Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Fall 08 wild Mushrooms

Well Fall is almost over and I have been on the trail sence september looking for edible mushrooms in the cascade mountains.
my success has been rather good for the lil delights. most of my explorations are on Mt Hood and Mt Adams, both extinct volcaneos, perfect habitat for mushroom colonies.
here are some examples

Fall king boletes - mt hood oregon
fall kings


Mt Adams and Takalahk Lake - Washington
mtn lake 1


king boletus edulis mt adams washington
king flag


Large white chanterelle mushroom - Clackamas river drainage
white chanty

A large matsutake in habitat
matsi flag


Pre fluff matsi in the snow
snow matsi


Lost in a forest - all alone
mist patch


angel wings feasting off a rotting log, Clackamas drainage
angel wings


The elusive blue chanterelle mushroom - Clackamas drainage
blue chanterelle


Another troop of blue chantys
blue chanty


more mushroom habitat with giant trees 8ft wide on the butt
old forest


Myself engaged in white water rafting on the white salmon river - Washington
me on the water


watching the guys go thru a rapid on the white salmon river
cat boats


Very large white matsutake flag
large matsi


Cauliflower mushroom and matsutake
cauliflower matsutake


A matsutake on a bed of averaged sized hedgehogs - Oregon
fat ass hedge hog with hogs n matsi


older lobster mushrooms
older lobster mushrooms


same big hedgehog with a matsi
lg hedgehog lg matsi


This is matsi town - where I do my shopping
matsi town my store

Myself after finding an old large cauliflower mushroom
me lg cauliflower mushroom


This is a recap of the fall events that made my days fun for the time being.I can only hope for better fun next fall.

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