TRAIL NOTES
Notes from the field
WESTERN WILDERNESS DEFENSE: OUR 2020 RECIPIENTS
We started Juniper Ridge in order to bring the spirit of the wild into our everyday life, and in keeping with that sentiment, we have also committed to protecting the...
CRISP AIR AND CLEAN BLUE SKY – TIMBERLINE TRAIL FIELD LAB 2019
Whenever I’m in the crisp air and clean blue sky of the Timberline Trail, I feel like I can keep hiking forever. Mt. Hood provides this area with an embarrassment...
THE SCENT OF THE SEASON – CHRISTMAS FIR 2019
The crisp, clean scent of pine is a classic part of the holiday season. Whenever the tangy resin of fresh conifer needles touches our nose, we’re transported to warm memories...
TOPANGA CANYON, SUMMER SOLSTICE 2018
This is one of my favorite annual rituals. Drive all night to get to Indians Valley east of the Santa Lucia crest and the mountains above Big Sur. Set up...
BACK TO WALLOWA: HURRICANE CREEK FIELD LAB 2019
Sometimes a trip sticks with you in such a significant way. Last year, we visited the Wallowa Mountains in eastern Oregon for our Hurricane Creek Field Lab. It was such...
MOJAVE + THE MOUNTAINS – SAND TO SNOW FIELD LAB 2019
At Juniper Ridge, we’re inspired by the locations we love. When we’re crafting each release, we let our imagination run wild with our love for the location, and few places...
TASSAJARA CREEK RETREAT + FIELD LAB 2019
I recently got back from the mountains of Big Sur, where I stayed in the majestic creekside cabins at Tassajara Zen Center. Tassajara is a private institution managed by the...
HIKE + TRAILWORK WITH WILDTENDER IN BIG SUR
My God what a beautiful week in Big Sur. We came down from the Bay Area to assist Wildtender in their trail revitalization work and were treated to everything California’s...