Mushroom season

A very orange and odd-shaped form of beefsteak mushroom growing on a tree trunk

The mushroom season on La Gomera is not really dependent on the season of the year, but fungal growth happens whenever the conditions are right. Especially in the 10.000 acre Garajonay national park and the surrounding buffer zone of roughly equal size there's an abundance of mushrooms, fungi and toadstools of all kinds, including all the edible ones known in northern Europe. So, whenever there's good humidity and a moderately warm temperature it is worth visiting the national park and keeping an eye on the ground, as I did a few days ago when I snapped these images. Please keep in mind that you're not supposed to take anything from the national park in order to preserve it in its pristine condition.