Journal 56 R.E. Johnson 1967 July 4 Fish Lake to summit of Steens Mtns, Harney Co., Oregon (cont.). knowledge. Most of the land belongs to BLM & is on their Oregon map with little detail. The Steens are also on the USGS 1:250,000 scale topo map. This is the only topo map available. From the top of the pks so. of Steens Mtn one can see two roads from the east side that approach the ridge bordering Alford Lake. One road goes up the south side of Little Alford Creek & the other ascends the ridge between Pike & Indian Creeks. These 2 roads are not on either map. I next descended to the west in to the head of Wildhorse Creek called Wildhorse to the upper of 2 beautiful lakes. This lake. lake still has ice on it along the west side where cliffs above shelter it from the afternoon sun. There are carpets of Buttercups and of globe flower that exceed in size & beauty those of the same species found in Glacier Nat. Park, Montana. Two 40 Ft. waterfalls drop down the cliffs W. of the lake. The snow does have an abundant supply of insects. Snow margins are green, lush, & numerous. So far I have seen no rosy finches, but everything appears adequate: food, snow, cliffs. This canyon is south facing however & thus may get too warm. Lush meadows appearing nearly identical to those on Logan Pass in Glacier Park are often only a few feet from patches of sagebrush