Album of West Fork Miller River Field Trip

Selected photos from the spider collecting / plant photography field trip to the West Fork of the Miller River, King County, Washington on 24 July 2005, with Markku Savela and Rod Crawford; photos by both, as credited. See if you can spot the climbing rope in the top right cliff photo. See the return trip in November 2005.
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Rope rigging on cliff west of West Fork Miller River, Washington Cliff west of West Fork Miller River, King County, Washington
Closer view of cliff showing rope   © Markku Savela Cliff above collecting site                  © Rod Crawford
Canyon of West Fork Miller River, Washington Cliff west of West Fork Miller River, King County, Washington
View down canyon from cliff  © Markku Savela Bottom of cliff                     © Rod Crawford
River cobbles by West Fork Miller River, Washington West Fork Miller River, Washington
Stream cobbles by river      © Rod Crawford View of river from bank                    © Rod Crawford
Decayed log by West Fork Miller River, Washington Forest understory (salmonberry) by West Fork Miller River, Washington
Log in spider-collecting condition  © Rod Crawford Salmonberry understory with alder trunks    © Rod Crawford
River rocks by West Fork Miller River, Washington West Fork Miller River, King County, Washington (summer photo)
Boulders and cobbles          © Rod Crawford River from trail                                © Rod Crawford
Bigleaf maple Acer macrophyllum, grove
Mossy bigleaf maple trunk  © Markku Savela Grove of bigleaf maple at base of cliff        © Markku Savela
Biting flies, family Rhagionidae, genus Symphoromyia Looking up into mossy Bigleaf Maple tree
Symphoromyia rhagionid flies, 5 mm © Rod Crawford Looking up mossy maple tree                © Rod Crawford
salmonberry, Rubus spectabilis, fruit, red Devil's club Oplopanax horridum in fruit
Red salmonberry              © Markku Savela Devil's club in fruit                               © Markku Savela


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