Crater Lake National Park Adventure - Part 1

I recently returned from a trip to Crater Lake National Park in Oregon's Southern Cascade Mountains. I traveled with 23 fellow participants and 2 guides as part of a Road Scholar Program. We encountered day after day of cloudless blue skies and warm weather. Our spirits were high as we explored this exceptional landscape.

I am going to divide the posts into two parts: first ( this post) will be pictures of the Diamond Lake area where we stayed during our visit. And the second post (soon to come) will be Crater Lake National Park.

PART ONE: Diamond Lake is a 20 minute drive from the National Park. We traveled back and forth each day for our adventures in the Park. One exceptional feature of Diamond Lake is the John Dellenback Trail, an 11 mile walking/bike path around the lake. Some of these pictures were taken on walks on that trail.

Some clouds rolled in on our last day but they only made for good photo ops!

Our True Home Is In The Present Moment

A poem by Thich Nhat Hanh

Our true home is in the present moment.

To live in the present moment is a miracle.

The miracle is not to walk on water.

The miracle is to walk on the green Earth in the present moment, to appreciate the peace and beauty that are available now.

Peace is all around us - in the world and in nature - and within us - in our bodies and our spirits.

Once we learn to touch this peace, we will be healed and transformed.

It is not a matter of faith; it is a matter of practice. 

And a preview of Crater Lake National Park!

More to come soon of explorations in the National Park. Thanks for looking.