Album of Blue Creek / Cowlitz River Field Trip

Selected photos by Rod Crawford and Laurel Ramseyer from our 24 October 2019 spider collecting trip to the Cowlitz Trout Hatchery area, Lewis County, Washington. We collected from two tracts of riparian forest along the Cowlitz River, a large field and marsh farther from the river, and briefly from a forest tract on the other side of the county road. Our catch was an astounding 62-64 species, including some good ones! And we discovered an outstanding burger place, Betty's Place in Toledo.
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2019 aerial photo of Cowlitz Trout Hatchery area, Lewis County, Washington approaching the turnoff to Cowlitz Trout Hatchery, Lewis County, Washington
5 subsites marked in red        (Lewis County, 2019) Approaching the hatchery turnoff                  © Rod Crawford
Fall color near Blue Creek Boat Launch, Cowlitz Trout Hatchery, Lewis County, Washington Riparian strip along Cowlitz River, Blue Creek Boat Launch, Cowlitz Trout Hatchery, Lewis County, Washington
Fall colors still in view            © Rod Crawford Strip of cottonwoods along the river                     © Rod Crawford
park outhouse, Blue Creek Boat Launch, Cowlitz Trout Hatchery, Lewis County, Washington path through riparian cottonwood, Blue Creek Boat Launch, Cowlitz Trout Hatchery, Lewis County, Washington
Outhouse building                 © Rod Crawford Path through the riparian strip                  © Rod Crawford
cottonwood tree, Blue Creek Boat Launch, Cowlitz Trout Hatchery, Lewis County, Washington beach along Cowlitz River, Blue Creek Boat Launch, Cowlitz Trout Hatchery, Lewis County, Washington
Nice example of cottonwood       © Rod Crawford Beach along the Cowlitz River               © Rod Crawford
Cowlitz River, Blue Creek Boat Launch, Cowlitz Trout Hatchery, Lewis County, Washington Blue Creek Boat Launch, Cowlitz Trout Hatchery, Lewis County, Washington
The beautiful blue Cowlitz           © Laurel Ramseyer Main Blue Creek Boat Launch                      © Rod Crawford
duckunder on trail near Blue Creek Boat Launch, Cowlitz Trout Hatchery, Lewis County, Washington fern understory near Blue Creek Boat Launch, Cowlitz Trout Hatchery, Lewis County, Washington
Time to duck!                © Laurel Ramseyer Fern understory with perched leaves             © Rod Crawford
spider-free pine cones, near entry to Cowlitz Trout Hatchery, Lewis County, Washington maple-cottonwood leaf litter, near Blue Creek Boat Launch, Cowlitz Trout Hatchery, Lewis County, Washington
Spider-free pine cones              © Rod Crawford Rather wet leaf litter                  © Rod Crawford
tall grass, Blue Creek Boat Launch, Cowlitz Trout Hatchery, Lewis County, Washington large grassy field, Cowlitz Trout Hatchery, Lewis County, Washington
Tall grass (hiding water)        © Rod Crawford Giant grassy field                     © Rod Crawford
Douglas-fir foliage, Cowlitz Trout Hatchery, Lewis County, Washington conifers at edge of field, Cowlitz Trout Hatchery, Lewis County, Washington
Douglas-fir foliage            © Rod Crawford Beatable conifers at edge of field                    © Rod Crawford
Laurel returns from Alexander Creek, Cowlitz Trout Hatchery, Lewis County, Washington marsh on Alexander Creek, Cowlitz Trout Hatchery, Lewis County, Washington
Laurel returns from Alexander Creek     © Rod Crawford Marsh on Alexander Creek                © Laurel Ramseyer
pond scum in marsh on Alexander Creek, Cowlitz Trout Hatchery, Lewis County, Washington marsh on Alexander Creek, Cowlitz Trout Hatchery, Lewis County, Washington
Pond scum in marsh                 © Laurel Ramseyer More marsh habitat                      © Laurel Ramseyer
Araneus trifolium from marsh, Alexander Creek, Cowlitz Trout Hatchery, Lewis County, Washington Pachygnatha dorothea spider from marsh, Alexander Creek, Cowlitz Trout Hatchery, Lewis County, Washington
Araneus trifolium with prey         © Laurel Ramseyer Male Pachygnatha dorothea                © Rod Crawford
Pachygnatha dorothea spider from marsh, Alexander Creek, Cowlitz Trout Hatchery, Lewis County, Washington upland forest at twilight, near Cowlitz Trout Hatchery, Lewis County, Washington
Pachygnatha dorothea alive        © Laurel Ramseyer Last forest plot I visited at twilight                        © Rod Crawford
sunset near Toledo, Washington on 24 October 2019 sunset near Toledo, Washington on 24 October 2019
Sunset, a bit earlier             © Rod Crawford Sunset, a bit later                           © Rod Crawford
Betty's Place, Toledo, Washington Halloween decorations at Betty's Place, Toledo, Washington on 24 October 2019
Betty's Place, home of delicious burgers © Rod Crawford Betty's halloween decorations                         © Rod Crawford

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