Album of Middle Fork Campground Field Trip

Selected photos by Rod Crawford and Laurel Ramseyer from our 18 October 2018 spider collecting trip to sites along the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River, King County, Washington. We made a short stop at a previously-sampled site (enhancing it from 25 to 44 spider species), then collected around the upstream Middle Fork Campground — which is really on the tributary Taylor River! We ended the day here with an additional 44 species! Ah, fall spider collecting, nothing like it!
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aerial view of Middle Fork Campground area, 2015 King County photo sunrise from 7th Ave NE, Seattle, on 18 October 2018
Collecting sites around Middle Fork Camp   (King County 2015) Sunrise greets early-rising spider collector            © Rod Crawford
bridge on unnamed tributary, Middle Fork Snoqualmie River, King County, Washington unnamed tributary, Middle Fork Snoqualmie River, King County, Washington
Bridge where I'd collected in 2005    © Laurel Ramseyer Odd for such a signficant creek to be unnamed               © Rod Crawford
fall-colored maple leaves turning brown, unnamed tributary, Middle Fork Snoqualmie River, King County, Washington maple & cottonwood trees, unnamed tributary, Middle Fork Snoqualmie River, King County, Washington
Fall colors turning to litter           © Laurel Ramseyer Maples and cottonwoods                  © Rod Crawford
Laurel Ramseyer sifting moss, unnamed tributary, Middle Fork Snoqualmie River, King County, Washington moss on trees, unnamed tributary, Middle Fork Snoqualmie River, King County, Washington
Laurel sifting moss (with hunting season hat)   © Rod Crawford Siftable moss on tree trunks              © Laurel Ramseyer
Xysticus pretiosus from unnamed tributary, Middle Fork Snoqualmie River, King County, Washington crab spider Xysticus locuples from Middle Fork Campground, Taylor River, King County, Washington
Xysticus pretiosus from first site         © Laurel Ramseyer Xysticus locuples from Middle Fork Campground           © Rod Crawford
moss and litter sifters (Rod Crawford) share picnic table, Middle Fork Campground, Taylor River, King County, Washington Mount Garfield from Middle Fork Campground, Taylor River, King County, Washington
Two sifters share a picnic table        © Laurel Ramseyer Mount Garfield from Middle Fork Campground             © Rod Crawford
leaf litter, Middle Fork Campground, Taylor River, King County, Washington fern understory, Middle Fork Campground, Taylor River, King County, Washington
Leaf litter for sifting          © Rod Crawford Fern understory for sweeping            © Laurel Ramseyer
camp outhouse, Middle Fork Campground, Taylor River, King County, Washington Taylor River bridge near Middle Fork Campground, King County, Washington
Outhouse had its share of spiders         © Rod Crawford Bridge over Taylor River likewise had spiders           © Laurel Ramseyer
Taylor River from bridge near Middle Fork Campground, King County, Washington orbweaver Larinioides patagiatus on Taylor River bridge near Middle Fork Campground, King County, Washington
Scenic Taylor River            © Laurel Ramseyer Larinioides patagiatus male on bridge            © Laurel Ramseyer
orbweaver Araneus gemma on Taylor River bridge near Middle Fork Campground, King County, Washington invasive non-native orbweaver Metellina segmentata courting, Taylor River bridge near Middle Fork Campground, King County, Washington
Native Araneus gemma on bridge   © Laurel Ramseyer Invasive Metellina segmentata courting on bridge      © Laurel Ramseyer
Neobisiid pseudoscorpion from moss, Middle Fork Campground, Taylor River, King County, Washington suspension footbridge over Middle Fork Snoqualmie River, Middle Fork Trailhead, King County, Washington
Neobisiid pseudoscorpion from moss  © Laurel Ramseyer Laurel on the Middle Fork Trail footbridge               © Rod Crawford
Middle Fork Snoqualmie River downstream from suspension bridge, Middle Fork Trailhead, King County, Washington Middle Fork Snoqualmie River upstream from suspension bridge, Middle Fork Trailhead, King County, Washington
Downstream from footbridge           © Rod Crawford Upstream from footbridge                    © Rod Crawford
closed trail, Middle Fork Trailhead, King County, Washington rock face with liverworts, moss, fern, Middle Fork Trailhead, King County, Washington
Closed trail                     © Rod Crawford Liverworts on rock face               © Rod Crawford
forest understory, Middle Fork Trailhead, King County, Washington forest understory, Middle Fork Trailhead, King County, Washington
Diverse understory               © Rod Crawford Beautiful riparian forest                © Rod Crawford
sunset along Middle Fork Road, King County, Washington, 18 October 2018 sunset on Middle Fork Snoqualmie River, King County, Washington, 18 October 2018
Sunset on way to North Bend         © Rod Crawford Sunset on the lower Middle Fork                  © Rod Crawford

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