Hey what are you doing on MY mountain? Inspiration to the MAX!
This morning was gorgeous in the Phoenix area - rainy and cloudy - so I knew I had to get out hiking and enjoy the cool weather. Yes, I know 'cool' is a relative term but for us Phoenicians. Anything in the 60's is cool and such a welcome relieve after our long hot summer. Time to lace up the hiking boots and get trucking up my mountain!
So here's the deal I got up to the top and stopped to relax, enjoy the view and catch my breath! I started to
head down my mountain and was stopped by a feisty redhead. She's says "hey would you like a copy of the mountain news? Sounded good to me as I knew there was a group of 'regulars' that had been hiking this hill for years and it'd be kind of fun to see what's going on this season. I take one look at what the feisty gal handed me and knew it was a 'real estate' deal. I introduced myself and told her what a great idea! She tells me she's been doing this for 5 years and it's her mountain. Hmmmm?
Seriously - why I had not thought creating a 'mountain newsletter' 20 years ago?
20 years is how long I've been trudging up and down 'my mountain' with some time off due to an injury. How did I miss such a great opportunity? I always say hi, good morning or whatever and stop to talk with folks with cute dogs or kids but haven't really gotten to know folks more than simple chit chat.
Once I got back to my home I checked out the nice lady's 'mountain news' and quite frankly it was pretty poorly displayed and written. She had herself prominently displayed on top - which is kind of a turn off to nature lovers like me - I'm guessing. The entire front page was one long, long LONG paragraph that went on and on and on and ON. Way to much work for most folks to read that much - I'm guessing. The back page was better but it sill had too much information and nothing to 'grab' a readers attention. There were no spectacular pictures, only one very poor photo plus an advertisement for a carpet cleaner. Where do you supposed I learned all this stuff? Why ActiveRain of course!
Seriously - now that I know my competition I'm going to have
fun creating something really cool for 'my mountain news'
My head is spinning full of ideas....I can't wait to start creating this new project! It would be fabulous to interview some of the hikers. There is such a wide variety of people that have been hiking this hill for years I'm sure they've got stories to tell. I know I've got tons of stories about snakes, coyotes, baby foxes, a wild burro that used to hang out on the hill for years plus lots more! And I bet most of the hikers would probably enjoy seeing their story 'highlighted' in the mountain news. I've got a lot of photos of the mountain and this will give me a chance to take even more photos. Yeah! I will also highlight some local information and all kinds of neat stuff! And one more thing - of course I'll post blogs about this project and create a new blog for 'my mountain news'. What a fabulous community building, fun project!
Seriously - Inspiration to the MAX - and all this while doing something
I'm absolutely passionate about - hiking MY MOUNTAIN!
Hey what are you doing on MY mountain? Inspiration to the MAX!
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