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	<title>Northern California Hiking Trails Blog &#187; Animals</title>
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	<description>Dayhikes and Backpacking: Bay Area &#124; Coast and Redwoods &#124; Sierra Nevada &#124; Cascade Range &#124; Klamath Mountains</description>
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		<title>Banff Mountain Film Festival Coming to Northern California This Spring</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:43:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The annual Banff Mountain Film Festival features some of the best films about outdoors and outdoors adventure. It&#8217;s playing in California from late February through April, from Arcata to San Diego. Check out the full list of California showings to find out when it&#8217;s in your area. Here&#8217;s some background on the film festival tour: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bird Photography Exhibit at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area</title>
		<link>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2010/01/13/bird-photography-exhibit-at-whiskeytown-national-recreation-area/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:45:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whiskeytown Lake has a special place in my heart. I learned to swim there as a little kid (Thanks Uncle Bob!), raced sailboats with my dad (a screamin&#8217; 505) and the Whiskeytown Sailing Club, and wrote about many of the trails for my first hiking book. And I also love birds. Now the Whiskeytown National [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Survive a Bear Attack</title>
		<link>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2009/10/26/how-to-survive-a-bear-attack/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:31:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Animal Attacks]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Northern California outdoors photographer Ken DeCamp pointed me to this hilarious video about how to survive a bear attack. Enjoy! Related Posts:Funny Spoof on BP Oil SpillWatch a Dog Steal a Bone from a SupermarketClimb Up So Kids Can Grow UpKen DeCamp&#8217;s Intriguing Lichen Photos on Display at the Whiskeytown National Recreation Area&#8217;s Visitor CenterWhiskeytown [...]]]></description>
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		<title>L&#8217;il Smokey the Bear Book Published by Local Firefighter</title>
		<link>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2009/07/17/lil-smokey-the-bear-book-published-by-local-firefighter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:47:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Klamath National Forest Hiking and Backpacking Trails]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[bears]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Li'l Smokey the Bear]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Saving Li'l Smokey]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve followed the story of Li&#8217;l Smokey the Bear&#8217;s rescue and recovery and subsequent release into the Klamath National Forest. Now Adam Deem, the forester who rescued Li&#8217;l Smokey, has published a book in collaboration with his wife Celeste Deem, with illustrations by Ryan M. Lamb. You can read all about Saving Li&#8217;l Smokey at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Keep Your Dog from Freaking Out on Fourth of July</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:44:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many dogs totally freak when they hear fireworks. (My golden Molly is mostly deaf now, and we live in a rural area with little of the explosiveness of most locations in America today, so it&#8217;s not a major concern for me now, but it has been in the past when she was younger and we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Lil&#8221; Little Smokey the Bear Doing Well in Klamath National Forest</title>
		<link>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2009/04/13/lil-little-smokey-the-bear-doing-well-in-klamath-national-forest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:12:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Shasta-Trinity National Forest Hiking Trails]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here on the Northern California Hiking Trails blog we&#8217;ve been following the story of &#8220;Lil&#8221; Little Smokey the Bear, the young cub rescued by a firefighter on Shasta-Trinity National Forest during the horrific fires of summer 2008. He was released into Klamath National Forest a few months ago, and now we have an update on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bay Area Outdoors Blog: Stunning Photos You MUST See!</title>
		<link>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2009/02/09/bay-area-outdoors-blog-stunning-photos-you-must-see/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 01:02:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ano Nuevo State Natural Preserve]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve had Dave Miller&#8217;s exquisite Bay Area Outdoors blog in my RSS feed for several months, and I love his well-written descriptions of his Bay Area travels. But I&#8217;m absolutely crazy for the many, many exquisite photos he includes with each post. He recently chronicled a visit to Ano Nuevo State Natural Reserve which made [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Watch a Dog Steal a Bone from a Supermarket</title>
		<link>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2009/02/01/watch-a-dog-steal-a-bone-from-a-supermarket/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2009 22:42:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Deseret News has the full details. Here&#8217;s how it all started&#8230; By now you&#8217;ve probably heard about the dog that held up the Smith&#8217;s store. Maybe you&#8217;ve seen the Smith&#8217;s surveillance tape that has become a YouTube sensation since it was broadcast nationally last week on CNN and the &#8220;Today&#8221; show. It shows a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beauty of Birds: Snow Goose Festival in Chico Starts Thursday</title>
		<link>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2009/01/19/beauty-of-birds-snow-goose-festival-in-chico-starts-thursday/</link>
		<comments>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2009/01/19/beauty-of-birds-snow-goose-festival-in-chico-starts-thursday/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 02:11:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Colusa National Wildlife Refuge]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[January is the peak time to see hundreds of thousands of migratory birds that winter in the Sacramento Valley. Seeing a huge flock of several thousand snow geese whiten the winter sky is truly one of the wonders of the world. And you have an excellent way to explore the many fantastic birding areas of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Photo of Hiker Stepping Off a Ledge</title>
		<link>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2009/01/13/photo-of-hiker-stepping-off-a-ledge/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:38:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Made you look! I ain&#8217;t gonna put the shot here because I don&#8217;t have permission. But you can see it and about thirty other stupendous outdoors photos at Smashing Magazine. Thanks to the Best Hike blog for turning me on to the link. Related Posts:National Geographic Adventure PhotosGorgeous Rural Japan Blog with Exquisite PhotosBart Smith [...]]]></description>
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