Among the mountains and snow

As you look at the majestic Crater Lake, located in the southern part of Oregon, USA. It is hard to imagine that thousands of years ago, this place was a giant funnel with scorching hot lava spills over the edge of the crater. These were turbulent times. Now, however, this place is the essence of tranquility. On the lake, which was formed after the local volcano subsided. Here the water is amazingly clear and quiet due to the fact that the water is not moving. In the lake does not run and does not follow any one river. The water in the crater is filled through the rain and snow and is lost due to evaporation. This lake is also frighteningly deep, its depth is 592 m. At the deepest point, which makes it the deepest lake in the United States.



















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