Mushrooms of Alaska's Great RV Parks

We got back from Alaska on Monday night. It was great in almost every way (the RV camper's battery--batteries, actually--dying in the middle of the night was decidedly not great). Everyone keeps asking if we saw a moose, or a bear. No, I didn't, but the mushrooms blew my fuh-rickin' MIND, y'all! They were all over one campground on Cooper Lake, and I fell deeply in love, quickly. I mean, look at them. How can you not love them??

Some were fat and twirly like skirts.

Some were so delicate and pale, like little forest ghosts.

 Some were hot and flashy. And probably deadly.

Some looked they were in the middle of a fireworks display.

Some were shy...

Some were lonely.

Some looked like they'd be bullies, shovin' all the poor dirt around.

Some were huge and weird and huggy with each other.

Look how crazy this is! Have you ever seen anything like it?? Screw moose!

But this one, this one, was my absolute favorite. I got three shots of him before Ellie kicked him right in the face. He fell over, but I put him back, like the pecan tree. :)

I know these aren't the photos you probably wanted to see first, but too bad. This is what you get! Obligatory nature, family and camper shots to follow soon, after you have had time to fully absorb the incredible awesomeness of the mushrooms of Alaska.