Mushroom Walk
October 26, 2024
When: Saturday, October 26, 2024
Time: 10:30am-2:30pm
Where: TBD – a short and easy trail within 30 mins of Hope
*exact location will be emailed to you a few days prior to the program
Cost: $125/person
(Youth under 18 must be accompanied by a guardian)
For more information or questions, please contact Tunde
Join Hope Mountain Centre and mushroom specialist Carl Rönkä to learn about the rotten world of wild mushrooms!
High-value gourmet food, or deadly poison?
More than just food for humans and wildlife, mushrooms are a key element of our forests. Did you know that fungi sustain healthy habitats in a forest ecosystem? They are so helpful to trees, but they don’t work for free.
Come and join us for a forest walk where you’ll learn all about this, and how to identify the beautiful and colourful mushrooms that appear in the Cascade mountain range in autumn.
Price Includes:
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Mushroom specialist sharing their knowledge
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Experienced guides certified in first aid
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Hot chocolate and a light snack
Physical Demand:
The trail will likely be approximately 2 km with minimal elevation gain, and the walk will be done at a slow pace with many stops to observe and discuss our surroundings. The trail is a mix of gravel, dirt with large roots and rocks, and wooden boardwalk which can be muddy and slippery when wet. Waterproof footwear with good grip is highly recommended.
Please be aware that our programs run regardless of weather conditions, unless we determine that it will affect the safety of participants.
Itinerary:
Saturday, October 26, 2024
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10:30AM Meet at the trailhead parking lot for check-in and introductions. Participants are responsible for their own transportation to and from the trailhead
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11:00AM Walk begins
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1:00PM Lunch on the trail (please bring your own lunch, snacks and water)
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2:30PM Arrive back at vehicles and depart
Be aware that times are approximate. Start and end times may vary depending on speed of the group, weather conditions, etc.
What to bring:
Whenever you are hiking, you should always carry all of The Essentials
MINIMUM REQUIRED
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Your own lunch
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High-energy snack food
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Water (2 litres per person)
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Daypack to carry items
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Hiking boots or sturdy runners
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Warm clothes and rain gear in case of inclement weather
ALSO RECOMMENDED
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Sunglasses, sun hat, sun block
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Mushroom ID book (recommended David Aurora’s Mushrooms Demystified)
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Notebook
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Camera
Meet Your Guides
Carl Rönkä
Mushroom Expert
Carl Ronka first started getting passionate about fungi in 2005, continuously expanding his knowledge and interest from edibles, to medicinal, and entheogenic fungi. His first foraging class was in 2012 and he has steadily grown into a local foraging expert, now organizing ecological cleanup and restoration work in the Metro Vancouver region. He facilitates daytime foraging, and also florescent wildlife night hikes throughout the year. You can learn more about him on Instagram @evolutionarylife
Kristine Perez de Leon
Trip Leader
Kristine’s number one passion in life is mountain adventure. She would spend every waking moment outdoors if she could. Hiking, backpacking, trail running, mountaineering, rock climbing, paddleboarding, backcountry skiing, snowboarding, mountain biking - if it’s an outdoor mountain sport, you can bet she’s done it and loves it. In the past few years, Kristine completed a 55km ultra trail marathon, a 9-day backpacking thru-hike, summited hundreds of BC’s most magnificent peaks, completing many of these adventures solo. Kristine has previously worked as a snowboard instructor in Whistler, as a primate and forest conservation manager in Nigeria, a PNW wildlife education director and hiking community platform founder in Vancouver, and as HMCOL’s Executive Director since 2021. She is certified with Remote First Aid and has her AST1. Kristine is thrilled to share her knowledge, experience and passion for mountain exploration with program participants
Cancellation:
Sorry no refunds! You can pass on your spot to someone else who meets the physical demand of the program, just please let us know as we need registration information from everyone.
A program may be cancelled at the discretion of HMCOL. If a program is cancelled by HMCOL, participants will receive a full refund of program fees. Please be aware that our programs run regardless of weather conditions, unless HMCOL determines that it will affect the safety of participants.
Hope Mountain Centre reserves the right to change the location of a program for the safety of our participants and staff. No refund is offered when location is changed.
Additional information:
Everyone ages 19 & over must sign a liability waiver form in order to participate in this program. Please take the time to read this form because you must understand and agree to it when you sign it. By signing it you are waiving certain rights, including the right to sue. These forms will be available to sign when you check in. Please seek legal counsel if you have any questions.
Everyone, age 18 & under must have an informed consent form signed by their parents or legal guardian in order to participate. Please contact us if you need this form prior to arrival at this program.