Welcome to The Rural View.

On the best of days, my office view looks like this.

I wasn't going to blog. I follow PR bloggers from the UK, Toronto, Chicago, Minneapolis. I respect them. What perspective could I possibly add from a little town between two mountain ranges?

But people, organizations and businesses in little towns need to speak up. Too often, people in the rural West have their stories told for them, by those who are all too willing to shove them into some snarky stereotype. If there was ever a time when the little guy from a rural area has to fight for a foothold, it's now. 

I want to help small town people find their own voice, take a seat at the table and join the conversation. So here I am.

What do I have to add? The same tools my favorite bloggers brought with them: Passion. Years of experience. And the love of a good yarn.