Album of Upper Mission Ridge Field Trip

Selected photos by Rod Crawford and Laurel Ramseyer from our 22 June 2024 spider collecting trip with Kathy Whaley to the higher slopes above Mission Ridge ski lodge (where we collected last year and it took us 2 visits to get a sample). This time we went a month earlier with a third person, and it paid off: we got a full basic sample of 25 species, including some rarities and one or two that might prove to be really noteworthy. Despite our pushing the time limit more than driver Kathy liked, we had a short day on site, but the habitats and weather cooperated nicely!
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2022 aerial photo of ski-runs area on Mission Ridge, Chelan County, Washington cedar shrub in Cashmere Cemetery, Cashmere, Washington
Mission Ridge ski runs (our main site in middle) (Chelan County 2022) Cedar shrub in Cashmere Cemetery                      © Rod Crawford
Kathy Whaley and Rod Crawford on ski-runs area on Mission Ridge, Chelan County, Washington service road for ski-runs area on Mission Ridge, Chelan County, Washington
Kathy & Rod huffing and puffing        © Laurel Ramseyer We had to hike this service road we weren't allowed to drive up         © Rod Crawford
bumble bee deep inside Penstemon flower, ski-runs area on Mission Ridge, Chelan County, Washington roadside stand of Penstemon, ski-runs area on Mission Ridge, Chelan County, Washington
Bumble bee deeply involved in business © Laurel Ramseyer Lovely stand of Penstemon flowers                 © Laurel Ramseyer
view down toward Wenatchee, ski-runs area on Mission Ridge, Chelan County, Washington view downward toward Wenatchee, ski-runs area on Mission Ridge, Chelan County, Washington
High above Wenatchee                © Laurel Ramseyer Higher still above Wenatchee                © Laurel Ramseyer
yellow Misumenops spider swept from Arnica in meadow, ski-runs area on Mission Ridge, Chelan County, Washington meadow habitat, ski-runs area on Mission Ridge, Chelan County, Washington
Yellow Misumenops I swept           © Rod Crawford Sweepable meadow habitat                     © Rod Crawford
Arnica flowers, ski-runs area on Mission Ridge, Chelan County, Washington crab spider Philodromus ?oneida from elderberry, ski-runs area on Mission Ridge, Chelan County, Washington
Crab spider yellow from Arnica flowers  © Laurel Ramseyer Philodromus ?oneida from elderberry                 © Laurel Ramseyer
spider Theridion neomexicanum from ski-runs area on Mission Ridge, Chelan County, Washington conifer foliage on west side, ski-runs area on Mission Ridge, Chelan County, Washington
Theridion neomexicanum, found on most foliage     © Rod Crawford Conifer foliage was my richest habitat, as expected             © Rod Crawford
foliage on near side, ski-runs area on Mission Ridge, Chelan County, Washington Pityohyphantes spider web on building, ski-runs area on Mission Ridge, Chelan County, Washington
Conifer foliage on other side of ski run      © Rod Crawford Pityohyphantes web on building                    © Laurel Ramseyer
spider Theridion montanum from conifer foliage, ski-runs above Mission Ridge resort, Chelan County, Washington meadow and forest habitats, ski-runs above Mission Ridge resort, Chelan County, Washington
Rare Theridion montanum from conifer beat        © Rod Crawford Meadow and forest habitats under the ski-lift               © Rod Crawford
Scarlet Gillia plant in bloom, ski-runs above Mission Ridge resort, Chelan County, Washington spider Pimoa curvata from under wood, ski-runs above Mission Ridge resort, Chelan County, Washington
Scarlet Gillia instead of the usual paintbrush      © Laurel Ramseyer Laurel found Pimoa curvata under dead wood           © Laurel Ramseyer
service building along ski-runs above Mission Ridge resort, Chelan County, Washington spider Pityohyphantes minidoka on building, ski-runs above Mission Ridge resort, Chelan County, Washington
Laurel found several species on service buildings  © Laurel Ramseyer Female Pityohyphantes minidoka on a building             © Laurel Ramseyer
rocks as spider habitat, ski-runs above Mission Ridge resort, Chelan County, Washington male Xysticus crab spider from under rock, ski-runs above Mission Ridge resort, Chelan County, Washington
There were rocks to turn over             © Rod Crawford Best under-rock spider, Laurel's unidentified Xysticus       © Laurel Ramseyer
"Mimi" sign, ski-runs above Mission Ridge resort, Chelan County, Washington ski lift, ski-runs above Mission Ridge resort, Chelan County, Washington
So that's where Mimi's been hiding          © Rod Crawford Close-up of the ski lift                      © Rod Crawford
"Laps" sign, ski-runs above Mission Ridge resort, Chelan County, Washington crab spider Misumena vatia from elderberry, ski-runs above Mission Ridge resort, Chelan County, Washington
Another eccentric sign                 © Rod Crawford Misumena vatia beaten from elderberry flowers            © Laurel Ramseyer
Rod Crawford walking down from ski-runs above Mission Ridge resort, Chelan County, Washington Laurel Ramseyer on way out from ski-runs above Mission Ridge resort, Chelan County, Washington
Rod heads back down the road        © Laurel Ramseyer Laurel had to look at one last little building                © Rod Crawford
pine cones at lower location, ski-runs above Mission Ridge resort, Chelan County, Washington spider Euryopis formosa from pine cones, ski-runs above Mission Ridge resort, Chelan County, Washington
True pine cones at the lower site        © Laurel Ramseyer Euryopis formosa tapped from the pine cones           © Laurel Ramseyer
small Douglas maple near pine tree site, ski-runs above Mission Ridge resort, Chelan County, Washington Rod Crawford sifting maple litter, ski-runs above Mission Ridge resort, Chelan County, Washington
Small Douglas maple beside the pine site © Laurel Ramseyer Rod sifting maple/pine litter for little result             © Laurel Ramseyer
sunset near Issaquah, Washington on 22 June 2024 sunset near Mercer Island, Washington on 22 June 2024
Earlier stage of spectacular sunset      © Rod Crawford Sunset starts getting really good                  © Rod Crawford
rimrock on ridge seen from ski-runs above Mission Ridge resort, Chelan County, Washington sunset over Lake Washington, 28 June 2024
Rimrock on the ridge crest           © Laurel Ramseyer Our last good look at the sunset              © Laurel Ramseyer

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