{"id":5955,"date":"2021-11-24T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-24T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.american-motors-travel.com\/?p=5955"},"modified":"2021-11-22T16:56:06","modified_gmt":"2021-11-22T15:56:06","slug":"crater-lake-le-bijou-de-loregon-a-decouvrir-a-moto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.american-motors-travel.com\/blog\/crater-lake-le-bijou-de-loregon-a-decouvrir-a-moto\/","title":{"rendered":"Crater Lake: le bijou de l&rsquo;Oregon \u00e0 d\u00e9couvrir \u00e0 moto"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"text_justify\"><em><strong>L&rsquo;Oregon<\/strong>, on vous en a d\u00e9j\u00e0 parl\u00e9 plusieurs fois, reste<strong> un de nos coups de c\u0153ur aux USA<\/strong>. Et pourtant ce magnifique \u00e9tat ne poss\u00e8de qu&rsquo;un seul parc national:<strong> Crater Lake<\/strong>. En m\u00eame temps, il \u00e9tait logique de prot\u00e9ger ce joyau de la chaine des Cascades. Suivez le guide pour ne rien louper de ce magnifique site, durant votre prochain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.american-motors-travel.com\/voyage-a-moto\/etats-unis\/pacific-coast-tours-121\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pacific Coast Tours<\/a> :<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"text_justify wp-block-heading\"><strong>Un parc national am\u00e9ricain<\/strong> diff\u00e9rent<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"text_justify\"><strong>Crater Lake<\/strong> a surgit il y a plus de 7000 ans, suite \u00e0 l&rsquo;effondrement de la caldeira du <em>volcan Mazama<\/em>, soumis aux activit\u00e9s volcaniques de la r\u00e9gion. Situ\u00e9 \u00e0 pr\u00e8s de<strong> 2000m d&rsquo;altitude<\/strong>, c&rsquo;est aujourd&rsquo;hui <strong>le lac le plus profond des Etats-Unis <\/strong>avec plus de 590 m de profondeur, lui donnant son bleu profond caract\u00e9ristique. Et pourtant ses eaux sont translucides <em>(il parait que ce sont les eaux les plus pures des USA!)<\/em> permettant de voir sans probl\u00e8me \u00e0 l&rsquo;\u0153il nu jusqu&rsquo;\u00e0 pr\u00e8s de 37 m de profondeur! Le lac n&rsquo;est en fait <strong>rempli que part l&rsquo;eau de pluie et par la fonte des neiges<\/strong>. Pas de rivi\u00e8res, ni d&#8217;embouchure ne viennent perturber ses eaux calmes. Il est entour\u00e9 de falaises abruptes de diff\u00e9rentes couleurs allant de 170 \u00e0 570m, ce qui amplifie sont impression de profondeur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.american-motors-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/3-1024x512.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5993\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/blog.american-motors-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/3.png\" data-link=\"http:\/\/blog.american-motors-travel.com\/?attachment_id=5993\" class=\"wp-image-5993\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.american-motors-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/3-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.american-motors-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/3-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/www.american-motors-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/3-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/www.american-motors-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/3-1536x768.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.american-motors-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/3-2048x1024.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"text_justify\">D\u00e9couvert en <strong>1853 <\/strong>par des chercheurs d&rsquo;or, le site devient parc national en 1902 pour prot\u00e9ger cette \u0153uvre de la nature hors du commun. Pourtant on trouve des traces de Crater Lake dans les<strong> l\u00e9gendes am\u00e9rindiennes <\/strong>de la r\u00e9gion: il serait issu de la bataille entre le dieu du feu \/ des enfers, <strong>Llao <\/strong>vivant sur le mont Mazama, et le dieu de la neige\/ du ciel <strong>Skell<\/strong>. Llao perdit le combat et effondra sa demeure pour laisser derri\u00e8re lui la caldeira. Le <strong>volcan est actuellement en sommeil<\/strong>, mais reste consid\u00e9r\u00e9 comme actif.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.american-motors-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/6-1-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5971\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/blog.american-motors-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/6-1.png\" data-link=\"http:\/\/blog.american-motors-travel.com\/?attachment_id=5971\" class=\"wp-image-5971\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.american-motors-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/6-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.american-motors-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/6-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.american-motors-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/6-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.american-motors-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/6-1-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.american-motors-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/24-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5972\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/blog.american-motors-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/24.png\" data-link=\"http:\/\/blog.american-motors-travel.com\/?attachment_id=5972\" class=\"wp-image-5972\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.american-motors-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/24.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.american-motors-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/24-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.american-motors-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/24-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.american-motors-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/24-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.american-motors-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/26-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5973\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/blog.american-motors-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/26.png\" data-link=\"http:\/\/blog.american-motors-travel.com\/?attachment_id=5973\" class=\"wp-image-5973\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.american-motors-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/26.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.american-motors-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/26-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.american-motors-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/26-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.american-motors-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/26-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"text_justify wp-block-heading\"><strong>Une route sc\u00e9nique \u00e0 moto avec de splendides vues<\/strong>.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"text_justify\">La <strong>route sc\u00e9nique<\/strong> qui m\u00e8ne \u00e0 Crater Lake est d\u00e9j\u00e0 une merveille en soi: La <em>Volcanic Legacy Scenic byway<\/em> (tout un programme) serpente lascivement \u00e0 travers une<strong> for\u00eat de pins ponderosa. <\/strong>N&rsquo;h\u00e9sitez pas \u00e0 faire quelques arr\u00eats pour vous d\u00e9gourdir les jambes et admirer le rythme imp\u00e9tueux de la rivi\u00e8re (notamment \u00e0 <em>Rogue River Gorge<\/em> et <em>Natural Bridge<\/em>) avant d&rsquo;atteindre le parc. Apr\u00e8s le <em>visitor center<\/em> vous attend, <strong>la magnifique Rim Drive, <\/strong>longue de 53 kilom\u00e8tres, cette route sc\u00e9nique spectaculaire longe le crat\u00e8re <em>(\u00e0 effectuer dans le sens des aiguille d&rsquo;une montre pour rouler toujours du c\u00f4t\u00e9 du lac et ainsi avoir un acc\u00e8s facile aux zone de stationnement) <\/em>et vous offre des points de vue sensationnels sur le<strong> bleu profond du lac. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.american-motors-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/18-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5974\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/blog.american-motors-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/18.png\" data-link=\"http:\/\/blog.american-motors-travel.com\/?attachment_id=5974\" class=\"wp-image-5974\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.american-motors-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/18.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.american-motors-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/18-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.american-motors-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/18-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.american-motors-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/18-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.american-motors-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/21-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5977\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/blog.american-motors-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/21.png\" data-link=\"http:\/\/blog.american-motors-travel.com\/?attachment_id=5977\" class=\"wp-image-5977\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.american-motors-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/21.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.american-motors-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/21-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.american-motors-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/21-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.american-motors-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/21-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.american-motors-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/23-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5978\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/blog.american-motors-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/23.png\" data-link=\"http:\/\/blog.american-motors-travel.com\/?attachment_id=5978\" class=\"wp-image-5978\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.american-motors-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/23.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.american-motors-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/23-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.american-motors-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/23-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.american-motors-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/23-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"text_justify\">La<strong> Rim drive<\/strong> propose pas moins de <strong>30 points de vue am\u00e9nag\u00e9s <\/strong>pour vous offrir un maximum de sites d&rsquo;observation diff\u00e9rents sur le lac, et vous permettre d&rsquo;en observer <strong>ses particularit\u00e9s g\u00e9ologiques<\/strong> comme <em>Wizard Island<\/em> (<em>l\u2019\u00eele du sorcier, \u00e0 l\u2019ouest<\/em>), un <strong>mini volcan<\/strong> au c\u0153ur du lac, ou encore <em>Phantom Ship<\/em>, une <strong>petite \u00eele issue d&rsquo;une pr\u00e9c\u00e9dente \u00e9ruption aux allures de bateau fant\u00f4me<\/strong> (surtout quand le brouillard est tomb\u00e9 sur le Lac). Il est <strong>possible de descendre sur les berges et m\u00eame de se baigner dans le lac <\/strong><em>(attention l&rsquo;eau ne d\u00e9passe pas les 15\u00b0C m\u00eame en \u00e9t\u00e9!)<\/em>. De m\u00eame, des tours en bateau sont propos\u00e9s pour voir de plus pr\u00e8s les points d&rsquo;int\u00e9r\u00eat et m\u00eame monter au sommet de Wizard Island. Le <strong>Crater lake National Park<\/strong> propose \u00e9galement des randonn\u00e9es aux alentours du lac pour observer la nature ou bien les autres formations g\u00e9ologiques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-7 is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.american-motors-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/13-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5987\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/blog.american-motors-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/13.png\" data-link=\"http:\/\/blog.american-motors-travel.com\/?attachment_id=5987\" class=\"wp-image-5987\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.american-motors-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/13.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.american-motors-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/13-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.american-motors-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/13-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.american-motors-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/13-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.american-motors-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/9-1-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5982\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/blog.american-motors-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/9-1.png\" data-link=\"http:\/\/blog.american-motors-travel.com\/?attachment_id=5982\" class=\"wp-image-5982\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.american-motors-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/9-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.american-motors-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/9-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.american-motors-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/9-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.american-motors-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/9-1-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.american-motors-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/11-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5985\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/blog.american-motors-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/11.png\" data-link=\"http:\/\/blog.american-motors-travel.com\/?attachment_id=5985\" class=\"wp-image-5985\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.american-motors-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/11.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.american-motors-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/11-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.american-motors-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/11-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.american-motors-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/11-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"text_justify\"><em>Ce petit joyau est \u00e0 retrouver dans notre prochain <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.american-motors-travel.com\/voyage-a-moto\/etats-unis\/pacific-coast-tours-121\" target=\"_blank\">Pacific Coast Tours<\/a> ou \u00e0 int\u00e9grer \u00e0 un projet sur-mesure sur l&rsquo;Oregon bien entendu ! <strong>Conseil : <\/strong>d\u00e9part de Portand \u00e0 envisager <\/em> car cet \u00e9tat est d\u00e9tax\u00e9 le must pour se refaire une garde robe et ramener quelques souvenirs. Contrairement \u00e0 la plupart des \u00c9tats am\u00e9ricains, aucune taxe n\u2019est appliqu\u00e9e sur les ventes dans l\u2019Oregon, ce qui vous <strong>permettra d\u2019\u00e9conomiser entre 5 et 10&nbsp;% sur tous vos achats<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"text_justify\"><em>Et si vous l&rsquo;avez loup\u00e9, vous pourrez retrouver notre article sur <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.american-motors-travel.com\/loregon\/\" target=\"_blank\">l&rsquo;Oregon<\/a> pour vous inspirer&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.american-motors-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/1-1024x512.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5967\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.american-motors-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/1-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.american-motors-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/1-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/www.american-motors-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/1-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/www.american-motors-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/1-1536x768.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.american-motors-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/1-2048x1024.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>L&rsquo;Oregon, on vous en a d\u00e9j\u00e0 parl\u00e9 plusieurs fois, reste un de nos coups de c\u0153ur aux USA. Et pourtant ce magnifique \u00e9tat ne poss\u00e8de qu&rsquo;un seul parc national: Crater Lake. En m\u00eame temps, il \u00e9tait logique de prot\u00e9ger ce joyau de la chaine des Cascades. Suivez le guide pour ne rien louper de ce [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5991,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.american-motors-travel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5955"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.american-motors-travel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.american-motors-travel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.american-motors-travel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.american-motors-travel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5955"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/www.american-motors-travel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5955\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6125,"href":"https:\/\/www.american-motors-travel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5955\/revisions\/6125"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.american-motors-travel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5991"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.american-motors-travel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5955"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.american-motors-travel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5955"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.american-motors-travel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5955"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}