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	<title>Northern California Hiking Trails Blog &#187; Hiking and Backpacking Hazards</title>
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		<title>Mother&#8217;s Account of Lassen Peak Trail Tragedy</title>
		<link>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2009/08/26/mothers-account-of-lassen-peak-trail-tragedy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 22:35:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As many readers know, a rockfall on the Lassen Peak Trail caused the death of a Red Bluff boy last month, leading to the closure of the upper portion of the Lassen Peak Trail. Today&#8217;s Record Searchlight has a heart-rending first-person story of the event by the boy&#8217;s mother, Jennifer Botell. It brought tears to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lassen Peak Trail Closed until at least 2010 Because of Recent Rockfall Death</title>
		<link>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2009/08/21/lassen-peak-trail-closed-until-at-least-2010-because-of-recent-rockfall-death/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:39:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/?p=375</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The recent tragic death from a rockfall/avalanche on the Lassen Peak Trail has led Lassen Volcanic National Park officials to close the last 1.2 miles of the trail to the summit of Lassen Peak. From a Lassen Volcanic National Park press release: The first 1.3 miles of the 2.5 mile Lassen Peak Trail in Lassen [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pacific Crest Trail Hikers Urged to Detour Around the Sugarloaf Fire in Section O</title>
		<link>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2009/08/07/pacific-crest-trail-hikers-urged-to-detour-around-the-sugarloaf-fire-in-section-o/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:09:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Update from Lassen National Forest on August 7: Pacific Crest Trail section near Hat Creek is closed: The Lassen National Forest is closing a portion of the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) through an area that leads into the Hat Creek Fire Complex southeast of Burney along Highways 89 and 44. &#8220;We appreciate your patience and [...]]]></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>
				<category><![CDATA[Castle Crags Wilderness Hiking and Backpacking Trails]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/?p=351</guid>
		<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>Rockfall Death Closes Lassen Peak Trail in Lassen Volcanic National Park</title>
		<link>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2009/07/30/rockfall-death-closes-lassen-peak-trail-in-lassen-volcanic-national-park/</link>
		<comments>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2009/07/30/rockfall-death-closes-lassen-peak-trail-in-lassen-volcanic-national-park/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:25:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hiking Misadventures]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Very sad news about a hiking tragedy in Lassen Volcanic National Park&#8217;s Lassen Peak Trail. A take-home message for all of us: watch out when you are around slopes. They can be life-threatening. Read more here about rockfalls and avalanches. My heartfelt condolences for the family. Here&#8217;s the press release from Lassen Volcanic National Park: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hikers vs. Marijuana Growers near Northern California Trails</title>
		<link>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2009/07/27/hikers-vs-marijuana-growers-near-northern-california-trails/</link>
		<comments>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2009/07/27/hikers-vs-marijuana-growers-near-northern-california-trails/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/?p=327</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hikers on northern California trails need to be aware of the potential danger they face from people illegally growing marijuana on public lands, usually national forests and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land. Here&#8217;s the text of the press release sent to me by Laura Mark, Acting Special Agent in Charge for national forests in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Backbone Fire Closes Several Hiking Trails in the Western Trinity Alps Wilderness</title>
		<link>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2009/07/15/backbone-fire-closes-several-hiking-trails-in-the-western-trinity-alps-wilderness/</link>
		<comments>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2009/07/15/backbone-fire-closes-several-hiking-trails-in-the-western-trinity-alps-wilderness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:09:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/?p=326</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Backbone Fire on the Shasta-Trinity National Forest and Six Rivers National Forest has led officials to close several hiking trails in the western portion of the Trinity Alps Wilderness. (I recently wrote about hiking trail conditions in the Trinity Alps.) These trails are currently closed: Virgin Creek Trail Soldier Creek Trail Lipps Camp Trail [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Snowpack Still Subpar: Hikers Must Adjust</title>
		<link>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2009/04/07/snowpack-still-subpar-hikers-must-adjust/</link>
		<comments>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2009/04/07/snowpack-still-subpar-hikers-must-adjust/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:21:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We just got the latest snowpack numbers for my part of Northern California &#8211; Redding and points west, north, and east &#8211; and it ain&#8217;t good. But it could be and certainly has been worse. The Redding Record-Searchlight has an article with the latest info on snowpack: It&#8217;s not normal, but it is better than [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tom Stienstra&#8217;s &#8220;Ten Commandments to Stay Alive in the Wild&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2009/03/14/tom-stienstras-ten-commandments-to-stay-alive-in-the-wild/</link>
		<comments>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2009/03/14/tom-stienstras-ten-commandments-to-stay-alive-in-the-wild/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2009 01:08:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tom Stienstra, the excellent outdoors columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle, recently wrote an important piece on how to decrease the chances of something nasty happening to you when you&#8217;re exploring outdoors. You all need to read this article; I know I&#8217;ve violated more than one these commandments several times in my life&#8211;luckily I&#8217;m still [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Snowpack Way Below Normal in Lassen Volcanic National Park</title>
		<link>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2009/02/06/snowpack-way-below-normal-in-lassen-volcanic-national-park/</link>
		<comments>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2009/02/06/snowpack-way-below-normal-in-lassen-volcanic-national-park/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 14:23:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s no surprise to any of us who live in Northern California mountains or visit them on a regular basis: snowpack is way below normal. I live on the north side of Mount Shasta. The mighty mountain itself has been a bit bare this winter, and one of my personal fave peaks, Black Butte, has [...]]]></description>
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