***previous*** — ***next*** Mount Mazama’s Final Eruption The cataclysmic eruption of Mount Mazama 7,700 years ago started from a single vent on the northeast side of the volcano as a towering column of pumice and ash that reached some 30 miles (50 km) high. Winds carried the ash across much of the Pacific Northwest and … Continue reading Mazama’s Final Eruption
***previous*** — ***next*** Herald and News Klamath Falls, Oregon? August 31, 2002 By LEE JUILLERAT Frequent visits to Crater Lake National Park constantly reveal new tidbits of information that help to keep the lake and park a place full of wonder and fascination. Consider Diller’s pin. The nail-sized, barely visible … Continue reading Consider Diller’s Pin 2002
***previous*** — ***next*** 2019 January 28 2019 With the enactment of the continuing resolution, staff at Crater Lake National Park will resume regular operations. After 35 days of closure, time is needed to clear roadways, repair leaks, open restrooms and other facilities, check fire alarm systems, and ensure that the park is safe for … Continue reading Smith History – 172 News from 2019 Challenging Times
***previous*** — ***next*** 2018 February 14 2018 Erika Clements, UPS driver, spots a young wolf standing on a snowbank along the South Road. As she drove around a corner she saw what appeared to be a dog digging in the snow. The wolf jumped down from the snowbank and walked around her delivery truck … Continue reading Smith History – 171 News from 2018 More Fires
***previous*** — ***next*** 2017 January 3 2017 Jonathan Jarvis, the 18th director of the National Park Service whose seven-year stint at the top of the agency witnessed the highs of the National Park Service Centennial and the lows of scandals, on Friday announced that he would retire on January 3, 2017. Fall 1982 through the … Continue reading Smith History – 170 News from 2017 Fires and Water Trucked In
***previous*** — ***next*** 2016 February 8 2016 Visiting the park during the summer will be challenging because of ongoing work to improve Rim Drive. Sections of the 33-mile road are being upgraded and widened. Parking at Cleetwood, will be limited because the parking area will be closed in July and August. The parking lot … Continue reading Smith History – 169 News from 2016 Record Crowds
***previous*** — ***next*** 2015 January 14 2015 Mail Tribune A former cook for a concessions vendor at Crater Lake National Park was sentenced to more than a year in federal prison for fighting with park rangers last fall. U.S. District Judge Owen Panner sentenced John Charles Saubert on Jan. 7 to 15 months … Continue reading Smith History – 168 News from 2015 Little Snow
***previous*** — ***next*** 2014 January 7 2014 In case you haven’t heard, we’ve had a record-breaking winter so far here at Crater Lake! Right now, at the weather station here at Park HQ, only 4 inches of snow hide the ground. In fact, there’s enough grass outside the Steel VC that I think I … Continue reading Smith History – 167 News from 2014 Rim Road Repaving
***previous*** — ***next*** 2013 April 5 2013 Dangers from Roof-Avalanches On Wednesday, April 3, 2013, two concession employees were caught in a “roof-alanche” at the Mazama B Dorm. One was covered completely by the snow slide, the other was buried up to his waist. Neither suffered any serious injuries and the fast actions of … Continue reading Smith History – 166 News from 2013 Water Wars and Shutdown
***previous*** — ***next*** 2012 February 9 2012 Crater Lake NPS to have Final Decision on Helicopters By Jeff Barnard, AP Environmental Writer The National Park Service will have the power to ban helicopter flights over Crater Lake without having to go through so much red tape. Oregon Democrats Sen. Ron Wyden and Sen. Jeff … Continue reading Smith History – 165 Helicopter Noise
