Mount Thielsen and Timber Crater
B y chance, I happened to capture a few photos (unknowingly) of some features outside of Crater Lake while we were at Crater Lake that are worth writing about very briefly here in my blog. These features are still within the National Park but they are not really part of the rim of Mount Mazuma which is now Crater Lake. The first notable feature is Mount Thielsen at an elevation of 9,184 feet. This is an extinct volcano with its last eruption being 250,000 years ago. Volcano activity in these Cascade Mountains dates back to 55 million years ago. This horn-like peak has been carved by glaciers which have eroded the mountain to produce the pointy, Paramount logo-like shape we see today. When I first noticed this mountain, I couldn't help but wonder if this is the "Paramount moutain peak" used in its logo (apparently, it is not). This mountain was clearly visible straight across the lake, to the north, from our lodge. A...