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)

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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