A Mindful Fall PNW Hike

I wanted to share some fun photos from our recent fall mushroom hunt and hike here in the PNW at the Mukilteo Japanese Gulch trail. While we develop more mindfulness in our lives, we also try to cultivate and nurture our relationship with nature. One of the ways that we like to do that is to identify what our surroundings are whether it be native plants or mushrooms. It’s especially rewarding when you get to walk away with something edible!

We have been interested in mushroom hunting for a few years now, and we finally have all the resources to go out and identify mushrooms with a level of confidence! We went at a great time as it just rained the day before. Mushrooms love to pop up right after the rain! In fact, the book that we use for ID’ing mushrooms is called All That the Rain Promises and More. It’s the perfect little guide for PNW mushrooms. We were really hoping to find some choice edible mushrooms like Chanterelles or Lobsters, but we had no luck in that department. We did come across some cool mushrooms though and were worthy of sharing!

We were only able to identify some of these mushrooms – so we definitely still need more practice! If you are a mushroom hunter in the Greater-Seattle area (specifically up north around Snohomish County), please share your favorite mushroom spots! We’d love to go out and explore more and hopefully find some edible ‘shrooms.