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Welcome to the Pacific Northwest’s WyldForest!
The purpose of this page is to acquaint you with WyldForest, one of the premiere mushroom foraging education programs in the world, and with me as a certified foray leader / tour guide. What is WyldForest? WyldForest is an international foraging organization based in Germany, but it now offers beginner-friendly foraging tours across the U.S.… Continue reading
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GoSun Camp365 off-grid solar trailer for sale
I am the original owner of a GoSun Camp365 off-grid solar trailer, purchased new in 2023. This post profiles a video of the 2,200-pound trailer, affectionately named “Radagast” after the mushroom wizard of the forest, plus details about the solar equipment included. Asking price is $25,000 (was $32,000 new). Continue reading
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Fall 2026 Exploratory Foray Report
About this time each year, after the first late summer/early fall rains, I do a test foray into my usual mushroom hunting grounds in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest, to see what’s happening and plan additional forays throughout September and October. On Thursday and Friday of this week (Sept. 3-4) I camped out in the… Continue reading
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Foraging for morels and finding amanitas
I recently downloaded the pro edition of the cool “Geoforager” app. It has a “probability of morels” overlay (on top of 2025 burns and other features) designed to predict where you are most likely intended to find burn morels. But does that work? Read on. This week I traveled to one of those spots, about… Continue reading
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2025 Fall Forays Update
Here’s an update on Fall Mushroom Forays in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest, and a schedule of upcoming foraging opportunities. Continue reading
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Lobsters, Lobsters, Lobsters!
This pile of Lobster mushrooms (average size about that of my fist) is just a fraction of what we found during our three forays this past weekend! Read on for tips and recipes. Continue reading
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September 10 Research Foray Results: The Mushrooms Await!
The classic fall mushrooms here in the Pacific Northwest — Golden Chanterelles and Lobsters — are fruiting now. You are invited to join a free two-hour foray to learn how and where to find them! Continue reading
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Fall 2025 Mushroom Forays Scheduled
The mushrooms are popping and Fall forays have begun! The following are scheduled. Forums with partial availability (one to three people) are in italics: Friday afternoon, Sept. 19, 2-3 p.m. Friday afternoon, Oct. 3, 2-4 p.m. Saturday morning, Oct. 4, 10 a.m. – noon Saturday afternoon, Oct. 4, 2-4 p.m. Friday afternoon, Oct. 10, 2-4… Continue reading
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Fall 2025 Mushrooms Popping Early!
Exotic edible Fall mushrooms are appearing early near Mt. Rainier in Washington State. Continue reading
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I’ve Grown Fond of a Devil of a Plant
I’m going to depart for a moment from my usual topic (mushrooms, of course) to talk about a plant that I once considered a major irritation (quite literally), but have grown increasingly fond of over the years I’ve grown to know it: the Devil’s Club. Devil’s Club (Oplopanax horridus) is a very prehistoric-looking, large-leafed, spine-covered… 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!
