We started our day on a high note; while waiting for road construction just below Beaver Dam, we gathered and ate ripe raspberries..our good luck continued by finding a few King Boletes, a lot of Hawkswings and a whole gob of Chanterelle mushrooms.......more than I had ever seen before.
We had cloudy skies and a few sprinkles several times, just enough to settle the dust on the road. We met a DOW truck coming into the lake, bringing some 4 to 5 inch cutthroat trout to restock the lake, good fishing in a couple of years.
The King Boletes had been up for several days so it appears the Kings are going to be pretty scarce in this area. Hopefully we will find more at a lower altitude than the 11,000 ft. elevation we were hunting in. One never knows for sure when it comes to finding mushrooms, just have to get out there and look for them..........
Wayne will be leading an easier hike Monday, Doug will be leading a "conditioning" hike Tuesday and I don't know what Thursday will be for sure............but it will be fun.
All hikes leave the VCPL at 9AM.
Dennis
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