election 2006 mushrooming
It is unwise to ramble about the forest deep without a compass. My gps gets crap reception-as do most I think-in the trees so I leave it home. I always bring a compass and try to refer to it freqently when I pick mushrooms.
Today Claudia Howell and I spent 3 hours foraging for Chanterelles in the Mt. Hood National Forest. All rivers we saw were mocha colored and menacing. We wondered out loud several times whether or not roads would wash out or hillsides slide and impede our return.
The conditions were VERY wet and the mushrooms tough to find. We managed to find a few and will probably head out again in 2 weeks or so so long as the freezing level doesn’t dip to 2,500 ft.
I hope that y’all voted.
