Battle Ground Lake

So I went north today to Battle Ground. I turned right not left because that takes you to all the new stuff, but right because then you go through the old part of town. I went past the second hand shops, the church turned into a coffee house, the antique stores, the restaurant owned by the stars of One Tree Hill* (is that even still on TV?) and turned left before the train tracks and went past the old grainery building ( I think that's what it is) and past the older houses, past the house with the wagon wheels used as fencing (hmmm, might blip that someday), past the landed gentry with their nice older homes and oversized lots, past the white fences, the wire fences, the tract houses, the farms with rolling pastures and the occasional horse, and turned left up the hill where I finally parked the car at, ta dah, Battle Ground Lake State Park. It isn't a big park but it is well used. Lots of people come here to camp, to do day hikes, to play, to get married, to fish, to kyak, to swim, ride their horses, and picnic. Battle Ground Lake is surrounded by tall trees and a walking path that goes all the way around the lake. I didn't have enough time today to stay for long, and then my camera battery told me I was done anyway, so I have vowed to return on a day when I don't run into a rain shower, as I did today, and try again.

Wikipedia describes it thusly:

Battle Ground Lake State Park is a 280 acre (1.1 km²) park 21 miles (34 km) northeast of Vancouver, Washington, USA, consisting of an ancient 400 feet (120 m) volcano in the Boring Lava Field where a magma-induced steam explosion made a large bean-shaped crater, a maar, which later filled with water, forming a crater lake.
The lake was originally named Crater Lake, but was renamed in deference Oregon's more famous Crater Lake.
The Park is vegetated with mostly evergreen forest, and the lake is stocked with bass, catfish and trout. Facilities include a swimming area and a boat launch ramp. Bridle trails ring the lake and criss-cross the summit area. Paddleboats may be rented for $10 hourly.[2]
There are a few small bass present, and catfish, but trout fishing is the main attraction for anglers, especially on opening day.

*The Jackson (Jonathan and Richard) brothers, who are entertainers, musicians, actors, and pretty cute, were raised in, of all places, Battle Ground, Washington.