🏞️ Mycology Exploring, Wild Foraging, Los Padres National Forest, Mt Lowe

About this event

The hidden world of fungi fascinates me. Wherever there are suitable substrates of almost any imaginable materials, they are there but often less noticeable. And when the growing conditions are favorable, the fruiting bodies can be found emerging in various colors and forms, such as vibrant lilac wood blewit, yellow chanterelle, bright orange sulfur shelf, black trumpet, bright red fly agaric, indigo milk cap, salmon apricot jelly.

On this trip, I am combining mycology field discovery, to document & photograph various new and fascinating species; foraging for wild choice edible such as cantharellus californicus, pleurotus ostreatus, agaricus bitorquis, clitocybe nuda, amanita calyptroderma, amanita velosa, boletus barrowsii, armillaria mellea, agaricus augustus; and searching for fungi with healing potential, such as hericium erinaceus and trametes versicolor.

This is also an exploring and socializing hike in beautiful nature. I am taking the Mt Lowe Trail to Los Padres National Forest, Mt Lowe, and back.

If you are also fascinated by the amazing world of fungi, passionate about hiking & exploring in beautiful nature, committed to health, fitness & agility, you are welcome to submit your interest to join.

Distance: up to 10 miles Elevation Change: up to 2000'

Short video from a previous outing: https://youtu.be/RyMPdbF4k9c?si=xJG11wii5sE1hjUj

Group Culture We enjoy exploring beautiful natural places while developing a deeper understanding of the world around us.

We explore not simply to reach destinations, but to better understand the remarkable systems that shape the places we visit. We value curiosity, fitness, agility, preparation, collaboration, self-awareness, and respect for nature and fellow hikers.

If you enjoy exploring beautiful places, value health and fitness, and appreciate an outing that combines physical challenges with discovery, we welcome your interest in joining.

From San Luis Obispo Exploring Adventure