Wolf Laurel
November 18th, 2012
meeting spot hors d'oeuvres
birthday girl
sampling honey locust pods
arrival
taking in the landscape
intro
"what does home mean to you?"
onto the Appalachian Trail
behind us, Big Bald (5500 ft)
photo op
introducing hawthorne
hawthorne berries, potent heart tonic
angelica seed
angelica root
the main ingredient in my anti-cancer "chagalot" ice cream...
...is especially for melanoma, which is just what it looks like
I picked this same one three years before (August 2009)
another chaga, just a bit...
...of a climb
my friend and I picked it two years before (October 2010)
this time, close shave...
but no cigar
tinder conk
found on "The Iceman"
other conks, also medicinal
Lycoperdon (literally, "wolf fart")
mycelium, the fungus that makes mushrooms
heading back
all present and accounted for
just in time