We had a small turn out, perhaps because many members have a physic gift and they knew there would be no morels up with out having any substantial rain in the past couple of weeks. Roger Willson lead us up 'Sandy's Trail'. We found that the hemlock woods were definitely on the dry side, but we made the most of our visit by picking Carol Levine's brains! Among the plants that caught our attention were the Rattlesnake Plantain, Toad Lily, Starflower, Meadow Rue and New York Ferns. On the way back down the steep trail, we sighted some fungal fruitings, including Entoloma verna on the ground, and Hydnochate olivaceum, Trametes versicolor, Chlorociboria aeruginascens, and a large Inonotus growth on hemlock. We also took to identifying animal scat! We cut our visit short at Saugatuck to visit the woods around the Mark Twain Library, where we found ramps and an assortment of veronicas in bloom, but not much more fungally speaking. But all was not lost! Kathy and Joe Brandt suggested we have our lunch at there home in the area. While there we were treated to freshly squeezed Rhubarb juice, pickled Hen of the Woods, a Hen of the Woods salad made with a Tahini sauce, and a dish of roasted Laetiporus sulphureus! We were in Mushroom Heaven! And what is more, there were mushrooms everyhere: in the garden, on shelves in the kitchen, in the freezer, on the window sills! I am so happy that Joe and Kathy, long-time students and friends of 'Wildman' Steve Brill, joined our club. They are tremendously talented natural foods cooks and as crazy about mushrooms as most of us are!