Part of my fungi series in Lancaster County Central Park. Do not eat the fungi. ... As David and I hiked the trails in Lancaster County Central Park while checking on my other caches, we saw a splendid group of Dryad's Saddles mushrooms (Cerioporus squamosus). They are also called Pheasant Back mushrooms. The background picture shows that splendid group. The cache is not there in part because there are many fallen trees and steep muddy parts to get down to their area by the river. Also, it is too close to a couple of existing caches.
Dryads were tree nymphs in Greek mythology. So I came back this drippy weekend and wandered around the park looking for a suitable tree in an area not overlapped by the multitude of caches in this park. I found a fallen log and was delighted to see that it had (aging) Dryad's Saddles on it. The small plastic container is in the "woodpeckered?" fallen log covered by a wedge of wood at adult knee level. Please make sure it is covered when you put it back.
For more information about the fungus, check out Cerioporus squamosus at MushroomExpert.com
BEWARE THE BURN HAZEL (STINGING NETTLES) ALONG THE TRAILS.
Congratulations to RyanTiffSem for the First-To-Find.