Album of Jack Pass Field Trip

Selected photos (by Rod Crawford and Della Scott) from our 29 July 2011 spider collecting trip to Jack Pass in the remote southeast part of Snohomish County, Washington. The trip was originally conceived because of Della's interest in hot springs; Garmin Mineral Spring is nearby, but we didn't end up visiting it. The mostly second-growth forest contained some decent habitats, but it was getting late in the year for mid-elevation (2590') collecting, and we ended with a barely adequate 21 species. It was a pleasant trip, though the most interesting result was the common species we didn't get.
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1998 aerial photo of Jack Pass, Snohomish County, Washington roadside at Jack Pass, Snohomish County, Washington
Five roads come together at Jack Pass     (USGS, 1998) We parked by an unfrequented side road         © Rod Crawford
roadside verge flowers near Jack Pass, Snohomish County, Washington alder grove in forest at Jack Pass, Snohomish County, Washington
Flowery roadside verge           © Rod Crawford Sun-dappled grove of alders in the conifer forest              © Rod Crawford
Rod Crawford collecting spiders in understory at Jack Pass, Snohomish County, Washington tall understory of alder grove at Jack Pass, Snohomish County, Washington
Rod glimpsed in the alder understory      © Della Scott Tall understory of alder grove                © Rod Crawford
Douglas-fir foliage at Jack Pass, Snohomish County, Washington cobweb weaving spider Theridion lawrencei from Jack Pass, Snohomish County, Washington
Good old Douglas-fir foliage           © Rod Crawford Theridion lawrencei beaten from trees              © Rod Crawford
dw herbaceous forest understory at Jack Pass, Snohomish County, Washington
Cornus canadensis        © Rod Crawford Short herbaceous understory          © Rod Crawford
Rod Crawford carrying 2 collecting nets at Jack Pass, Snohomish County, Washington epigynum of female microspider Walckenaeria cornuella from Jack Pass, Snohomish County, Washington
Two-net Rod, terror of the verge fauna   © Della Scott Epigynal area of Walckenaeria cornuella                © Rod Crawford
sifter with moss in river valley north of Jack Pass, Snohomish County, Washington male stag beetle Sinodendron rugosum from river valley N of Jack Pass, Snohomish County, Washington
Sifting moss at the secondary site          © Rod Crawford Unexpected bonus, spectacular Sinodendron stag beetle      © Rod Crawford
top of Quarter Dome seen from near Jack Pass, Snohomish County, Washington Beat Mountain seen from near Jack Pass, Snohomish County, Washington
Quarter Dome peeks over San Juan Hill  © Rod Crawford Bear Mountain, west of the pass                  © Rod Crawford
Zeke's Drive-In east of Gold Bar, Washington sunset over Everett, WA on 29 July 2011
We had time to stop for big, tasty burgers     © Della Scott The sun sets as we approach Everett     © Rod Crawford

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