Twin brothers, Lloyd and Larry Smith were raised 80 miles southwest of Crater Lake National Park, in the Rogue Valley town of Phoenix, Oregon. They first saw Crater Lake at age 7, during a family outing, at which time they hiked the old Rim Village Lake Trail with their grandparents from Montana, their parents and a host of relatives. Since their father worked for the Tucker Sno-Cat Corporation of Medford, Oregon, and since Crater Lake was being used during this period as a proving ground for the original Sno-Cats, the brothers often visited the Park during the winter. They feel especially fortunate for having seen the frozen lake in 1949.
Lloyd and Larry attended LeTourneau University in Longview, Texas and Southern Oregon College (now University) in Ashland, Oregon, graduating with degrees in both engineering and education.
Lloyd began working seasonally at Crater in the summer of 1959. During his 21 season at Crater Lake and Rocky Mountain National Parks, Lloyd’s assignments included: park maintenance, trail crew boss, construction, entrance and campground ranger, and law enforcement ranger. Lloyd spent 25 years teaching Science and Math in Grants Pass. Following his retirement, Lloyd has operated his own business and served as a business manager. He is currently living in Longview, Washington with his wife Helen, where he operates a crematorium. He is married to Helen and raised two boys at Crater Lake – Kenneth and Keith. And two “bonus kids”, Christopher and Jeannie.
Possessing possibly the greatest collection of Crater Lake photos taken from his years spent at the park, many of them are seen throughout this website.
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