Riven Rock Blog

05.03.2012 | Vendor Profile: From the Earth Hill Country Pottery

If you've ever been to Riven Rock or read much about the ranch, you know we love to support local artisans and products. This week's vendor profile is to welcome our newest vendor, From the Earth Hill Country Pottery.

From the Earth is a labor of love for owner and artist Brian Burckhardt.

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01.29.2012 | What’s Growing on the Ranch?

It’s amazing how fixated on the weather we can become. We constantly check the forecast, which may or (more frequently) may not be close to accurate.   It’s one of the things in the world that no matter how much we engineer, plan or try to outsmart Mother Nature, in the end, we find ourselves red faced.

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12.19.2011 | Hill Country Golf Excursions

     With the recent winter rainfall, we've had some relief from our drought and Hill Country residents are hopeful about wildflowers and greenery returning next spring! Golf courses are no exception, and we're hoping for a return to health for all the grass on the fairways.

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11.08.2011 | Texas Hill Country Regional Christmas Lighting Trail

Take a road trip through the Hill Country this winter and you’ll find the historic architecture has undergone a holiday transformation.  Traditional 1800s, art deco and more modern structures take on an almost metropolitan feel at night with the newly acquired bright lights of the holidays.  Bandera, Blanco, Boerne, Burnet, Dripping Springs, Fredericksburg, Johnson City, Kerrville, Llano, M

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10.12.2011 | Visit the Hill Country for Texas Wine Month

October is officially Texas Wine Month and there are a ton of wine-centric events throughout the Hill Country. You have 31 days to meander through the Hill Country, savoring the local wine and visiting local wineries. Some you know, and are commercial vineyards, like Becker in Stonewall, others are boutique wineries like Bending Branch and Singing Water Vineyard right outside Comfort.

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