Mine is Crater Lake, (National Park), Oregon. Sometime in my Life I must!, -and in one way or another will, -go there!

For those a little less than familiar with this, -This is that several miles wide, deep clear blue, volcanic crater/ caldera lake, -with cone shaped Wizard island off to one of it's sides, -in southwestern Oregon, USA. I recall as a child seeing a picture of this. Wizard island looked little compared to all the rest, -yet I could still see scores of giant pines, -growing up it's sides! I recall some of the same sense of enjoyment and wonder, -at a picture of Grand Canyon, Arizona, -about that same time. Its great, -especially as a child, -seeing such things on the old Viewmasters! I think that I have so seen such, -in addition to also seeing it in ordinary pictures and the like, -as you occassionally come across.

I also recall that when I'd be mixing up some chocolate milk at breakfast, -I'd dump a spoonful or two onto the surface, -watching it float awhile, breaking apart. I pretended it was an island, -Wizard Island in fact, -that was sinking. Such are sweet childhood memories and the like!

Thats where and how my Crater Lake Resolve, Love, and Determination began! Years of often enuff seeing other pictures and photos of it in books, magazines, calendars, etc, -continued to keep this in Mind and Heart, -so carrying it thru!, -in all of these following years. My later and longstanding interest in Geology and Vulcanology, -played it's role and part here, too.

Got to and *Will* someday get to Crater Lake!!! If I can help it, and somehow, someday, -I will! As I see it, -It is something that self evidently, -Calls! And is *not* to be missed !!

Crater Lake is mine! (Along with some top runnerup others). Where in the Great Green Outdoors may be some of your's?! [color:"black"] [/color] [email]ScottRezaLogan[/email]