Album of Evans Lake Field Trip

Selected photos by Rod Crawford, Laurel Ramseyer and Markku Savela from our 17 July 2015 spider collecting (and butterfly photography) trip to Evans Lake and Sobieski Mountain, SSE of Skykomish, King County, Washington. Markku (and Laurel) photographed a nice variety of Lepidoptera while I (with significant help from Laurel) came up with 27 spider species. The best catch of the day was Laurel's Coreorgonal petulcus (see photo below) from the mini-cones of mountain hemlock. See also Laurel's account here.
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2013 aerial photo of Evans Lake, King County, Washington conifer litter before sifting, Evans Lake, King County, Washington
Evans Lake from the air         (King County, 2013) Conifer litter ready to dig up and sift           © Rod Crawford
butterfly Strymon melinas butterfly Parnassius clodius, trailhead to Evans Lake, King County, Washington
Strymon melinus        © Markku Savela Parnassius clodius             © Markku Savela
ripe salmonberry, Evans Lake, King County, Washington ripe huckleberries, Evans Lake, King County, Washington
Delicious ripe salmonberry     © Rod Crawford Ripe huckleberries too — nature's snack bar!          © Markku Savela
moth Gnophaela vermiculata, Arctiidae, Evans Lake, King County, Washington butterfly Speyeria hydaspe, trailhead to Evans Lake, King County, Washington
Gnophaela vermiculata       © Laurel Ramseyer Speyeria hydaspe were abundant             © Markku Savelad
tachinid fly, Evans Lake, King County, Washington trailhead sign for Evans Lake, King County, Washington
Flower-visiting tachind fly         © Laurel Ramseyer Trailhead sign produced a big Araneus gemmoides        © Laurel Ramseyer
butterfly Polygonia faunus, Evans Lake, King County, Washington first glimpse of lake on trail, Evans Lake, King County, Washington
Polygonia faunus         © Laurel Ramseyer First glimpse of the lake          © Laurel Ramseyer
Evans Lake, King County, Washington Evans Lake, King County, Washington
We quickly reached the lake           © Markku Savela High ground across the lake           © Rod Crawford
forest understory, Evans Lake, King County, Washington riparian vegetation, Evans Lake, King County, Washington
Understory foliage and…            © Rod Crawford …riparian foliage both yielded spiders       © Rod Crawford
syrphid fly, trailhead to Evans Lake, King County, Washington Sorbus, mountain ash, Evans Lake, King County, Washington
Syrphid fly, to be identified      © Markku Savela Mountain ash branches frame the lake             © Laurel Ramseyer
shelf fungus, Evans Lake, King County, Washington meadow at north end of Evans Lake, King County, Washington
Shelf fungi in the sun        © Rod Crawford Mini-meadow at head of lake            © Laurel Ramseyer
poisonous herb Veratrum viride, Evans Lake, King County, Washington Clubmoss, Lycopodium sp., Sobieski Mountain, King County, Washington
Deadly! Veratrum viride, highly poisonous  © Rod Crawford Clubmoss, Lycopodium sp.           © Laurel Ramseyer
willow foliage Salix sp., Evans Lake, King County, Washington crab spider Misumena vatia and potential prey, Bombus sp. on adjacent flowers, Evans Lake, King County, Washington
Willow foliage, beaten for spiders      © Laurel Ramseyer Predator (Misumena vatia) & potential prey            © Laurel Ramseyer
mountain hemlock cones Tsuga mertensiana, Evans Lake trail, King County, Washington microspider Linyphiidae Coreorgonal petulcus male from hemlock cones, trail to Evans Lake, King County, Washington
The mini-cones of mountain hemlock   © Laurel Ramseyer Laurel got this Coreorgonal petulcus from those cones!        © Rod Crawford
Sphagnum bog next to pond, E of Evans Lake, King County, Washington sedge Carex in small Sphagnum bog east of Evans Lake, King County, Washington
Drying Sphagnum bog east of the lake       © Rod Crawford Sedge in the little bog            © Rod Crawford
Rod Crawford sifting moss with Laurel Ramseyer, trailhead of Evans Lake, King County, Washington Edge of small pond and bog east of Evans Lake, King County, Washington
Rod sifts Sphagnum as Laurel watches      © Markku Savela Bog goes right up to edge of pond            © Rod Crawford

We wrapped up the day by visiting the summit of nearby Sobieski Mountain; climbable by car!

2013 aerial photo, summit of Sobieski Mountain, King County, Washington foliage of mountain hemlock Tsuga mertensiana, summit of Sobieski Mountain, King County, Washington
On top of old Sobieski Mountain        (King County, 2013) Mountain hemlock foliage            © Rod Crawford
radio tower, summit of Sobieski Mountain, King County, Washington radio tower building, summit of Sobieski Mountain, King County, Washington
Radio tower at summit            © Rod Crawford Radio facility: walls are habitat!            © Rod Crawford
colorful berries and fireweed, summit of Sobieski Mountain, King County, Washington Malachite Mountain from summit of Sobieski Mountain, King County, Washington
Colorful berries & fireweed       © Laurel Ramseyer Nice view of Malachite Mountain               © Rod Crawford
backlit fireweed Epilobium sp., summit of Sobieski Mountain, King County, Washington rocks fruitlessly searched for spiders, summit of Sobieski Mountain, King County, Washington
Backlit fireweed        © Laurel Ramseyer No spiders under the rocks           © Rod Crawford
Zeke's Drive-in diner, near Gold Bar, Washington sunset from U.S. 2 between Monroe & Everett, Washington, 17 July 2015
Lunch in the woods, dinner at Zeke's    © Laurel Ramseyer Sunset between Monroe and Everett             © Rod Crawford
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