Early autumn loot is really getting started where I live. Chantarelles have been abundant for weeks now and these guys are just now starting to surface, about three weeks earlier than last year. And looking at how much small ones there were, it's going to be an epic year for mushroom drying. This truly is the poor mans truffle.
Love mushroom picking here! I hired a guide for my first trip to help with identification, and I found so many of those damn milk cap mushrooms.