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March 5, 2008
Our blog is back!
Welcome to the new and improved Juniper Ridge blog! We've been out of commission for a while now, but we've been wanting to get our blog back in action since we updated our website. The holidays got in the way of that, but now we have a little time to start posting regularly. We've even set up an editorial calendar, so we hope to stay on track with our posts. We're still working out some kinks with the design, but those should be fixed soon.
In our new blog, we plan on talking not only about wildcrafting and our products, but also about cool Western environmental groups, recommended hikes and backpacking trips in the West, native plant gardening tips, and much more. We'll have a monthly contest in which you'll be able to win a Juniper Ridge product for sharing your thoughts and ideas about the outdoors and the West. Think of this as a place to learn more about the outdoors and to get to know what is going on in our community. We hope you will come back and visit often! Here is some information about our first event of the year that will be open to the public.
APRIL HIKE
Please join us on Saturday, April 26th for our annual Mt. Diablo hike. We'll do the Back Creek Canyon/Eagle Peaks loop once again. We did this same hike last year in the pouring rain, but we should have better weather this year. This vigorous hike from the base of Mt. Diablo to the Eagle Peaks area is gorgeous anytime of year but especially in the spring with some spectacular wildflower blooms.
Your trip leader, Juniper Ridge founder Hall Newbegin, is lazy, so while there will be lots of nerdy babbling about native wild plants, medicinal herbs and wild foods, there will also be plenty of rest stops and vegging time to enjoy the splendor of this magical area in all its spring glory. The hike is approximately 5 miles with a little over 2,000 feet of elevation gain/loss so it is a fairly strenuous hike. We will go at a leisurely pace, but you should be in decent shape and it will take about 5-6 hours.
Unfortunately there is a limit to how many people can join us, so please rsvp to info@juniperridge.com by April 1 in order to secure a spot. We'll get back to you with directions when you sign up.
Posted by vicki at March 5, 2008 12:07 PM