Album of Descutes River Field Trip

Selected photos by Rod Crawford and Laurel Ramseyer from our 1 November 2019 spider collecting trip to the upper Deschutes River, Thurston County, Washington (not the one in Oregon!). Crossing a brushy clearcut and brambly canyon-side turned out to be a breeze, thanks to "secret" trails visible from the air, and we collected from decent (if chilly) habitats along the river, clearcut foliage, and an ivy-grown bridge farther upstream. In all we got 49 species, some of them very cool!
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aerial view of Deschutes River spider site, Thurston County, Washington, 2018 faint trail in clearcut, Deschutes River spider site, Thurston County, Washington
3 sites near Sorenson Road   (Thurston County, 2018) Faint trail through clearcut from the ground               © Rod Crawford
faint trail through clearcut from the air, Deschutes River spider site, Thurston County, Washington forest on side of river ravine, Deschutes River spider site, Thurston County, Washington
The faint trail is plainly visible from the air! Dense forest on side of river ravine                   © Rod Crawford
Laurel Ramseyer turning rocks, upper Deschutes River, Thurston County, Washington river bank rocks, upper Deschutes River, Thurston County, Washington
Laurel turning rocks             © Rod Crawford Plenty of rocks to turn!             © Laurel Ramseyer
riparian conifer foliage, upper Deschutes River, Thurston County, Washington beaver pond on upper Deschutes River, Thurston County, Washington
Riparian conifer foliage       © Rod Crawford Beavers have made a pond on the river           © Laurel Ramseyer
riparian alder trees, upper Deschutes River, Thurston County, Washington tall grass, upper Deschutes River, Thurston County, Washington
Riparian alder trees             © Rod Crawford Some great specimens swept from tall grass                 © Rod Crawford
leaf litter, upper Deschutes River, Thurston County, Washington riparian field, upper Deschutes River, Thurston County, Washington
Leaf litter was a bit too cold            © Rod Crawford Extensive riparian field habitats             © Rod Crawford
bigleaf maple tree, upper Deschutes River, Thurston County, Washington upper branches of bigleaf maple, upper Deschutes River, Thurston County, Washington
Some moss on the maples              © Rod Crawford Nearly all the leaves already gone          © Rod Crawford
invasive himalayan blackberry, upper Deschutes River, Thurston County, Washington blackberry destroying a field, upper Deschutes River, Thurston County, Washington
Alas, plenty of invasive blackberry     © Rod Crawford Field ends abruptly in blackberry thicket               © Rod Crawford
beaver-cut tree, upper Deschutes River, Thurston County, Washington grassy river bank, upper Deschutes River, Thurston County, Washington
Signs of beaver activity          © Laurel Ramseyer Grassy river bank                    © Laurel Ramseyer
giant Scots broom shrub, upper Deschutes River, Thurston County, Washington 2009 clearcut, upper Deschutes River, Thurston County, Washington
Giant broom bush             © Rod Crawford 2009 clearcut above the river                 © Rod Crawford
Douglas-fir foliage in clearcut, upper Deschutes River, Thurston County, Washington bleached slash pile, upper Deschutes River, Thurston County, Washington
Plenty of Douglas-fir foliage!         © Rod Crawford Bleached slash pile                      © Rod Crawford
Laurel Ramseyer exiting the clearcut, upper Deschutes River, Thurston County, Washington road up the 2009 clearcut, upper Deschutes River, Thurston County, Washington
Laurel coming into the home stretch    © Rod Crawford Clear road up the middle of the clearcut         © Rod Crawford
Forest along Sorenson Road, upper Deschutes River, Thurston County, Washington understory in forest along Sorenson Road, upper Deschutes River, Thurston County, Washington
Forest along Sorenson Road        © Rod Crawford Diverse understory in upland forest                     © Rod Crawford
Laurel Ramseyer looks for spiders on railing of O'Toole Road bridge, upper Deschutes River, Thurston County, Washington Ivy beside O'Toole Road bridge, upper Deschutes River, Thurston County, Washington
Laurel fruitlessly hunts bridge railing spiders   © Rod Crawford Ivy-shrouded environs of O'Toole Road bridge              © Rod Crawford
O'Toole Road Bridge, upper Deschutes River, Thurston County, Washington view from O'Toole Road bridge, upper Deschutes River, Thurston County, Washington
Edge of bridge, ivy and moss       © Rod Crawford View of the river from bridge                        © Rod Crawford
crab spider Tmarus angulatus from riparian field, upper Deschutes River, Thurston County, Washington sunset from near Vail, Washington on 1 November 2019
Tmarus angulatus from riparian field    © Rod Crawford Sunset as we head for home                        © Rod Crawford

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