Paul has been collecting minerals for as long as he can recall. Shown the ways of the rockhound by the strong woman in his life: his mother & grandmother, he quickly fell in love with the idea of discovering his own mineral specimens. To this day, Paul still cherishes the lessons he learned & specimens he collected while out in the field with them. Growing up in Montana, fossils & agates were always on the menu but it wasn’t until finding an epic scepter at Crystal Park did Paul start taking his passion for minerals more seriously. Still, up until his late 20s mining was just a hobby. In 2019, that all changed when he took a big leap by attempting to turn this passion into a career. Now, Paul is running operations at the Little Gem Mine and finding some of the highest quality amethyst scepters in the world!