Album of Teanaway Campground Field Trip

Selected photos by Rod Crawford and Lauren Taylor from our 18 October 2012 spider collecting trip to Teanaway Campground and nearby sites on the middle and north forks of the Teanaway River, Kittitas County, Washington. Escaping the rains for a day, we were dazzled by the brilliant yellow cottonwoods while we sifted and swept 27-28 species in pleasant, peaceful surroundings. Only two species duplicated previous records from the 8 taken in June 2011.
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aerial photo of Teanaway Campground, Kittitas County, Washington spectacular yellow cottonwoods along the river, Teanaway Campground, Kittitas County, Washington
Campground from the air         (Kittitas County, 2009) Spectacular fall cottonwoods along the river        © Rod Crawford
Lauren Taylor ready for her first spider collecting, Teanaway Campground, Kittitas County, Washington fall color on the Teanaway River, Teanaway Campground, Kittitas County, Washington
Lauren ready to collect her first spiders!   © Rod Crawford More gorgeous color down the river    © Rod Crawford
river shoreline habitat, Teanaway Campground, Kittitas County, Washington red vine maple along river, Teanaway Campground, Kittitas County, Washington
Narrow but good river-shore habitat   © Rod Crawford Occasional vine maple added some red to the yellow         © Rod Crawford
cottonwood-pine leaf litter along river, Teanaway Campground, Kittitas County, Washington log across Teanaway River, Teanaway Campground, Kittitas County, Washington
Leaf-needle litter, rich in species       © Rod Crawford We didn't quite dare cross              © Rod Crawford
clear water of Teanaway River, Teanaway Campground, Kittitas County, Washington microspider Spirembolus monticolens Linyphiidae from leaf litter, Teanaway Campground, Kittitas County, Washington
Cold, CLEAR river water         © Rod Crawford Spirembolus monticolens from litter sifting         © Rod Crawford
cliff across river from Teanaway Campground, Kittitas County, Washington high bank of Teanaway River with shrubs, Teanaway Campground, Kittitas County, Washington
Impressive cliff across the river          © Rod Crawford Beating shrubs atop bank produced some spiders          © Rod Crawford
rocks on river shore, Teanaway Campground, Kittitas County, Washington large gravel bar in Teanaway River, Teanaway Campground, Kittitas County, Washington
River bank stones hid three species    © Rod Crawford Giant gravel bar in Teanaway River           © Rod Crawford
weedy vegetation on gravel bar, Teanaway Campground, Kittitas County, Washington spider Agroeca ornata Liocranidae from leaf litter, Teanaway Campground, Kittitas County, Washington
Weedy gravel bar plants       © Rod Crawford Agroeca ornata from leaf litter             © Rod Crawford
Douglas squirrel at Teanaway Campground, Kittitas County, Washington Douglas squirrel posing at Teanaway Campground, Kittitas County, Washington
Douglas squirrel was a real ham…       © Rod Crawford …it kept posing for me              © Rod Crawford
field site at North Fork Teanaway River bridge, Kittitas County, Washington Lauren Taylor sweeping grass for spiders, North Fork Teanaway River bridge, Kittitas County, Washington
Our second field site on the North Fork   (Kittitas County, 2009) Lauren tries sweeping for the first time              © Rod Crawford
North Fork Teanaway River bridge, Kittitas County, Washington tall grass near North Fork Teanaway River bridge, Kittitas County, Washington
North Fork, very scenic at bridge         © Rod Crawford Very sweepable grass               © Rod Crawford
river and low cliff near North Fork Teanaway River bridge, Kittitas County, Washington view of Mount Stuart from North Fork Teanaway River bridge, Kittitas County, Washington
Low cliff across the North Fork            © Rod Crawford Amazing view of Mount Stuart          © Rod Crawford
cow watches collection activities, North Fork Teanaway River bridge, Kittitas County, Washington dusk at North Fork Teanaway River bridge, Kittitas County, Washington
Bovine spectator           © Lauren Taylor Dusk, and time to head for dinner at Easton              © Lauren Taylor

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