Candy Cap Mushrooms Candy Cap mushrooms are mushrooms in the milk cap genus Lactarius. They are small, orange mushrooms that can be found on or near rotting wood, and soil. There are multiple species that have the characteristic maple scent when dried. Lactarius rubidus is known from Baja to BC. New Lesson: Candy Caps Free Key…
I have only made this dish once, and that time I used a powdered soup mix. I only had a tiny backpacking skillet and a jetboil. This recipe is adapted from this egg flower soup recipe. Ingredients – 4 cups chicken stock– 1 cup matsutake mushroom (thinly sliced)– 1/4 cup sliced salami/sausage (optional)– 1-2 teaspoons…
As I learn more about mushrooms and spend more time observing them in the forest, it’s fun to find ways to incorporate them at home. In addition to annual cooking traditions, such as creamy chanterelle soup in the fall and spring king bolete tapenade, I’m starting to explore other ways to incorporate mushrooms at home…
*cover photo by Jason Hollinger CC-BY This started as a page that listed poisonous mushrooms in our region however ‘poisonous’ is loosely defined, and this could be an enormous list with scientific names and few useful photos. There are well over 1000 mushroom species in our region and identifying many of them correctly can be…
Region Covered The Kitsap Peninsula Trees :by estimated aboveground carbon: Source: US Forest Service DIA Database Public Land on the Olympic Peninsula
It’s been two weeks after ending our 2023 Pacific Crest Trail journey and I am still processing what I learned and how I’m feeling. The five months of walking were absolutely wonderful, but were layered with a lot of happiness, pain, realizations, and moments of joy. I was surprised by the complex feelings I had…
As we wrap up our five month trek, we are overwhelmed with gratitude to the dozens of people who supported us and for the circumstances that came together to make this the trip of a lifetime. We are incredibly thankful. Thanks to all of the friends and family who encouraged us from the start –…
Almost five months since we flew to San Diego to start the long walk home, we walked into Snoqualmie Pass, a ski resort only 60 miles east of Seattle on Interstate 90. The few days prior we had some of our best days on the trail – more mushrooms than we’d seen in that short…