Album of Cabin Mountain Field Trip

Selected photos from the spider collecting and nature photography field trip to Cabin Mountain, Kittitas County, Washington on 29 July 2006 with Markku Savela, Rod Crawford and Valentina Anderson. Photos by all three, as credited.
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espresso stand at Snoqualmie Pass Summit, Washington west peak of Cabin Mountain, Kittitas County, Washington
The espresso stand at Snoqualmie Summit made Valentina's eyes light up          © Markku Savela West peak of Cabin Mountain                  © Rod Crawford
Bombyliopsis tachinid fly Tachinidae on Markku Savela's hand, summit ridge of Cabin Mountain, Kittitas County, Washington east peak of Cabin Mountain, Kittitas County, Washington
Bombyliopsis tachinid fly    © Valentina Anderson East peak of Cabin Mountain             © Markku Savela
true fir Abies spp. trunks in subalpine forest, summit ridge of Cabin Mountain, Kittitas County, Washington regenerating subalpine parkland, summit ridge of Cabin Mountain, Kittitas County, Washington
True fir trunks on forested side    © Rod Crawford Regenerating subalpine parkland             © Rod Crawford
Oregon grape Mahonia nervosa with berries huckleberry Vaccinium sp. in developing parkland, summit ridge of Cabin Mountain, Kittitas County, Washington
Oregon Grape was in fruit      © Rod Crawford Huckleberry foliage dominated open areas            © Rod Crawford
true firs Abies spp., summit ridge of Cabin Mountain, Kittitas County, Washington foliage of Pacific silver fir Abies amabilis, summit ridge of Cabin Mountain, Kittitas County, Washington
True firs at edge of old clearcut      © Rod Crawford Foliage of Pacific silver fir              © Markku Savela
Sitka alder Alnus sitchensis, summit ridge of Cabin Mountain, Kittitas County, Washington view from summit ridge of Cabin Mountain, Kittitas County, Washington
In the fir forest, one Sitka alder   © Rod Crawford At a nearby cliff, an impressive view southward     © Rod Crawford
female tick Dermacentor andersoni, summit ridge of Cabin Mountain, Kittitas County, Washington jumping spider Habronattus jucundus female, summit ridge of Cabin Mountain, Kittitas County, Washington
This female Dermacentor andersoni collected the collector        © Rod Crawford Beautiful Habronattus jucundus from parkland        © Markku Savela
orbweaving spider Araniella displicata, summit ridge of Cabin Mountain, Kittitas County, Washington log dead wood habitat, summit ridge of Cabin Mountain, Kittitas County, Washington
Araniella displicata     © Markku Savela Log habitat of the Phidippus spider below           © Rod Crawford
Markku Savela on summit ridge of Cabin Mountain, Kittitas County, Washington jumping spider Phidippus johnsonii female, summit ridge of Cabin Mountain, Kittitas County, Washington
Markku arrayed for the field  © Valentina Anderson Phidippus johnsonii from parkland        © Valentina Anderson
Rod Crawford on summit ridge of Cabin Mountain, Kittitas County, Washington yellow pine chipmunk Tamias amoenus, summit ridge of Cabin Mountain, Kittitas County, Washington
Rod arrayed for the field     © Valentina Anderson Chipmunk edges out us humans in cuteness  © Valentina Anderson
butterfly Lycaena mariposa on Sedum divergens, summit ridge of Cabin Mountain, Kittitas County, Washington butterfly Euphydryas chalcedona anicia, summit ridge of Cabin Mountain, Kittitas County, Washington
Lycaena mariposa on Sedum divergens    © M. Savela Euphydryas chalcedona anicia             © Markku Savela


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