Selected photos by Rod
Crawford and Matisse Lorance from our 30 August 2012 spider collecting trip to the Hidden Lake Peaks trail, Skagit County, Washington (Cascade River drainage). The hike is one you want to be in shape for; fortunately we were. Also fortunately, we had a gorgeous day and spectacular scenery to make up for adding only 4 more spider species to a previous total of 16. I've gotta go back there one more time!
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| Trail from the air (Skagit County, 2009) | Forest at 3800 feet © Rod Crawford |
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| Rushing water alongside the trail © Rod Crawford | Just emerging into the meadows © Rod Crawford |
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| Subalpine bumble bee hard at work © Rod Crawford | Ah, now we're out in the sunshine © Rod Crawford |
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| Still flowery late in the season © Rod Crawford | The trail levels out past this cliff © Matisse Lorance |
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| Steep slope above us © Matisse Lorance | Exceptionally lush meadow, but poor in spiders © Matisse Lorance |
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| Abdomen of Philodromus alascensis © Rod Crawford | Looking back at the valley we climbed © Matisse Lorance |
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| Stream bed or trail? © Rod Crawford | Treeline beauty © Matisse Lorance |
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| Matisse on the trail © Rod Crawford | The actual peak, still far above us © Matisse Lorance | |
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| Looking back at the steep ascent © Matisse Lorance | Icaricia along the trail © Matisse Lorance |
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| Don't anybody move! © Rod Crawford | Closer to the top, in among boulders © Matisse Lorance |
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| Tiny mountain tarn © Matisse Lorance | We're sitting on top of the world © Matisse Lorance |
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| One of few tree groups we could reach © Matisse Lorance | Treeline landscape mosaic © Rod Crawford |
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| Hemlock litter © Rod Crawford | Mountain hemlock foliage © Rod Crawford |
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| Backlighted flowers at dusk © Matisse Lorance | Sun sinking fast – let's get outta here! © Matisse Lorance |
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