The Van Duzen River below Highway 36.

Looking upstream on the VD at our temp probe site at Hwy 36

The Van Duzen below 36 looking downstream at water level

Water clarity and quality was very good, despite algae, and trout sipped mayflies from the surface as I moved downstream.

Giving off dissolved oxygen in the day, and serving as the base of the food web, and strangely beautiful.

Algae Art!

Never seen Cladophora form bubbles. I am sending this picture to Dr. Mary Power at UCB.

Algae octopus?

Waves of algae on the edge of a deep pool.

Algae art identical to ERRP 2020 October calendar photo!

Trout were omnipresent, but not tons of them.

Amazing habitat with deep scour pool around house size boulders with big wood.

Crazy lighting with trout at center and a big western pond turtle at upper right entering frame

The turtle stopped about four feet deep for a photo-opportunity (got video too).

Otter scat on artsy rock - looks like more crayfish than fish bones

Happy Fall!