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Before we left our campground the kids wanted to throw a few more rocks and leaves into the river. They had a system going where Brooke would find the rocks and hand them to Cody to throw. The only problem was that Cody didn’t really understand the idea of throwing the rocks not in the direct path of Brooke. I think Brooke rather enjoyed the close calls…
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Sunrise over Crater Lake.
Waterfall
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We woke up at six to get an early start to climbing. I have to admit I tried to get Scott to leave the climbing equipment in Illinois since we were limited on space and it has been quite a few years since we have climbed. I’m pretty sure we haven’t climbed since Alaska three years ago. In a rare moment I am glad he didn’t listen to me. We had a great day. We had about a ten minute hike to get to Rope De Dope, a top-roping area perfect for the wee ones and the slightly rusty parents.
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Cody flipped over and excitedly said, “Good Morning Sammy!” Sammy the dog was near our tent waiting patiently for us to wake up. The kids were already digging in the dirt this morning. After all the discussion of volcanoes with the Newberry Volcanic Park and the caldera of Crater Lake the kids have returned to creating volcanic eruptions out of mounds of dirt. No one would know they had showers less than twenty-four hours ago.
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We stopped in Crescent City to try and get some information on the Oregon Caves and check out their library. Appearances can always be deceiving. The library was a glorified trailer, but it had incredible Internet. Like most libraries we have encountered in the west we had to wait until they opened at 11. Yesterday we had to wait until 12 for the library to open. Cody pointed out the beautiful flowers and actually asked for a picture by them. While we waited for the library to open we headed to a magnificent park.
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