Mushroom Picking

Mushrooms abound in the forests of Gustavus. Emily, McLean, Margot, and I tromped off into the undergrowth in search of some edible mushrooms. We found many that were edible, a few that weren’t, and some hallucinogenic ones, too.

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A delicious little mushroom.

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Ring Creek.

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Some yummy highbush cranberries.

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A mushroom that is highly hallucinogenic but also that can be deadly.

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A huge mushroom.

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Cleaning mushrooms in the barn.

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Mushroom processing in the evening.