Other Fungi       Jul 4-8, 2009: Missouri, S. Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and Michigan    (Back to the Beginning) Amanita
A few photos unrelated to mycology...         

Crossing the Mississippi in an old fashioned way. Well not quite, I didn't bring my horse...

 Maneuvering that ferry in the strong cross current can be tricky.

Along the river

This part of North America looks quite much like the lower latitudes of Europe. The curvy roads, old barns, etc. The lush green flora, the small of wet grass (something we in California had forgotten). If one is not a botanist could easily be transposed mentally elsewhere...

The Castle of Prince Corn

Tucked between the farmlands are these gorgeous gulches on solid bedrock and some surprising cliffs...  Lots of interesting mushroom species here.

Kentucky Woods

Lake Michigan North Shore -- It was very dry up there

Black Eyed Susan                            Rudbeckia hirta
Other Fungi       Jul 4-8, 2009: Missouri, S. Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and Michigan    (Back to the Beginning) Amanita