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	<title>Northern California Hiking Trails &#187; Bay Area Hiking and Backpacking Trails</title>
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	<description>Day Hikes/Backpacking: Bay Area &#124; Coast &#124; Redwoods &#124; Sierra Nevada &#124; Desolation Wilderness &#124; Lake Tahoe &#124; Lassen Park &#124; Mount Shasta &#124; Trinity Alps &#124; State Parks &#124; National Parks &#124; National Forests &#124;</description>
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		<title>Hiking Mount Diablo and Mount Tamalpais Trails &#8212; Gambolin&#8217; Man&#8217;s Take</title>
		<link>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2011/05/07/hiking-mount-diablo-mount-tamalpais-trails/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 May 2011 14:34:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gambolin&#8217; Man doesn&#8217;t post often on his blog, but when he does he writes beautiful descriptions of the natural and human history of his chosen area. He recently hiked the trails on Mount Diablo and Mount Tamalpais. See his post for the full description and all the luscious photos. Here&#8217;s taste: These are the twin [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Exploring Tilden Regional Park Hiking Trails with Gambolin&#8217; Man</title>
		<link>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2011/03/25/tilden-regional-park-hiking-trails/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 19:18:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve always loved Tilden Regional Park. I hiked its winding trails several times back in the 1980s when I lived in nearby Alameda. Gambolin&#8217; Man has created yet another photo-philosophical essay about Tilden, which is very close to home for him, and he describes going after recent bouts of heavy rain: Rain resuscitates a dried [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Live Oak Park Trails in Berkeley &#8212; Gambolin&#8217; Man&#8217;s Take</title>
		<link>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2011/02/22/live-oak-park-trails-berkeley/</link>
		<comments>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2011/02/22/live-oak-park-trails-berkeley/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 23:36:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Codornices Creek]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Berkeley resident Gambolin&#8217; Man has a knack for seeing into the heart of a natural system and putting into elegant language exactly what&#8217;s there to be discovered. For instance, he recently explored the trails of Berkeley&#8217;s Live Oak Park and wrote a long essay with beautiful photos. Here&#8217;s an excerpt that explains the park&#8217;s major [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Give Subscriptions to Bay Nature Magazine this Holiday Season</title>
		<link>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2010/11/30/subscriptions-to-bay-nature-magazine/</link>
		<comments>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2010/11/30/subscriptions-to-bay-nature-magazine/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 08:13:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bay Area Hiking and Backpacking Trails]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/?p=1516</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I wrote last week about the Bay Nature Institute and the 10th anniversary gala for Bay Nature magazine next January. Now I strongly encourage you to support this great organization and help yourself and others in the process: subscribe to Bay Nature at special discounted holiday rates. Here&#8217;s the info straight from the Bay Nature [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bay Nature Magazine 10th Anniversary Gala Coming in January</title>
		<link>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2010/11/25/bay-nature-magazine-10th-anniversary-gala/</link>
		<comments>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2010/11/25/bay-nature-magazine-10th-anniversary-gala/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Nov 2010 16:42:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[David Loeb]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Malcolm Margolin]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/?p=1495</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Mark your calendars folks! Bay Nature magazine, a top-flight publication that features excellent writers and topics of interest to all who love outdoors California, is holding a special event on January 22, 2011 to mark the tenth anniversary of the first issue. Here are all the details from a Bay Nature press release: The Bay [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Exploring Point Reyes National Seashore, Sinbad Creek, Mount Tamalpais with the Gambolin&#8217; Man Blog</title>
		<link>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2010/10/21/point-reyes-national-seashore-ocean-hiking/</link>
		<comments>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2010/10/21/point-reyes-national-seashore-ocean-hiking/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2010 23:20:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/?p=1401</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Gambolin&#8217; Man expl0res beautiful hiking areas in northern California, and then writes detailed descriptions of what he sees and what he thinks about what he sees. He recently explored Point Reyes National Seashore trails and other Bay Area treasures: This past week, sure enough, it all comes together during three fun-filled days out ‘n about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>East Bay Regional Park District Wins $10.2 Million Green Transportation Initiative Grant from U.S. Department of Transportation</title>
		<link>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2010/10/20/east-bay-regional-park-district-green-transportation-initiative-grant/</link>
		<comments>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2010/10/20/east-bay-regional-park-district-green-transportation-initiative-grant/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 20:53:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/?p=1390</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Big congratulations to East Bay Regional Park District for winning a grant for a whopping 10.2 million bucks to make it easier for Bay Area residents to hike the trails and just get out in nature. I&#8217;ve had some minor involvement with grants for nonprofits I&#8217;ve volunteered for, and believe me, they are a lot [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Let’s Move Outside&#8221; Event at Golden Gate Recreation Area with Ken Salazar</title>
		<link>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2010/10/15/let%e2%80%99s-move-outside-golden-gate-recreation-area/</link>
		<comments>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2010/10/15/let%e2%80%99s-move-outside-golden-gate-recreation-area/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 22:26:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bay Area Hiking and Backpacking Trails]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/?p=1362</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m a strong advocate of kids getting off their behinds and getting outside in nature &#8212; to play, to hike, to look at birds, to chase squirrels. Michelle Obama and Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar agree with me. Here&#8217;s a press release with the details of Salazar&#8217;s October 15 &#8220;Let’s Move Outside&#8221; Event at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>East Bay Regional Park District Reception Living Landscape Book Signing</title>
		<link>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2010/08/18/east-bay-regional-park-district-living-landscape-book-reception/</link>
		<comments>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2010/08/18/east-bay-regional-park-district-living-landscape-book-reception/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 13:24:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/?p=1048</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m a big fan of the East Bay Regional Park District. I did a lot of hiking East Bay hiking trails when I lived with my sea kayaking brother Eric Soares in Alameda in the 1980s. Now Wilderness Press, a high-quality publisher of hiking guidebooks and other outdoors books, has issued Living Landscape about the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Exploring Bay Area Geology with Gambolin&#8217; Man</title>
		<link>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2010/08/16/bay-area-geology-rocks/</link>
		<comments>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2010/08/16/bay-area-geology-rocks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:05:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[San Francisco Bay Area hiking trails hold a wealth of treasures for people who love rocks, whether you&#8217;re a professional geologist, a serious rock hound, or just a lover of natural beauty, you can find a lot to hold your attention. Geology has been a special interest of mine. As some of you may know, [...]]]></description>
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