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!

I gotta say, I wouldn't mind coming across some Sparassis crispa this mushroom season - the cauliflower mushroom is definitely a favorite!

Thanks! Super excited about this one!

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! 🍄

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!

Thanks! And welcome aboard! Lot's more to come - appreciate you tuning in!

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)

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!

Awesome! Thank you! Super excited about all the rain coming down today - it is shaping up to be quite the mushroom season! 🤞

@@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.

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!

This is on Bigleaf Maple - should be reappearing in the colder months ahead 🤞

Thank you brother - will do! Always appreciate you tuning in! 🍄

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! 😃

I think you’re right with Gastroboletus ruber. Very interesting find. Glad I could help!

Huge, huge help! Many thanks! 🙏

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.

Very cool! Super excited to continue to learn more about this one!

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!

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!

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!

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!

Thanks! Couldn't be more excited about these rains we've been getting - hope plenty of mushrooms are finding their way into your basket! 🍄

😂 Nice!

Indeed!

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! 🤞

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!

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! 🍄

Thanks! Appreciate you tuning in - it's all about the mushrooms and natural wonder out here on the Mushroom Trail!

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!

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!

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!

@@MushroomTrail Thanks, and best to you!

My pleasure! All those blackberries are certainly sweetening up all of the recent foraging hikes aren't they?! Happy Trails!

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!

Awesome! Always a great find - I wouldn't mind a few white chanterelles finding their way into my basket this week!

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I agree! I like them all, but my personal rank matches yours: #1 Trailing Blackberry #2 Cutleaf #3 Himalayan 👍

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!

Hoping you get some of this rain tomorrow for all your spots. Happy days to come😊​@MushroomTrail

Thanks! Super excited to see a little rain in this evening's forecast! 🤞

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! 🤞

That sounds delicious! 😋 And I must say that those mountain blueberries at the very top of my list - soooo good!

@@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.

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!

@@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.

Absolutely! I see some Chanterelles in your future! 😃

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?

@@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.

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!

This video was shot in Western WA (in a lowland forest east of Seattle and west of the Cascades)

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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!

@@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!

I agree! Definitely not a mushroom that tugs at the senses in that way!

Thanks! Appreciate you tuning in!

Awesome! Sounds like a great find out there in the Santa Cruz Mountains! Glad you found this video useful -- Happy Trails!

I’d be careful sharing your spots online unless you like sharing it with everyone.

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 👍

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!

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!

😂 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.

Nice! I totally get that - such an incredible mushroom!

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 👍

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!

My pleasure! Thanks for tuning in! 🍄😃

Thanks! I appreciate that!

Thanks! Will do! Hope the California forests are treating you well down there - Happy Trails!