Crater Lake is not only one of the deepest lakes in the world, it's also one of the clearest in the U.S. Since our first visit, we have returned every year, now with our little family in tow.

Crater Lake is not only one of the deepest lakes in the world, it’s also one of the clearest in the U.S. Since our first visit, we have returned every year, now with our little family in tow.

The newt exists only in Crater Lake, and its populations have plummeted in recent years because of warming lake temperatures and the expanding population of signal crayfish, a predator species ...

The newts live only in Oregon’s Crater Lake and their populations have crashed in recent years due to the expansion of introduced signal crayfish and warming lake temperatures from climate change.