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Crater Lake - Grants Pass, OR

From US-Tour: Fall 2006 in Grants Pass, United States on Oct 19 '06

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West rim of crater lake
West rim of crater lake
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The forecast was right, it was a beautiful day up on Crater Lake. Pretty cold and windy, but the sun was warming up quickly. I asked an employee at Crater Lake Lodge how much snow they usually get. He told me to look at the three storey lodge: it will be covered with snow! Only the top of the roof will be visible! That's 30ft of snow minimum! Now I understand, why they close the services until June...

Yesterday, I realized that it is not allowed to fill in gas by yourself in Oregon, it is a state law.  Now I understand, why the gas station attendents usually looked grim at me, when I started filling on my one. Except yesterday, when I was told to keep my hands off the nozzle... ;-)

Dome in crater lake
Dome in crater lake
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Die Wettervorhersage war korrekt, es war ein wunderschoener Tag am Crater Lake. Sehr kalt und windig, aber die Sonne waermte einem auf. Ich habe einen Angestellten der Lodge gefragt, wieviel Schnee denn ueblicherweise falle. Er zeigte auf die dreistoeckige Lodge und sagte, man sehe jeweils nur die Dachspitze! Das sind mind. 10m Schnee! Nun weiss ich auch, warum die Lodge erst im Juni wieder oeffnet...

Gestern habe ich bemerkt, dass in Oregon das selbsttanken verboten ist. Darum haben mich wohl die Tankwarte immer etwas grimmig angeschaut, wenn ich selber den Tankstutzen in die Finger nahm.  Ausser gestern, da wurde ich darauf hingewiesen, ich solle meine Finger von dem Stuzten lassen...


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