2.22.26 Fort Snelling State Park, Minneapolis, MN

 From 2.21.26-2.24.26 my father, sister and I drove from Chicago, IL to Sax-Zim Bog and back. This is from Day 2.

Today, we met my Grandmother in Saint Paul and had a fun time driving around the Twin Cities, seeing diverse fungi and fauna, and having interesting conversations. I learned a lot about grandma's life in Minneapolis. I was grateful to meet with my much-loved Grandmother.

See all of the Sax-Zim Bog trip posts at the Sax-Zim Bog February 2026 page.

More posts from this trip coming soon.


Artists Bracket (very large mushroom on a huge tree)

Another one

Double-polypore engulfing a stick

Pores

Top

Another large specimen

Two, with varying amounts of snow cover

Three on a tree! (disclaimer, it's a fallen tree and they're all on it)

Cracket-cap Polypores

Cracket-cap Polypores

Crust polypore (unidentified)

The bottom of the massive tree the artists brackets and crust polypore were on

Very large

Unidentified Woody Polypore

Many

Violet-toothed Polypore

Teeth

Oh dear! It's a (white-tailed) Deer!


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