Shelf Fungus on a Stump

[best appreciated at full size against black]

While Steve and I were taking pictures down by the Rogue River, I had a lot of fun looking around for mushrooms. Steve certainly heard me yell, "WOW!!!" when I found a stump covered with this large mass of shelf fungus! It was hiding behind some thorny vines and some poison oak, but after a few minutes of cleanup, I was free to take pictures! The size of these from top to bottom measures about a foot, WOW!

This image was taken in February, 2012.