Selected photos by Rod Crawford and Laurel Ramseyer from our 20 May 2016 spider collecting trip to Rock Island Creek on the south slope of Badger Mountain, Douglas County, Washington. This was a delightful spot with both lush riparian and shrub-steppe habitats, plus all the peace and quiet one could ask for — and lots of pine cones! Some habitats weren't too productive, but in a short day (thanks to the long drive) we came away with 29 spider species. Don't miss Laurel's account here also!

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Aerial view of our lovely site   (Douglas County, 2009)	Where rich steppe land and lush riparian forest meet      © Laurel Ramseyer
Solitary pine pops up from shrubs     © Laurel Ramseyer	We parked at edge of riparian zone            © Laurel Ramseyer
I swept a few species from riparian field     © Rod Crawford	Rock Island Creek; yes, that's all there is of it            © Rod Crawford
Rod sorting a riparian shrub sample    © Laurel Ramseyer	Lush riparian meadow during brief sun break            © Rod Crawford
Rod's sifting setup          © Rod Crawford	Dense, lush riparian shrubs            © Rod Crawford
Tiny tributary arises from a spring       © Laurel Ramseyer	Pardosa coloradensis with egg sac              © Laurel Ramseyer
Snaky array of pine branches      © Laurel Ramseyer	Scattered, solitary pines in riparian zone             © Laurel Ramseyer
Ponderosa pines produce pretty pink posies       © Laurel Ramseyer	Upper edge of riparian zone           © Laurel Ramseyer
Cicindela purpurea from pine cone     © Laurel Ramseyer	Typical shrub-steppe behind the car        © Laurel Ramseyer
Eleodes from a pine cone      © Laurel Ramseyer	Mostly-cloudy day          © Rod Crawford
Steppe flowers          © Rod Crawford	Misumenops swept from flowers on left             © Rod Crawford
Aspen trunks              © Laurel Ramseyer	Another sun break coming                 © Rod Crawford
Ribes shrubs were common in steppe       © Rod Crawford	Euryopis formosa, most typical pine cone spider           © Rod Crawford
Agelenopsis, not collected alas, in funnel retreat   © Laurel Ramseyer	Agelenopsis web on pine needle litter            © Laurel Ramseyer
Psilochorus hesperus carrying egg sac     © Laurel Ramseyer	Rock pile, typical Psilochorus habitat            © Rod Crawford
Jumping bristletail from pine cone       © Lauirel Ramseyer	Uncommon Sitticus dorsatus from under a rock              © Rod Crawford
Pine bark scales yielded a few specimens © Laurel Ramseyer	…and a few more from sagebrush foliage            © Laurel Ramseyer
Tall grass habitat…              © Laurel Ramseyer	…at site of old Badger Mountain School, lost in 2011 fire   © Laurel Ramseyer
There's a burger with my name on it… © Laurel Ramseyer	…somewhere down there in Wenatchee             © Rod Crawford
Sunset on the pass           © Rod Crawford	Sunset stayed with us most of the way home          © Rod Crawford

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