Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-09-23
TRIP WAS DELIGHTFUL
Best Season to Visit Crater Lake Is
in Autumn, Says Mrs. Winter
to Reporter.

Mr.. and Mrs. o. Winter, who made
the trip to Crater Lake and return
last week, report a most delightful
outing. In speaking to a representa-
tive of the Tidings Mrs. Winter was
most enthusiastic in urging the peo-
pie of Ashland to make the trip at
this time They left Ashland at 6:20
in the morning and reached the rim
of the lake at 2:30, having stopped
an hour for lunch. They carried
lunch and enjoyed it at Union creek,
but those wishing to can stop at Pros
pect. a few miles this side of Union
creek, where there is a good hotel,
Just before reaching Prospect they
stopped and visited Mill Creek falls,
which are about one-fourth of mile
from the main road. These falls are
one of the wonders of the Rogue Riv-
er valley and are well worth visit.
The Royal Gorge, about a mile
from Union Creek and within 100
yards of the road, where the Rogue
river cuts its way through walls Of
solid rock, is another of the marvels
of Oregon. One of the fantastic
shapes of the rock is an immense urn,
almost as perfect as if sculptured
and in the center of the top beauti-
full clump of maiden-hair fern accent
uated the resemblance to mans
handiwork.
The natural bridge is another OF
the wonders to be visited on trip
! to Crater Lake. Going via Medford
, riu hny
were able to drive to the rim with
their auto and look over into the
! lake.
Their visit was coincident with that
of the American Geographical Soci-
ETY. The 20 scientists present repre-
sented 16 foreign nations, and Mrs
! Winter states that all were greatly
impressed with its wonders. All took
copious notes and many took photos,
and Crater Lake is sure to figure
largely in the Europen scientific and
| illustrated periodicals in the next few
months. The scientists held a camp
fire the evening they were there and
discussed the question of whether the
| lake and crater were caused by an eX-
! plosion or a sinking of the mountain /;
whether, as Miss Hortense Winter
aptly put it, it was "a blowout or a
Ipuncture. The general opinion
seemed to be that there had been an
an eruption and then that the top OF
the mountain had settled into the wa
ters of the interior of the earth, fore
ing them up to form the lake. The
crater proper, as it is known, is an
island shaped like a mountain peak
and in its top depression contain
ing a miniature lake, the water be-
ing much higher than that in the lake
proper.
The scientists to the number of ~
and the accompanying Medford party
went up in 81 automobiles, and sc
taxed the resources of the hotel that
many chauffeurs were compelled tC
sleep in their machines, wrapped in
robes.
Two weeks previous two feet oI
snow fell and the Misses Russell oi
this city were showed in and were
unable to leave their tent for nine
days, but the weather had cleared
and the roads were simply superb
| last week.
Mrs. Winter says that the view
from the rim, 1000 feet above the
lake, is unsurpassed and at it's best
at this time of year. She went tC
the rim and, lying down, looked over
1000 feet almost directly vertical tc
the blue water below, and says thai
experience alone was well worth the
trip. On their return the next day
they made almost equally good time
as going over.