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=**__CRATER LAKE NATIONAL PARK__**= __**Park Profile**:__
 * Location: South western Oregon which is in the north west area of the United States
 * Park Size: The park takes up 183,225 acres that includes the lake and the surrounding areas
 * Climate: In the winter it gets very cold and on average snows about 495 inches a year. And in the summer it gets warm up to mid 70s
 * Approximately half a million visitors per year come to see Crater Lake
 * Main Features: The Pumice Desert and The Pinnacles and the Lake itself

__The Pinnacles__ __The Pumice Desert__ __Crater Lake__ ==

In June of 1853 John Wesley Hilman was reportedly the first person to find the lake. He first called it "Deep Blue Lake," later the name was changed to "Lake Majesty" and then finally to Crater Lake. It wasn't until 1902 that Crater Lake was made into a national park; it is the 5th oldest national park in the country and the only one in Oregon. Our 26th president Theodore Roosevelt had a great care for conservation of wildlife and the land and so he made the U.S. Forest Service. William Gladstone Steel a man from Kansas was so moved when he first saw Crater Lake that he wanted to preserve its beauty forever. He took his idea to Congress and they eventually agreed to make it into a national park. The way Crater Lake formed was from when Mount Mazama erupted and when it erupted the massive volcano collapsed on itself and then Crater Lake was formed; this happened more than 7,700 years ago.
 * __History:__**

media type="custom" key="12534458" Winter time at Crater Lake can be harsh; snow falls as early as October and doesn't melt till June. But, the summer is more predictable with dry, warm, sunny days, and cool summer nights. And, even some days the lake gets completely covered by fog. The geology of this park is very diverse from the high snowy peaks to the low dry desert lands. There are also forests, plains, and a huge lake right in the middle of the park. There are too many animals to list them all but there is everything from bears, bobcats, and mountain lions; to toads, mice and squirrels. There are also, deer and fox, snakes, and in the lake it used to be largely inhabited by trout and the numbers have gone down quiet a lot over years. Crater Lake also has a diverse amount of plants as well, there are mainly large pine trees but there are also shrubs, windflowers, and all sorts of moss. In 1977 Crater Lake was classified as a Class I air quality area. But, since then cities near by have been reducing their pollutants and are meeting the standard of emissions. The water quality of the Lake is very good because it has no rivers or steams that lead into it so it has some of the purest water around. Crater Lake will always be preserved because they will not allow any new changes to take place that will change what this park looks like. __**Recreational Activities:**__ You should make a trip to Crater Lake at least once in your life. There is no other place in the world like it; from great hiking of mountains as tall as 2,000 feet. To the seeing the deepest lake in the United States and possibly the most breathtaking one too. This is a place you can't not go to so come already. Taylor, George H. "The Climate of Oregon: From Rain Forest to Desert." (1990): n. page. Web. 26 Feb. 2012. .
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 * You can lodge and spend a night or two at Crater Lake
 * Hike some of the best trials around
 * Go see some of the most beautiful natural land formations in the country
 * White water rafting near by
 * __Work Cited:__**

Uhler, John William. "Crater Lake National Park." //Hillclimb Media//. (2005): n. page. Web. 26 Feb. 2012. .

John Sowell. 2009. Photograph. n.p. Web. 26 Feb 2012. .

Taylor, George H. "Crater Lake." (2012): n. page. Web. 26 Feb. 2012. .

"Theodore Roosevelt and Conservation." (2010): n. page. Web. 26 Feb. 2012. .

Mastrogiuseppe, Ron. "Crater Lake Institute." (2012): n. page. Web. 26 Feb. 2012. .

Matt Sullivan- I like how you used your pictures to show the different areas of your park and how it's diverse. I also like the slide show towards the end of the page, it's a good use of technology.