November 13, 2011 - 51st Birthday Gift: Violet Cort

The Violet Cort is by far my favorite mushroom. They may not be rare, but they are certainly difficult to find. Mushrooms tend to come back in the same location year after year and when I didn't find the Violet Cort in the usual locations I was afraid I wouldn't see one this year.
After nearly 5 miles of hiking the Trail of 10 Falls I came to the realization I would not find my favorite purple mushroom this year.
Then something caught my eye and as I stopped to check it out, I noticed at the base of a decaying tree stump, barely visibHle in the dense woods, was the Violet Cort.
Happy Birthday to me!