Fire Burn Morels

       We hear of all of the tails of the select few who dare to make the trip deep in the backwoods where, perhaps, a human has never set foot. There is very little vegetation, and the stubs of trees remain black charred. The ground is covered by burnt pine needles and it certainly is not very scenic. But what this burned area of woods holds in it, the first spring after a big fire, is simply undescribeable.These below photos do not give it justice of what the actual experience of being there would be. Now, sometime, hopefully in the near future, I am going to be making a trip to the Yukon, and shoot a video on the subject. Maybe I will be able to capture at least a small percentage of this unbelievable experience.

Notice the charred remains of the roots of the trees in the background.

17 Morels in just this small area. It is true, isn't it? Notice the fallen burnt logs.

A basketfull of freshly picked Fire Burn Morels.

The above photos were photographed by: M. Mosher, from Canada.

Actually growing in a small stream!

Lots of debris to climb over, but the Morels are there!

The above two photos were taken by Anthony from California in a fire burn area there in the mountains.

Fire Burn Morels often clump.

A little bit of rest before "back to picking". Note that I didn't call it "back to hunting"!

Fire Burn Morels Drying

The above three photos were taken by Randy Marchand, in the Yukon.

Related Subjects with much more information on Fire Burn Morels:

Feburary 2000 Newsletter On Fire Burn Morels

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