Forager Felisa Rogers was spotted embarking on a foraging mission while clad in shorts and flip-flops. Rogers, the fiscally irresponsible and intolerably smug author of Salon's "Scavenger" series, has previously drawn criticism for engaging in reckless behavior. When asked why she decided to hike in flip-flops, Rogers admitted that she'd only biked 1/4 mile from her house when she realized she'd forgotten to wear shoes. She confirmed that she was too lazy to backtrack and instead chose to soldier on for 9 miles, alternating between flip-flops and bare feet. In this case, Rogers defended her actions, saying "hiking barefoot through dense underbrush was not that bad."
A study of Rogers's route brings this comment into question. We can confirm that the forager traveled 2 miles by bike and an additional 2 miles walking uphill on a rocky logging road before even reaching the hiking site, a dangerously steep mountainside carpeted with brittle fallen branches. This painful two hour mission earned Rogers a pound of chanterelle mushrooms, currently valued at 7.99.
A study of Rogers's route brings this comment into question. We can confirm that the forager traveled 2 miles by bike and an additional 2 miles walking uphill on a rocky logging road before even reaching the hiking site, a dangerously steep mountainside carpeted with brittle fallen branches. This painful two hour mission earned Rogers a pound of chanterelle mushrooms, currently valued at 7.99.