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	<title>Northern California Hiking Trails Blog &#187; Castle Crags Wilderness Hiking and Backpacking Trails</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>Root Creek Falls Hike in Castle Crags on Saturday, May 8</title>
		<link>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2010/05/05/root-creek-falls-castle-crags/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 17:16:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Mount Shasta Trail Association is taking you to another kick-butt location near Mount Shasta. This time its Root Creek Falls in Castle Crags: It’s another Mount Shasta Trail Association guided hike! If you like waterfalls, you’ll LOVE this moderate hike to Root Creek Falls in the Castle Crags area. It’s a 350 foot waterfall [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Burstarse Falls/Castle Crags Hike on Saturday, May 1</title>
		<link>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2010/04/28/burstarse-fallscastle-crags-hike/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 23:25:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Mount Shasta Trail Association (I&#8217;m on the board of directors) is sponsoring a kick-ass hike to Burstarse Falls in Castle Crags this Saturday, May 1: Few folks know about Burstarse Falls, a mighty waterfall that free falls some 40 feet over granite walls. In addition to solitude, this hike also offers extensive views of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pacific Crest Trail Maintenance in Castle Crags State Park This Saturday</title>
		<link>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2009/10/21/pacific-crest-trail-maintenance-in-castle-crags-state-park-this-saturday/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:54:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Pacific Crest Trail Association and the Mount Shasta Trail Association (I&#8217;m on the board of directors) are co-sponsoring trail maintenance work on the Pacific Crest Trail section in Castle Crags State Park this Saturday, October 24th. Here&#8217;s what Mount Shasta Trail Association president Joe Wirth says: We need a trail crew of ten people to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hikers, Backpackers, and Campers: New Fire Restrictions on California National Forests</title>
		<link>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2009/08/02/hikers-backpackers-and-campers-new-fire-restrictions-on-california-national-forests/</link>
		<comments>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2009/08/02/hikers-backpackers-and-campers-new-fire-restrictions-on-california-national-forests/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2009 09:08:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most of California has been relatively free of major fires, at least compared to recent past years. And to help keep it that way, most, and perhaps all, of the national forests have recently imposed restrictions on campfires and other activities that can cause wildfires. I know for sure that Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Klamath National [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hike with the Siskiyou Wanderers in August</title>
		<link>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2009/08/01/hike-with-the-siskiyou-wanderers-in-august/</link>
		<comments>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2009/08/01/hike-with-the-siskiyou-wanderers-in-august/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 09:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/?p=314</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Summer&#8217;s still sizzlin&#8217; so get your sweaty self up into the coolness of the high mountains in Siskiyou County with one of these top-notch Thursday hikes with the Siskiyou Wanderers. Here&#8217;s the August schedule. August 6: Taylor, Hogan and Big Blue Lakes: Hike from Taylor Creek trail-head to Taylor and Hogan Lakes. Those with more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Where I&#8217;ve Been Hiking This Summer</title>
		<link>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2009/07/24/where-ive-been-hiking-this-summer/</link>
		<comments>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2009/07/24/where-ive-been-hiking-this-summer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:56:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/?p=342</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve actually done quite a few hikes this summer, though only a few have so far made it into this blog. Why? It takes a lot of time to process and resize the photos with Adobe Photoshop Elements, and also write the text and do all the other things it takes to make a decent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Castle Lake Clean-Up This Saturday, July 25</title>
		<link>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2009/07/20/castle-lake-clean-up-this-saturday-july-25/</link>
		<comments>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2009/07/20/castle-lake-clean-up-this-saturday-july-25/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 18:57:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Castle Lake, nestled in the Trinity Divide mountains near Castle Crags Wilderness, ranks as one of my favorite Mount Shasta spots. I get up there several times a year, swimming in the lake on hot days or hiking the trail up to Heart Lake or further away to Little Castle Lake and Mount Bradley Ridge. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>May Hikes with the Siskiyou Wanderers</title>
		<link>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2009/04/30/may-hikes-with-the-siskiyou-wanderers/</link>
		<comments>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2009/04/30/may-hikes-with-the-siskiyou-wanderers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 23:49:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/?p=234</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I know several great hikers in the Siskiyou Wanderers, a group of Siskiyou County hikers who do a different trip every Thursday. Join &#8216;em and see some beautiful country with same great company. Here&#8217;s the May line-up: May 7: Hayes Ranch: A new hike selected and arranged by Sue Handley near her home off Ft. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mount Shasta with Autumn Snow</title>
		<link>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2008/12/02/mount-shasta-with-autumn-snow/</link>
		<comments>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2008/12/02/mount-shasta-with-autumn-snow/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:22:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[OK, I&#8217;m finally joining the long parade of local bloggers who have posted pictures of Mount Shasta with snow. This past winter and spring were so dry that our beloved mountain&#8217;s southern slopes were devoid of the white stuff, which usually sticks around at the highest elevations year-round. (I live on the north side of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>San Francisco Chronicle&#8217;s Tom Stienstra Loves My Heart Lake</title>
		<link>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2008/11/26/san-francisco-chronicles-tom-stienstra-loves-my-heart-lake/</link>
		<comments>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2008/11/26/san-francisco-chronicles-tom-stienstra-loves-my-heart-lake/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:42:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever since my first visit in the 1980s, Heart Lake has been one of my top wilderness spots in Northern California. It&#8217;s an easy hike up from Castle Lake and the shallow waters offer a perfect reflection of Mount Shasta. I live in the area, and it&#8217;s the hike I do the most often. The [...]]]></description>
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