Park History: Crater Lake National Park
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With waters that shimmer azure and forested flanks, the cataclysmic birth of Crater Lake National Park is usually little more than an afterthought for most visitors to this jewel.
- By Kurt Repanshek - May 22nd, 2008 3:45am