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canid
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Official Pacific Valleys Actives and Thread, winter 2013-2014 1
#19114807 - 11/10/13 01:00 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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[This thread will cover those of the major valleys between the Sierra Nevada/Cascade Ranges and the Coast Range, where we have so little of the moisture which make the PWN and Bay Area so friendly to our mushroom friends. If this is you, and you are finding actives, Please, join in. We will have this thread each year.]
I was out shopping again and I spotted these:

My, said I, it looks quite dark and cavernous in there.
I approached:

proceeding further, the seasoned explorer saw more forms of life appear:
At the far end of the cavern, a guardian blocked the way:

Knowing the answer to his riddle, I was allowed to pass, and emerged back into the light of the surface-world.
The very cheesy end.
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Attn PWN hunters: If you should come across a bluing Psilocybe matching P. pellicolusa please smell it. If you detect a scent reminiscent of Anethole (anise) please preserve a specimen or two for study and please PM me.
Edited by canid (11/10/13 02:02 PM)
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canid
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Re: Official Central Valley Actives and Thread, winter 2013-2014 [Re: canid]
#19114863 - 11/10/13 01:13 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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I'm a little miffed though. I have a 3rd party app which gives me manual focus, better exposure and image correction options and depth of field control, but it kills my battery insanely fast.
I'm working on an external battery-pack/emergency-charger which would render that point moot, when/if I don't mind lugging around an extra 3lb.
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Attn PWN hunters: If you should come across a bluing Psilocybe matching P. pellicolusa please smell it. If you detect a scent reminiscent of Anethole (anise) please preserve a specimen or two for study and please PM me.
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canid
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Re: Official Central Valley Actives and Thread, winter 2013-2014 [Re: canid]
#19115005 - 11/10/13 01:49 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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I would like to think we can extend this thread to anybody valley-stranded between the sierra nevada/cascade and the coast ranges across the pacific states.
What say you, shroomery? [edit: too late, I did that biz anyway :P]
San Joaquin/Sacramento, Umpqua/Wilamette, etc.
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Attn PWN hunters: If you should come across a bluing Psilocybe matching P. pellicolusa please smell it. If you detect a scent reminiscent of Anethole (anise) please preserve a specimen or two for study and please PM me.
Edited by canid (11/10/13 02:03 PM)
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Ran-D



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Re: Official Central Valley Actives and Thread, winter 2013-2014 [Re: canid] 2
#19116521 - 11/10/13 06:40 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Ps. cyanescens from last week


Ps. allenii pins from last week

To my surprise they matured nicely through the dry windy days


Lots more babies out there too!
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canid
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Re: Official Central Valley Actives and Thread, winter 2013-2014 [Re: Ran-D]
#19116534 - 11/10/13 06:42 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Nice. Beauties.
They really don't seem to be minding this weather, do they?
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Attn PWN hunters: If you should come across a bluing Psilocybe matching P. pellicolusa please smell it. If you detect a scent reminiscent of Anethole (anise) please preserve a specimen or two for study and please PM me.
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Re: Official Central Valley Actives and Thread, winter 2013-2014 [Re: canid]
#19116570 - 11/10/13 06:47 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Not at all. Most of them are underneath some very low bushes, so I guess they're somewhat protected from the sun/wind. And there is definitely no shortage of irrigation in this spot, it stays wet most of the time.
Only problem is it's a high traffic area, I was trying my best to rush my pictures and not look too long in one spot.
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canid
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Re: Official Central Valley Actives and Thread, winter 2013-2014 [Re: Ran-D] 1
#19116607 - 11/10/13 06:54 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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I find since I am taking only pictures that I'm less concerned, but I do still worry that business owners or city crews would try to destroy the colonies if they caught on. It's a shame, but I've seen one university trying to do so in the past, though that university would have to eliminate every last scrap of landscaping to ever be successful. The maintenance worker in that case was shoveling mulch and mushrooms into yard bags like mad, seemingly unaware that the many thousands of pounds of contiguous mulch adjacent would just take up the slack.
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Attn PWN hunters: If you should come across a bluing Psilocybe matching P. pellicolusa please smell it. If you detect a scent reminiscent of Anethole (anise) please preserve a specimen or two for study and please PM me.
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Re: Official Central Valley Actives and Thread, winter 2013-2014 [Re: canid]
#19131482 - 11/13/13 02:10 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Do you guys actually eat mushrooms you find or are you guys more interested in the hunt? S
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canid
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Re: Official Central Valley Actives and Thread, winter 2013-2014 [Re: Teez] 1
#19131514 - 11/13/13 02:19 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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For me it's about the hunt, and despite my low level of skill, the photography.
I do eat some of the good edible species I hunt, but even then, it's mostly about getting out with my camera.
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Attn PWN hunters: If you should come across a bluing Psilocybe matching P. pellicolusa please smell it. If you detect a scent reminiscent of Anethole (anise) please preserve a specimen or two for study and please PM me.
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Re: Official Central Valley Actives and Thread, winter 2013-2014 [Re: canid]
#19131644 - 11/13/13 02:54 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Quote:
canid said: For me it's about the hunt, and despite my low level of skill, the photography.
I do eat some of the good edible species I hunt, but even then, it's mostly about getting out with my camera.
-------------------- May you be filled with loving kindness. May you be well. May you be peaceful and at ease. May you be happy. AMU Q&A
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Ran-D



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Re: Official Central Valley Actives and Thread, winter 2013-2014 [Re: Teez]
#19131925 - 11/13/13 03:55 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Teez said: Do you guys actually eat mushrooms you find or are you guys more interested in the hunt? S
I haven't consumed any actives in about 4-5 years to be honest.
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magicbastard


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Re: Official Central Valley Actives and Thread, winter 2013-2014 [Re: Ran-D]
#19162964 - 11/19/13 11:57 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Finally getting some rain! Anyone hunting this weekend?
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Ran-D



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Re: Official Central Valley Actives and Thread, winter 2013-2014 [Re: magicbastard]
#19163036 - 11/20/13 12:22 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Quote:
magicbastard said: Anyone hunting this weekend?
Yes, but not for actives! Time to hit the forest
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Prolific Mycognome
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Re: Official Central Valley Actives and Thread, winter 2013-2014 [Re: Ran-D]
#19163051 - 11/20/13 12:26 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Yaay, rain!
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magicbastard


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Re: Official Central Valley Actives and Thread, winter 2013-2014 [Re: Ran-D]
#19163064 - 11/20/13 12:30 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Ran-D said:
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magicbastard said: Anyone hunting this weekend?
Yes, but not for actives! Time to hit the forest 
Looking forward to your bad ass pics 
This'll be my first time hunting in the Placerville mountains, super excited!
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Re: Official Central Valley Actives and Thread, winter 2013-2014 [Re: magicbastard]
#19163458 - 11/20/13 03:26 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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great finds you guys! those are huge fruits, truly beautiful. I am so psyched to go hunting, i have been hunting for 7 years and have found little but this rain is giving me a lot of hope despite the fact that all the spawn and butts i planted were replaced with rocks or didn't take due to our lack of moisture..
anyway, i'm up at 2:30 and want to hunt right now! hahaha
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Re: Official Central Valley Actives and Thread, winter 2013-2014 [Re: TheShroomNinja]
#19164036 - 11/20/13 09:03 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Nice post! these are awesome to look at!
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Re: Official Central Valley Actives and Thread, winter 2013-2014 [Re: Ran-D]
#19164240 - 11/20/13 09:57 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Quote:
Ran-D said: Yes, but not for actives! Time to hit the forest 
For sure!
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Prolific Mycognome
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Re: Official Central Valley Actives and Thread, winter 2013-2014 [Re: Lhun]
#19164470 - 11/20/13 10:49 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Last night it rained a little bit in the central valley, hoping to go searching for fungal friends today! Anyone see anything active this season in the area so far??
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Ran-D



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Re: Official Central Valley Actives and Thread, winter 2013-2014 [Re: Prolific Mycognome]
#19164564 - 11/20/13 11:06 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Prolific Mycognome said: Last night it rained a little bit in the central valley,
Stop mentioning that four letter word!
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Prolific Mycognome said: Anyone see anything active this season in the area so far??
Have you looked at the posts on this page?
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