

Golden Chanterelles and Amethyst Deceivers, and also Dave Matthews
After a couple of weeks of steady rain, a break in the weather made for a mushrooming opportunity. Adam and I headed for the hills -- specifically (but not too specifically) up beyond Skykomish on Highway 2 in the northern part of Washington State -- only a couple of hours from Seattle. Our objective: to see if any chanterelles were surviving and thriving in our super-wet fall weather. The answer was a resounding "yes". We struck fungal gold almost immediately, walking int