A view approximately southest across the southern half of Walton Lake, Ochoco National Forest.........August 8, 2014.
This trail circumnavigates Walton Lake, which is a dammed basin with campground surrounding most sides. Much of the vegetation around the lake itself is native, although summer blooming non-natives were evident. Several sections of the shoreline are devoid of vegetation due to fisherman access. Parking is at the day use area, unless one camps there. Parking at the day use area is not free to those with senior passes or Northwest Forest passes. Pay the day use fee and display on your windshield as the private campground operating staff check windshields regularly for those not in compliance. The day use area evidently is a big money making spot for them!
Weather: Temperatures in the mid to upper 70s in the afternoon with light winds and clear skies.
* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.
Brown-eyed Wolf Lichen: Letharia columbiana
Common Liverwort: Marchantia polymorpha
California White Fir: Abies concolor x Abies grandis
Western Juniper: Juniperus occidentalis
Western Larch: Larix occidentalis
Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa
Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii
Red Alder: Alnus rubra
Quaking Aspen: Populus tremuloides
Toad Rush: Juncus bufonius
* Daggerleaf Rush: Juncus ensifolius
Liddon's Sedge: Carex petasata ?
* Small-fruited Bulrush: Scirpus microcarpus
Meadow Foxtail: Alopecurus pratensis
Orchard Grass: Dactylis glomerata
Candian Waterweed: Elodea (canadensis ?)
* Broadleaf Cattail: Typha latifolia
False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule
Star-flowered False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum stellatum
California False Hellebore: Veratrum (californicum var. californicum ?) - Fruits maturing.
White Bog Orchid: Platanthera dilatata (var. leucostachys ?) - Past bloom.
* Water Smartweed: Persicaria amphibia
* Common Knotweed: Polygonum aviculare (ssp. depressum ?)
* Douglas' Knotweed: Polygonum douglasii
Western Dock: Rumex occidentalis ?
* Mexican Dock: Rumex salicifolius (var. mexicanus ?)
* Pearlwort: Sagina sp.
Baneberry: Actaea rubra
Tower Rockcress: Arabis glabra
Bog Saxifrage: Micranthes oregana
Prickly Currant: Ribes lacustre
Sticky Currant: Ribes viscosissimum
Broadpetal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana var. platypetala
Largeleaf Avens: Geum macrophyllum var. perincisum
Prairie Smoke: Geum triflorum var. ciliatum
Sticky Cinquefoil: Potentilla glandulosa (var. ?)
Graceful Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. fastigiata
Sierra Peavine: Lathyrus nevadensis (var. nevadensis ?)
Velvet Lupine: Lupinus leucophyllus
* Yellow Sweetclover: Meliolotus officinalis
* Least Hop Clover: Trifolium dubium
* Oregon Checkermallow: Sidalcea oregana (ssp. oregana ?)
* Tinker's Penny: Hypericum anagalloides - Fading out of bloom.
Sticky Geranium: Geranium viscosissimum
* Fireweed: Chamerion angustifolium
* Tall Annual Willowherb: Epilobium brachycarpum
* Purple-leaved Willowherb: Epilobium ciliatum ssp. ciliatum
Cow Parsnip: Heracleum lanatum
Common Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi
* Gairdner's Yampah: Perideridia montana ?
Grouseberry: Vaccinium scoparium ?
Pleated Gentian: Gentiana (affinis ?) - Not in bud yet.
* Harkness' Linanthus: Leptosiphon harknessii
Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis
* Western Polemonium: Polemonium occidentale - Fading out of bloom.
Purple Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. alpina
* Field Mint: Mentha canadensis
* Common Monkeyflower: Mimulus guttatus
Common Mullein: Verbascum thapsus
* English Plantain: Plantago lanceolata
Fragrant Bedstraw: Galium triflorum
Black Elderberry: Sambucus racemosa var. melanocarpa - Berries ripening.
Common Snowberry: Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus
* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium
Pussytoes: Antennaria sp.
* Leafy Arnica: Arnica chamissonis ssp. foliosa
* Great Northern Aster: Canadanthus modestus
Canada Thistle: Cirsium arvense
Elk Thistle: Cirsium scariosum
Bull Thistle: Cirsium vulgare
* Showy Fleabane: Erigeron speciosus
* Rough-leaved Aster: Eurybia radulina
* Marsh Cudweed: Gnaphalium palustre
Rocky Mountain Sunflower: Helianthella uniflora - Past bloom.
* Mountain Tarweed: Madia glomerata
* Common Tarweed: Madia gracilis
* Oxeye Daisy: Leucanthemum vulgare
* Mountain Tarweed: Madia glomerata
Falsegold Groudnsel: Packera pseudaurea
Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus
* Tansy Ragwort: Senecio jacobaea
* Giant Goldenrod: Solidago gigantea ?
* Western Canada Goldenrod: Solidago salebrosa (var. lepida ?)
* Eaton's Aster: Symphyotrichum eatonii
* Leafybract Aster: Symphyotrichum foliaceum (var. parryi ?)
* Common Dandelion: Taraxacum officinale
Oyster Plant: Tragopogon dubius
Bald Eagle
Ospreys
Red-tailed Hawks
Turkey Vultures
Coots - with babies
Mallards - immature
Western Wood Peewees
Fritillarys
Wood Nymphs