Wow, lot's to process here....

Great read though, forests seem to be a place that really resonates with you - I like that. I have similar thing with the sea, mountains and sometimes forests, but not as much...

So, do you have any idea what caused the fast heart beat and heat? Did you eat any of the mushrooms or even touch them? Could it have been a panic attack? Did you ever experience one before?

What I really love about the whole story though was how calm you were even in the face of your perceived potential death, I'd like to think that I would be as relaxed as that, but I feel that my fight or flight would have kicked in and I would have legged it back to the car!