Alan Rockefeller in Mushroom Wonderland Fall 2023

In this video Mycologist Alan Rockefeller and Aaron Hilliard, VP of the Kitsap Peninsula Mycological Society and creator of Mushroom Wonderland, take a walk into an area Aaron refers to as Mushroom Wonderland near his home. Autumn has hit the Pacific Northwest and the mushrooms are popping up everywhere. We don't get too far down the trail before we find some amazingly beautiful mushrooms, some highly prized edibles, and some very strange fluorescent fungi. Come with us as Aaron and Alan go into the woods to talk all about the wild Fungi growing trailside in Washington State in the Autumn of 2023.
Join in on the Continental Mycoblitz-
www.inaturalist.org/projects/...
Foraging knife and bag set- amzn.to/3RvF718
To get some super awesome Mushroom Wonderland merchandise with several designs and logos please visit our website at
www.mushroom-wonderland.com
If you enjoy this content and would like to make a contribution to Aaron on his mission to make the best mushroom videos out there, please consider getting a Patreon membership for only $5. Click this link below..
www.patreon.com/user?u=87685882
Follow on Instagram for more, other content you can only get there, link directly below
/ mushroom.wonderland
Funny, mind blowing, and highly entertaining short videos on TikTok, link right under this…
www.tiktok.com/mushroomw0nder...
Maybe you’d like to buy Aaron and Gunnar a coffee and a pupiccino? You can if you follow the PayPal link right below these words…
www.paypal.me/mushroomwonderland
Facebook at
profile.php?...
Contact Aaron and Mushroom Wonderland at [e-mail]
Kitsap Peninsula Mycological Society- www.kitsapmushroom.org
Puget Sound Mycological Society - www.psms.org
North American Mycological Society- www.namyco.org

[@angelarae]

Ok, watching the Mushroom Rockstar lick that mushroom is probably one of the best moments in MW history, well done Alan, good capture Aaron!

[@mushroomwonderland1]

Thanks!

[@bouncerslabrealnature9143]

Foraging for healthy edible Mushrooms is my passion and it provides the necessary exercise for my old bones. My family enjoys it as well but I think they like the delicious meals more. 🤔😁

[@BubuH-cq6km]

I 💖when you two get together all you need now is Joey from Crime Pays & Botany Doesn't 3 Musketeers

[@michelleburkholder2547]

I love that guy

[@mushroomwonderland1]

Lets go!!

[@DoubleADay]

Impressive looking meal you cooked there!

[@debramccawley1714]

I live in Washington just outside of Shelton city limits, very close to Oakland Bay on over 5 acres with a year round creek. I'm amazed at the huge variety of mushrooms, jellies, mosses and lichen. On every trek around this little piece of heavenly temperate rainforest I find something new and interesting. 😊 I thoroughly enjoyed this vid, thanks guys!

[@greatestytcommentator]

That Alan ... never sits still! 🎉

[@jasonshults368]

I've become a full-fledged mycophile this fall! Have been in the woods more half a dozen times just looking at mushrooms! A few varieties of boletes where I am, and shaggy manes as well. Lots of Russula. Lots of puffballs. Lots of other varieties good to eat as well. I'm hooked for life.

[@mushroomwonderland1]

That is awesome!

[@jordanlyons8453]

Beautiful mushrooms and a wide variety, Alan is a genius in the field of Mycology. Awesome video Aaron.

[@DomoChan12345]

I just started my mushroom foraging journey, bought lots of books and pocket guides and now watching a ton of videos of foraging in the PNW. I’m beyond grateful for your videos!!! Thank you for making such entertaining and informative videos

[@missouribroad978]

We just had two days of rain after not having anything substantial for the past 8+ weeks. I can’t wait to get out into the woods!🍄

[@nolancampbell4451]

Same here in se Michigan lol I’m gonna be gone all day tomorrow.

[@imsoemo2234]

Was just thinking about a Mushroom Wonderland video, and with Alan Rockefeller a real treat. Thanks for making this!

[@mushroomwonderland1]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@user-wc6nt6gl1j]

You guys are angels. Such a great video and collaboration! The crunch on the removal of king b was the most satisfying sound of the year❤

[@KenSilvers]

Thank you for the video Aaron. Alan is like a rockstar. You are very similar. I'm sorry I missed you folks in PA this weekend... I was so hoping to go and get educated. Please do it again next year.

[@mushroomwonderland1]

Next time!

[@oxxstyle]

I wish I could “like” this more than once!

[@cjhsa]

Nice job guys! Little drummer boyz!

[@michaelsia8305]

I appreciate the video ❤️‍🔥

[@timbow1356]

At home, doing identifications on Reddit, living vicariously through others and I scroll by and see my two favorite people with a new video! ❤ Love your content 😊

[@sunchimoonchi]

Living vicariously as a true philanthropist

[@mushroomwonderland1]

Love that!

[@brianridderbusch2583]

Thank you. I found Ohio Mushroom DNA Lab Diversity Project.

[@NimmiPonte]

3:49 I can’t wait to looking for my first king. 😊 Very nice to meeting you at the festival.

[@kenrenner-cw8zn]

We met a old mushroom farmer from Sequim at a psms meeting, that was the first we heard of kpms, then we hear Rockefeller is doing a presentation so we joined kpms & enjoyed ourselves so much we plan to drive from Bellevue every second Thurs.

[@mushroomwonderland1]

Awesome, welcome aboard!

[@meyou8407]

What forest did you take Alan to? I can’t imagine walking down a trail and running into two of my biggest mycology heroes!

[@janmiebebekian7862]

Yes...do tell

[@andicarson1339]

Wow! What a treat to have Alan there! ❤

[@alenahawke475]

I love mushrooms!🍄Peace and love from Port Angeles Washington ❤️🇺🇲

[@D.Wilson.M]

Mr. Hilliard, much appreciation and props for your highlighting of the wonderland that is our home here in the P. N.W. If I may, I know you are working your craft, I would suggest an upgraded camera mounted mic or Bluetooth mics for the guests, e.g. the ever so quiet Mr. Rockefeller. It's been fun to watch the two of you become closer friends as the vibes are much more natural just geeking out in the rain forest in which we abide. Thanks again.

[@infowarriorone]

Alan is my myco guru.

[@michaelsia8305]

❤

[@moocow2394]

I loved how you were the one showing Allan about that sweet crunching nostalgic sound. It’s one of the best parts when it comes to working with mushrooms, either foraging or even when cooking those perfectly plump and oh so crunchy guys. 👌 😂

[@northerngirlhobbies]

Excellent info. Thank you fellas.

[@mushroomwonderland1]

Our pleasure!

[@corygetz8484]

Two thumbs up 👍 👌

[@Robebabu]

I can't believe he got right down and licked the mushroom. 🤣

[@jhughs456]

Porcini (pores, older) make a lovely dye color

[@Fishtory]

If you ever need an urban guide in Seattle ... ive been hunting 21 seasons now. Id love to link up! Thanks for the awesome content

[@mikePNW]

Could watch you two all day! Really inspired by your channel this year and the last two weeks have found a Lobster patch and an amazing Chanterelle patch deep in the St. Helens area. Im hooked! Thanks!

[@richardportman8912]

Very fun and interesting.

[@sunchimoonchi]

ANY MYCOLOGIST SHOULD CONSIDER HIMSELF AS TRUE PHILANTHROPIST

[@timhaywood1100]

Great video Aaron! Love everything about Alan Rockefeller! There's some Dyer's Polypore growing on a recently felled tree that I want to take our UV light out to have a look at it with. That meal clip at the end was also great. YUM!!!

[@mushroomwonderland1]

Very cool! Thanks

[@goodun2974]

I wish I had known that Dyer's polypore fluoresces under UV because I found one a few months ago here in Southern New England that was nearly 3 feet across! I'll have to buy a UV flashlight; the closest thing I have lying around is a small UV LED for curing Rapid-Fix glue!

[@jhughs456]

Phaeolus makes yellow, primarily, green with modification. And the wool you dye will be very uv reactive, like Sidnee’s henna

[@gookoo416]

These videos are fungin' great.

[@kristiecox7350]

Man, it would be so fun to go out with you guys. What an experience

[@lissawick2171]

This was wonderful. Thanks Alan, Aaron.

[@haneycr]

What a great time to be mush hunting in the PNW. Your videos are great inspiration and information.

[@Capitolhillseattle]

Loved this one. But I have to ask the obvious -- What this the first psilocybe-produced episode of MW? :) You guys were having too much fun. I lost it when the licking began!

[@naturallynorthwest9748]

Rad video

[@kenyonbauer6592]

Working in a restaurant a few years ago I had a pretty bad allergic reaction to Porcini mushrooms. Now that I'm into mushroom foraging I just avoid boletes :(

[@dijonj8164]

Amazing guys!!!❤❤❤❤

[@pixels_and_plants]

I'm up near Bellingham and am going to be going foraging tomorrow in the woods near deming, hoping for some good stuff!

[@JaiMiller-JaiBrator]

Becoming a big fan of your work. I also live in kitsap county. I found a huge flush of what I think is sulfur tuft. Much bigger. On green mountain.

[@appalachianamerican8985]

Outstanding!

[@mushroomwonderland1]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@Nemrai]

It's been a very long season here in Norway, but it's approaching its end now. So I'm mildly envying your season just starting(but it'll be great to watch your videos :) )

[@Dr.Grafenberg]

New sub🎉 the first mushroom, besides chicken of the woods, i ever found and harvested was the king boletes in Juneau Alaska I live in sequim ❤ i hope to see you around

[@leesvision]

Fungi are such a fascinating and varied organism. Thank you for the education. Much love ❤️ 🙏 also I wonder if the excretion of the mushroom at 11:59 are like tricombs of cannabis? For the sulfur tufts maybe that's where the term " green in the gills" as relating to sickness came from. The term probably originally came from identifying mushrooms.

[@ElevenEleven1188]

Ever come to Idaho?? Southeast... I'm not sure if it's even worth looking around but it looks so fun! These are so cute!

[@winnergame7161]

Yeah..

[@goodun2974]

At 20:50, that's a "small" Dyer's polypore by my standards; I saw one here in Southern New England a few months ago that was nearly 3 feet across!

[@tinyjungle_]

Great video. The music never gets old. I love it. I know Alan gives great tips on mushroom photography but does he have any videos specific to using a phone camera?

[@mushroomwonderland1]

I should make one. Alan uses his fancy camera mostly but once he saw the performance of my new Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 512gb he says he needs to get one, ha!

[@tinyjungle_]

@mushroomwonderland1 That would be awesome. Samsung Note20 Ultra here and I'm still trying to figure out macro shots

[@goodun2974]

​@@mushroomwonderland1, weirdly, people have complimented me on mushroom photos I've taken with an old Samsung S9 phone and they ask me what kind of equipment I used !

[@goofoffbert]

If you ever make it over to Whidbey, let me know :)

[@Kim-ev8pr]

I’ve never found them that big over here in MI😮

[@SonicJup]

Love your videos! Can you give anymore info about the free dna sequencing that Alan talks about? I can’t find anything with a quick search

[@rhb30001]

Where are the magic mushrooms at though?

[@sazji]

I've found many different boletes but for whatever reason, I've never found porcini. So frustrating to hear people complain about the smell of so many drying porcini in their house every fall. 😅 What's funny is, I used to find them in Turkey, where the local people (Iznik area) never touched it. But they did eat Amanita caesarea. And their most popular one was Lactarius deliciosus, which I did not find to be very delicious at all. Perhaps the popularity was just because it was so abundant in the area. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@sattelitemckane]

I am wondering how you prepare the king boletes we had them the other night with pasta and they where more slimy than our liking.

[@marcm2277]

Right on, it's been a bumper year for king boletes down here in NorCal. I swear they blow up in less than a week, it's crazy. Out of curiosity, how long does it take you to edit and get a video up after a foray?

[@mushroomwonderland1]

I can edit and upload a video within 2 days after filming If I don't have a bunch of other things going on that prevent me from sitting down at the computer. Thanks for watching!

[@TerriAnnNiemeier-dy3no]

I like yet I ask am I going to grow them out of my body after I die ?

[@MugoiKihaku]

anyone tell wat brand of uv light alan is usin

[@Oceanflux]

Could you send a link to contact Kyle Cannon with nanopore that Alan mentioned, I would like to send him samples I will be undoubtedly collecting. Im from NY but Im moving to Cave Junction, Oregon. I will be there for a year, or more to help a friend set up his homestead. Looking to collaborate with local mycologists and will be walking through the woods with my sampling backpack. Would love to connect if our paths cross that would be legend

[@alanboehlke3724]

I live in SW Washington. I have a hard time finding any good bolete type mushrooms. All I find is the skinnier stem orange flesh ones that stain blue. They are everywhere here in the fall. I have searched hard, far and wide at different elevations and never found what even looks like the porcini.

[@mushroomwonderland1]

Go to the coast, look under shore pines right now. 🍄🍄🍄

[@goodun2974]

​@@mushroomwonderland1, I'm in Southern New England; lots of boletes and similar suillus types in the area but no Edulis so far. Every time I think I've spotted a porchini it turns out to be a bitter bolete with a slightly pinkish underside (tyropilus, is that the latin?). The commonest edible bolete lookalikes I see are scaber-stalk and chicken-fat mushrooms (both suillis, I think), and what appear to be Bay boletes, Imleria?, non-staining, slightly sticky caps that look like hamburger buns. All of these show up in mixed hardwood/conifer forests that also have lots of red, yellow and peach colored muscaria.

[@15GotEm]

I live in SW King County, I find Porcinis everywhere. Start paying attention to the trees I tend to find them by Oak trees. Good luck.

[@goodun2974]

@@15GotEm , here in New England I only find Bolete/Suillus/Imleria mushrooms in mixed forests with conifers and hardwoods. No pines equals virtually no mushrooms. My house is surrounded by oaks, some of them dead, and the only mushrooms I find near home are Honey mushrooms.

[@hoon_sol]

What's the tune that can be heard between 1:15 and 1:30?

[@Jondv87]

I found my first patch of Amanita Muscaria on my walk to work today!!(Fife, WA) Do I just dry them completely then eat the caps? I want to use them for spiritual purposes🙏👋

[@mushroomwonderland1]

You had better go to the interwebs and do a little reading about them. They're not your typical magic mushroom, they can be toxic and they need certain considerations.

[@Jondv87]

@mushroomwonderland1 thank you I have been! I'm interested in them specifically for the different effect to experiment with meditation in that state, probably just try a couple grams dried for my first time

[@Jondv87]

@mushroomwonderland1 also there are alot more still there (at least this morning there was) if you'd like to check them.oit let me know they are right off a sidewalk in Fife

[@15GotEm]

There are other choice medicinal mushies to choose from. Why take the chance when you can find a wavy cap or an Azzie? Those 2 are far better then A.M.

[@Jondv87]

@15GotEm for sure, I ended yp deciding against experimenting with the amaritas, been hunting for the others but no luck as of yet! Found alot of cool stuff and my first couple big edibles recently, been learning a ton about mycrology, hopefully soon I'll land an active patch haha🤘🙏

[@blackbeardgoatjr2434]

First!

[@mushroomwonderland1]

nice!

[@patrickguitar8676]

What do you guys do to avoid ticks out there in wonderland?

[@mushroomwonderland1]

Ticks are extremely rare in western Washington. In all of my life foraging and playing in the forest I've never had one on me. Except the time I went to Minnesota. 😂

[@patrickguitar8676]

@@mushroomwonderland1 lyme disease is debilitating..serious stuff

[@mushroomwonderland1]

@@patrickguitar8676 yeah I know! We're lucky here to not have ticks. It's a major concern in the Midwest and out east of the Rockies.

[@goodun2974]

​@@mushroomwonderland1, I live less than an hour's drive from THE ground Zero for Lyme disease. Ticks are an ever-present concern, although there have been almost none in my vicinity this summer, but now that the weather has turned cool we're finding them again. We have also had the most massive acorn mast flush I have ever seen, which is bound to lead to a swelling population of both deer and mice that are able to survive the winter due to the ample food supply. Ticks love cool weather, and whenever we have a winter thaw that leaves patches of open ground interspersed with snowy patches, we will find ticks on ourselves and on the dogs when we go for trail hikes. I expect next spring is going to be absolutely brutal for ticks. I took my pants legs into my socks and spray my feet and ankles with permethrin or picardin, and I inspect myself, my wife 😁 and the dogs closely when we get back home. Deer ticks and dog ticks can carry a 1/2 dozen diseases in New England including babesiosis, anaplasmosis and erlichiosis, and there is now a small Longhorn tick population a few hours southwest of me that can transmit the alpha gal meat allergy. Yikes!

[@goofoffbert]

What elevation are you here?

[@mushroomwonderland1]

Sea level

[@1971jwing]

Sure are Fun=guys! Thanks for the lesson. Tastes like chicken...what does? Everything. except mushies.

[@DaveNorthWest]

Where are you guys? Im in Washington too near Olympia. I want to meet Alan! Im a huge fan. Dont know much about mycology but it be awesome to meet the world renounced best mycologist

[@mushroomwonderland1]

Mushroom Wonderland is based in Port Orchard, but Alan is up in Canada now continuing his travels.

[@DaveNorthWest]

Dang it! Ok thanks then@@mushroomwonderland1

[@timbowen8749]

I tried to email both of you and after a few months, still waiting for a reply, and the same thing from Adam Harrington! Luckily I found others who were knowledgeable to help me start a business with mushrooms and I remember those who are too arrogant to help!

[@douglascoleman5588]

Make sure Tony doesn't watch this video.

[@mushroomwonderland1]

I want a collaberation!

[@artisterror]

Lol I’ve never heard Alan cuss so much in a video ha ha ha must be from hanging out with crime pays botany doesn’t 😂😂😂

[@junkettarp8942]

I think Alan has a mushroom for a brain.

[@jamesedmonds926]

His real name is Alan Bischoff. He has no degree in mycology btw.

[@mushroomwonderland1]

Why? Why do you feel the need to?

[@louisehiker9246]

None of us care. Some of the smartest people are self-taught.

[@TheSpikie22]

Who is this guy!? I can't add photos too this page. Plz find me on face book. PLZ STOP POSTING INFO TO THE PUBLIC THAT IS NOT CORRECT. I CAN'T EVEN MAKE IT PAST THE SHAGGY MANE. AND I HAVE 3 DECOMPOSING FOR ART INK as we speak❤

[@mushroomwonderland1]

Perhaps you should look up his name, and then question your own information and where you got it🤔 Alan is one of the world leading mycologists.

[@SemenStainsMountTops]

Beautiful video! if i can say one thing, try to normalize the audio level when editing. There's a really big difference between your's and alen's voice volume because youre holding the camera.

[@goodun2974]

The audio level would seesaw back-and-forth from too low to overloaded and distorted.

[@jhughs456]

2 of my favorite fun guys! You should come do a vid in vt 🏔️