Flight costs $2190.54 for all 6 of us. Depart RDU at 5:55pm on continental airlines flight 1234, arrive in Houston (IAH) at 7:47 pm. Change flights, have a 1hr and 13 minute layover. Depart at 9pm on flight 1495; arrive in Portland (PDX) at 11:26 pm, 8hr and 44 minute layover. Change airline to Alaska Airlines flight 2329, take off at 8:10am. Arrive at 9:10am in Medford (MFR). Total time for whole trip is 18hrs and 15mins, we traveled 3100 miles. We take TLC taxi from airport to Crater Lake Lodges 1211 Avenue C White City, Oregon, 97503. It would cost $28 for the taxi ride. The flights were bumpy; and somewhat unpleasant, but all in all a good trip.
Accommodations: Yates
The accommodations for our trip is that we will be camping for the week at Mazama Village Campground. There is one site that we will be camping at. The cost for the week for the site and campground is $210.00. The site can fit 8ft by 8ft tents. The food for the week is going to be just like any other camping trip (non perishable foods) like beans, 2 loaves of bread, peanut butter, jam, cases of bottles of water so we don't get dehydrated, granola bars, and then ingredients to make smores (chocolate bars, graham crackers, marshmallows. The cost of all of the food was 55.93.
Arrive: Thursday September 15, 2011 |
Depart: Wednesday September 21, 2011 |
Number of sites: 1 |
Nights: 6 |
Adults p/room: 6 ($3.50 x 4 extra guest) |
Children p/room: 0 |
Special Requests (not guaranteed): Total Width: 8, Total Length: 8 |
Thu 15th | 1 x $35.00 |
Fri 16th | 1 x $35.00 |
Sat 17th | 1 x $35.00 |
Sun 18th | 1 x $35.00 |
Mon 19th | 1 x $35.00 |
Tue 20th | 1 x $35.00 |
Total: | $210.00 |
Food list:
Beans 12 cans: $20.04
2 loaves of bread $3.00
Bottles of water (2 case): $12.00
Peanut butter: $3.99
Jelly: $3.50
Marshmallows: $2.00
Hersheys chocolate: $4.65 (3bars)
Graham crackers: $4.50
Granola bars: $2.25
Total: 55.93
Natural Site: Ryan
For our natural site while we are here at Crater Lake, I thought we could take a look at Vidae Falls. It is a waterfall with a 100 foot drop and spectacular view. It was a great piece of scenery. Along with the waterfall there were wildflowers growing along side which added to the color and created an even better view. You could not see the top of the waterfall which made me a little curious as to where the water was flowing from. Vidae Falls was very easy to travel to as it located on the south side of the lake along Rim Drive nearly six miles east of Rim Village. Overall, it was a great experience for me to see something like that in nature. I cant wait to see what the rest of our trip has in store for us. Another plus is that there is no fee to pay to view Vidae Falls.
Built Monument/Attraction: Matt
This morning we woke up early and hiked to the community house at Rim Village. Once we arrived there, we took a 2 hour trolley ride around the rim trail at crater lake on a trolley that runs on Compressed Natural Gas. I found this attraction online through web site http://www.craterlaketrolley.com . This tour had a handful of stops at some of the most beautiful vistas around the lake, the views were breathtaking. Our guide told us about a lot of the history of the lake and the park and some of the cool things that are unique to the lake. First, the lake is the deepest in the United States at 1,949 feet deep. In addition, there are no rivers in or out of the lake, it is solely fed my the surrounding snow melt and rain fall. This is one of the clearest lakes in the world. Our guide was very knowledgeable. Our total cost was $25 per person for a total of $150. Well worth the money. I was bummed though that there were no student discounts!
Cultural Site: Erin
For our Historic Site, While Crater Lake is a historic site in and of itself I decided we should visit one of the many caves located in Southern Oregon. The tours are 8.50/Adult equalling out to $51 in total. The tours include a guide which take you through the caves regailing visitors with stories and historic facts about the site. We will take a tour through a marble cave. Learn and discover how the geology, fossils, cave life, bats, watershed, old-growth forest, and human history all make the Oregon Caves unique and fun to visit. The Caves will be an interesting aspect that many of our teams have never experienced, and will help go along with our camping Theme! The caves were absolutely gorgeous, and we got to see things that some members of the group never got to see! Being the only girl in the group I got a little scared by the bats, but it was very cool being able to see the inside of a cave! The tour guide also had a lot of funny stories about the people who used to go through the caves looking for gold and other treasures, he was very informative, and our entire group would recommend this tour to anyone visiting the area!
Recreation Spot/Activity: Naz
For our entertainment I figured that we could go white water rafting for one of the days on Rogue River, which is located in the Crater lake national park area. It cost us 95 dollars a person for a full day pass, so the price ended up being $570 for that part, a good deal I thought for all the fun that we had. I figured that we also spent a day just enjoying the scenery, I feel like Crater Lake NP is known for it's beauty that a tour that Matt had planned could also be included in the recreation and entertainment part of the trip. Other then this, we spent a day out on the lake fishing. Fishing cost 195 per person for a full day, so it turned out to be $1170 total... overall for the trip we ended up spending $1740 for one full day of rafting (8:30 am - 4 pm) and one full day of fishing (6 am to 3 pm) I've never been fishing and didn't catch any fish, but the rest of the group was pretty good at it and we all enjoyed it immensely.
We all had a really great time in Crater Lake Oregon camping out and living in the wilderness while also being given the chance to experience the beauty of the outdoors, and all of the attractions that Crater Lake has to offer! Looking forward to stop Number 2, we hope you've enjoyed reading about our first week!
What a great trip. I have to say that my favorite part was the white water ratting down the Rogue River. There were a lot of fun rapids and the natural environment was stunning. In addition to the rafting, the lake itself was so beautiful and clear. I would definitely go back.
ReplyDeletegreat job you guys!! The only thing the group needs to do for next week is give me the assigned responsibilities and a budget summary. For the activities I need transportation taken to the site (Naz ~ river trip).
ReplyDeletePoints:
Naz ~ 20 activities, transport?
Josh ~ 25 flight
Yates ~ 25 accommodations
Ryan ~ 20 activity, transport?
Erin ~ 15 activity, transport, location, cost?
Matt ~ 25 tour