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  1. Just outside the park's southern boundary, on Highway 62, is a viewpoint looking up at the mountains around... fb.me/1svjOwaKS
  2. The Rim Visitor Center opened today. While we got 6" of snow in the last 24hrs, this is one of our "summer"... fb.me/15YqUTcSF
  3. A couple of inches of snow yesterday and overnight have draped the park in a new blanket of white. National... fb.me/1y5nkclQj
  4. Some snowy slush on the road so slow down when driving. A couple accidents have occured. Please drive with care
  5. Hwy 62, 7mile road to Rim Village & 1st mile of West Rim Dr open to cars. Clean down to pavement despite falling snow. No lakeviews today.
  6. A light dusting of snow on the ground this morning with a forecast of 2-6" more today and tonight. NWS is warning... fb.me/119DNnPbd
  7. Its been snowing on & off today, but the pavement is so warm that the open roads are clean down to pavement.
  8. The National Weather Service called it right, less than a 1/2 inch of snow overnight. Road should be clean with... fb.me/1RhfV6ewQ
  9. Did you know that Crater Lake is obscured 50% of the time in the winter/spring? If you would like to see if there... fb.me/1qUZznBeD
  10. What happened 110 years ago today in the history of Crater Lake National Park?
  11. Happy Birthday! Today Crater Lake National Park is 110 years old.
  12. I posted 8 photos on Facebook in the album "May 2012 Annular Eclipse" fb.me/15mIf4CeA
  13. Just got back from viewing the eclipse at Discovery Point with Ranger Emily and 50 of our closest friends. More... fb.me/1ld9ihNS5
  14. Just got back from viewing the eclipse with Ranger Emily...More on that tomorrow. Including pics!
  15. With the snow melting down inch by inch, we're sharing a few more photos of the wildflowers that might show up in July. twitter.com/CraterLakeNPS/…
  16. Spring Road Opening Update: The Road Crew has made it north on North Entrance Road to the junction with the... fb.me/CGrJwpPg
  17. @asiansplenda 1mile of West Rim Dr is open to cars (to Discovery Pt). The rest of Rim Drs & North Entrance still closed to cars due to snow.
  18. I posted 3 photos on Facebook in the album "Visitor Center" fb.me/1SVWzkx4v
  19. North Entrance off Hwy 138 still closed. Snow 4ft deep (deeper@drifts) & 9miles to go. Dozers & plows working hard. Ahead of last year. -as