Avalanche Smavalanche

There once was a boy who had a dream. A dream to photograph Crater Lake during the winter, after fresh snow and with clear skies. Too much to ask for? Maybe. Perhaps. But luckily not.
The original plan was to drive up to the top and then snowshoe gracefully around part of the rim. Unfortunately there was a wee bit of an avalanche closing the road, so we instead got to snowshoe straight up to the rim. It was a really great reminder of just how out of shape we are.

Our view from the top made all of the sweating and whining well worth the effort.
Awww, so beautiful.

While Jake shot his heart out (that just doesn't sound right), I froze my hiney off. One might think the cold temps might inhibit our ability to pull off a jumping photo, but we're pretty professional when it comes to this obligation.