No idea why this showed up in my feed, but it was very interesting. As someone who will never make it to a place like this, thanks for sharing your experience.

Great video! I am planning on getting to Goat Marsh at some point. If you get a chance might be cool to see if the tallest Doug Fir in Washington is still there. A bigger trek than this but in the same general area. Somewhere around 46°13'45"N 122°23'16"W

thanks for the video, found it from your facebook link.... what a special place and I love how you accurately describe it as old growth Christmas trees.

What a coincidence. I was just up at this location today looking for these big Noble Firs. Last night I printed out the lidar image that you marked up and today I walked forest road 8123 and NF 171 but couldn't find a way down to these trees. I also took pics of tree tops looking for the specific tree you have shown in videos as the tallest one. Hmm... should I drop off the road soon after the stream crossing? Looks like the slope is gentle in your video, so south of the road a bit.

I’m 1:15 in and have no idea what’s going on

What a beautiful tree. It really makes me sad they logged the entire west coast starting in the 1700s and what's left is a shadow of the former glory that was the PNW rainforests. Most of the lumber from these old growth trees was wasted--the money from industrial logging went to wealthy landowners and corporatists. You're inaccurate about logging beginning in the 1850s--it started much sooner on the west coast with the Spanish in 1769. They are still logging old growth in Canada and the federal ban of old growth logging in OR and WA was lifted as well as the federal wetlands protection act. I have personally witnessed in the last 10 years old growth being logged in Washington state.

Thanks for showing this. My wife and I are gonna go see this.

Fantastic video

I wondered about the term "bay clam." Now that I've watched the whole video, it's apparently a reference to native littlenecks and manila clams. Maybe it's a reference to a whole host of clams that include butter clams, eastern softshell clams and purple varnish clams.

Thank you for sharing

Hopefully you leave atleast 50% of the mushrooms. Otherwise you will destroy the next years harvest.

I have morel dreams too! Just during morel season though. I read an article by someone who claimed they slept better during morel season because every time they closed their eyes they just imagined scanning the forest floor for morels.

Do you normally go into the woods or is it normally right off the road?

Nice video and very interesting, I learned a lot. I love old growth trees. I saw a ton of them and really took notice (and appreciated them, of course), on my backpacking trip in this area last year.

Right on dude! Thanks for the info!

Thanks for the tips. 😊It’s my understanding that morels are actually very toxic raw? But cooked they are perfectly fine, obviously, because the toxin breaks down with heat. Mushroom Wonderland just did a video on that topic. Thoughts?

Dude, I randomly came across this video while researching current BCXC gear. I was just up skiing this exact same area on a bluebird day (March 2024) with my wife and 5 year old (on snowshoes). We all had a blast and I look forward to exploring that area some more.

Thanks for the informative video! This will be my first season hunting for morels (Western WA) and I'm trying to absorb as much info as possible, cheers...

Still learning, thanks.

Great explanation of pros and cons of AT vs backcountry nordic skiing. As somebody who likes long hikes through more mellow terrain I also ended up using BC nordic more often.

I liked it till the very end. I don't like your brick idea I like the crab sizes and slicers! Much cleaner crab and I'm from Colorado so you tought a lot thanks 😊

So my recent purchase: Fischer Outbound 98 w/ fish scales $390. Alpina Alaska boots $370. Rotafella NNN BC manual bindings $80 After tax and all I spent $800. as I recall. Couldn't be happier. Boots fit like a glove.

I like the passion how you talk about the dreams :) I also dream about mushrooms sometimes - mostly about ceps but also morels or scaber stalks :))

Nice tips! We were looking for some suggestions about XC vs AT. Your video helps a lot!

😊 I subbed up again good old KZbin had me unsubbed thank you very much for the good mushroom videos lots of good outdoor stuff on your Channel

Ty. Out of curiosity what is the ski on the left (the one that was like $500) and did those have a metal edge because I am looking to get back into the sport and I’m looking for primarily backcountry skis that have the metal edge. The skis on the left look like the ideal set up that I would want to start with, especially if they have a nice glide factor to them. I only want to go in the park off the trails, make my own. I’m not gonna be in any tracks, so I like to explore. That seems like a really good set up for me.

You're comparing apples to oranges. Backcountry here in Alps is very different to backcountry in say Norway. I cannot even imagine using the "backcountry XC" skis on the trails I normally go to.I would not be able to climb the trails as they get really steep and I would break both of my legs (in the better case) going down. Fox "xc" we have classic and skate skiing trails, that's where you use the other setup.

Thanks for sharing ❤❤❤

Found this helpful. Helped make my decision. Thanks!

I am inspired, thank you!

Great video I loved martsutake mushrooms 😋👍🏻

I have picked morels the next year after a burn I don't care for those they actually have a smoky flavor and are gritty I'm having a hard time finding very many morels this year but it's still early thank you for the video

Great video! There are many videos out there on this topic but this one is definitely the most helpful, so thank you for the informative post. I have been bushwhacking and looking for riparian morels (without much luck) and as you mentioned this looks much more pleasant. I was thinking about heading to Sisters in a week or two to poke around. Do you know of any grand fir stands in that area?

I’ve never been moshroom hunting I’d really like to go this year I’m in Oregon. Is there any chance you could give me a general area around east mt hood I could go hunt for? Obviously I don’t want to intrude on your honey hole but maybe you could point me in the right direction? I love to cook and I remember trying these at the farmers market but I’d really like to find some wild ones!

I just found an old one at the end of March. Looked good from a few feet away but once I touched it I knew it was no good all slimy and smelled like fish...gross

I have scoured the web and you are the only person who seems to have covered this question. Thank you! I’m looking for the most versatile ski set-up possible because my family and I are always switching back and forth between skiing on groomed classic and skate ski trails and at downhill resorts. The downhill resorts are in Ontario so they aren’t challenging. The runs never exceed 35% gradient and a mile long. I just ski for fun and so I can hang out with my kids so I was thinking of getting a pair of bc xc skis to use in all scenarios. Would this work?

Any chance you can list out the xc setup you have here?

Super helpful!!!! Domo

Great breakdown and explanation 👏👏. I really want AT for full control downhill. But honestly I like my cross country skate skiis the most. And the back country skis looks like the best mixture of both worlds 👏🤗

Good video. Just a few points of contention. You can get full and half skins (synthetic or mohair) for XC skis as well. You can get XC skis that are smooth and are meant to have kick wax rather than waxless (ie scales). You can get super light AT skis today that weigh as little as the BC XC or even lighter. I would say that it depends on what you like to do and where you live. If you have rolling terrain where you go up and down allot (ie lots of transitions) and not very steep inclines, then the BC XC skis are great, plus they are more fun on these decents because it takes skill to ride downhill without being locked in. But if you are going up mountains of 500m or more, with maybe inclines above 30% and you do not have mad tellemark turn skills, then go for the AT.

really appreciate this juxtaposition, not a lot of people out there talking about this!

pretty much the dream right here

Wow, just wow. One of the coolest forest videos I’ve seen! I live in Randle, right by here! I fly my drone in old growth and would love to chat. Can you get in contact with me?

Good video. Like you I have both. I ski in the east with no descents above treelike. No doubt going down steeper hills I prefer my AT gear--more control for sure on steep, narrow, wooded trails, but I always prefer going uphill with my backcountry nordic skis with full length skins--way lighter and it feels like it takes half the energy. It is a bit of a coin flip which each tour to decide which setup to take. Thanks again!

How high the elevation, which month of 2022. Oh man, you forgot to bring a knife foraging mushroom?

Great video and great place! Please be careful about drone use as some of the area you skied is wilderness.

We just got Track Mode on the MYP. First thing I did was create a snow profile with less regen. Things can get sketchy fast with lift off oversteer, even with aggressive snow/ice tires. 🎉

After watching this mushroom foraging tutorial video, I have good ideas and confidence to try foraging next fall. Thanks 😊

My wife made some awesome mushroom "bacon" with a Cauliflower mushroom. It has my favorite texture of any mushroom I've tried however you use it.