Ebey’s Landing 5/4/19 1:16 pm, 58°,
sunny with a breeze
After we visited the prairie restoration
site (and donut stand) where we saw buttercups
and camas, we approached Ebey’s
Landing. We got a fantastic view of the Puget Sound, the Olympic mountains, and
Protection Island. We got out of the vans to identify some of the plant species
we had already learned, like Douglas
fir, sitka spruce, and nootka rose. We walked along the shore and stopped
by the lagoon to eat lunch. I did my first landscape sketch there.
1.
This
is my sketch of the landscape view I had, sitting on a log by the lagoon. You
could clearly see the Olympic mountains, and in the distance, there were
several surf scoters.
At
around 1:30, Marwa found a small (dead) crab that is likely a red rock crab. We dissected it and
examined its pincers.
2. Organism photo of red rock crab. It
was really cool to have the opportunity to dissect the crab. Because it was
dead, it allowed us to examine it more thoroughly.
While
we were standing by the lagoon, we examined the landscape of the cliffside. Tim
said that originally, the trees at the top were at sea level but when the glacier
receded, the land rebounded.
3.
Landscape
image. I notice that there are younger trees standing alone at the bottom of
the cliff. I wonder why some of them look like they are dying. It reminds me of
Salt Creek in a way.
On
our way to Deception Pass, we stopped by the lagoon and looked at sea asparagus, otherwise known as
pickle weed.
4.
Organism
sketch of pickle weed. I took a bite out of it and it tasted salty.
We
made our way through Deception Pass and saw various plants. We came across ferns
that didn’t seem to look like sword, bracken, or lady fern.
5.
Organism
photo of deer fern. I’m not entirely sure what type of fern this is
because the leaflets do not resemble any of the ferns we learned about in
class. Looking at my field guide though, I think it could have been deer fern.
As we continued along Deception Pass,
we saw more Douglas firs but no sign of sitka spruce.
6.
Second
organism sketch of Douglas fir. There were quite a few Douglas fir trees on the
path.
As we kept walking, we saw more
plants, like more camas and salal. I saw a blue butterfly and a
ladybug too. We got close to the end of the path, and the view was beautiful. I’m
so glad I chose to come to this field trip and I’m grateful for the wonderful
weather we got. It was a great field trip and I would definitely come back to
Whidbey Island for the donuts (and the views too).
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