Album of Tucquala Lake Field Trip

Selected photos (by Rod Crawford, Markku Savela, & Laurel Ramseyer) from our field trip to Tucquala Lake, northern Kittitas County, Washington on 24 July 2011 and the previous attempt on 17 July. The first try (first 3 photo rows) was aborted by our inability to ford a stream, plus it started to rain! When we finally reached the lake the following week with Markku's rented Jeep, it was worth all the trouble: a gorgeous spot, practically unspoiled, with fantastic flower meadows and very good spiders including a distinct new species of Callobius.
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2009 aerial photo of Tucquala Lake, northern Kittitas County, Washington side road by Scatter Creek south of Tucquala Lake, northern Kittitas County, Washington
Lake, road and stream from above   (Kittitas County, 2009) On the first trip, we collected on this side road          © Rod Crawford
road sign at Scatter Creek south of Tucquala Lake, northern Kittitas County, Washington Scatter Creek crossing road to Tucquala Lake, northern Kittitas County, Washington
So there's a little water, big deal, right?  © Rod Crawford Oh, not just a little water but the whole stream!         © Rod Crawford
habitats near Scatter Creek south of Tucquala Lake, northern Kittitas County, Washington grass meadow near Scatter Creek south of Tucquala Lake, northern Kittitas County, Washington
Perfectly good habitats, until rain started  © Rod Crawford Laurel swept in a nice grassy glade               © Laurel Ramseyer

A week later on July 24th, with the aid of Markku's rented Jeep, we actually reached the lake:

Rod Crawford collecting along the shore of Tucquala Lake, northern Kittitas County, Washington Tucquala Lake, northern Kittitas County, Washington
Rod looking for shore spiders      © Valentina Anderson What a beautiful lake!              © Rod Crawford
wading spot at Tucquala Lake, north Kittitas County, Washington looking across Tucquala Lake, north Kittitas County, Washington
Anyone for wading?        © Rod Crawford More lovely habitats visible across the lake           © Markku Savela
skipper butterfly Carterocephalus palaemon at Tucquala Lake, north Kittitas County, Washington flower meadow at Tucquala Lake, north Kittitas County, Washington
Carterocephalus palaemon          © Markku Savela Riparian meadow, rich in flowers … and spiders        © Markku Savela
bog orchid at Tucquala Lake, north Kittitas County, Washington Juncus marsh within riparian meadow at Tucquala Lake, north Kittitas County, Washington
Habenaria dilatata, bog orchid        © Markku Savela White & purple bog orchids in little rush marsh       © Rod Crawford
crab spider Philodromus rufus at Tucquala Lake, north Kittitas County, Washington damselfly Enallagma annexum at Tucquala Lake, north Kittitas County, Washington
Philodromus rufus     © Markku Savela Enallagma annexum              © Markku Savela
paintbrush flower Castelleja sp. at Tucquala Lake, north Kittitas County, Washington flower meadow at Tucquala Lake, north Kittitas County, Washington
Pink paintbrush flower        © Rod Crawford More flower meadow                © Rod Crawford
mossy microhabitat on shore of Tucquala Lake, north Kittitas County, Washington flower meadow at Tucquala Lake, north Kittitas County, Washington
Lake shore mossy micro-environment    © Rod Crawford Still more flower meadow          © Rod Crawford
columbia tiger lily Lilium columbianum at Tucquala Lake, north Kittitas County, Washington Markku Savela at Tucquala Lake, north Kittitas County, Washington
Lilium columbianum          © Rod Crawford Markku in the flower meadow              © Valentina Anderson
True fir foliage Abies sp. at Tucquala Lake, north Kittitas County, Washington forest glade at Tucquala Lake, north Kittitas County, Washington
Fir foliage also produced spiders          © Rod Crawford Forest glade also had its meadow spiders            © Rod Crawford
forest understory at Tucquala Lake, north Kittitas County, Washington stones in forest at Tucquala Lake, north Kittitas County, Washington
Understory foliage produced little    © Markku Savela Spider-rich rock habitat in the forest           © Rod Crawford
forest floor conifer needle litter at Tucquala Lake, north Kittitas County, Washington mayfly Ephemeroptera at Tucquala Lake, north Kittitas County, Washington
Conifer litter produced its share          © Rod Crawford Unidentified mayfly           © Markku Savela
Goat Mountain from Tucquala Lake, north Kittitas County, Washington Goat Mountain from Tucquala Lake, north Kittitas County, Washington
Goat Mountain from the lake      © Markku Savela Lots of mountain scenery in the area       © Rod Crawford
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