Mushrooms (Boletus edulis, Amanita muscaria, Pholiota squarrosa, Gyromitra esculenta,
Cantharellus cibarius)
A nice day at 11,200 feet in Summit County on August 10, 2010, led me to three perfect porcini and one 14-inch diameter, 4.75-pound specimen that had neither worms nor rot!
Amanita muscaria:
Pholiota squarrosa:
And a couple days later at 11,600 feet. Very few worms this year!
And more porcini from a day that where we saw more than we could possibly carry. We found some as high as 11800 feet
In the early summer of 2011 I found a group of Gyromitra esculenta (below), which were new to me. They can be quite poisonous, so I was not tempted. But they look intriguing.
And back to porcini: Their color is so wonderful. August 2011.
And some nice chanterelles from 2007.
