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© 1996-2006 John P Dudley |
In July of 2002 my friend Stu and I went diving at Clear Lake in Oregon, which is at an elevation of 3,500 feet above sea level. The water temperature was a crisp 41 degrees, but with two wet suits, gloves, a hood and booties you could barely feel it. This was my first cold-water dive, my first fresh water dive, and my first high altitude dive. I was amazed at how much more difficult everything is wearing all of that gear. Diving in the tropics is a piece of cake compared to this! Clear Lake lives up to it's name: Completely clear, with 300 feet of visibility. Absolutely breath taking. The lake was formed quickly by a lava flow that dammed spring-fed streams at the headwaters of the McKenzie River. The trees you see in the photos are from the creation of the lake, petrified and preserved for 3,000 years!
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