Last week Sean and I hiked to upper Eaton Canyon via Idlehour.
We hiked from sunrise to sunset. Not bad for a 12 mile hike.
I was on a mission to find fungi after the recent rainstorm.
The canyon did not disappoint as we were surrounded by a lush green forest with overflowing streams, mini waterfalls and an array of cool mushrooms.
Eaton Canyon
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I know some of them from the pictures. The yellow jelly is commonly called witches butter (tremella aurantia). It is parasitizing the false turkey tail ( stereum hirsutum) which is the small orange shelf fungus in one of the other pictures. The cute yellow one is called yellow field cap (bolbitius titubans). I think the one with the broken stem is also. And I'm guessing the white orbs are puffballs (genus clavatia).
all the rain has brought out some really cool mushrooms -- thanks
all the rain has brought out some really cool mushrooms -- thanks
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