Wild to see these normally fall mushrooms coming up so early. I haven't even seen my normal summer buddies like agaricus Augustus show up yet. Though this weekend I was still finding morels, though that was at 5000' of elevation.
That's awesome to still be finding morels in July, right?!? Nice to be able to just follow them higher. Curious to know if you were focusing primarily on burn morels or naturals. I've been amazed by how many Chanterelles have been continuing to pop up these past few days ... they just keep coming! But I'm worried that they may not be able to sustain with these continual 90°+ days in the forecast!
@@MushroomTrail We were focusing on burn morels this time around, working the burn near Washington Pass. We couldn't cover as much ground as we'd have liked so our harvest was fairly small in number, but the ones we got were fresh and of a nice size.
Awesome! That burn was definitely on my list, but didn't get a chance to scope it out. Always good to have an excuse to get into some steep mountain terrain! 👍
I love your methods of spreading mushrooms. People definitely lose that in the thrill of the hunt and fail to give back or at least try to spread them I feel. Keep up the awesome videos!
@MushroomTrail Btw i commented on your hunt for Boletus rex-veris that i had only found 3. Well i went again and found about 20 in just one single spot. A lot of bug ridden ones. But managed to get at least 12 nice ones. Such tasty mushrooms. I still dont exactly understand the habitat. Maybe the disturbed edges of the forest. But just wanted to let you know i had great luck. I went back again after that trip and only found some very rotten ones. Curious about how long the season goes for them as its quite the drive.
Nice - that's fantastic! Sounds like you found a prime Spring King patch ... that'll be a good spot to return in years to come. Typically May and June are prime time for Boletus rex-veris, but it all depends on weather and moisture/humidity in the soil/air. They can often still be found in July, but that typically involves moving to higher and higher elevations, chasing the snow melt (and keeping fingers crossed for a little rain!)
Chanterelles, Boletes and backpacking in the Olympics! All my favorite things in one video. Hoping to get a couple backpacking trips in up there this year. Thanks for taking me along! Definitely gonna go check a couple of my Chanterelle spots this week after work.
Nice! Thanks for coming along! And best of luck out there with the chanterelle spots - I've been shocked to see some of my spots producing in spite of the heat. Not sure it will continue, but has been nice while it has lasted!
Keep up the good work! You've quickly become one of my favorite channels. The way you speak is calming and you're very knowledgeable. It's also nice to see PNW mushroom hunting as I am Scandinavian and as such have some overlap but certainly not a complete overlap, and mycorrhizal mushrooms obviously tend to associate with different trees here.
Thanks - I appreciate that! I've only spent a small amount of time in Scandinavia, but those are some of my favorite memories... quite a lot to explore up there. And always amazing to see how much overlap there is in spite of the distance. Thanks for tuning in - and Happy Trails!
The coast really is one of those places that exercises the senses in ways that are good for the soul ... time changes a bit out there! Glad you enjoyed it!
I watched Aaron's chanterelle vid a few days ago, immidiately got out there, and sure enough, found a new chanterelle spot! Also, nice find with the boletes, I didn't even know they were out (I was just in the olympics, didn't see any) Mushlove!
In Poland Chanterelles are actually a late spring/early summer mushrooms but must say current mushroom season have started very early in Poland too :) unfortunately living in UK and Englad to be precise atm ...no many mushroom rich places. Loving your video ❤
Thanks! That's a similar thing with several places in eastern US ... their Chanterelles usually hit much earlier than here in the PNW (where we don't typically get substantial harvests until September-ish). Sorry to hear about the current status in England - I've gotten similar reports about habitat scarcity in those parts ... although it seems North UK may have some better luck?
Ah, I kept waiting for you to I.D. the mushroom visible just to the left of the Pinesap at 14:48 in the video and to comment on whether it was a species possibly hosting the Monotropa hypopitys. Incidentally, it is hot (at least for this long-time denizen of the Olympic Peninsula) and dry over here in Port Angeles. Haven't seen any mushrooms of note in the woods behind the house for a week or more now. If I can make the time, I might drive up into the foothills tomorrow and poke around at higher elevations. Thanks as always for the educational and entertaining videos.
You have an excellent eye! So, unfortunately, the mushroom depicted there is likely not associated with the Monotropa hypopitys ... but here is something that you might find to be really interesting. Within feet of the spot that those Pinesaps are producing, I've found huge flushes of Tricholoma equestre (commonly referred to as the "Yellow Knight" or "Man on Horseback") in the Autumn. Every piece of academic literature that I've read on the topic has suggested that Monotropa hypopitys associates with Tricholoma species, and most commonly with T. equestre.
@@MushroomTrail I'll have to watch for Pinesaps. Since a few years back, I have read and heard that Allotropa Virgata (Candy Cane) is associated with another Tricholoma, our western Matsutake (T. murrillianum). Nearly four decades ago, after learning about Matsutake mushrooms and the extraordinary prices they fetched, I was certainly intrigued and wanted to give them a try. I had a business that was struggling, largely due to federal logging moratoriums that were the main feature of Spotted Owl protections. Those measures put most of my customers out of work. I had a friendly customer who knew where Matsutakes grew near a certain wilderness lake in ONP. He had told me a few years previously that we would go picking together sometime, but moving the business twice and renovating buildings took precedence and we never connected for an outing. In the final months of my operating the store, the old gentleman stopped by and told me that his health was deteriorating to the degree that he could never make the hike again. He then revealed to me which lake it was and offered a general description of the region where he'd picked his mushrooms. I knew the lake from a hike I'd made about sixteen years prior, but his description of the Matsutake area was too vague for me to ever follow up on the tip with all the priorities of making a living. When I learned of the Candy Cane association a few years ago, I then had a pretty good clue of where those Matsutakes grew--I had noticed the Allotropa plants growing and had been fascinated by them on that hike in the early 1970s! I've still never returned to the area. National Park access fees, making reservations, acquiring overnight trail permits, et cetera have soured the process for my tastes. But I did finally locate some Matsutakes last year in a foothill area that I can access more easily. All I can say is that Chanterelles and Hedgehogs suit my palate better, based on first impressions at least! Noticing the kelp in your video prompts me to ask if you forage any seaweeds, and have tried any traditional Japanese preparations of Matsutake?
Very interesting notes here - and, yes! What you mention about the Allotropa virgata is exactly right. My buddy and I were taking special note of where we saw those when we were out east of the Cascades this Spring in search of Boletus rex--veris... noting that we'll be back for matsutakes. While out on the coast this past trip, that exact topic of seaweed came up. I need to brush up on my seaweed knowledge, but did observe a couple different Kelp species while we were out there. Wish I knew more about the bounty that washes up on that coast ... I definitely have to add that to my to-do list! I have heard of traditional Japanese matsutake preparations involving kelp, but have never tried that. Sounds like it would certainly be worth I try though. Interestingly, when I was out foraging burn morels earlier this year, I happened to bump into a viewer of the channel and had a fascinating conversation with him about matsutakes. He referenced having foraged an incredible volume of matsutakes this past year (over 100 lbs if I recall correctly) and he proceeded to test many, many different ways of preparation and storage. He alluded to the importance of maintaining the fragrance, which requires specific attention. It was a fascinating insight into cooking with fats to preserve flavor/fragrance ... and also, he noted that the best of the longterm storage methods he tested proved to be freezing them whole (I believe that he actually wrapped them in foil). Shout out to @lifengjin9510 - if you happen upon this, feel free to chime in!
I've found some Russala like those in Steilacoom about a week ago. They were very dry, but there was a lot of them. Unfortunately, I haven't found any chantrelles yet.
Nice! This year has been particularly interesting ... so many of those late summer/fall mushrooms making early guest appearances out there. Not sure if they'll be able to sustain all the warm weather in the near-term, but fingers crossed! 🤞
I haven't spent a ton of time in Santa Cruz, but have definitely passed through on several occasions. Heating up across the PNW right about now ... so tough to say with things drying out. But seems like if humidity stays relatively high, still might get some mushrooms popping out. Any luck recently down there?
When you were talking about the pinesap and whether or not it was parasitic...I agree something needs to be changed about the term parasitic because a lot of the time they are benefiting part of the ecosystem in some way, but none of us can agree on exactly what so its thrown out. Like honey mushrooms for instance...it is intensely involved in the ecosystem as far as bug life and animal life and plant life and so on
Exactly! It is fascinating to ponder the intricacies of the role that many "parasitic" plants and fungi play in forest ecology. My suspicion is that as we continue to learn more, we'll continue to call those negative connotations into question. Thanks for adding to the conversation - really appreciate your perspective!
The footage at the end, on the beach, was so beautiful. Words fail me. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it! So much peace to be found out there on the coast!
Wild to see these normally fall mushrooms coming up so early. I haven't even seen my normal summer buddies like agaricus Augustus show up yet. Though this weekend I was still finding morels, though that was at 5000' of elevation.
That's awesome to still be finding morels in July, right?!? Nice to be able to just follow them higher. Curious to know if you were focusing primarily on burn morels or naturals.
I've been amazed by how many Chanterelles have been continuing to pop up these past few days ... they just keep coming! But I'm worried that they may not be able to sustain with these continual 90°+ days in the forecast!
@@MushroomTrail We were focusing on burn morels this time around, working the burn near Washington Pass. We couldn't cover as much ground as we'd have liked so our harvest was fairly small in number, but the ones we got were fresh and of a nice size.
Awesome! That burn was definitely on my list, but didn't get a chance to scope it out. Always good to have an excuse to get into some steep mountain terrain! 👍
Thank you for sharing 😊
My pleasure 😊 Thanks for tuning in!
I love your methods of spreading mushrooms. People definitely lose that in the thrill of the hunt and fail to give back or at least try to spread them I feel. Keep up the awesome videos!
Thanks! I appreciate that - sounds like we're on the same page! When we give back we enter the fold in entirely new ways!
@MushroomTrail Btw i commented on your hunt for Boletus rex-veris that i had only found 3. Well i went again and found about 20 in just one single spot. A lot of bug ridden ones. But managed to get at least 12 nice ones. Such tasty mushrooms. I still dont exactly understand the habitat. Maybe the disturbed edges of the forest. But just wanted to let you know i had great luck. I went back again after that trip and only found some very rotten ones. Curious about how long the season goes for them as its quite the drive.
Nice - that's fantastic! Sounds like you found a prime Spring King patch ... that'll be a good spot to return in years to come. Typically May and June are prime time for Boletus rex-veris, but it all depends on weather and moisture/humidity in the soil/air. They can often still be found in July, but that typically involves moving to higher and higher elevations, chasing the snow melt (and keeping fingers crossed for a little rain!)
Chanterelles, Boletes and backpacking in the Olympics! All my favorite things in one video. Hoping to get a couple backpacking trips in up there this year. Thanks for taking me along! Definitely gonna go check a couple of my Chanterelle spots this week after work.
Nice! Thanks for coming along! And best of luck out there with the chanterelle spots - I've been shocked to see some of my spots producing in spite of the heat. Not sure it will continue, but has been nice while it has lasted!
Keep up the good work! You've quickly become one of my favorite channels. The way you speak is calming and you're very knowledgeable.
It's also nice to see PNW mushroom hunting as I am Scandinavian and as such have some overlap but certainly not a complete overlap, and mycorrhizal mushrooms obviously tend to associate with different trees here.
Thanks - I appreciate that! I've only spent a small amount of time in Scandinavia, but those are some of my favorite memories... quite a lot to explore up there. And always amazing to see how much overlap there is in spite of the distance.
Thanks for tuning in - and Happy Trails!
My daughters and I did our first backpacking trip at Cape Alava. This sure brought back some great memories. Thanks for sharing.
Wow! What a great spot to embark on that first backpacking trip! Such a special place - glad to be able to spark some memories! 😊
Insanely beautiful places to visit, so much detail in this video.🌲 🌊
The coast really is one of those places that exercises the senses in ways that are good for the soul ... time changes a bit out there! Glad you enjoyed it!
You have a great day 💗☀️🇨🇦
You too!! 🍄
I watched Aaron's chanterelle vid a few days ago, immidiately got out there, and sure enough, found a new chanterelle spot! Also, nice find with the boletes, I didn't even know they were out (I was just in the olympics, didn't see any) Mushlove!
That's awesome! Such a treat to be encountering Chanterelles in abundance during the summer time! Mush Love! 🍄
You always find the good stuff 👍
Thanks! Always something out there! 👍
In Poland Chanterelles are actually a late spring/early summer mushrooms but must say current mushroom season have started very early in Poland too :) unfortunately living in UK and Englad to be precise atm ...no many mushroom rich places. Loving your video ❤
Thanks! That's a similar thing with several places in eastern US ... their Chanterelles usually hit much earlier than here in the PNW (where we don't typically get substantial harvests until September-ish).
Sorry to hear about the current status in England - I've gotten similar reports about habitat scarcity in those parts ... although it seems North UK may have some better luck?
@@MushroomTrail Scotland is amazing for mushrooms 🍄
No doubt! A good buddy of mine is headed out that way this fall -- can't wait to hear about what all he finds while living out that way!
Ah, I kept waiting for you to I.D. the mushroom visible just to the left of the Pinesap at 14:48 in the video and to comment on whether it was a species possibly hosting the Monotropa hypopitys.
Incidentally, it is hot (at least for this long-time denizen of the Olympic Peninsula) and dry over here in Port Angeles. Haven't seen any mushrooms of note in the woods behind the house for a week or more now. If I can make the time, I might drive up into the foothills tomorrow and poke around at higher elevations.
Thanks as always for the educational and entertaining videos.
You have an excellent eye! So, unfortunately, the mushroom depicted there is likely not associated with the Monotropa hypopitys ... but here is something that you might find to be really interesting. Within feet of the spot that those Pinesaps are producing, I've found huge flushes of Tricholoma equestre (commonly referred to as the "Yellow Knight" or "Man on Horseback") in the Autumn. Every piece of academic literature that I've read on the topic has suggested that Monotropa hypopitys associates with Tricholoma species, and most commonly with T. equestre.
@@MushroomTrail I'll have to watch for Pinesaps. Since a few years back, I have read and heard that Allotropa Virgata (Candy Cane) is associated with another Tricholoma, our western Matsutake (T. murrillianum).
Nearly four decades ago, after learning about Matsutake mushrooms and the extraordinary prices they fetched, I was certainly intrigued and wanted to give them a try. I had a business that was struggling, largely due to federal logging moratoriums that were the main feature of Spotted Owl protections. Those measures put most of my customers out of work. I had a friendly customer who knew where Matsutakes grew near a certain wilderness lake in ONP. He had told me a few years previously that we would go picking together sometime, but moving the business twice and renovating buildings took precedence and we never connected for an outing.
In the final months of my operating the store, the old gentleman stopped by and told me that his health was deteriorating to the degree that he could never make the hike again. He then revealed to me which lake it was and offered a general description of the region where he'd picked his mushrooms. I knew the lake from a hike I'd made about sixteen years prior, but his description of the Matsutake area was too vague for me to ever follow up on the tip with all the priorities of making a living. When I learned of the Candy Cane association a few years ago, I then had a pretty good clue of where those Matsutakes grew--I had noticed the Allotropa plants growing and had been fascinated by them on that hike in the early 1970s!
I've still never returned to the area. National Park access fees, making reservations, acquiring overnight trail permits, et cetera have soured the process for my tastes. But I did finally locate some Matsutakes last year in a foothill area that I can access more easily. All I can say is that Chanterelles and Hedgehogs suit my palate better, based on first impressions at least! Noticing the kelp in your video prompts me to ask if you forage any seaweeds, and have tried any traditional Japanese preparations of Matsutake?
Very interesting notes here - and, yes! What you mention about the Allotropa virgata is exactly right. My buddy and I were taking special note of where we saw those when we were out east of the Cascades this Spring in search of Boletus rex--veris... noting that we'll be back for matsutakes.
While out on the coast this past trip, that exact topic of seaweed came up. I need to brush up on my seaweed knowledge, but did observe a couple different Kelp species while we were out there. Wish I knew more about the bounty that washes up on that coast ... I definitely have to add that to my to-do list! I have heard of traditional Japanese matsutake preparations involving kelp, but have never tried that. Sounds like it would certainly be worth I try though.
Interestingly, when I was out foraging burn morels earlier this year, I happened to bump into a viewer of the channel and had a fascinating conversation with him about matsutakes. He referenced having foraged an incredible volume of matsutakes this past year (over 100 lbs if I recall correctly) and he proceeded to test many, many different ways of preparation and storage. He alluded to the importance of maintaining the fragrance, which requires specific attention. It was a fascinating insight into cooking with fats to preserve flavor/fragrance ... and also, he noted that the best of the longterm storage methods he tested proved to be freezing them whole (I believe that he actually wrapped them in foil). Shout out to @lifengjin9510 - if you happen upon this, feel free to chime in!
Beutifull video.
Thank you! 😊 I appreciate you tuning in!
Here in nb, we are getting lots of russulas. A little early but not too bad timing-wise
Nice! I love when mushrooms are a little ahead of schedule👍
I've found some Russala like those in Steilacoom about a week ago. They were very dry, but there was a lot of them. Unfortunately, I haven't found any chantrelles yet.
Nice! This year has been particularly interesting ... so many of those late summer/fall mushrooms making early guest appearances out there. Not sure if they'll be able to sustain all the warm weather in the near-term, but fingers crossed! 🤞
hot hot hot right now in Santa Cruz...ever been this way?? What can i expect in this heat>??
I haven't spent a ton of time in Santa Cruz, but have definitely passed through on several occasions. Heating up across the PNW right about now ... so tough to say with things drying out. But seems like if humidity stays relatively high, still might get some mushrooms popping out. Any luck recently down there?
Thanks for taking us along this wonderful mushroom walk. Love all the mushrooms 🍄🟫🍄🟫🍄🟫❤️❤️❤️
My pleasure! Glad you enjoyed it, and I can't wait to get the next video out your way! 🍄
When you were talking about the pinesap and whether or not it was parasitic...I agree something needs to be changed about the term parasitic because a lot of the time they are benefiting part of the ecosystem in some way, but none of us can agree on exactly what so its thrown out. Like honey mushrooms for instance...it is intensely involved in the ecosystem as far as bug life and animal life and plant life and so on
Exactly! It is fascinating to ponder the intricacies of the role that many "parasitic" plants and fungi play in forest ecology. My suspicion is that as we continue to learn more, we'll continue to call those negative connotations into question. Thanks for adding to the conversation - really appreciate your perspective!