{"id":15982,"date":"2013-01-21T07:00:17","date_gmt":"2013-01-21T14:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bucketlistjourney.net\/?p=15982"},"modified":"2025-06-12T03:03:23","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T10:03:23","slug":"wild-mushroom-hunting-in-napa-valley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bucketlistjourney.net\/wild-mushroom-hunting-in-napa-valley\/","title":{"rendered":"Go Wild Mushroom Hunting in California&#8217;s Napa Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-65ffa451 gb-headline-text\">Mushroom hunting is the one type of hunting&nbsp;that&nbsp;is on my <a href=\"http:\/\/napatrufflefestival.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bucket list<\/a>. So, when&nbsp;a foraging excursion was offered through the <a href=\"http:\/\/napatrufflefestival.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Napa Truffle Festival<\/a>&nbsp;I immediately signed up for a memorable&nbsp;fungi adventure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Much like an underground rave, the location was not disclosed until the day before the hunt. On the down low.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We woke in the wee hours of the morning and drove to the town of <a href=\"https:\/\/bucketlistjourney.net\/tag\/northern-california\/\">Angwin<\/a>&nbsp;in <a href=\"https:\/\/bucketlistjourney.net\/category\/california-travel\/\">Northern California<\/a>, a few miles East of St. Helena. The instructions said to meet at the discreet&nbsp;&#8220;dirt parking lot where the road doglegs sharply to the right&#8221;. This mushroom hunting site must be on the deep down low.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Three mycologists,&nbsp;fungi gurus,&nbsp;would be leading the wild mushroom hunt.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"gb-block-image gb-block-image-2626fffc\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" class=\"gb-image gb-image-2626fffc\" src=\"https:\/\/bucketlistjourney.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMG_5882-533x800.jpg\" alt=\"Annette White Wild Mushroom Hunting\" title=\"Annette with Mushrooms\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bucketlistjourney.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMG_5882-533x800.jpg 533w, https:\/\/bucketlistjourney.net\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2013\/01\/IMG_5882-533x800-200x300.jpg.webp 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>They started with brief introductions to what fungus&nbsp;may be awaiting in the woods, some edible, some poisonous, some neither.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Though&nbsp;the biggest&nbsp;warning was&nbsp;that the most dangerous thing about mushroom hunting was getting lost, not eating a poisonous one. This is because mushroom foragers should always use the rule, &#8220;when in doubt, throw it out.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">With the Wild Mushroom Hunting lesson complete, the guides&nbsp;let us on the&nbsp;loose to forage through the <a href=\"https:\/\/bucketlistjourney.net\/tag\/northern-california\/\">Northern California<\/a> forest.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>And, at first, we found nothing. Even Rico, the truffle dog, was coming up empty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But then, deep in the pines, things started to turn around. This is where I spotted my very first mushroom, a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mykoweb.com\/CAF\/species\/Lactarius_xanthogalactus.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lactarius Xanthogalactus<\/a>. Huh? In layman&#8217;s terms,&nbsp;a really cute brown&nbsp;mushroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">There may have been a girlish shrill come from my mouth at my&nbsp;fungus find.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"gb-block-image gb-block-image-c465df3c\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" class=\"gb-image gb-image-c465df3c\" src=\"https:\/\/bucketlistjourney.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMG_5910-533x800.jpg\" alt=\"largest wild mushroom\" title=\"pete with mushroom\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bucketlistjourney.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMG_5910-533x800.jpg 533w, https:\/\/bucketlistjourney.net\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2013\/01\/IMG_5910-533x800-199x300.jpg.webp 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Then, it was a mushroom hunting frenzy as we scoured the forest hillsides for the next two hours.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>My competitive nature got the best of me as I frantically searched for the biggest, best and most unique. And, I found all of that until&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230;Peter hit the mushroom hunting jackpot with this granddaddy, one that even the experts couldn&#8217;t identify.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A two foot&nbsp;shroom trumps my dozen one inchers. Size matters.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">We walked away from the mushroom adventure with a basketful of bounty.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Even though some&nbsp;of the shrooms could be used to create a delicious meal, I opted to put them on the counter where they could be viewed for the next few days, reminding me of the experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Have you ever been&nbsp;wild mushroom hunting?<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-edb82fe8\">\n\n<h3 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-ea27839a gb-headline-text\">Traveling Soon? Use my Favorite Resources for Booking Your Trip!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\"><strong>Book Your Flight<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Expedia<\/a> is my favorite flight search engine, because it checks dozens of airlines so you can easily find the best fare deals. You can also select &#8216;Watch Prices&#8217; to get an email alert when the prices change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\"><strong>Book Your Accommodations<\/strong><br>I use both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.booking.com\/index.html?aid=1250897\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\">Booking.com<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Expedia<\/a> for hotels, because each offers a couple different hotel choices and I like to compare the reviews on each one. 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I always book with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rentalcars.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">RentalCars.com<\/a> <em>(it&#8217;s part of booking.com)<\/em> for the best prices and top brand options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\"><strong>Book Some Fun Tours!<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.viator.com\/?pid=P00119334&amp;mcid=42383&amp;medium=link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Viator<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.getyourguide.com\/?partner_id=TG89VQ1&amp;utm_medium=online_publisher\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Get Your Guide<\/a> are my go-to search engines for cool bucket list experiences! Each one can have different tours, so check both\u2014why limit yourself, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\"><strong>Don\u2019t Forget Travel Insurance<\/strong><br>Travel can be unpredictable. Whether it\u2019s a last-minute cancellation, an injury, or (ugh) theft, things happen. 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