My spark was my dad. He would ask us to look for specific things on our hikes and camping trips that he wanted to photograph - usually fungi or flowers. The first one that I recall, his “white whale”, was Amanita muscaria. We were always on the lookout for it in places like Sanborn-Skyline Park, Butano State Park, and Big Basin Redwoods State Park. My favorite childhood memories are our annual camping trips and weekend hikes, enjoying and learning about nature, and doing these naturalist treasure hunts.
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