Protectwomenandgirls
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Oh, this is heartbreaking. I used to work with Hmong women, teaching English to many refugees from Laos. I hope her family gets answers soon
There are many different mushrooms, and many seasons. The current mushrooms, I don't believe are the expensive kind. They are not morels, for instance.The one place that I know for sure that sell "California" mushrooms hasn't posted any yet and yes they usually start at $50 per pound. (Yes they call them CA mushrooms.)
The other missing was from, I think, Seattle, but also came there year after year, and they had their patches. The missing site was a smidge south from Gasquet, on the left driving towards the Redwoods. Perhaps you're thinking of another one up near the Collier tunnel?IIRC, that was near the Collier tunnel and it was a tourist. Deng is local and knows the terrain. I would assume she visits many of the same patches year after year…
See that's what I get for thinking. Morels should be in indiana April-ish, so warmer weather mixed with moisture in California figured it would be late February early March. Now I need to look at Wilson's site and see when they start posting cause i think I have confused myself.There are many different mushrooms, and many seasons. The current mushrooms, I don't believe are the expensive kind. They are not morels, for instance.
IMO April in Del Norte County near the Smith River is cold and wet/soaking. Miserable! Much colder than anywhere in Indiana I've ever been to. It might be above freezing most of the time (in the Smith River area it also snows and sleets). It's very dangerous to be out in.See that's what I get for thinking. Morels should be in indiana April-ish, so warmer weather mixed with moisture in California figured it would be late February early March. Now I need to look at Wilson's site and see when they start posting cause i think I have confused myself.
This just came across my fb feed. I knew I wasn't totally off, that this was the time of year they start posting ca mushrooms. This is a local amish type market, Indiana. I just didn't know what type mushrooms she had. I'll be curious to see the price this year. People go nuts for them so I guess that's why my thought was maybe harmed for her harvestIMO April in Del Norte County near the Smith River is cold and wet/soaking. Miserable! Much colder than anywhere in Indiana I've ever been to. It might be above freezing most of the time (in the Smith River area it also snows and sleets). It's very dangerous to be out in.
In general, summer comes MUCH later to this area of the country than the midwest. Spring is very lengthy. But yes, snow in the areas just a little bit east of the coastline (like 20 miles). If you look at the article I posted ^^^ with the missing from 2023, you will see that SAR was getting snow, sleet, pouring rain... in winter.
I'm not a mushroom person, and I can't find EXACTLY what mushrooms are in season in winter (e.g. January), but morels wouldn't be my first guess.
Wow, had no idea they were selling the mushrooms that far awayThis just came across my fb feed. I knew I wasn't totally off, that this was the time of year they start posting ca mushrooms. This is a local amish type market, Indiana. I just didn't know what type mushrooms she had. I'll be curious to see the price this year. People go nuts for them so I guess that's why my thought was maybe harmed for her harvest
This just came across my fb feed. I knew I wasn't totally off, that this was the time of year they start posting ca mushrooms. This is a local amish type market, Indiana. I just didn't know what type mushrooms she had. I'll be curious to see the price this year. People go nuts for them so I guess that's why my thought was maybe harmed for her harvest
The MSM story may have been updated since you saw it. It states 130 lbs. today.not that it matters much but unless she's gained a lot of weight since all of those pictures were taken, there's no way she weighs 170 lbs. - more like 120 IMO
I wonder if a bear took her
what other wild animals are in that area?
Foraging mushrooms in PNW forest is big business, especially in the Asian and Latino communities. Dangerous, too, if you happen upon someone else's "spot". I suppose that could have happened in this case, but it doesn't seem quite the right season for the most lucrative mushrooms, and the risk of hypothermia is super high because of the cold rain.Wow, had no idea they were selling the mushrooms that far away
Snipped for focus...They said authorities pinged Deng’s cellphone and were able to track down the truck at the intersection of Low Divide Road and Forest Service Road near Signal Peak, in Del Norte County, a place where Deng regularly picks mushrooms.
The siblings said their mother’s phone was found in her truck and her mushroom bucket backpack were found just a few feet from the truck.
“I was always worried about her like, ‘Mom, there could be wild bears approaching or some strange people,’” Noy recalled. “She always told us, ‘Don’t worry, I don’t go far in.’ Based on where her bucket backpack was located -- 150 feet away from the truck -- that makes sense. She didn’t go far in.”