A friend and I spent a long weekend at Island Beach State Park, NJ to fish in the surf. We have made a trip like this for the last two […]
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Kayaked the Anthony Kill
The weather has been unpredictable lately. Last night, it was as though somebody was turning a switch on and off, flipping between torrential downpours and clear skies. This morning, I […]
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Clifton Park Autumn Leaves
Bear's Head Tooth
I found some Bear’s Head Tooth mushroom growing deep inside a hollow in the base of a tall dead tree. I rinsed the mushroom as best I could and lightly […]
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Cinnabar-Red Chanterelle
I found a small patch of Cinnabar-Red Chanterelles today. I cooked up a few of them to try out. They had a tame mushroom flavor and texture. I could enjoy […]
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Honey Mushroom
I have found several large masses of Honey Mushrooms on dead and living trees, sometimes on the same trees as Hen of the Woods mushrooms. First Attempt – 9/26/2011 I […]
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Hayes Nature Park
I made a quick stop at Hayes Nature Preserve today. It is a really nice park just north of Thoroughbred Way in Clifton Park. The land was recently acquired and […]
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Hen of the Woods
I have found several large groups of Hen of the Woods mushrooms in the woods not too far from my house. I will need to remember the secret coordinates because […]
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Dwaas Kill Nature Preserve
I took a short walk through the Dwaas Kill Nature Preserve this morning. The preserve was only recently acquired. As of today it is still pretty wild, but trailwork and […]
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Painted Suillus Mushroom
Mushrooms have been really abundant around here after all the rain we saw. Today I came across a Painted Suillus mushroom and brought it home and cooked it up for […]
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