A birthday dig in solitude

I took the day off today for my birthday dig. Since it fell on a weekday, there was no one else to go with me, so I had to hunt in solitude. Its all good though, because to get to superpit, I had to carry along the mountain bike. Its down several miles of muddy, country roads, and there's no way I could get my truck back there. It was a gorgeous day - 70 degrees and not a cloud in the sky. Plus, there was a slight breeze so I barely got hot on the ride. But, riding a bike with big boots on was no picnic. By the time I got to the pit, my legs were aching. No matter, because it was time to hunt TEETH! There were no footprints around, so I decided to walk around and pick up all the easy stuff first. It wasn't Candyland, but there was a fair amount there for the taking. After that, I decided to scope out a spot to dig. This place has a gigantic area open for digging. All you have to do is scoop off the top foot or so of dirt to hit the layer. Its not a thick layer nor is it overly rocky like the spots I'm used to closer to my house, but there are fossils here. I ended up digging out an area about 4 feet in diameter, 2 feet deep. I found several teeth, including a shamer meg and a two nice makos, but my back was killing me so I decided that it was time to go. On the way out, I decided to take a stab at the mud that covers the area that was most freshly dug. I probed around a little and found a pocket of rocks, and my first shovel full contained a meg! What luck! Its a nice one, too. It was VERY soft, though, and my shovel scraped down the left side taking off the serrations, but other than that, it was whole. I put it inside my gloves to protect it on the long ride back. And lemme tell ya, the ride back was shorter than the ride there because I knew I had something to show for it. The birthday dig ended in success!