SummerQuest 3

Your quest is to visit a Tucson garden (whether virtually or in person). Your challenge is to find the Tucson garden which was started by a family with three daughters who used to swim in a cattle tank. In the comments, post a description of something you might see at this garden. Don't tell us the name of the garden, or you'll spoil the fun for your fellow questers!


After 5 people have submitted a response, we will post the answer and unveil part of the summer reading picture.

EDIT: Congratulations, you have unlocked the next piece of the image! The correct answer (sleuthed out by all of you) was the Tucson Botanical Gardens. Very cool!

Achievement 1: Image Unlocked!

You did it! The first portion of the image is unlocked, with more than five comments received!

This portrait of an important Paiute man dates from between 1871 and 1874. It seems that his name was Tau-gu, and he was acquainted with an important fellow in Arizona history.

This public domain photograph was believed to have been taken by Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh, and is archived by the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Yale University.


Want to know more about the Paiute people? http://bit.ly/paiute


Interested in learning about early photography? http://bit.ly/history-of-photography

To see more of the image, take part in the quests and then make a comment on this blog. 

SummerQuest 2 Hint

Hint: Your hint is to check out the library partner, Native Seeds/Search search on their website: www.nativeseeds.org

SummerQuest 2

They say you are what you eat, so why would you want to eat the same old boring things? Your quest this week is to venture out of the same-old same-old and explore a new world of culinary delights! Your challenge is to try a new food that is native to Arizona; one you have never tried before! In the comments, tell us what food you tried and describe your reaction, or describe it in mouth-watering detail. Once we get five responses this quest will be complete and we can unlock the next piece of the picture!

SummerQuest 1 Hint

Your hint is, if you can't think of 100 things, there are books and websites galore with lists like this to get your wheels turning. The library carries several you could check out: Unforgettable Things To Do Before You Die; 100 Things To Do Before You Die or you could watch the film The Bucket List.

SummerQuest 1

Epic heroes need to know what matters to them, so they put their time into things that count. Your quest is to make a list of 100 things you want to have or be or do in your life. They can be large, small, easy, impossible, mundane, loony, contradictory, trivial, momentous, or even mutually exclusive - but they should all be the things that would or do make you happy, and give your life meaning. Your challenge is to pick one thing from your list and tell us in the comments what it is, and what you pledge to do in the next day (or week, or month) to make that idea come true.

SummerQuest

Welcome to our summer adventure! Citizens of Pima County, only you can help us uncover our Mystery Image, created by noted Tucson fantasy artist Liz Danforth. How? Twice a week, we'll post a quest that ties in with our marvelous Summer Reading program.

Then it's your turn. You may be charged to discover a quirky Tucson landmark, conquer a new skill, or even explore the treasures to be found at your local library. The thing about a quest is that you just never know.

Read each post to discover your quest: what you have to do or discover. Then leave a comment detailing your triumph over the challenge: a small task that will prove you've completed the quest. (To leave your comment, click on the title of the post and scroll to the bottom of the resulting page.) When five people have left their comments, we'll be able to unlock another portion of the Mystery Image.

If you're having a particularly difficult time with a quest, our oracle will be posting helpful hints a day or two after the initial post goes up. Please be sure to comment at the original post.

So polish your sword, lace up your boots, and join us for fun, adventure, and derring-do! Just watch out for the desert orcs. Those guys can get grumpy.

How Will You Unlock the SummerQuest?

This image will be revealed, little by little, over the course of the summer. You will make it happen by completing quests and putting comments into the blog. When five comments are posted about that week's challenge, we unlock a little more of the picture.