Album of Sauk Mountain (return) Field Trip

Selected photos by Rod Crawford from my 1 August 2014 hike and spider collecting trip with Angela Winner on Sauk Mountain, Skagit County, Washington. Intending to add at least 2 spider species to the anemic 19-species sample from the 2012 trip here, we managed to add at least one: what a revoltin' development! But no disasters occurred, we had a scenic day and learned a bit more about this mountain that is so reluctant to yield its spiders to science.
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winter aerial photo of Sauk Mountain summit area, Skagit County, Washington, 2011 Sauk Mountain, Skagit County, Washington, trail and summit, 2001 aerial photo
Summit ridge area in winter        (Skagit County, 2011) Trail and mountain in summer       (Skagit County, 2001)
picturesque outhouse at trailhead, Sauk Mountain, Skagit County, Washington Twin Sisters Mountain from Sauk Mountain, Skagit County, Washington
Unusually picturesque outhouse      © Rod Crawford Twin Sisters Mountain from trailhead         © Rod Crawford
start of trail to Sauk Mountain, Skagit County, Washington meadow holding trail to Sauk Mountain, Skagit County, Washington
Here we go        © Rod Crawford The top is right up there          © Rod Crawford
Castilleja flowers, trail to Sauk Mountain, Skagit County, Washington switchbacks on trail to Sauk Mountain, Skagit County, Washington
Route is through flowers       © Rod Crawford Many, many switchbacks!         © Rod Crawford
Angela Winner on trail to Sauk Mountain, Skagit County, Washington flowery environment of trail to Sauk Mountain, Skagit County, Washington
Angela high above the Skagit River      © Rod Crawford Flower lovers & butterfly watchers would go hog-wild        © Rod Crawford
outcrop beside trail to Sauk Mountain, Skagit County, Washington jumping spider Salticidae Dendryphantes nigromaculatus from trail to Sauk Mountain, Skagit County, Washington
Trailside outcrop where Angela found…       © Rod Crawford …this cool male Dendryphantes nigromaculatus           © Rod Crawford
hikers on trail to Sauk Mountain, Skagit County, Washington Mount Baker from trail to Sauk Mountain, Skagit County, Washington
Early bird hikers descend while we ascend   © Rod Crawford Mount Baker from the trail            © Rod Crawford
Castilleja & Lupinus flowers on trail to Sauk Mountain, Skagit County, Washington crest of Sauk Mountain, Skagit County, Washington
More trailside flowers            © Rod Crawford Finally, the rocky crest; but very little under the rocks      © Rod Crawford
atypical, perhaps new Togwoteeus harvestman from crest of Sauk Mountain, Skagit County, Washington Angela Winner views Sauk Lake from summit ridge of Sauk Mountain, Skagit County, Washington
Togwoteeus harvestman was best specimen      © Rod Crawford Angela relaxes with a view of Sauk Lake              © Rod Crawford
two marmots on north side of Sauk Mountain, Skagit County, Washington sifting conifer litter on north side of Sauk Mountain, Skagit County, Washington
Two marmots (third just out of frame)     © Rod Crawford Sifting conifer litter with vain hopes of more species!          © Rod Crawford
Angela Winner swigs water on trail from Sauk Mountain, Skagit County, Washington raincloud over
"Man, that's smoooooth!"          © Rod Crawford Hey, a thunderstorm! Let's get outta here!               © Rod Crawford
parking lot visible from well up trail to Sauk Mountain, Skagit County, Washington attractive effect of sun & thunderclouds from Sauk Mountain, Skagit County, Washington
Our car tantalizingly visible with hour's hiking to go   © Rod Crawford Pseudo-sunset with sun above a dark thundercloud          © Rod Crawford
wind blows up dust at parking lot for Sauk Mountain, Skagit County, Washington cloud effect from parking lot for Sauk Mountain, Skagit County, Washington
Wind kicks up dust in parking lot       © Rod Crawford Sun begins to emerge from behind cloud               © Rod Crawford
sun begins to set near Concrete, WA on 1 August 2014 sunset near Sedro Woolley, WA on 1 August 2014
Sunset begins        © Rod Crawford Sunset in full glory              © Rod Crawford


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