HIKING IN BC PICTURES

Here are some of my photographs taken whilst hiking some of BC's mountain trails this past year, in and around the Fraser Valley. Some of these were around: Bear Mountains, Chilliwack Lake, Sumas Mountains, Teapot Hill, Mount Thom, Menzies Trail Golden Ears Park, Mission Railway Bridge hike, Buntzen Lake Trail, Lindeman Lake Hike, Mc Cray Creek, Vedder Mountain, Red Mountains, Malcolm Knapp Research Forest etc.

Spot our happy resqued dog

And the other happiness

Bear print at the river during Salmon season

My happy place on top of the mountain with the fresh mist filtering in

Mountain Biking trail....

Pumpkin Patch

Cougar prints of a huge kitty and more .... Burke Mountain

MUSHROOMS

Mushrooms in BC. 

It is so exciting to look for mushrooms. This year the forest has been abundantly filled with all sorts of mushrooms due to the wonderful Summer and Autumn we have had. Just the right amount of rain and sunshine, its been crazy beautiful. Once I started to learn, I photographed, bought books and went all out mushroom hunting, including a visit to the Mycologist Society`s annual display held at the VanDusen botanical gardens in in Vancouver. 

Mushroom picking is not permitted on National or Provincial Parks or protected areas such as ecological or special reserves or Recreation Areas including forest service recreation sites and trails. 

Fuzzy-footed Coral - Ramaria cystidiophora

Crested Coral - Clavulina cristata

Coral Fungi

Coral Fungi

Boletus mirabilis - Admirable Bolete

Boletus mirabilis - Admirable Bolete

Boletus mirabilis - Admirable Bolete

Boletus mirabilis - Admirable Bolete

Boletus 

Boletus 

Cauliflower Mushroom - Sparassis crispa

Amanita muscaria var, formosa.

The puffball reveals solid flesh when sliced vertically,

while an amanita will show an embryo of cap, gills and stalk

Puffball - Lycoperdon pyriforme

Gem-studded puffball - Lycoperdon perlatum

Red-belted Conk - Fomitopsis pinicola

Red-belted Conk - Fomitopsis pinicola

Unsure about this one -  looks like the Red Waxy Caps (Hygrocybe Coccinea)

Rosy Russula - Russula sanguinea

Angel Wings - Pleurocybella porrigens 

Angel Wings - Pleurocybella porrigens 

Angel Wings - Pleurocybella porrigens 

Honey Mushroom - Armillaria mellea

Honey Mushroom - Armillaria mellea

Honey Mushroom - Armillaria mellea

Honey Mushroom - Armillaria mellea

Pungent Cortinarius - Cortinarius traganus

Pungent Cortinarius - Cortinarius traganus

Unsure about this one - looks like the Capped Amanita

Lobster Mushroom - Hypomyces lactifluorum

Oyster Mushroom - Pleurotus ostreatus

Oyster Mushroom - Pleurotus ostreatus

Scaly/Bristly Pholiota - Pholiota squarrosa

Turkey tails

The Violet Cortinarius - Cortinarius violaceus

The Violet Cortinarius - Cortinarius violaceus

Chanterelle - Cantharellus cibarius

Chanterelle - Cantharellus cibarius

Chanterelle - Cantharellus cibarius

Chanterelle - Cantharellus cibarius

Check the identity of the mushrooms with an experienced person. I had some wonderful people helping me. Poisonous mushrooms grow in BC and can cause sickness and even death if eaten. Mushrooms should not be eaten raw. Pick or cut the mushrooms one by one, cut the stem of the mushroom above the ground. Do not rake or disturb the forest floor - this will disturb or kill the mycelium that produces the mushroom spreading spores. 

The Mycologists scientists that study the mushrooms believe that there may be as many as 10,000 species of fungi living in the Pacific Northwest.