Keep up the good work.... I always learn from your content....
@MushroomTrail10 минут бұрын
Thanks! I appreciate that! Always a pleasure getting new content out your way - excited to see what the coming Fall mushroom season brings our way! Happy Trails!
@benjaminhasselberg3 күн бұрын
Wow i thought it was a sparassis at first :O
@MushroomTrail2 күн бұрын
I gotta say, I wouldn't mind coming across some Sparassis crispa this mushroom season - the cauliflower mushroom is definitely a favorite!
@mikePNW3 күн бұрын
That's awesome! Glad you figured it out.
@MushroomTrail3 күн бұрын
Thanks! Super excited about this one!
@user-pw2ze5xl4p4 күн бұрын
Glad you found out what it is 👍🏻🍄🟫❤️
@MushroomTrail4 күн бұрын
Yes! Super excited about that - and very appreciative of a viewer (@whoe_whate8487) who suggested a genus to look into. Nothing beats getting to meet a new mushroom in the field! 🍄
@lotus.b.lazuli20204 күн бұрын
What a beautiful place to live. It gets me every time!
@MushroomTrail4 күн бұрын
I find myself saying that to myself all the time! Life is pretty good out here in the PNW ... always have to pinch myself to make sure all this is real. Especially up in the North Cascades!
@aaronnava8364 күн бұрын
Just found your channel today. Absolutely great stuff! Keep it up!
@MushroomTrail4 күн бұрын
Thanks! And welcome aboard! Lot's more to come - appreciate you tuning in!
@Acceleratedpayloads6 күн бұрын
That looks a lot like fomitopsis, maybe mouncea?
@MushroomTrail5 күн бұрын
They can definitely look similar, but this is Ganoderma oregonense ... it has a lacquered cap and is a lot softer to the touch than Fomitopsis mounceae ... it is also annual as opposed to perennial. Check out the video linked to this short for a more in-depth comparison between Ganoderma oregonense and Fomitopsis mounceae (I actually compare them side by side)
@ImFungiHunter6 күн бұрын
Hey Brother , just getting back from our trip to the Mount Baker area yesterday, very similar to the kinds of finds we had as well. Great video as always. Got the word that the King’s were making an appearance. Found quite a few between 3800-5000 ft elevation right off the sides of the trails.Only 1 hornet sting this time😉 Lot’s of similar mushrooms as you. Some of the same plants as well. Great minds eh. Several outings here in our area as well as cultivation. Got some content to finish editing. I Always enjoy your videos and always learn something new as well. Great format and story telling works great and enjoyed very much. Have to get together for a foray one of these days. It’s that time of year. Happy foraging my mushroom Brother👊🍄💚
@MushroomTrail6 күн бұрын
Boy, Mt. Baker area is really popping right now! I was out there a few days ago (Monday) and was finding more King Boletes than I could manage ... harvested several pounds, but left the overwhelming majority. I can only imagine what these rains will bring ... makes me smile just thinking about. We'll definitely be in touch! Happy Trails!
@cromemako836 күн бұрын
Great work - Love from a fellow Cascadian ♥ 🍄
@MushroomTrail6 күн бұрын
Awesome! Thank you! Super excited about all the rain coming down today - it is shaping up to be quite the mushroom season! 🤞
@cromemako836 күн бұрын
@@MushroomTrail I have found somethings after these amazing thunderstorms I have never seen before (Haven't even been able to identify some of the shrooms I am finding) - but I am new to the mushroom game :) .. you are a really good teacher, or the mushrooms are; again thank you for your time & sharing.
@MushroomTrail6 күн бұрын
It's my pleasure - thanks for tuning in! And I have no doubt that we'll be stumbling across an incredible array of mushrooms this fall in the cascades. It is absolutely amazing to consider how many undescribed species of fungi are hiding out there in the forests! So much to learn from them!
@Gabi-he6rw6 күн бұрын
What wood type is that? Thanks!
@MushroomTrail6 күн бұрын
This is on Bigleaf Maple - should be reappearing in the colder months ahead 🤞
@jamesedwardson6056 күн бұрын
Keep up the good work brother...
@MushroomTrail6 күн бұрын
Thank you brother - will do! Always appreciate you tuning in! 🍄
@whoe_whate84876 күн бұрын
Hey! That mystery mushroom! Check some species in the genus Gastroboletus! I think G. turbinatus might be what you found! I'm no expert on the genus - I literally just learned it exsisted today while scrolling through iNaturalist. Good find with the boletes, I wish I had found some today! Nice video!
@MushroomTrail6 күн бұрын
Whoa! Thanks so much for the info - I think you absolutely nailed it on the genus Gastroboletus! I'm just studying up on this now and I believe that it may be Gastroboletus ruber. What an absolutely fascinating group. This is a definite first for me - super excited to learn more about them. And thanks so much for your comment!!! So greatly appreciated! 😃
@whoe_whate84876 күн бұрын
I think you’re right with Gastroboletus ruber. Very interesting find. Glad I could help!
@MushroomTrail6 күн бұрын
Huge, huge help! Many thanks! 🙏
@masamunesword6 күн бұрын
Whoa! I also ran into this mushroom on a recent foray into the mountains and had no idea what it was. Thank you for leading me down the right path here.
@MushroomTrail6 күн бұрын
Very cool! Super excited to continue to learn more about this one!
@mikePNW6 күн бұрын
All the Boletes! Really cool video as always, jam packed with information. North Cascades are so beautiful! The mystery mushroom is one of the strangest mushrooms I've seen, hope you figure out what it is. Thanks for bringing me along. Also, that pie at the end looked absolutely amazing!🤤
@MushroomTrail6 күн бұрын
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it! I am still looking for suggestions for the mystery mushroom -- really hoping to make some progress in figuring out what that one is. As for now, it remains a mystery... Always appreciate you tuning in - good luck out there!
@user-pw2ze5xl4p6 күн бұрын
Are any of the boletes you feature on this video edible?
@MushroomTrail6 күн бұрын
Yes! The Mountain Butter Bolete is widely regarded as an excellent edible mushroom (although the ones depicted here were a bit too wormy to bring back to the table). In terms of the Western Gilled Bolete, I generally avoid eating any gilled boletes and haven't sampled that one, although I do remember Siegel and Schwartz noting the Western Gilled Bolete as being edible in their book "Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast" . The Dark Bitter Bolete is way too bitter to consider enjoying ... and the jury is out on Smith's Bolete. A few days after I shot the footage in this video, I returned to the North Cascades and came back with several pounds of one of my favorite boletes - the King Bolete (Boletus edulis) aka the Porcini. I'll see what I can do to post some footage of that in the days to come!
@MossyForestFungi-ll2oq7 күн бұрын
That triple cluster! What a find! Great video 😊
@MushroomTrail7 күн бұрын
Thank you!! 😊 Always a joy pulling up a cluster like that - really glad you enjoyed the vid! Can't wait to get the next one out your way!
@jfet67058 күн бұрын
I have some of those hazel nut trees on my property in Camas, not sure if they are there wild or is someone planted them.
@MushroomTrail8 күн бұрын
Nice! Such a great tree to have around! I've seen plenty of places where they've been planted intentionally (for commercial and/or personal use) but because they're native, they often turn up here in the PNW on their own. Hope they produce well this year!
@ImFungiHunter9 күн бұрын
Absolutely Beautiful in every possible way 👊🍄❤️
@MushroomTrail8 күн бұрын
Thanks! Couldn't be more excited about these rains we've been getting - hope plenty of mushrooms are finding their way into your basket! 🍄
@mikePNW9 күн бұрын
All I think of now is making a RLT sandwich when I see these 🤤
@MushroomTrail9 күн бұрын
😂 Nice!
@SeamourButtts11 күн бұрын
The mushroom of immortality 💪
@MushroomTrail11 күн бұрын
Indeed!
@mikePNW12 күн бұрын
Man, what great video! Love the variety of information. I just got back from a camping trip in Gifford, I spent most of my free time picking huckleberries, but ended up with a pretty good haul of chanterelles too, had a nice ribeye and mushroom dinner on the last night. Was bone dry out there but looks like we have some rain in the forecast 🤞 Keep up the great work!
@MushroomTrail12 күн бұрын
Thanks! That sounds like a fantastic trip out to Gifford! It is really amazing how those Chanterelles manage to make things work in spite of the lack of precipitation ... gotta say, this evening's forecast of rain is getting me excited! 🤞
@christianmcclelland937013 күн бұрын
thank you so much for these videos! I had covid recently & was really missing the forest. your videos helped me feel better <3
@MushroomTrail13 күн бұрын
My pleasure! Thanks for tuning in - and I'm glad the videos were able to help in the recovery process! Can't wait to get the next one out your way!
@martinginsburg722214 күн бұрын
Other you-tubers might consider using your approach to presenting intel Soothing background music, soft voice, sharp focus/ close-ups & my pet peeve not holding the camera showing their mugs while they talk. Thank you for helping make this planet a wee-bit happier! Inspiring
@MushroomTrail13 күн бұрын
Thanks a bunch! Really appreciate you tuning into the channel and really glad you're enjoying the content. Can't wait to get the next video out your way! 🍄
@martinginsburg722214 күн бұрын
U tubers could learn from you that one can talk and show the subject rather than so many that insist that they are the star and show their mugs more than mushrooms.
@MushroomTrail13 күн бұрын
Thanks! Appreciate you tuning in - it's all about the mushrooms and natural wonder out here on the Mushroom Trail!
@ImFungiHunter14 күн бұрын
Hey there MT , as always another great video. I always enjoy watching them when I'm not out there foraging as it does remind me of all the amazing things that I see when I do go to the forests. Your a lot more well versed in the plant world than I am, but I do remember and always make note of where I find the edible and medicinal plants that peak my interests. Always great to know whats available for one to use if the need arises. Thanks again for sharing. As an experienced forager and mushroom person, I very much enjoy your adventures. Grateful knowing you Brother, talk soon 👊🍄💚
@MushroomTrail13 күн бұрын
Thanks! Always appreciate you tuning in - so much wonder waiting for all of us out there in the forest. Appreciate you - we'll be in touch!
@mezzirising14 күн бұрын
Looks like that one chanterelle is in the process of being parasitized into a lobster mushroom. 🤔
@MushroomTrail13 күн бұрын
It definitely looked like it had a little spot of mold or growth on it ... but I believe that the lobster mushroom (Hypomyces lactifluorum) typically parasitizes Russula and Lactarius genus ... most often Russula brevipes in our area. But you never know - that would be pretty cool!
@stevejonas633315 күн бұрын
Really nice video on Ganoderma oregonense. I too use this mushroom most frequently of all the mushrooms I forage here in Oregon. I love Christopher Hobb's Medicinal Mushroom book and utilize my Reishi by first cooking in a pressure cooker, then making into a slurry in a Vitamix, and then dehydrating in flat sheets to be stored in totes after being vacuum sealed. I then use a coffee grinder to make those dehydrated sheets into a fluffy powder that I use in smoothies, teas, and many other types of food I am cooking. Thank you for this beautiful video.
@MushroomTrail15 күн бұрын
Fantastic! I believe that is one of the ultimate ways to utilize this one and I think that's a really good idea to vacuum seal the entire sheets until ready to grind/use. I like doing that same process with Turkey Tail as well. Appreciate you tuning in - and best of luck tracking down this year's flush of Ganoderma oregonense!
@stevejonas633314 күн бұрын
@@MushroomTrail Thanks, and best to you!
@user-pw2ze5xl4p16 күн бұрын
Thanks for pointing out the different variety of wild blackberries...they are delicious as well as mushrooms 🫐🍄🟫😋❤️
@MushroomTrail15 күн бұрын
My pleasure! All those blackberries are certainly sweetening up all of the recent foraging hikes aren't they?! Happy Trails!
@doneaton670416 күн бұрын
Im in Mt Hood, daughter found huge one 2 years ago, probably 3' diameter.
@MushroomTrail16 күн бұрын
Whoa! That is incredible! The day I stumble across one of those giants I'll probably pass out ... I can only imagine how beautiful that must have been!
@whoe_whate848716 күн бұрын
I found my first White Chanterelles yesterday! I can confirm that the chanterelles are definitely still out and thriving!
@MushroomTrail16 күн бұрын
Awesome! Always a great find - I wouldn't mind a few white chanterelles finding their way into my basket this week!
@lauraraines970516 күн бұрын
Dude... you almost lost me with the lip smacking. Just wow
@MushroomTrail16 күн бұрын
😳
@Zulwind16 күн бұрын
Dude the cutleaf blackberry are soooooooo much better than the Himalayan blackberries They are almost never sour, even when red. Ive never found a good enough patch of trailing blackberries to really harvest only a few here or there but I agree they are the best and sweetest.
@MushroomTrail16 күн бұрын
I agree! I like them all, but my personal rank matches yours: #1 Trailing Blackberry #2 Cutleaf #3 Himalayan 👍
@doneaton670417 күн бұрын
Im in Mt Hood and we're not there yet for chanterelles unfortunately.
@MushroomTrail17 күн бұрын
Thanks! Very interesting - I love to get regional updates. And to be totally honest, I'm kind of surprised that they're still coming up in some of my local Western WA spots ... worth noting, however, that some of my favorite patches are still devoid and bone dry ... so a little rain would probably go a long way towards getting us into full swing!
@Forests44412 күн бұрын
Hoping you get some of this rain tomorrow for all your spots. Happy days to come😊@MushroomTrail
@MushroomTrail12 күн бұрын
Thanks! Super excited to see a little rain in this evening's forecast! 🤞
@southpawscientific412217 күн бұрын
Good to see those mini early summer chanterelles turning into larger mid-summer chanterelles! Love the breakdown of the blackberry species too, I had no idea...
@MushroomTrail17 күн бұрын
I agree! If those chanterelles can hang in there and patiently await the rains, should be a good fall chanterelle season - we'll see how it shakes out! 🤞
@paulagarrett375817 күн бұрын
This was fun. Thank you! I’ve found trailing blackberry this year, wild Cascade Mountain blueberries and red huckleberries. Made mixed berry scones and had tea. So yummy! I think our native blackberries have almost an effervescent fizz taste to them. Could be my imagination though. 😁But they are tasty little bites!
@MushroomTrail17 күн бұрын
That sounds delicious! 😋 And I must say that those mountain blueberries at the very top of my list - soooo good!
@paulagarrett375817 күн бұрын
@@MushroomTrail Yes, they are! I feel blessed any time I can collect even 1 cup so I can make scones. The red huckleberries were HUGE this year! They were growing right at the water’s edge on a creek we like to visit because of a waterfall.
@MushroomTrail17 күн бұрын
Nice! That sounds like a fantastic huckleberry spot - I always feel like the simple fact that you can picture the incredible wild places you forage things from (be it mountain blueberries from a high cascade slope, or red huckleberries from the water's edge) makes them taste that much better!
@paulagarrett375817 күн бұрын
@@MushroomTrail Totally agree. A cup of wild berries from a favorite spot can’t be duplicated from a store. Can’t wait to find my first wild mushrooms! Maybe this fall.
@MushroomTrail17 күн бұрын
Absolutely! I see some Chanterelles in your future! 😃
@masamunesword17 күн бұрын
I forage for beaked hazelnuts on occasion! Nice little treat when you can find them but my experience is you need a very large hedge of them to even have a chance against the squirrels. Squirrels can also smell which nuts developed and which haven't, so odds are if you do find them laying on the ground, most of them are hollow.
@MushroomTrail17 күн бұрын
Nice! And I agree that it can be a real challenge to beat those squirrels to the punch because they seem to LOVE those hazelnuts! Super interesting note on the squirrels sniffing out which ones are developed. Often foragers will place the hazelnuts that they harvest in water so that they can easily determine which are developed and which are hollow -- the floaters get tossed! Curious to know when you typically seek these out in our area - what do you find to be the sweet spot when you can beat the squirrels/birds but still be sourcing mature hazelnuts?
@masamunesword17 күн бұрын
@@MushroomTrail I find that late August/Early September is the best time to harvest them. You want to harvest them while the involucres (the prickly wrapper around the nut) is still green but the shell of the nut inside is brown. If you wait for the involucres to turn brown, you probably won't beat the other wild life to them.
@MushroomTrail17 күн бұрын
Very cool! I've only ever really harvested the odd handful here or there... that sounds like it could be a really fun foraging opportunity though. I'll have to keep an eye out and add that to the "to-do" list!
@smconner7717 күн бұрын
Where is this?
@MushroomTrail17 күн бұрын
This video was shot in Western WA (in a lowland forest east of Seattle and west of the Cascades)
@whoe_whate848716 күн бұрын
secret!
@lotus.b.lazuli202017 күн бұрын
I thought that Velvet-Footed Tap reminded me of a Brown Roll-rim over here! Paxillus involutus. Another case of aesthetic convergent evolution? You wouldn't want to eat the Brown Roll-rim though... a certain German Mycologist found that out the unfortunate way didn't he!!
@MushroomTrail17 күн бұрын
Wow! Had to read up on Julius Shaffer's unfortunate result from consuming Paxillus involutus ... that potential for autoimmune hemolysis is downright scary. Tapinella's likeness to Paxillus may be a good reason why we here in the west don't even consider bringing it home!
@lotus.b.lazuli202017 күн бұрын
@@MushroomTrail it IS downright scary!! I must admit, I was confused when you spoke of some people eating that mushroom, it definitely didn't look like one I'd pick to eat!
@MushroomTrail17 күн бұрын
I agree! Definitely not a mushroom that tugs at the senses in that way!
@marioluptak847617 күн бұрын
Great video
@MushroomTrail17 күн бұрын
Thanks! Appreciate you tuning in!
@user-uh1bk1hp8g20 күн бұрын
This was epic up here in the Santa Cruz Mountains Mount Madonna just found my first agaricus Augustus Thanks for this video I know that’s what it was.
@MushroomTrail19 күн бұрын
Awesome! Sounds like a great find out there in the Santa Cruz Mountains! Glad you found this video useful -- Happy Trails!
@RoseStorm336Күн бұрын
I’d be careful sharing your spots online unless you like sharing it with everyone.
@southpawscientific412222 күн бұрын
I love simmering these for a couple hours in beef broth, straining and adding a little soy sauce, sesame oil and green onions to the tea
@MushroomTrail20 күн бұрын
Nice! That sounds delicious - I love that earthy, mushroomy flavor of a good turkey tail broth ... I can see that going really well with the ingredients you listed here. I'll have to give it a whirl 👍
@caseymcfarland50524 күн бұрын
Nice, Brent! Love the deeper dives into more topics, from history to prep!
@MushroomTrail23 күн бұрын
Thanks Casey - glad you enjoyed it! PS - super excited about your recent tracking vids - can't wait to see where that leads! Keep up the great work!
@ImFungiHunter25 күн бұрын
Hey Brother, Outstanding video and information. From locating, identifying, harvesting and processing. All amazing. One of my favorites as well. Pretty cool with the reishi bacon. That's a new one. I do also harvest fresh and consume in a different way. It was the first kind of fungi I found when I first moved to WA back in 2007. The colors and the beautiful varnished look really stands out for sure. If you know mushrooms then yes, you will know Christopher Hobbs. Been a long time admirer of his work and knowledge and have learned a tremendous amount from him personally. Definitely the go to bible for anyone who wants to learn about making their own medicinals. Well presented my friend , great one for sure. Thanks for sharing👊🍄💚
@MushroomTrail25 күн бұрын
Thanks brother! Very cool that this was the first mushroom greeting you when you returned to Washington - that's a good sign indeed! And love to hear that you've spent plenty of time with this one and with the work of Hobbs. Take care, and we'll be in touch!
@MissTayPlays26 күн бұрын
I've made my own reishi extract once and yikes, what a bitter and horrible taste (I did feel great the next few days though !) ! Do you dilute your original tea with more water simply take it as is ?
@MushroomTrail26 күн бұрын
😂 It can definitely be a bit of an acquired taste, that's for sure! I recall feeling like my initial cup was a bit on the bitter side, but it is weird how much I've come to enjoy the flavor. I tend to drink it as is. Regardless though, I think you hit the nail on the head with the realization of how you felt the next few days - ultimately, that's why it is a part of my normal routine these days.
@keithheighton525927 күн бұрын
Good job buddy. I roll with the eastern version here and take it 5-7 days a week. Pick and produce my own tincture. I will just say I won’t go without it ever again, for risk of sounding crazy.
@MushroomTrail27 күн бұрын
Nice! I totally get that - such an incredible mushroom!
@masamunesword28 күн бұрын
Hey I also found some Ganoderma Oregonese this weekend! Tis the season, I suppose.
@MushroomTrail27 күн бұрын
Yep! I'm seeing LOTS of fresh fruiting bodies just beginning to pop out ... patiently waiting for them to spore out before harvesting a batch for this winter's shelf 👍
@mikePNW28 күн бұрын
So fascinating! Thanks for all the wonderful information as always. Really appreciate seeing your process. Definitely gonna be doing the RLT at some point, looked delicious.
@MushroomTrail28 күн бұрын
Awesome! Glad you enjoyed it! And let me know what you think of that RLT - sometimes I'll add a little soy, salt, pepper or other marinades to the reishi to hit the desired flavor of the day. It's a good one!
@user-pw2ze5xl4p28 күн бұрын
Thanks for pointing out the different between the West Coast Reishi and the Red Belted Conch 🍄🟫❤️🍄🟫😁
@MushroomTrail28 күн бұрын
My pleasure! Thanks for tuning in! 🍄😃
@dcfromthev28 күн бұрын
Excellent work as usual
@MushroomTrail28 күн бұрын
Thanks! I appreciate that!
@dcfromthev28 күн бұрын
Another great video my man! Love that you include some info on extraction and your process, I’d love to see a lot more in depth detail like this in future videos. Keep up the great work!
@MushroomTrail28 күн бұрын
Thanks! Will do! Hope the California forests are treating you well down there - Happy Trails!