Ariel's first day of field work!
Smoky air at the beginning of the field season
Jessica checking a Sherman trap near Samwel Cave
View of McCloud river on one of the clear days!
a small shrew that was caught in one of our traps
skinning animals!!
Ellery Creek
Targe at Ellery Creek
Spermophilus beecheyi, the California ground squirrel
Taking a swimming break during the heat wave
Cooling off (and reading) in the river
Sunset over a very low Shasta Lake
View of some of the plumes from the fires in another part of the Shasta-Trinity NF
the excavation field crew! from left: Becca, Jessica, Uma, Liz, Clara, Tony, and Ariel
Becca and Ariel in Samwel Cave
Uma preparing to crawl!
Liz staking out a corner of a new locality
lunch break!
sieving fossils in the McCloud River at Ellery Creek Campground
A new addition to the crew- Emma! (at left)
Ariel's first paleontological excavation!
a ringtail that we caught (and released) in our traps- Bassariscus astutus
Jessica and Uma in the popcorn dome, where Jessica spent all of last summer!
Filling in the popcorn dome pit with boulders! What a momentous occasion- the end of my dissertation field work!
Ariel checking out Nosoni Creek
pretty lily near Girard Lookout
Smoky view of Castle Crags from Girard Lookout
Clara and Liz measuring a Peromyscus
Emma and Liz measuring Peromyscus
a flying squirrel!!
Pepper faithfully guarding her flock...
Liz setting a Tomahawk trap at Girard Lookout
a Tamias chipmunk
View of the smoke-filled valley on our final day of field work- you can't even see the crags at Castle Crags SP!
