning so Bessie stayed home with him. Bessie went to church last week, and really enjoyed Amanda and Pete's church!!
On Sunday afternoon we ventured up to Crater Lake. It was a beautiful drive and there were a lot of people there. All was going well until Bessie realized we were going to have to drive up the side of a mountain with a huge drop-off to get to the top. I wasn't in the car with her but from what I understand she kept trying to get out of the car! Dad refused to stop and let her out though! Amanda had forgotten just how steep and windy the road was as well as the sheer drop-off the cliffs. I had to admit, my heart was in my throat a couple of times. Once we got up to the rim the drive around the rim was beautiful! We were able to drive all the way around since they had just opened up the entire road in the last week or so. I guess we went at the right time! Jeremiah really wanted to go down into the lake but fortunately we were able to prevent that from happening! Bessie was nervous during the drive but was very happy that she did it when all was said and done.
Crater Lake was formed after an ancient volcano collapsed. The volcano erupted around 7,700 years ago and was forty-two times as strong as Mt. St. Helens in 1980. The lake basin or crater was formed after the collapse of the crater. The crater fills with around 4.6 trillion gallons of rainfall and snowmelt. That is the only water that is in the lake. It is the seventh deepest lake in the world at 1,932 feet. There is a road through the mountains around Crater Lake called the Rim Road. It is stunningly beautiful and scary and heartstopping all at the same time.
Tonight we went to The Creamery here in Klamath Falls. We were able to sit outside and it was beautiful! Sitting outside is nice because we don't have to worry how much noise we make!
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