As a Minnesotan, Morels are prized. Having been defeated in my home state and Iowa, left with only 1 mushroom to share between many, Washington was a chance for revenge. We went out with author and forager Langdon Cook — into the Eastern Cascades, many miles up the mountains and to a “burn zone.” These much coveted spots are the birthing place of mountains of morels. Lucky enough to have a lead, we learned the ins and outs of this western version of a Minnesota treasure.
