A hike to lower lake two weeks ago was great for spring mushroom sitings and Oplopanax leaf bud collection(our only native of the ginseng family). These little shrooms look to be false morels-Verpa bohemica, safe to eat in small quantities.....I'll pass though.

My bus

Bear cub

Yesterdays Grizzly was a mere cub, where there are cubs there are mamas though So stayed safe in the car. The work day ended sooner than later, and a hike to Icy lake was in order..............

Gulf coast oysters

I was listening to news this morning, and the topic of oil riddled seafood in the gulf got me thinking about my trip to Norleans this

last February. These half dozen oysters, from Acme, were so good, I ordered another within minutes of consumption. I hope to get a chance to eat them again on my next visit, time will tell us the full damage of what is occurring.