September 6, 2011. Larry Smith lead a group of 31 Italian students on a trip to Crater Lake National Park. Medford, Oregon's sister-city relationship with Alba, Italy, dates to 1960, emphasizing friendship between people and encouraging exchanges such as student trips. Though their languages and cultures differ, the cities share a similar climate, agricultural heritage and river valley geography. Alba, in northern Italy, is known for its white truffles, wine grapes, hazelnuts and fruit. The students visited Natural Bridge, the Rogue George, Godfrey Glen, ate their lunch on top of the Watchman Peak (8,025 ft) and then hiked down to Crater Lake on the Cleetwood Cove Trail and went swimming in the Lake. they also made a shopping stop at Rim Village. All together they hiked about 7 miles and spent four hours on a school bus!
Students from Alba, Italy on an exchange visit to Medford, Oregon.
Students from Alba, Italy spent September 6 at Crater Lake National Park.
Time to get back on the bus! Big day ahead of us!
Trip leader, Larry Smith, explains the rise and fall of Mt. Mazama to a group of Italian students on a field trip to Crater Lake on Sept. 6, 2011. At Godfrey Glen.
September 6, 2011. 31 Italian students and teachers spent the day at Crater Lake. Led by Larry Smith, the students spent the afternoon at Cleetwood swimming in the deepest lake in the United States. the Italians were using a temporary scramble trail that led down to the temporary boat dock. Next season visitors and tour boats will be using the new bulkhead weir
September 6, 2011. 31 Italian students and teachers spent the day at Crater Lake. Led by Larry Smith, the students spent the afternoon at Cleetwood swimming in the deepest lake in the United States. the Italians were using a temporary scramble trail that led down to the temporary boat dock. Next season visitors and tour boats will be using the new bulkhead weir. Some of the kids are already jumping into the cold water.
Alba students getting ready to plunge into the Lake.
Into the water go the brave Italians.
Swimming in Crater Lake- the deepest and bluest lake in the country.
Italian students from Alba, Italy splashing as they get used to the cold. They were really excited about swimming in such a pristine and COLD lake.
An American girl among 30 Italian students as they spend the day visiting Crater Lake.
The Italians quickly cooled in the Lake and soon hauled themselves up on sun heated rocks to warm up.
Italian students enjoying the fun and the sun down at the temporary Cleetwood boat dock.
Dressing as the kids prepare for the 1.1 mile, 650-foot hike out of the caldera.
Matthias Shields Seizan Fujikaki 2008 The boys spent several days camped at Mazama Campground and exploring Crater Lake including a hike to the top of Wizard Island.
Amber Smith - 4th grade Sitting in Crater Lake at Cleetwood Cove. Yes it is cold!
Sam Powers "Stay gold!" Cleetwood Cove Trail down to the Lake. The day was warm enough for some of the kids to wear shorts.
Greg White - 5th grade Cleetwood Cove
Greg White 5th grade Greg had a bright and broad smile! Sitting on a boulder at Cleetwood Cove
Brian Smith and Greg Tinseth The boys had spent a day fishing on Crater Lake Kokanee Salmon run small in Crater Lake because of being land-locked. They do not experience an ocean experience in their life cycle.
Brian Smith and Greg Tinseth Kokanee Salmon run small in Crater Lake because of being land-locked. They do not experience an ocean experience in their life cycle.
Greg Tinseth after spending a day fishing on Crater Lake. The big one is a rainbow trout. Kokanee Salmon run small in Crater Lake because of being land-locked. They do not experience an ocean experience in their life cycle.
Larry Smith leading a hike at Crater Lake with fresh snow. Lady of the Woodlands 2005
Larry Smith leading a hike at Crater Lake. 2005
1980 JV 5th grade on the Rim. Lodge in the background. On July 23 Charlie Natividad wrote: <http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=107703920> Have you been up to Crater Lake? Some of my best memories were up there, especially in the snow.
Sam Powers, with knee socks, and Larry Smith's 5th grade class down at Cleetwood Cove, 1985 Jon Allen with cap.
Ranger Larry Smith leading a scout troup on a snowshoe hike on August 15th. 1983. It took all summer for the snow at Rim Village to melt.
Snowshoeing in August with a bunch of Boy Scouts - 1983
On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 Lee Juillerat <lee@heraldandnews.com> wrote: Hi Larry, I've never seen the photo before. Darn, do I look thin. There's a story behind the cast. At every race I would hear comments from people about how their training was going lousy because of injuries — things like eyelashes falling on their toes and causing all sorts of trauma. They'd get all weepy and I'd feel very sad for them. Then the gun would go off and, boom, they'd explode off. And the next time I would seem them would be at the end of the race, where they'd be rested and relaxed because they had finished sooner. So, with the help of Dr. Al Glidden, my running partner and a two or three time Crater Lake Marathon winner, I had a temporary cast put on my foot the day before the race. I wore it to the Linkville Lopers dinner, which for several years was held before the run in Klamath Falls. When people asked me how my training was going I pointed to the cast. Naturally, they shrieked.
I told them, no problem, no matter what Glidden said I was going to cut it off on race morning and see what I could do, leg be damned. I took it off that night, put it back in place race morning and repeated my pledge to those who saw me and wondered what was going on. Shortly before the race started I hid behind some cars, unwrapped the outer layer and removed the cast, which was cut in two sections, and trotted to the starting line. People who had seen the cast were staring and worrying. During the race - and in those days the marathon went completely around Rim Drive and ended at the old ballfield near park headquarters, people drove by in buses and cars and shouted encouragement. I especially remember my friend Ed Beverly screaming because he couldn't believe how well I was doing on a broken foot. I ended up finishing somewhere in the top 5. And told people the mischief I had fomented. Thanks for allowing me to remember a fun time. I'll send this along to some others who might get a chuckle. Lee
Slide backwards but I have given the slides back to Larry before I discovered it.
Brian on the left
Brian Smith and Steve Craig. A note from Larry: Steve Craig. He would have been about 6th grade. Student of mine. No father. Lived with his mother’s friend. Really nice kid. Came to church with us. Spent 10 years in Army Intelligence. Is a PI in Orlando. Wife left him years ago. He raised their boy. We keep in contact. When we were in Florida several years ago, we got together for a visit. Along the East Road heading out to Sun Notch.
