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It seems like every time we come to visit the big obsidian flow, there is snow on at least part of it. The last time when we came out with Zach and Vera, we climbed over some big snow drifts.
This time there was far more snow even though the timing wasn’t that far off from the previous trip.
We didn’t do the whole loop this time because we didn’t feel like potentially sliding down a bunch of snow and into a bunch of sharp rocks.
We stopped by Paulina Lake in Newberry Crater. As we walked down to the water, the cacophony of frogs suddenly stopped and we were left in absolute silence save for the ripple of the water on the shore. There was a light dusting of snow on the crater rim surrounding us. Where we’re standing is the center of the Newberry Crater caldera.
When we walked away, the frogs started up again with their songs.
We checked out Paulina Creek Falls on our way up into Newberry Crater. These falls are huge and slowly are marching upriver. 
There was just a light dusting of snow on everything.
At the bottom of the falls looking up.