I had been looking forward to last week all spring. Our newest digital collection had launched and it was time to relax and celebrate with family!
My week off started with a bang at the Wilco show at The Joint in the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. The show was actually really enjoyable, although Wilco is certainly a long way from the last Uncle Tupelo show in Hoboken, NJ back in the early 1990's. They played "Box Full of Letters", "California Stars", and (of course), "Casino Queen"--which was awesome!! Very fun, though I must complain about the absurd parking situation at the Hard Rock. It literally took almost an hour to exit the garage after the concert and the combination of rowdy drunk people and a traffic jam in a confined place is just bound to be a bad scene.
The next day, we hit the road to Sedona for our vacation. We had previewed the rental and it was simply fabulous. The best part was the pool, patio, and gorgeous view of the red rocks, We spent a LOT of time out here. I spent a LOT of time contemplating a rock that was supposed to look like Snoopy.
This trip was also my first opportunity to meet my new niece, Abigail. It was wonderful to see her, play with her, listen to her laugh, and get to know her a little. better. I had a great time catching up with my older niece, and her brother and we collaborated on several pranks that kept all the adults on their toes through the week!
There were two trips that we took during the middle of the week. On Wednesday, we explored the Grand Canyon, which certainly deserves far more time that we had in one day. We managed to get a bit confused by the bus system, but eventually found the Rim Trail and took a nice walk along the edge of the Canyon. I can't wait to go back and see more.
The second trip was an expedition in the tradition of Long's Peak and Half Dome: we climbed Arizona's highest peak, Mt. Humphrey's. It was a partly cloudy day, but we were on the trail by eight and at the summit at 11:15. The climb was hard; mainly due to the altitude (12,633 ft.) but the trail was good and well-marked. The views from the summit were spectacular, with some spots of snow on the slopes. We made it down the mountain and back to the hot tub for a cold one by 4:00 pm.
We enjoyed lots of great home-cooked food at the house: Aaron's BBQ (Wisconsin for sloppy joes), the healthy tortellini and spinach that Aaron and I are addicted to; Erin's orzo salad, and lots of forzen mini Snicker bars! One night we went into town to the Javelina Cantina for some tasty local fare and we had Pizza Heaven takeout two nights. Try it for excellent pizza when you are in Sedona!
On the way out of town to Phoenix, we stopped in Jerome to shop, sightsee, and eat at Haunted Hamburger. It was a nice way to wrap up the trip and say our goodbyes. We can't wait to see everyone again soon. Thanks for making this a wonderful, memorable trip!
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
UNLV Launches New Digital Collection: Southern Nevada, The Boomtown Years: 1900-1925
The University Libraries are pleased to announce the launch of a new digital collection:
Southern Nevada: The Boomtown Years 1900-1925
http://digital.library.unlv.edu/boomtown
The LSTA-grant funded, Southern Nevada: The Boomtown Years 1900-1925 digital collection brings together a wide range of original source materials found in the rich collections of UNLV Libraries Special Collections, as well as items from the Nevada State Museum and the Clark County Heritage Museum.
The project contains over 1500 digitized items; including photographs, correspondence, newspapers, maps, and ephemera from several mining and railroad manuscript collections documenting both large historical events, and the more private and social lives of individuals and their communities during the mining boom in Southern Nevada.
Notably, this collection also promotes the use of primary source materials by K-16 educators by providing a wide variety of standards-based teaching activities for elementary and high schoolers.
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