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2024 National Tour Announced!
Our fifth cross-country national mushroom tour will take place in April of 2024. Here are some highlights … Continue reading
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Spectacular Fall 2023 Mushroom Forays
Our Fall 2023 mushroom forays in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest were spectacular. I wanted to show off some of the visitors we enjoyed, as well as the exotic mushrooms themselves. Continue reading
Angel Wings Mushrooms, Cauliflower Mushroom, Club Fungus, Coral Fungus, False Chanterelles, Fluted Black Elfin Saddle, Fly Agaric, Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Golden Chanterelles, Jelly Fungus, Lion’s Mane, Lobster Mushroom, Pigs Ears Mushroom, Porcupine Hedgehog Mushroom, Puffball Mushrooms, Shaggy Mane, Shaggy Parasol Mushroom, Toxic Amanita Mushrooms -
Jackpot!
Our first official Fall forays of 2023 occurred in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest last weekend. And one of them started off with a rare find — Sparassis crispa, the highly sought-after Cauliflower Mushroom! Continue reading
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2023 Fall Mushroom Forays Announced
Great news! A research foray this week has revealed that many desirable mushrooms are now going in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. So we are now planning specific foray dates and hope you will be a part. Continue reading
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Introducing Radagast, Mushroom Wizard of the Forest!
In May and June 2023 we completed our fourth annual coast-to-coast mushroom tour, focusing on the northeast states of Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut, and Vermont. One key highlight of this tour was the acquisition of Radagast, Mushroom Wizard of the Forest! Plus a few morels, thrown in to boot. Continue reading
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2022 Fall Mushroom Update
Fall 2022 was a mushroom season to forget in the Pacific Northwest. This post chronicles my misadventures. Continue reading
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Morel Recap — Spring 2022
There were lots of Blonde and Fire Morels to be found this Spring in the wilderness (Schneider Springs burn area) east of Mt. Rainier. Continue reading
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Getting Ready for Fall Forays at the Foothills Southwest of Mt. Rainier
Mushrooms were sparse in a research foray for the Fall 2022 season in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. However, I made a new friend … Continue reading
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Fall Forays Are Happening Now in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest!
If you haven’t yet joined a MushroomObsession free foray, you will enjoy the experience. Contact me for instructions. Continue reading
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Coast to Coast Fall Mushroom Tour 2019
Accompanied by my son-in-law Mike for a good portion of it, I was privileged last month to launch Mushroom Obsession’s Fall 2019 Coast-to-Coast Mushroom Tour! Here’s a quick report of the outbound leg (Washington to Pennsylvania) Continue reading
Mushroom Obsession
was created to help parents get their kids out from behind the screen and into nature to safely explore the mystical and magnificent world of exotic edible mushrooms: how to safely hunt them in the woods, cultivate them in your own back yard, and even how to make them taste magnificent in the kitchen! If you consider yourself "mushroom obsessed," this site is the place for you!
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