Personal Narrative: A Day Mushroom Hunting In Tryon Oklahoma

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A Day Mushroom Hunting in Tryon Oklahoma When I pull into Tryon, Oklahoma everything that’s been on my mind and all my troubles go away. It is a place I can relax and spend a few carefree hours with my family. Tryon is a small quite town, it a very peaceful, friendly, green and flowery place to be. The folks that live in Tryon are very welcoming. Not a single person will drive into Tryon and not get a smile or a friendly wave as they drive down the street. Not much goes on there, they have a family store that sells gas and groceries, and some of the best pizza around. You can find a church on almost every corner, and there is a fire station, police department, a post office, a park, and a city library. When I am in Tryon I hang out with…show more content…
We look for the morels they are the ones that look like a cone shaped sponge, and have a rich and fantastic flavor like no other mushroom. Once we arrive at the woods we sometimes have to walk several miles through think forests and thorns and only find a few. But other times we find the mother load. As we comb the woods, creek beds, fields and around the edges, we explore nature. Sometimes we find animal skeletons and each of us try to guess what kind of animal it is. We even have the opportunity to watch wild life from rabbits to deer and on a rare occasion a gray fox. When we are out there where nature has been untouched, surrounded by nothing but beauty it easy to lose yourself in the adventure of the hunt. Soon enough the sun will start to go down and we head back to the pick up with our findings. Everyone is tired but happy. When we get back to my grandparents house my mom and granny cut and wash the mushrooms then soak them in salt water for a several hours before frying them up to eat. You can ask many Oklahomans about mushroom hunting and find out that where the patches of mushrooms are is a very carefully guarded secret that is passed down from one generation to the next. The time I have spent in Tryon Oklahoma have a part of who I am today and will always in my heart be the most beautiful place in

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