Album of Lyre River Field Trip

Selected photos by Rod Crawford and Joy Liu from our 7 May 2012 spider collecting trip to a state campground on the Lyre River near the Strait of Juan de Fuca. All habitats were reasonably well-stocked with spiders in this really beautiful spot, and we got 24-25 spider species in under 3 hours despite having no beach access. The trip home was marred by some long waits due to bridge closure, but it was a very pleasant night with a huge moon so we can't complain too much.
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2009 aerial photo of Lyre River Campground, Clallam County, Washington river from Lyre River Campground, Clallam County, Washington
Site in taller forest, upper middle   (Clallam County, 2009) The Lyre is quite a substantial river                   © Rod Crawford
Joy Liu at Lyre River Campground, Clallam County, Washington buttercup, probably Ranunculus occidentalis, Lyre River Campground, Clallam County, Washington
Battle of the Cameras, 1: Joy shoots Rod   © Rod Crawford Buttercup was abundant           © Rod Crawford
Rod Crawford at Lyre River Campground, Clallam County, Washington lush riparian habitats at Lyre River Campground, Clallam County, Washington
Battle of the Cameras, 2: Rod shoots Joy     © Joy Liu Lush riparian vegetation               © Rod Crawford
purple & white trilliums, Trillium ovatum, Lyre River Campground, Clallam County, Washington Callobius pictus amaurobiid spider from outhouse, Lyre River Campground, Clallam County, Washington
Trilliums changing color with advancing season     © Rod Crawford Callobius pictus from outhouse               © Joy Liu
bleeding-heart, Dicentra formosa, Lyre River Campground, Clallam County, Washington male Metellina curtisi on wooden sign, Lyre River Campground, Clallam County, Washington
Dicentra now in bloom         © Rod Crawford Male Metellina curtisi hangs from camp sign         © Joy Liu
shrub understory in Lyre River Campground, Clallam County, Washington beautiful Lyre River Campground, Clallam County, Washington
Tall shrub understory             © Joy Liu What a beautiful campsite!               © Joy Liu
cobweb weaving spider Theridion saanichum from Lyre River Campground, Clallam County, Washington riffle in river, Lyre River Campground, Clallam County, Washington
Theridion saanichum from conifer foliage  © Rod Crawford Riffles in the river                 © Joy Liu
Rod Crawford labeling spider specimens, Lyre River Campground, Clallam County, Washington sheetweb weaving spider Linyphiidae Linyphantes orcinus, Lyre River Campground, Clallam County, Washington
Rod labeling specimens       © Joy Liu Linyphantes orcinus from conifer foliage                 © Rod Crawford
sifting leaf litter for spiders, Lyre River Campground, Clallam County, Washington NE Olympic Mountains from near Sequim, 7 May 2012
Litter-sifting bagged 7 spider species        © Joy Liu Northeastern Olympics at dusk             © Rod Crawford
Rod Crawford reading a Sax Rohmer book while waiting for Hood Canal Bridge to open, 7 May 2012 moon seen from Bainbridge Island ferry terminal, 2 days after 5 May 2012 "supermoon"
Waiting for the Hood Canal bridge, Rod reads "The Haunting of Low Fennel" by Sax Rohmer           © Joy Liu Two days after the May 5 "supermoon"           © Joy Liu

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