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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (May 26, 1953)
Page 14 VACATION TIME THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, Salem, Oregon Tuesday, Hay 26, 195 CRATER LAKE WITH ITS WIZARD ISLAND A' kaitoasroi Wizard Island thrusts itself 763 feet above the blue surface of Crater Lake in Crater Lake national park in southern Oregon. Scientists say Wizard Island is a volcano which formed on the floor of ML Mazama after the sum mit of the ancestral mountain had been destroyed in a cataclysmic eruption. Crater walls in the background are a part of the old mountain. Water from snows filled the crater to a depth of 2000 feet. (Oregon State Highway Commission Photo) Oregon's Crater Lake Discovered Century Ago This year marks the 100th anniversary of the discovery mt Crater Lake in Oregon. Where great forest-covered mountains of the West lift ma jestic crests high into the heav ens in. never-ending beauty. Crater Lake, within Crater Early Reservations Advised of Diamond Diamond Lake, gem of the Cascades, snuggles in its virgin-forested retreat at the foot mt magnificent ML Thielsen ear the summit of the mighty Cascade Mountains ... 9,182 feet up. Hard surface highways wend ing their way through scenes at breath-taking grandeur lead to this enchantinguly lovely resort. Eight miles from Med fard, Klamath Falls or Rose burg, Diamond Lake lies but a abort distance from Crater Lake Lodge and only 120 miles from Bend. By reputation, the Gem of the Cascades provides for the angler superior fishing. Swim--aning. boating, biking, horseback-riding, tennis, croquet and other varied activities are pro- Tided for your amusement and " relaxation. The summer season is from June 15 to September IS and it sj advisable to make your reser vations early. Although the Pacific usually fc conskirred rougher than the AM.-tio, sta Atlantic - mi cher to the aaaa through lauwaea wnm an subject to stoma, while any Pacific routes lead through quieter latitude. Lake National Park in southern Oregon, is a favorite vacation spot and scenic attraction for many thousands of visitors each year from all parts of the United States. This scene of ' mysterious beauty, with its unbelievably blue waters and towering multi colored lava cliffs, is wrapped in the silence of lost centuries, intensifying the grandeur of nature's creative efforts. Crater Lake, with a water area of ap proximately 20 square miles and a shoreline of 20 miles, is resting in an ancient caldera which owes Us existence to volcanic activity of prehistoric times. Men of science say a giant volcano, estimated to have been more than 12,000 feet high, continued upward from its present jagged rim for another 5000 feeL The tire mountain, in its time, is described as hav ing been one of the most active of numerous volcanoes which studded the Pacific northwest Crater Lake was discovered by white men In 1853 when a party of miners was on a vain search for a fabulous lost mine. One of the party, John Wesley mnm.w came oa the sea of tailing a walk of one and one half miles and a drop of 1000 feet from the rim village area. At the foot of the trail boats are available for fishing and excursion trips. No license is required for angling. The park' is open to travel throughout the year, but during the winter no general public blue auite by accident It was seldom visited during Oregon's pioneer years. In fact the lake was rediscovered twice after Hillman'a first visit The area was established a a national park in 1902 and since that time has been gradually de veloped. A 22-mile paved highway tn-fr-1 the rim of the lake, nrovidiiur motorists with ao- merous parking areas along the way to gam apeetaeular views of Oregon's scenic gent. A trail to the waters edge, en- Vacation Specials Re $1 1.29 PerteMe Ice Sex $7.95 Res. t.75 Casting Real 5.50 Rej. 1X50 Seroeiag Rod, 7-fr. split bamboo 6.95 Reg. 3.50 Tkle Bex, two troys ..........2.93 1.95 Collapsible Landing Net I.35 3.25 Chtm Creel ..;U5 Reg. 10.95 Gross Fry Rede .. ...-7.75 ' Lake TroMs 49c Colsaaaa Camp Stove, 2 barter 1 1.95 IS" Tackle lox 149 Setae Vest 6.75 SOTO 4tt S(9iaMHA0 liBIVaynnvy ttnVnT avlroWS FflroroA 3roroH tffcMo VTta bttClaie 9tsj ' Doable TaaeeW By Li a ......2.95 DeoDaae 49c 3-fe. Rerobe Fly Reel, 1 rip..... 5.95 w " We Ghe &VC Green Stamps 555 Ceart Pka S-47M sei vices are available because ex deep snows. The latter pro vide excellent winter snorta. During the summer travel sea son, xrom mia-june until mid September, visitors have nu merous services at thrlr dis posal, including guided field trips, naturalist discussions, evening programs at the lodge and community house. Conveniently located and of Intense interest is the Sinnott Memorial observation station, located on the inner rim nf th lake, nearly 1000 feet above ine water. 11 is equipped with a series of binoculars, trained on points of unusual geologic interest, supplemented by dis play cases. The fflassea and disnlav. on- able Visitors, throueh thpir nrni efforts, to gain extensive infor mation on tne present geologic features and their relation to their ancestral mountain. On scheduled hours throughout the day, informal discussions are iea Dy ranger-naturalists to fur ther exnlain the vnv.toi.tnti. story of Crater Lake. Other points of interest in clude the Watchman fire look out station, nerched on hi oh point of the west rim. Visitors are welcome to view the lake from this eminence as well, ob serving the technlntMt nf i detection. A short trail from the rim road leads to the sum mit of ML Scott, nearly 9000 feet ud. the hlshMt in the park. A fire lookout is auo locatea at this point and is reached by a two-mile trail from the rim road. Vacation SPECIAL MBTCCYMMCMBn SLACKS Nowe Higher rhaa $15.95 600 Pairs of 100 Virgin Wool Stacks, Gabardine, Skark akias, Fleanels end tweeds. Fancies ead ptaia. C Now A; at y X I KAY WOOLEN MILL STOtt - acr