Morel Season for a Realtor
Field Notes
One of the perks of walking properties for a living is that you end up in some beautiful places at exactly the right time of year.
It's April on the Olympic Peninsula. The daytime temperatures have climbed above 50. Recent rains have the soil exactly where it needs to be. And when I'm out scouting a parcel or walking an access road, I've got one eye on the ground for morels.
April is prime time. Cottonwoods, old burn sites, mixed forest edges. That's where you look. The Hood Canal corridor has all of the above in abundance, and if you know what you're looking for, spring can be generous.
There's something I've always liked about the overlap between what I do for work and what I do for fun. Evaluating a piece of land and finding a morel requires the same basic skill. Sometimes the greatest treasures are found in humble places, but you have to know what you are looking for!
And if you're lucky enough to find a few? Take them home. Sauté them in butter alongside some freshly shucked Hood Canal oysters. The earthy umami of the morel, the bright brine of the oyster. It's one of those combinations that could only come from a place like this. Land and sea, right on your plate.
This is one part of the job I don't take for granted.
Kalan Hatton is a licensed REALTOR® with Munn Bros Hood Canal Properties, serving buyers and sellers along the Hood Canal Corridor. Reach him at kalanhatton.com/contact.
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