Leaving on a Jet Plane

Were we ever ready to leave Reno last Thursday. The meeting was great, hotel wonderful, and the convention center was nice. But let me give you the low down. If you're going to Reno to gamble, it's your kind of town, but if you're looking for a weekend getaway, I'd probably look elsewhere.

The mountains surrounding Reno are beautiful, and we wish would would have had time rent a car and visit Lake Tahoe. We were told it was worth the trip (maybe next time - the annual meeting will head back to Reno in a couple of years. Our little sightseeing trip to downtown Reno had a few bright spots, but overall, it seems like a dirty town.

Ron's off to a lunch meeting with Pioneer about Optimum AcreMax and I've got a little free time today, so I thought I'd drop a few photos in the blog. It's a lot more fun than what I should be doing -- getting my notes together on the book chapter I have due the first part of December. Yikes!


At any rate, relaxing in the room is great. We've been at presentations and talks for the past two days. They've been pretty good and we've heard about a lot of research going on around the U.S. Today's a pretty slow day in terms of talks on field crop insects and invasives. I think we're taking some time to do some sightseeing this afternoon.

During this trip, I've also figured out something I'd love Santa to bring me for Christmas -- a new bathroom. This is going to sound corny, but I love the bathroom here at the hotel.

For one, its HUGE - we already have doubel sinks, but its just not the same.

Two, it has a huge tub.


And three, it has a tv. I'm loving getting ready in the morning and being able to watch the news.




So, while I'm enjoying views of the Sierra Nevadas, if anyone has any input on "Terrestrial Invasives of the Great Lakes", feel free to email...

We're in Reno, Baby!

That's right, we are in the "Biggest Little City in the World".


Staying at the Peppermill...

...I've never seen so many neon lights in one place before!

We're not really here on vacation, work brings us to Nevada. But, we'll still have a little fun!