{"id":1248,"date":"2013-05-21T22:45:52","date_gmt":"2013-05-21T22:45:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.retired-openroad.us\/?p=1248"},"modified":"2023-05-29T20:32:35","modified_gmt":"2023-05-29T20:32:35","slug":"crater-lake-the-cleanest-purest-water-on-earth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.retired-openroad.us\/?p=1248","title":{"rendered":"Crater Lake &#8211; the cleanest, purest water on earth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We took a trip to see Crater Lake one day while here in Southern Oregon.\u00a0 It&#8217;s beautiful!\u00a0 The water is a deep blue, and as it&#8217;s pure rainfall (no rivers flow into or out of the caldera) it&#8217;s the cleanest, purest water on earth.<\/p>\n<p>The blue of the water was enhanced by the snow all around us!\u00a0 Here are some pictures:<\/p>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" scoped>.rbs_gallery_69e5b6716889bSpinner{\r\n\t\t\t\tmargin: 50px auto;\r\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50px;\r\n\t\t\t\theight: 40px;\r\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: 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