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Good Ol' Crater

3 pm: A bit bored sitting at home looking up at the sky like Santa Claus is coming to town, hoping for lightning to roll through Southern Oregon.

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3 pm: A bit bored sitting at home looking up at the sky like Santa Claus is coming to town, hoping for lightning to roll through Southern Oregon.

3:05: Peek at weather apps to determine what's going on where.

3:06: Oh yeah, I'm a photographer, I want to not only watch this I want to capture this!

3:07: Pick up phone, text my amazing grandma Kaye Shauger

Me - Any chance you can watch the kids for a couple hours before Andrea Marie Smith get's home so I can race up to Crater Lake?

Grams - Be there in 5 (amazing right?)

3:30-5:30: Packed and ready to go, I cruise up to the rim of the lake and begin exploring and figuring out my directions and all that jazz.

6:30: Post up and hope for the best. Luckily I had taken a few pics with some decent light up to this point because it wasn't looking promising.

9:30: I waited it out, but only one flash in the sky, lightning was not happening and the lake was covered in clouds at this point. Home it was!

11:30: Home at last with these recollections of a time and place :-)

Next time you're at Crater Lake, look around cause there's a ton to see!
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