We meet at the Ballpark in Gillies Bay at 10:00am
This year has been the best year we have had for a long time for gathering edible mushrooms. The weather conditions at the end of summer and into early fall must have been near perfect for the fungus species we love to collect as the abundance and size of specimens we are finding is exceptional. Last week we drove down towards Shingle Beach, then turning off after the bridge over Stromberg Creek we headed uphill past the waterfalls and parked halfway up to Thompson Road. It was dull and foggy for most of the morning, but not long after settling down for lunch on a small bluff with a view the clouds began to break up nicely. In my photo this week some of the mushrooms collected along the way are being checked out in one of the mushroom books that are so useful when collecting the edible kinds.
JD.
Hikers keen to check the mushroom book to get tips on identification and cooking options.
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