Sunday morning we awoke to blustery winds, dark clouds and the threat of an early autumnal rain. Asle had to check the nets for fish. We saw whitecaps on the lake, so I volunteered to photograph the collection of the nets from the shore while Asle and Johan did the hard work.
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| Johan hauls in a net (there were two nets). |
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| We might have taken on water had I been in the boat! |
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| Both nets in, 9 trout captured, the men head for "port" |
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| Some Rainbow Trout, some Browns |
Although the skies looked as if we would soon be drenched, no rain came during the "net hauling."
Later in the day, we decided to go on a hike on a trail made by a retired man that goes up, up, up into the mountains to a pretty little lake. The guy apparently personally laid shale stones, one after the other, to create a trail.
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| The old guy has laid a lot of stones |
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| The bench provided a nice resting place |
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| Solfrid and Frank. The lake in the background is the one by the cabin. |
Even though it looks dry, it isn't. Kind of wet, actually. It rained when we started out, but after about 10 minutes of rain, it cleared enough to be perfect hiking weather. Not clear enough for great pictures, though.
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| Sheep! |
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| See the little mushroom? |
Tove and I went a little higher up the mountain before turning around. Solfrid took a different route back down to the cabin. On her way, she came across wild chanterelles. She unzipped the hood on her jacket and used it as a bag to hold all of the "mushrooms". She kindly gave Tove and I a bunch. We sauteed them in butter and cream on Monday night. They were delicious.
4 comments:
is solfrid a seasoned mushroom hunter? i'm so tempted to forage around here with the abundance of variety, but am so fearful!
Solfrid is pretty experienced, but even she will not pick anything other than chanterelles without having them checked by the "mushroom safety inspectors". These state inspectors are extrememly careful and do testing on any mushroom that they are uncertain of.
The thing about chanterelles is that they are really distinct and it's easy to spot the fake ones, and the fake ones aren't poisonous. Here's some info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chanterelle#Similar_species. I suspect N.H. has similar official inspectors. The university here schedules annual mushroom hunts in which experts come along to help. Maybe Dartmouth does something?
fake chanterelles? like knock-off prada?
those are some great pics of the lake, and the fish, and everyone with the changing foliage. can't believe how quickly the season has turned!
No kidding! Colors are just starting to change here in Flataasen. It is crisp and beautiful (when it's not raining).
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