August 9, 2005
Looking Down Into the Sky
While I’m posting newsy stuff over at Instapundit I thought I’d post something else over here.
Take a look at this picture.
That blue stuff there at the top looks like sky, but it isn't. It’s water. The camera is pointed down, not up.
The lake fills the volcanic crater (actually, the proper term is caldera) of what was once the enormous Mount Mazama before the mountain literally collapsed into the earth during a volcanic eruption. A new younger volcano, Wizard Island, rises above the surface.
When the U.S. government started minting new quarters, one new design for each of the 50 states, I figured the Oregon Trail would be our claim to fame. Instead they chose the scene you see here. Take a look at the spare change in your pocket (if you’re an American) and you may find it.
Here is the one place I found where I could actually see the bottom. Those rocks are sixty feet under the water. I assure you they are bigger than they appear.
Posted by Michael J. Totten at August 9, 2005 1:51 PM
