reflection on completing my final
During the first few days of the trip I had no idea what my final would look like and after starting at Death Valley I had low expectations of seeing many animals. While I didn't see much in the way of cute furry animals (my personal favorite) for the first few days, I began to see tons of scat and burrows that proved the presence of cute furry animals. This gave me the reassurance that my idea for the final project would be attainable if I looked hard enough. I did feel discouraged at times when we all met but up after hikes and my classmates had seen so many cool things that would have been a great addition to my project but I had missed them. Luckily they always offered to send me pictures of what they saw in order to help me with my project (something I super appreciated, luv you all <3). Looking back I wish I had used a size reference when taking pictures of the various burrows and scat that I found (something I figured out while looking through the scat and tracks book at the Anza field station) but I sure do have a ton of pictures of holes in the ground. Going into the project I had no background in identifying tracks or scat which put me at a bit of a disadvantage to some of my classmates who centered their projects around things they already had a wealth of knowledge on. Even after the conclusion of our two week trip I still feel lost when it comes to ID'ing the pictures that I took, but everyone has to start somewhere I guess. Hoping it turns into everything I imagined...
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