Shark Tooth Hunting

Today after work, I drove about 15 minutes to find a place someone told me you can dig up fossil shark teeth. I found the spot okay, and began looking around. There are several "digs" in the hillside where people have been digging in the hard powdery gray dirt. I think it is clay, but dry as a bone. I was digging and getting dust all over myself. On my way home, my throat felt a little dry, and my lungs felt somewhat heavy. That is when I remembered that if you are going to dig in the dirt around here, you need to wear a mask so you don't inhale the spores that infect you with "Valley Fever." Great...I will probably get that horrible fungal infection, be flat on my back for 2-3 weeks, and go bankrupt. All because I was excited to find stupid shark teeth. However, now that I know where the place is, I think I will go back sometime soon...maybe Saturday because it is supposed to rain, and I was told that is the best time to look because the rain exposes new teeth. :)