Crater Lake, Oregon
a lake sacred to the indigenous Klamath tribe
she appeared after collapse of Mt. Mazama
doorway portal to the underworld
Crater Lake
where spirit Llao fell in love with a Native American woman
declared he wanted to marry her
burned surrounding forests when her father, a chief, said no.
Battled with Skell, another spirit who loved the same woman
Crater Lake legends and facts
Suicides
Disappearances
Ghosts
UFO’s
Bigfoot
Clear azure color of water keeping her secrets
Categories:
mazama, travel,
Form: Free verse
Caldera
formed when Mount Mazima
erupted thousands of years ago.
Lake water's warmed by remains of a volcano;
Oregon’s state park lures tourists to take a swim.
Mount Mazima may erupt again
beneath the surface of
Crater Lake.
* “The water is heated by hot rock beneath the fractured caldera floor.
Scientists are not certain whether any magma still remains underground
but it is likely that Mount Mazama will erupt again someday.”
– The Oregon Explorer
http://oe.oregonexplorer.info/craterlake/geology.html
Categories:
mazama, history, water,
Form: Verse