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Ah, good catch people.

This may be of some help.

Yes, I would call this Xerocomellus zelleri. But the Xerocomellus species are hard to differentiate.

I am not seeing the reticulation I would expect from Boletus. Compare to the genus Leccinum. I'm not familiar with the species in Kentucky, sadly.

Ding ding ding.

I would call this B. edulis var. grandedulis.

Confirmed. Those light polka-dots on a velvety cap are a dead giveaway.

Yeah, a lot of people (myself included) use the name "slippery jack" to refer to many of the similar-looking Suillus species. As far as I know, all of the Suillus in this region are edible, so it's easy to lump them all in together.

Hell yeah. I've seen a couple crazy ones like this up near Mt. Hood.

There are people that do guided tours for a fee. I think a lot of them are fairly casual and probably don't have a dedicated website, but you could check Craigslist or Facebook or whatever.

Oregon Mycological Society does field trips -- some are "guided" and you'll have a knowledgeable person leading the group, and others are less guided and more just group forays. However, it's not as simple as signing up for a trip. You need to pay for membership, and then you get added to an email list where they advertise upcoming trips, and they're first-come-first-serve, so you need to sign up quick otherwise you'll be out of luck.

I'm not sure how the Puget Sound Mycological Society handles things, but I imagine it's similar.

This is how competitive sports work. Like they say: "If you ain't cheating, you ain't trying."

Each player gets six fouls. Those fouls are a resource, and you should use them to push your advantage. If you push it too far, the refs eject you. That's the game.

More info?

Uh, bitch. You speak when spoken to now.

Oooh, Pepper Jack love Fraggle Rock!

I think Chowder fits into the sweetweird genre. It's a surreal fantasy setting that emphasizes kindness.

Honestly I think a few other Cartoon Network shows fit the same general vibe.

Confirmed A. mirabilis.

Thanks! I was wondering about those. The white pores really reminded me of A. flettii. I did compare these to the Albatrellus and Albatrellopsis species in the ID guides that I use, but those photos looked pretty different.

Brush off as much as you can while they're dry. Use a paring knife to cut off any dirty or nasty bits. You can also give them a quick rinse -- it's not a huge deal.

Ork batmobile. This thing is sick.

Here's my recent recipe for rusty iron/steel:

• Base coat in black.
• Thin some brick red paint and do a thin coat over the black base.
• Use a sponge to stipple on a brighter rusty orange.
• Paint the edges and high-contact areas with a metallic steel. On larger things I also use a sponge and stipple a bit of metallic steel.

Yeah I'm just joking around. I think their smell changes as they age.

I'm also constantly surprised by how different people interpret/perceive the smells of mushrooms. For example, matsutake is known to have a very strong cinnamon scent. I can smell it. But to my girlfriend and a couple of my other friends, they just smell like stinky mushrooms.

There are plenty of weirdos who think stinkhorns smell good!

Possibly the remnants of some sort of stinkhorn. I definitely don't think this is a morel.