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1700
January 26 1700 According to Klamath legends, two spirits named Llao and Skell fought gory battles here. Llao ripped Skell’s heart from his chest, and Skell retaliated by dismembering Llao and throwing the body parts into the lake. Hideous monsters gobbled up everything but Llao’s head, but the lake still holds Llao’s spirit. When stirred, he may brew up storm clouds. When angered, he may appear in the form of a giant crayfish that climbs up out of the lake, snatches people off the rim, and drags them down into the water.
There was one event which may have played a role in sudden changes within the Caldera: that is on January 26th in the year 1700, the last great Subduction Zone Earthquake struck the Pacific Northwest Coast:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/states/events/1700_01_26.php
Some believe that this earthquake incident triggered the great inner Caldera Wall Collapse known as the Chaski Slide (east of Garfield Pk. & CRLA Lodge) which caused a great “tidal wave across Crater Lake” depositing debris including diatomaceus earth on the eastern flank of Wizard Island. (M13)
Green vegetation at the bottom of the slide, primarily conifers, have been established during the past 300 years.
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