Mushroom hunting

There are plans to strip the forest floor, rake it up and burn it in incinerators all over Western Washington. This will not be good for mushrooms! http://sheltonprogressive.blogspot.com to learn more about this serious threat.

We went to the Staircase area and found a few mushrooms.  I was really hoping to find a particular type of mushroom but did not find it.  I had to make due with these instead:

Giant wormy Russula Brevipes

Duff pumpers (Russula Brevipes)

Elfin Saddle 

I think this is a Shrimp Russula (russula xerampelina)

Shrimp topside (we did not pick it)

Lobster Mushroom

Hypholoma fasciculare

White Chanterelle with possible Lactarius Deliciousus

White Chanterelle

There are plans to strip the forest floor, rake it up and burn it in incinerators all over Western Washington.  This will not be good for mushrooms!  http://sheltonprogressive.blogspot.com to learn more about this serious threat.

2 miles round trip with 1,000 feet elevation gain