The Chantrelle correlations

Most things correlate well about half the time....

Prediction is very difficult, especially when it's about the future.

RonJ poached my line and attributes that to Niels Bohr, my mothers great uncle, but it's always been mine..   

Anyone found any early Chanterelles yet? There hasn't been any real precip in Oregon so I haven't bothered looking yet. It is getting close to that time of year and I wonder if it already is up high. Last year was excellent hunting and the snow pack turned out great too.

ha! the thread that won't die..  found a few locally but not up to worthwhile standards yet.  all about the rain, we believe, and there was only about 1.2 inches third week of August.  Last September we got over 5" early and that was the ticket - the general pattern then got some snow up high and gave us an early start even though it stalled for a while.

Was up in BC for a couple of weeks of kayaking the coast recently and even though the precip had been light the shroom bounty was quite solid - soils are shallow but am thinking the coastal fog and occasional drizzle make the difference.  Most meals we had chantrelles, mussels and salmon fixed up a variety of ways. Just behind the beach-head..:



I've got the feeling we'll have a steady season.

The Pfifferlings have been starting to pop in the central cascades the last few weeks. Soups have been extra delicious lately. I think the next good dose of rain might bring a fine bounty.

...wonder how the 'shrooms will play into the snow accumulation prediction matrix.