A large cluster of yellow and orange chicken of the woods mushrooms growing on a tree trunk.
Day 11 of posting all the mushrooms Iβve seen while hiking this year. π₯
#FungiFriends
North Country Trail, MN
September 2025
#31DaysofHalloween
14.10.2025 18:20 β π 13 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
One tall and one small skinny brown #mushroom growing among the leaf litter.
Day 10 of posting all the mushrooms Iβve seen while hiking this year.
#MushroomMonday
North Country Trail, MN
September 2025
#31DaysofHalloween #fungifriends
13.10.2025 12:45 β π 20 π 5 π¬ 0 π 0
A delicate shaggy mane mushroom growing in a bright green moss patch.
Day 9 of posting all the #mushrooms Iβve seen while hiking this year.
#fungifriends
North Country Trail, MN
September 2025
#31DaysofHalloween
12.10.2025 18:09 β π 17 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
A cluster of 3 yellow amanita mushrooms growing in weedy grass patch.
Day 8 of posting all the #mushrooms Iβve seen while hiking this year.
#fungifriends
North Country Trail, MN
September 2025
#31DaysofHalloween
11.10.2025 16:15 β π 10 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Asters are still blooming #flowers #photography
10.10.2025 13:23 β π 35 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0
A cream colored #mushroom covered in water dropplets grows on the side of a decaying log.
π§ Guttation
Day 7 of posting all the #mushrooms Iβve seen while hiking this year.
#fungifriends
North Country Trail, MN
September 2025
#31DaysofHalloween #ForestFriday
10.10.2025 15:07 β π 14 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0
These were tasty! I was so lucky to find a few nice flushes during this hike.
08.10.2025 02:13 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Finding purchaseβ¦
#ThickTrunkTuesday
Youβve got a hold on meβ¦
07.10.2025 11:27 β π 50 π 3 π¬ 1 π 0
Oyster mushroomβs, Pluerotus ostreatus.
06.10.2025 18:35 β π 22 π 4 π¬ 0 π 1
A golden chanterelle mushroom displays its delicate ridges the run from the cap down the stem.
Day 6 of posting all the #mushrooms Iβve seen while hiking this year. π Delicious!
#fungifriends
North Country Trail, MN
September 2025
#31DaysofHalloween
03.10.2025 15:30 β π 32 π 2 π¬ 2 π 0
This owl, its habitat and the Ice Age Trail hiked to this spot are all available for us to enjoy thanks to Wisconsinβs Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program. #KnowlesNelson
02.10.2025 12:06 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
An elegant shaggy mane mushroom grows among the moss and short grass.
Day 5 of posting all the #mushrooms Iβve seen while hiking this year.
#fungifriends
North Country Trail, MN
September 2025
#31DaysofHalloween
02.10.2025 16:45 β π 17 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Black trumpet mushrooms expertly camouflaged on the forest floor.
Day 4 of posting all the #mushrooms Iβve seen while hiking this year.
#fungifriends
North Country Trail, MN
September 2025
#31DaysofHalloween
01.10.2025 13:30 β π 40 π 5 π¬ 1 π 0
Hedgehog mushroom held between two fingers. You can see the tiny spikes on the underside of the mushroom cap.
Day 3 of posting all the #mushrooms Iβve seen while hiking this year.
#fungifriends
North Country Trail, MN
September 2025
30.09.2025 14:15 β π 24 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Bright orange lobster mushroom emerges from a pine needle covered forest floor.
Day 2 of posting all the #mushrooms Iβve seen while hiking this year. π¦ π
#fungifriends
30.09.2025 03:24 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
A cluster of 4 mushrooms growing on the leaf covered ground along the North Country Trail in Minnesota.
Day 1 of posting all the #mushrooms Iβve seen while hiking this year.
#fungifriends
26.09.2025 17:47 β π 4 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
The Ice Age Trail just north of here #photography
26.09.2025 10:59 β π 29 π 3 π¬ 1 π 0
Bright orange mushrooms in moss
Decayed tree stump covered in moss
Bright red cardinal flowers
A tru of dark gray mushrooms
Ticked off a few more miles on the North country trail in Michigan. Spent most of the hike pointing out mushrooms.
Lake County MI.
01.09.2025 20:14 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Summer weekends, letβs go!
#PureMichigan #LakeSuperior
23.05.2025 17:49 β π 9 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Looking up through tall trees, showing a canopy of green leaves against a bright sky, with a sense of tranquility and nature's height.
Always look up at the trees. It always makes me feel better.
#ThickTrunkThursday #ThickTreeThursday #TreeThursday #ThursdayGreen
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekUforUp
#Photography π·
22.05.2025 05:43 β π 128 π 6 π¬ 9 π 0
Man, that sucks.
23.05.2025 00:25 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Just used this service for a backpacking trip, what a wonderful service!
20.05.2025 03:35 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Two boys face away from the camera, sitting on rocks in the woods
Camping trips and hiking trails with these two were not always fun, but I hope that the lasting memories will lead them to embrace nature's magic in the future, on their own terms.
08.05.2025 19:22 β π 6 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Small white mushrooms grow on the side of a stump. These are made of small clusters of dangling "teeth"
Extra toothy
#MushroomLover #FungiFriends
05.05.2025 18:47 β π 33 π 0 π¬ 1 π 1
A favorite from my archive a day: Chocolate tube slime mold/Stemonitis splendens (the tiny βlegsβ always get me).
#fungifriends #fungi #mycology #naturephotography
04.05.2025 15:33 β π 204 π 16 π¬ 8 π 0
Me too! Hope to see some next week!
02.05.2025 22:27 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
A tree grows on top of a large rock, it's roots grow down around the tock
A tree with a strong foundation.
North Country Trail
Alberta, MI
#ForestFriday #ISeeMoss #NorthCountryTrail
#TreeLover
02.05.2025 15:43 β π 16 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
01.05.2025 14:42 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
A cluster of mushrooms grow on a tree trunk covered with bright green moss.
Quite the cluster
#FungiFriends #MushroomMonday #ISeeMoss
28.04.2025 16:39 β π 37 π 6 π¬ 1 π 0
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