May 21, 2008 Dansk tekst til venstre English text on the right Dagens baghave: Backyard of the Day: Crater Lake National Park, Klamath County, Oregon Crater Lake National Park is located in the Cascade Mountains in Klamath County, Oregon.   Vi stod tidligt op, for vi skulle til Crater Lake, som jeg ALTID har ønsket mig at se, og det var farlig spændende, at vi endelig skulle derop, så vi kunne næsten ikke styre vores begejstring. We got up early, because we were going to Crater Lake, which I have ALWAYS wanted to see, and it was all very exciting, because we were finally going, and we just couldn't wait.     Det første vi opdagede var, at mens det regnede nede på campingpladsen, var der sne oppe i bjergene... The first thing we discovered was that while it was raining at camp, it was snowing in the mountains...   Smuk sne... ~ Beautiful snow...   ...MEGET sne!... ~ ...A LOT of snow!...   ...HVOR meget, spørger I?... ~ ...HOW much you ask?...   ...SÅ meget!!! ~ ...THAT much!!!

Nå. Men selvom det var fantastisk flot, var det jo ikke sneen vi var kommet for at se, så... tilbage til Crater Lake. Søen er, med sit næsten 600 meter dybe vand, den dybeste i USA, og den er berømt for sin smukke dybt blå farve. Hvor Crater Lake ligger i dag, lå for 7700 år siden et bjerg, der ville have været USAs på den tid højeste bjerg, Mount Mazama. Bjerget var en vulkan, som gik i udbrud. Da vulkan-udbruddet var færdigt, faldt indersiden af krateret sammen, og blev efterhånden fyldt med regn og sne. Det er det, der nu er Crater Lake. Fascinerende ikke sandt? Det synes vi også, så vi traskede af sted i fygende sne for at se Crater Lake. Well. But even though it was gorgeous, we didn't come there for the snow, so... back to Crater Lake. With a maximum depth of almost 2000 feet the lake is the deepest in the United States, and it is famous for its deep blue color. Where Crater Lake lies today, 7,700 years ago there was what would have been the tallest mountain in the United States, Mount Mazama. The mountain was a vulcano, which erupted. After the eruption, the inside of the crater collapsed, and was in time filled with rain and snow. This is now Crater Lake. Fascinating, isn't it? We thought so too, so off we went, snow blowing around us, to see Crater Lake.     Og her står vi så og nyder udsigten over Crater Lake. Jo, jo, den er go' nok, vi står lige på kanten og kigger ud over den. Vi havde ikke lige gennemskuet, at man overhovedet ikke kan se Crater Lake i snevejr. Eller regnvejr. Eller, for den sags skyld, tåge. Hvis vi havde vidst det, ville vi være kommet i godt vejr, hvor den ser sådan her ud. Vi kommer igen. Om sommeren. Har ham selv allerede lovet, så ondt havde han af jer, at jeg ikke kunne vise jer et eneste ordentligt billede. Hvor er I heldige, hva'? So, here we are, enjoying the view of Crater Lake. No really, we are, we're standing right on the edge, looking at it. Of course we hadn't figured on the small detail that it is not possible to see Crater Lake when it's snowing. Or raining. Or, for that matter, when it's foggy. If we would've known that we'd have come in nice weather when it looks like this. We'll be back. Sometime when it's summer. Himself already promised, that's how bad he felt for all of you, because I can't show you one decent picture. I know. You're so lucky.

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