August 4, 2011 – Overnighting in Klamath Falls, we drive up the road and greet the Vanished Volcano valley as we approach Crater Lake and its surrounding mountainous terrain. Crater Lake was cool with plenty of snow patches. It is one of those places that is nearly impossible to see, let alone photograph, without spending days or weeks or months. Everything looks like a picture postcard, and everything can start looking the same. I think I would need to live with that subject matter for a prolonged period to really see it. Probably is one of those subjects that Ansel Adams had in mind when he told me in 1972 that he was happy if he could produce one worthwhile image each month, after working every day, all day long.
