Wizard Island sits to one side of Crater Lake. The Park Service runs a shuttle boat out so that you can hike on the island.
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The water really is that blue.
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This island is called the Phantom Ship. It is the remains of a 400,000 year old lava flow that was covered by the volcano that formed Crater Lake. When Crater Lake was fomed, 8,000 years ago, this stub of the older volcano survived.
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You can just read the GPS - 37 mph. Not even close to a record, but lots of fun on a road closed to cars.
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This guy thought that Veronica was going to be tasty.
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After her tubmle in Oregon, Veronica was careful to take heed of this sign.
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The views don't change very much as you travel around the lake; they are uniformly stunning no matter where you are.
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