Adventure Outdoors Magazine Fall 2016 | Page 42

Deepest lake in the United States Crater Lake National Park When searching for peace in winter, found only in the crisp mountain air and the wakening chill of a soft breeze, you’ll have to make room in your itinerary for Crater Lake National Park in Oregon. Winter in Crater Lake is known as “quiet time.” The drop of a pin can be heard for miles in the pristine white backdrop, and the lake looks like frosted glass, bordered by sugar-dusted pines. The first snowfall usually hits Crater Lake right around early November, and will continue all the way into June. Due to the almost constant snowfall, you must check weather condit