Spring Break Road Trip

This is Sue in the Upper Country. Bryan and I took a road trip for our spring break, looking to see what was growing in Northern CA and around the Rogue River. We first camped along the Klamath River in Happy Camp, elevation around 2000 ft. Mixed conifers with some white oak. Found some new fungi...I had to rely mostly on pictures for identification, so feel free to help me, correct me, etc. if I figure out how to get the photos posted! There were a variety of polypores out, including many of the same ones found here. I did find two new ones for me...I think one was Gyromitra californica, and the other was very prevalent along the roadside, and black to dark grey. I keyed it out to Helvella lacunosa. The stipe was very unique! Then we headed into the Redwood forest, and it was gorgeous. It was just at sea level. It is against the law to pick mushrooms in the National Park/State Park, so I just had to take pictures. So these identifications are really just a guess. There were lots of these dark grey/purplish fungi, tentatively identified as Clavulina cinerea, as well as these Winter Chanterelles, Cantherarellus infundibuliformis group. Bummer about picking these, but they were buggy!Then there were these beautiful green ones, they looked like a russula, but it was spring!
Then on to a bit higher elevation, along the Smith River. There were many lawn type mushrooms forming fairy rings in the park and campground. There was also a very healthy Ramarius growing in the campground. Then we had to head home through a major snowstorm...yes it was SPRING BREAK!
Just a note for the future..November 13-15, the Siskiyou Field Institute is holding a 3 day mushroom foray through the Smith River Gorge, the Oregon Coast and the Redwoods. One night lodging is included for 140.00, with college credit available. It starts in Selma OR.
We went to the Imnaha Cutoff today, but nothing growing yet.