July 12, 2007 by annie.

date hiked: july 6, 2007
distance: 1.7 miles
highest elevation: 6004 feet
elevation gain: 200 feet
time: 41 minutes

i’d like to have a romanticized story about this hike. i mean, the signs were all there. it was annie creek…and my name is annie. i felt a bond. the creek water was voted the best tasting water in oregon in 2004. in the early 1960’s two general motors executives were kidnapped from their car at the top of annie creek canyon and were murdered. ok…so the last part doesn’t sound romantic…just sad. but…my point is….there was a lot of history on this hike…and here i was…an annie….going to be a part of it. what story would i tell? what special kindred honor would i experience in my journey?

mosquitos. that’s my story. i have nothing special. no one spoke to me. i was bitten…several hundred times. and that’s with mosquito repellent. so…annie creek went by very fast. i ran through some of that journey.  

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July 12, 2007 by annie.

date hiked: july 6, 2007
distance: approx. 1 mile
highest elevation: unknown
elevation gain: 10 feet
time: 30 minutes

the pinnacles are chimneys formed when hot ash cooled after the massive eruption thousands of years ago.they are a colorful collection of 100-foot-tall spires, which are being eroded from the canyon wall. the spires are “fossil fumaroles,” each marking a site where volcanic gases rose through hot ash deposits, cementing the ash into more solid rock.

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July 12, 2007 by annie.

date hiked: july 6, 2007
distance: approx. .5 mile
highest elevation: unknown
elevation gain: 115 feet
time: 30 minutes

the sun notch trail was a short walk to the edge of crater lake offering spectacular views of the rock island they’ve named “the phantom ship”. it also captured a different perspective of wizard island. tyler went down a side trail and found the following awesome shot:

we still had so much more to explore. and marshmallows to roast!

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