Album of Taidnapam Park Field Trip

Selected photos by Rod Crawford and Laurel Ramseyer from our 29 October 2023 spider collecting trip (with Dan Nelson) to Taidnapam Park (and campground), Lewis County, Washington. After a stop at Morton City Cemetery, we collected from vegetation, litter and moss in this large forested park; a footbridge and its surroundings on the Cowlitz River to the south; and a unique grassland grown on former lake bottom at the upper end of Riffe Reservoir. The total "take" was 47 species.
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2021 aerial photo of Taidnapam Park, Lewis County, Washington Dan Nelson and Laurel Ramseyer in Morton City Cemetery, Morton, Washington
Taidnapam Park with our sites in red      (Lewis County, 2021) Dan and Laurel in Morton City Cemetery                © Rod Crawford
entrance sign, Taidnapam Park, Lewis County, Washington roadside conifer foliage, Taidnapam Park, Lewis County, Washington
Park entrance sign              © Rod Crawford Roadside conifer foliage                         © Rod Crawford
maple leaf litter, Taidnapam Park, Lewis County, Washington bigleaf maple tree, Taidnapam Park, Lewis County, Washington
Bigleaf maple litter, not so productive       © Rod Crawford It fell from the one visible maple tree around                    © Rod Crawford
moss on, and litter under, cottonwood tree, Taidnapam Park, Lewis County, Washington cottonwood trees along park road, Taidnapam Park, Lewis County, Washington
Cottonwood litter and moss on trunk   © Laurel Ramseyer Cottonwood trees along park road            © Laurel Ramseyer
male spider Pimoa altioculata from moss, Taidnapam Park, Lewis County, Washington Laurel Ramseyer sifting moss, Taidnapam Park, Lewis County, Washington
Pimoa altioculata male from moss       © Laurel Ramseyer Laurel sifting moss                        © Rod Crawford
salal, Taidnapam Park, Lewis County, Washington sword fern understory Pterostichum munitum, Taidnapam Park, Lewis County, Washington
Salal understory                 © Rod Crawford And vast tracts of sword fern understory          © Rod Crawford
Philodromus rufus crab spider, Taidnapam Park, Lewis County, Washington Neriene radiata linyphiid spider, Taidnapam Park, Lewis County, Washington
Philodromus rufus dominated conifers       © Rod Crawford Dan got a number of Neriene radiata              © Rod Crawford
orbweaver Larinioides patagiatus from outhouse at footbridge, Taidnapam Park, Lewis County, Washington footbridge over the Cowlitz, Taidnapam Park, Lewis County, Washington
Larinioides patagiatus             © Laurel Ramseyer Footbridge over the Cowlitz River            © Laurel Ramseyer
gravel bar along Cowlitz River south of Taidnapam Park, Lewis County, Washington Cowlitz River south of Taidnapam Park, Lewis County, Washington
Gravel bar exposed by low water        © Laurel Ramseyer Cowlitz River inflow of Riffe Reservoir                © Laurel Ramseyer
crab spider Philodromus spectabilis ballooning from bridge railing, Taidnapam Park, Lewis County, Washington crab spider Philodromus spectabilis on bridge, Taidnapam Park, Lewis County, Washington
Young Philodromus spectabilis ballooning © Laurel Ramseyer Somewhat bigger P. spectabilis sticks around to pose        © Laurel Ramseyer
young Douglas-fir along boat launch, Taidnapam Park, Lewis County, Washington north boat launch high and dry, Taidnapam Park, Lewis County, Washington
Young conifers along boat ramp        © Rod Crawford Boat launch high and dry                      © Laurel Ramseyer
tall, dense grass, Taidnapam Park, Lewis County, Washington grassland on old reservoir bottom, Taidnapam Park, Lewis County, Washington
Tall, dense grass obscures footing       © Laurel Ramseyer Grassland growing on former reservoir/lake bottom            © Rod Crawford
crab spider Tmarus angulatus from grassland, Taidnapam Park, Lewis County, Washington edge of grassland on former lake bottom, Taidnapam Park, Lewis County, Washington
Laurel's prize Tmarus angulatus        © Rod Crawford Edge of lake-bottom grassland                    © Rod Crawford
Laurel Ramseyer at boat ramp outhouse, Taidnapam Park, Lewis County, Washington hillside over Riffe Lake, Taidnapam Park, Lewis County, Washington
Laurel collects from boat ramp outhouse  © Rod Crawford Hillside overlooking reservoir               © Rod Crawford
high-dry north boat ramp at dusk, Taidnapam Park, Lewis County, Washington sunset along Highway 12, Lewis County, Washington, 29 October 2023
River reflects sky at dusk                     © Rod Crawford Sunset along Highway 12                       © Rod Crawford

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