JOURNAL/DIARY FILES, MAY 2002
File — Box: 138, Folder: 13
Scope and Contents
73 typed pages. Alpine hikes on May 5, 8, 12, 15, 19, 22, and 26. Also a great fishing day in the Rio Grande Gorge May 24. The National Forest (except for Williams Lake) was finally closed because of fire danger. Other topics in this folder: Computer screwups and routine nattering. Got my neighbor to bag their frigging noisy wind chimes. HALELUIAH! Long letter to friend about hiking in the mountains.
Dates
- MAY 2002
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
English
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research, however, researchers must sign consent form prior to gaining access to materials. Calavera drawings, proofs, and etchings as well as "little diaries" (Boxes 14, 125, 126, 129, 142) are housed in high security and may require up to 24 hours for retrieval. Enlarged photocopies and typed transcriptions of "little diaries" in Box 142 are located in Box 184.
Extent
From the Collection: 184 boxes (172 cu. ft.)
General
FROM NOW ON (FOR THE NEXT 7 YEARS) MOST OF MY JOURNAL PAGES ARE ABOUT HIKING IN HIGH COUNTRY, MOSTLY IN THE WHEELER WILDERNESS WILLIAMS LAKE BASIN. I REPEATED THE SAME HIKE OVER AND OVER AGAIN, TAKING EXTENSIVE FIELD NOTES, ATTEMPTING TO LEARN ONE AREA INTIMATELY. WARNING: THESE ARE MONOTONOUS AND REPETITIVE OBSERVATIONS, WITH OCCASIONAL LOVELY MOMENTS. THEY AREN'T "SCIENTIFIC" OR ILLUMINATING, BUT THEY RECORD A LOT OF HARD WORK AND THEY DETAIL (WAY TOO MINUTELY!) ONE OF MY LIFE'S GREAT OBSESSIONS. THEY ARE ALSO, OBVIOUSLY, RESEARCH NOTES FOR A BOOK I MIGHT WRITE ONE DAY. THEY ARE THE MOST EXTENSIVE (AND REPETITIVE) NOTES I'VE EVER TAKEN, I THINK.
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451