Mountaineer Chronicles

 Chanterelles are my favorite wild fungi. These guys grow through a long period in the summer, have a large range, and best of all they are EASY to find! Their bright orange coloration sometimes closely resembles hunter orange and is easy to spot a patch on a hillside from even several hundred yards away. Oh yeah, and they are delicious! I came across a patch last week and picked a gallon bag full in a matter of minutes. I didn't have any plans for immediate use, and didn't want to let these tasty summer treats go to waste, so I decided to dehydrate them for future use. Washed Chanterelles We recently purchased a  Dehydrator Air Fry Combo . We have a dedicated dehydrator with numerous racks, but rather than dig that out of the basement, I opted to try out the dehydrate settings on this thing. The capacity is smaller than a dedicated dehydrator, but was the perfect amount of space for the gallon of chanterelles. The dehydrator has temperature and time control which was perfect ...

This will be a blog about different activities I enjoy, and others may find interesting: fishing, hunting, foraging, gardening, cooking and sports, among others. All of these activities are enjoyable to me and could be classified as recreation, but a few have really become a way of life for me, and my passion for them I hope to convey to others. I have a strong commitment to my God, family, church, and country, and as such, those convictions will be conveyed through many of my posts as well. I look forward to sharing some of my favorite things with others through this blog.