Redwood Trip 2026

Overview of my weeklong trip to Oregon/California to visit some nice forests and mountains. Broken down into Days.

Overview:
Flew into Medford, Oregon. Rented a car and drove ~2 hours to Crater Lake National Park.
Stayed the night in a place outside Fort Klamath, Oregon.

Journey:

Gallery:

Common road construction, traffic reduced to 1 lane.
Drive to Crater Lake
Crater Lake parking lot
First view of Crater Lake. Dangerous!
A view of Wizard Island.
Wizard Island
He made it!
Panorama from Visitor Center elevation
Wizard Island
Model of the area in an Info Center
Looking down into the clear blue waters
Looking down into the clear blue waters
View from within the Info Center
View from within the Info Center
Facing southwest from the Crater Lake rim
jellyfish
Not mentioned: 1,000ft of elevation change, equivalent of walking up 100 flights of stairs
Along Garfield Peak trail
Looking southwest from Garfield Peak trail
Looking down during climb on Garfield Peak trail
He made it to the top!
Looking northeast from Garfield Peak trail ascent
Garfield Peak trail
Panorama taken from top of Garfield Peak
Looking southwest from top of Garfield Peak
Looking west down onto Visitor Center from Garfield Peak
Enjoying the view
Panorama looking south from Garfield Peak
Garfield Peak, facing southwest
Looking up at Garfield Peak from the road

Overview:
From stay outside Fort Klamath, drove west a few hours to Oregon Caves National Monument. Took the tour, then walked a short trail.

Drove from there to Crescent City (stopped at the border to ensure I wasn’t bringing in any citrus fruits) and walked to the Battery Point Lighthouse.

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