Photography
Albums from field seasons, expeditions, and backpacking trips, newest first. Each opens in Google Photos.
Tucson 2022–presentWildlife adventures in our new home outside of Tucson!Currently only a few herps. Full species list.
Texas 2018–2022Herping photos during our years living in Houston, TX, and including photos from our trip down to Rio Grande City and Brownsville.Currently only a few herps. Full species list.
Sierra Nevada 2020Rachel's first weeklong backpack, into Kings Canyon NP to discover toads, manders, and Martha!
Costa Rica, Christmas 2019A herping/bugging road trip from San Jose, to Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, to CRARC (Siquierres), to Yatama, to OTS La Selva, over al Pacifico to Manuel Antonio, Reptilialand, and finally OTS Las Cruces.Full species list.
Washington, Oregon, NorCal 2017A road trip from San Diego, CA to Washington State to sample water mites in the genus Arrenurus, with many other critters showing up along the way.Rachel Shoop’s water mite site · full species list.
Ecuador 2016A visit to a newly established research station in Imbabura Province (Manduriacu), to document Rhaebo olallai, a rediscovered species of toad thought to be extinct for over 40 years.
Sierra Nevada 2016Research trips to Yosemite National Park to survey and collect morphological data from Yosemite toads
Mexico 2015Research trip to survey the herpetological biodiversity near the small town of Alamos, Sonora, Mexico.
Best of Nature 2013A collection of selected macro wildlife and nature photographs from a San Diego photography contest in 2013.
San Diego & Baja 2012–2018Herpetology trips to various places in San Diego county as well as Baja California.
Sierra Nevada 2012–2014Research trips to Yosemite and Kings Canyon National Parks to survey and collect tissue samples from Yosemite toads.
Best Snakes of 2012A collection of selected macro snake photographs for a photography contest in 2012.
Ecuador 2012A visit to Payamino in the Amazon, and the tropical dry forest in the southern province of Loja.
Sierra Nevada 2011Year two of a complete meadow census for Yosemite toad breeding in Kings Canyon National Park.
Belize 2011A reconnaissance of BFREE and the Bladen nature reserve checking up on a Harpy eagle nest.
Ecuador 2011A visit to two research stations in southwestern Ecuador: Jama Coaque and Lalo Loor (owned by Third Millennium Alliance and Bosque Seco, respectively).
Utah 2010A tour of some of the national parks, including Arches, Canyonlands, Escalante, and Bryce.
Sierra Nevada 2010Year one of a complete meadow census for Yosemite toad breeding in Kings Canyon National Park.
Nevada 2010A season of small mammal trapping to experimentally assess the impact of a human introduced biocontrol beetle on a desert riparian ecosystem.
Salamanders of Santa Cruz 2010After returning from Costa Rica, Dominica, and Ecuador, a simple California herping trip for salamanders.
Orchids of Costa Rica 2009A tour of the orchid garden at Monte Verde after finishing research at La Selva.
Costa Rica 2009La Selva and Monte Verde herpetology research expeditions.
Dominica 2009A month of noosing and radio-tracking arboreal iguanas on a small volcanic island nation.
Ecuador 2009An introduction to the country, and international herpetology, including visits to many humid and cloud forest sites in the west and the Amazon.
Sierra Nevada 2009A backpack through Inyo National Forest near the Minarets.
Nevada 2009A season of desert botany and herpetology to experimentally assess the impact of a human introduced biocontrol beetle on desert riparian and upland ecosystems.
Sierra Nevada 2007A backpack through Sequoia National Park near Kaweah Gap.
Sierra Nevada 2006 Toad CrewA summer working for the US Forest Service and researching Yosemite toads for the first time.
Sierra Nevada 2006Backpacks through Sierra National Forest.
Sierra Nevada 2005Backpacks through Kings Canyon National Park and Sierra National Forest, including my first solo backpack.
Sierra Nevada 2001A backpack through Kings Canyon National Park, including my first class 3 climb over a major mountain pass.
Alaska 2001A 10-day backpack through the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) bordering the Arctic ocean and Canada.