Album of Glacier View Field Trip

Selected photos by Rod Crawford and Laurel Ramseyer from our 23 July 2015 spider collecting trip with Marie Rose Vanshravendijk to the Glacier View Trail, west of Mount Rainier (just outside the national park), Pierce County, Washington. The name refers to views of glaciers on the west side of Mt. Rainier (when clouds permit). We negotiated a long, bumpy road to the trailhead; the trail took us due north over 3 peaks along a ridge crest, through impressive subalpine old growth. Most of the best collecting was from dead wood and litter habitats in the forest, including some great finds. In all, 25 species rewarded our efforts. See Laurel's account of the day too!
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Glacier View Trail, Pierce County, Washington, 2014 aerial view three peaks along the trail, Glacier View Trail, Pierce County, Washington
Glacier View Trail area. Note working forest just west. P = parking lot,
M = elusive meadow, S = summit (Pierce County, 2014)		 Oblique view of ridge, showing 3 peaks along trail           © Rod Crawford
trailhead parking lot, Glacier View Trail, Pierce County, Washington Rod Crawford at trailhead, Glacier View Trail, Pierce County, Washington
At parking lot, Laurel contemplates dusty car         © Rod Crawford Rod registering at lush green trailhead              © Laurel Ramseyer
Trail junction, Glacier View Trail, Pierce County, Washington Epilobium & Castilleja flowers, Glacier View Trail, Pierce County, Washington
Junction: Beljica left, Glacier View right  © Laurel Ramseyer Some flowers still in bloom           © Laurel Ramseyer
Rod Crawford picking huckleberries along the Glacier View Trail, Pierce County, Washington Rod Crawford vanishes up the Glacier View Trail, Pierce County, Washington
Fueling up with berries for a steep stretch       © Laurel Ramseyer Fueled up, Rod quickly vanishes up the trail             © Laurel Ramseyer
old growth mountain hemlock trunk, Glacier View Trail, Pierce County, Washington impressive old growth along trail, Glacier View Trail, Pierce County, Washington
Impressive old growth trunk         © Rod Crawford Fine forest along the trail             © Laurel Ramseyer
bear scat in glade east of Glacier View Trail, Pierce County, Washington hair-dominated coyote scat, Glacier View Trail, Pierce County, Washington
Distinct sign of bear presence             © Rod Crawford Hair-dominated coyote scat             © Laurel Ramseyer
western hemlock cones on ground, Glacier View Trail, Pierce County, Washington western hemlock cones from Glacier View Trail, Pierce County, Washington
Thousands of hemlock cones     © Laurel Ramseyer Laurel was content to sample only 50 cones          © Laurel Ramseyer
mountain hemlock foliage, Glacier View Trail, Pierce County, Washington small subalpine meadow along trail, Glacier View Trail, Pierce County, Washington
Western hemlock foliage               © Rod Crawford Laurel and M.R. found a nice little meadow           © Laurel Ramseyer
pacific silver fir foliage, Glacier View Trail, Pierce County, Washington looking up at Glacier View summit, Glacier View Trail, Pierce County, Washington
True fir foliage            © Rod Crawford The summit is up there                  © Laurel Ramseyer
Glacier View summit view, Glacier View Trail, Pierce County, Washington lichen on summit outcrop, Glacier View Trail, Pierce County, Washington
View from the top               © Laurel Ramseyer Lichen on summit outcrop                      © Laurel Ramseyer
rainstorm approaching Glacier View peak, Glacier View Trail, Pierce County, Washington view from Glacier View summit, Glacier View Trail, Pierce County, Washington
Uh-oh, is that a storm coming?       © Laurel Ramseyer On top of ol' Glacier View, all covered with rock        © Laurel Ramseyer
conifer foliage in first saddle, Glacier View Trail, Pierce County, Washington view from Glacier View summit, Glacier View Trail, Pierce County, Washington
Rod beat conifer foliage in a saddle       © Rod Crawford Another view angle from the summit             © Laurel Ramseyer
hemlock needle litter, Glacier View Trail, Pierce County, Washington view of Mt Rainier from near trailhead, Glacier View Trail, Pierce County, Washington
I sifted several species from hemlock litter © Rod Crawford Mt. Rainier dwarfed all other mountains in sight             © Rod Crawford
dead wood on forest floor, Glacier View Trail, Pierce County, Washington dead wood on forest floor
Dead wood in the form of chunks       © Rod Crawford Dead wood in the form of sticks             © Rod Crawford
dead wood on forest floor, Glacier View Trail, Pierce County, Washington rare microspider Poeciloneta canionis Linyphiidae, Glacier View Trail, Pierce County, Washington
Dead wood in the form of bark        © Rod Crawford Dead wood harbored great spiders like Poeciloneta canionis    © Rod Crawford
blue sky, glade east of Glacier View Trail, Pierce County, Washington glade east of Glacier View Trail, Pierce County, Washington
Blue sky finally begins to show       © Rod Crawford This little glade was main site for foliage spiders             © Rod Crawford
forest road 59 near trailhead, Glacier View Trail, Pierce County, Washington Marie Rose & Rod Crawford, forest road 59 near trailhead for Glacier View Trail, Pierce County, Washington
"That way!"            © Laurel Ramseyer "No, that way!"                  © Laurel Ramseyer
ventral view, mouthparts of jumping spider Pelegrina aeneola, Glacier View Trail, Pierce County, Washington sunset from near Eatonville, Washington on 23 July 2015
Mouthparts of Pelegrina aeneola        © Rod Crawford Sunset near Eatonville              © Rod Crawford

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