Album of Thirteenmile Creek Field Trip

Selected photos (by Rod Crawford and Laurel Ramseyer) from our 22 June 2011 spider collecting trip with Jerry Austin to the Thirteenmile Creek Trailhead, Colville National Forest at the edge of the Colville Indian Reservation (Kettle Range foothills in the Okanogan Highlands). This was the last half-degree area in northern Washington with no spider samples. Now we have 42 species from there! After camping, Rod and Jerry collected intensively from dawn until 9:30 when Laurel joined us for a couple of hours. The habitats were varied and beautiful, the spiders nicely diverse, the mosquitos few and other people absent. A delightful spot! This is the third of 5 albums from our mini-expedition to the Okanogan Highlands.
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1996 aerial photo Thirteenmile Creek Trailhead, Ferry County, Washington campsite in early morning, Thirteenmile Creek Trailhead, Ferry County, Washington
Older aerial photo of site         (USGS, 1996) Our campsite by dawn's early light             © Rod Crawford
sign at Thirteenmile Creek Trailhead, Ferry County, Washington first sunlight hits cliff top, Thirteenmile Creek Trailhead, Ferry County, Washington
Road sign for the trailhead          © Rod Crawford Sun's first rays touch cliff top              © Rod Crawford
blue meadow wildflower, Thirteenmile Creek Trailhead, Ferry County, Washington pine forest and cliff, Thirteenmile Creek Trailhead, Ferry County, Washington
Blue flower in the meadow       © Rod Crawford Canyon slopes with Ponderosa pine forest               © Rod Crawford
pine cone with spider retreat, Thirteenmile Creek Trailhead, Ferry County, Washington top of pine forest, Thirteenmile Creek Trailhead, Ferry County, Washington
Pine cone with spider retreat       © Laurel Ramseyer Looking down from high on the slope              © Laurel Ramseyer
cottonwood trees by creek, Thirteenmile Creek Trailhead, Ferry County, Washington Thirteenmile Creek near Thirteenmile Creek Trailhead, Ferry County, Washington
Cottonwood along the creek        © Rod Crawford Thirteenmile Creek                  © Rod Crawford
female microspider Erigone dentosa, Thirteenmile Creek Trailhead, Ferry County, Washington lush forest understory, Thirteenmile Creek Trailhead, Ferry County, Washington
Erigone dentosa female           © Rod Crawford Spectacularly lush understory                © Rod Crawford
Pacific ninebark flowers, Physocarpus capitatus, Thirteenmile Creek Trailhead, Ferry County, Washington microspider Erigone dentosa male, Thirteenmile Creek Trailhead, Ferry County, Washington
Blooming Pacific ninebark      © Laurel Ramseyer Erigone dentosa male                © Rod Crawford
male cobweb weaver Dipoena nigra, Thirteenmile Creek Trailhead, Ferry County, Washington cicada Okanagana occidentalis, Thirteenmile Creek Trailhead, Ferry County, Washington
Dipoena nigra male from tree foliage    © Rod Crawford Cicada, Okanagana occidentalis          © Laurel Ramseyer
wild rose, Thirteenmile Creek Trailhead, Ferry County, Washington cobweb weaver Theridion differens, Thirteenmile Creek Trailhead, Ferry County, Washington
Wild roses in forest          © Rod Crawford Theridion differens            © Rod Crawford
Sanpoil River, Thirteenmile Creek Trailhead, Ferry County, Washington Thirteenmile Creek Trail near trailhead, Ferry County, Washington
Nearby Sanpoil River       © Rod Crawford Trail goes up the canyon              © Rod Crawford
Berberis and flowers in meadow, Thirteenmile Creek Trailhead, Ferry County, Washington grass meadow in early morning, Thirteenmile Creek Trailhead, Ferry County, Washington
Attractive Oregon grape in meadow        © Rod Crawford Grass meadow in early morning                  © Rod Crawford
grass meadow in full daylight, Thirteenmile Creek Trailhead, Ferry County, Washington shaded talus habitat, Thirteenmile Creek Trailhead, Ferry County, Washington
Meadow after the dew dried        © Rod Crawford Shaded talus habitat often has rare spiders                  © Rod Crawford

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