Crater Lake sights.(Chicago Tribune)

CRATER LAKE MAIN SIGHTS

1. Mazama Village

While loading up on gas and supplies you catch a glimpse of the Cascades as mountainside _ forest and rock without a hint of the pinnacle to come.

2. Rim Village

There it is, the magnificent lake and a wonderful, rustic lodge in which to sit and look at it _ plus a large, log-hewn refreshment and souvenir building and a visitor center. A great place to start, and the mule deer feed right on the lawn.

3. Wizard Island

This bit of green, 1,000 feet below the crater rim, adds some natural punctuation to the deep blue of Crater Lake, the caldera of Mt. Mazama. After Mt. Mazama …