Last Weekend’s Forays in Kuala Lumpur
I revisited Kiara Hill and hiked up to the Angkor Wat tree, a popular spot where snake-like roots consume large boulders. A nearly all...
Tulostoma at Tanjung Rhu Beach
Riding the motorbike to different parts of Langkawi, I slowly uncover more places on the map despite the rain forcing me to stay indoors...
Mushroom Hunting at Penang National Park
Before taking the ferry to George Town, Penang I checked out iNaturalist to see what observations had been made. Surprisingly, there isn't much. Penang National Park is...
Taman Tugu Forest Foray
The land that is now Taman Tugu was once home to British officials and local officers working for the Department of Agriculture in the...
A Sandworm, Stinkhorn, Staticky Bonnet Mold, and a Dead Man’s Foot
Some interesting finds were provided by a couple more trips out to Kiara Hills and an afternoon walk around the KL Eco Forest Park...
A Luminous Porecap and Other Fungi in Kuala Lumpur
This past week I hiked Bukit Kiara Hills, a forest park about an hour by metro west of the city center in Kuala Lumpur,...
A Summer Foray in Scotland
I spent most of my time in Scotland just outside Glasgow in small towns like Largs, West Kilbride, Irvine, on the Isle of Bute,...
Pedernales Falls and the Southern Jack-o-lantern
I hadn't been back to Texas in a few years. Having spent the time living in New Zealand, I was feeling a bit anxious...
Mushroom Hunting in the Abandoned Village of Kayaköy
Looking out the 'taksi' window on the way from Ölüdeniz beach to Kayaköy, I spot the eerily empty ghost town. Scattered stone and remnants...
