点评:Yes, the forest and the mountains are beautiful, but you come here to see the deepest lake in the United State that is also the clearest. It is truly amazing and so worth the designation as a National Park. The blue is one of the most amazing color blues you will see anywhere and what is interesting in shallow areas it is the most incredible clear green. Since there is no water entering the lake than what rains or snows on the lake and inner walls, the water is some of the clearest on Earth. While you can still see it today when you visit from the rim, you cannot get down to the lake today or even for another two years.
We visited the park last September just before they closed access to the lake. While it is amazing from the rim, actually getting to the lake for a boat tour or swimming in it is incredible. This can't reopen soon enough. You can even fill an empty container and drink it as my wife did. We spent two and a half days enjoying so many great things about this park so it can be greatly enjoyed without accessing. While the park can have a lot of people in it, the lake really is almost empty where you can find solitude.
There is one great paradox to the lake with is its name. The volcano that created it imploded in, not exploded out, so the shape is really a caldera and not a crater. Finally, not water goes in or out of the lake, so it is really a pond and not a lake. However, Caldera Pond simply does not have the gravity of an incredible place like this. While it is a total misnomer, Crater Lake is the right name and the right place for you to visit.
翻译:没错,森林和群山都很美丽,但你来这里是为了观赏美国最深且最清澈的湖泊。它真的令人叹为观止,完全配得上“国家公园”这一称号。湖水的蓝色是全球最震撼的蓝色色调之一;而在水较浅的区域,湖水则呈现出极为纯净的绿色。由于只有雨水和雪水会流入湖中,这里的湖水堪称地球上最清澈的水源之一。虽然如今从湖边边缘望去仍能看到湖泊,但目前甚至未来两年内都无法下到湖边。
去年九月,我们在公园关闭通往湖泊的通道之前去游览过。从湖边边缘眺望,景色已十分迷人;而能够真正走到湖边,乘坐游船或游泳则更是令人心醉。这个地方真希望能尽快重新开放。甚至还可以像我妻子那样,用容器装满湖水来喝呢。我们花了两天半的时间尽情体验这个公园的种种妙处,即便不进入公园内部也能尽情享受其魅力。虽然公园里常常人头攒动,但湖边却几乎空无一人,是个能享受独处的好去处。
这个湖有个与其名字截然相反的奇特之处:形成它的火山是向内塌陷而非向外喷发,因此其形状其实是破火山口而非火山口坑。此外,没有任何水源流入或流出这个湖,所以它严格来说算是个池塘而非真正的湖泊。然而,火山口湖其实并没有这样一个绝美之地应有的那种吸引力。虽然“火山口湖”这个名称其实并不准确,但它才是你值得一游的正确目的地。