Under towering redwoods and bay laurels, Kourtney Boone sits in a small wood cabin brimming with puppets, fake scat and Samuel P. Taylor State Park history. The walls inside this cozy multipurpose space are covered with sepia-toned photos and fauna life cycle charts. Boone, an interpreter with the Marin County park, is surrounded by brochures that need to be updated, with archival binders and highlighted timelines to aid in the task.
But her mind is stuck on one thing: eggs.
One passage about the park’s founder in the brochure has been tormenting her for years: “Upon arrival in 1849, 22-year-old Samuel found a wooden cask filled with eggs floating near shore. He cooked the eggs and set up a food stand on the beach. Food sales proved profitable.”…