Kristi and I hiked ~20mi up the Duckabush River last weekend reaching Marmot Lake around 4400ft. I captured a reasonable sample of the mushrooms we found and posted them to iNaturalist. I included exact coordinates for everything because I don’t expect anyone is going to make a special trip out here specifically to check out…

Fall Mushroom Foraging Near Seattle What actually comes up from September through December — in the city, and where to drive when it doesn’t Fall is the real mushroom season in western Washington. The summer drought breaks, the first soaking rains may appear late September, and the forest floor wakes up for the next 2-3…

Let weekend we had an amazing couple of days foraging for morels near Leavenworth. There is nearly unlimited opportunities when you know where to look. Tiny pins at many elevations continue to mature The ‘sweet spot’ is moving up to higher elevations as temperatures increase Hiking a bit deeper into the forest and moving to…