Crater Lake & Harry and David Aug 26 &27

August 25 our family headed out for a little mini-vaca and checked out Crater Lake (about 90 min. from Bend).

The lake is SO BLUE, it is hard to describe.

At 2000 feet deep it is the deepest lake in the U.S.

It is a caldera filled only by precipitation, hence it's pure clarity.

I thought about packing a lunch, but read there were dining options available.

Um, not next time... we paid 4 BUCKS for a PB & J!!!
So pretty... you can drive all around the rim of the lake

Along our drive on the rim

These were called the pinnacles

Interesting volcanic fumaroles

After Crater Lake we headed into Medford.

Here is the princess travelling light.

She is carrying 4 bags in this pic, and I had to take her shoes for her for our 2 night stay!!

Medford is the home of Harry and David.

Their pear orchard is in Medford as is their production plant, so the next day we went on the free tour they offered. It was really interesting.

EVERYTHING is packaged by hand!!

I'd never seen anything like it... lots and lots and lots of food and candy!

Here is a woman tying bows by hand!

Now I have a better appreciation for and know why their products are rather pricey.

Making "Moose Munch" Yum!!

At the end of our tour we got a little treat. Mmmm!

I thoroughly enjoyed the tour and recommend it to anyone heading out to Medford.

While in Medford we were also able to catch up with Brad's colleague, Po, from Boston, and his fiance, so that was a nice treat too.