Publisher's Picket Line
First of all, we hope you will all be happy to hear that we have found a new home for The Backcountry Llama! We are pleased and excited to announce that over the next year we will be turning BCL over to Alexa Metrick. For any of you who might not know Alexa, she was one of the organizers of the Silverton Pack Llama Festival last September and, as Charlie Hackbarth’s daughter, she has grown up in the llama packing community. She has already taken over the website – bcllama.com – and with her experience in the field we expect that you will see substantial and positive changes to the site in the near future.
Over the next few issues we will be working to transition the production of BCL to Alexa as she relocates to the Evergreen, CO area. During this period we ask that you continue to submit all material to BCL at bcllama@blackfoot.net or to our Plains, MT address. As I stated in the last issue, we intend to continue all subscriptions and advertising through the Fall issue without renewal. This is, in part, due to our current situation concentrating on the needs of Jeanne’s treatment and also to say thank you for your support of BCL since we took on the publication. We hope you will all plan on renewing your subscriptions and advertising with Alexa after the final turnover of production.
Jeanne, Alexa and I are extremely excited about this next stage in the life of BCL and look forward to its continued contributions and service to the llama packing community.
Sincerely,
Dick Williams
Upcoming Llama Packing Events
2012 Llama Rendezvous and Drive-In
Friday, Saturday and Sunday, June 22nd-24th
Tillamook Fairgrounds and Bayocean Peninsula, Cape Mears, Oregon
sponsored by Rattlesnake Ridge Ranch and The Backcountry Llama
Midwest Llama Packing Festival
Saturday and Sunday, Septempber 8th and 9th
Kickapoo Valley Reserve Visitor Center, Hwy 131N, La Farge, WI
sponsored by The Brownderosa Llamas, Kickapoo Valley Reserve, Kickapoo Valley Ranch Guest Cabins, and The Backcountry Llama