Theresa Sartori, Columbus: "Welcome to Crater Lake National Park in Oregon — a natural wonder that you never hear about.

"While it does not attract visitors like Yellowstone or the Grand Canyon, it is no less impressive.

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Crater Lake National Park in Oregon is as impressive as better-known parks, Theresa Sartori of Columbus says.
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"Crater Lake lies inside a volcanic basin: It is the deepest lake in the United States and the seventh deepest in the world. Fed almost entirely by snowfall, it is also one of the clearest lakes in the world.

"Just like cresting the ridge at the Grand Canyon — so, too, when you crest the ridge at Crater Lake, Mother Nature will knock your socks off!"

(Crater Lake National Park, Oregon; www.nps.gov/crla)