known for its striking blue water, extreme clarity and for being the deepest lake in the U.S. at 1,949 feet. Every year, thousands of visitors use the trail to access the volcanic crater lake ...

“Three decades ago this lake covered 3,000 square kilometers. It’s going to be hard to recover.” Water that once spread across an expanse about the size of Rhode Island was gone. A pair of ...

When to Go: Warm lake water buttresses Grand Beach's 1.8-mile sandy strip, swelling with crowds in the summer months. In July and August, visit Patricia Beach to picnic in front of the sand dunes ...