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	<title>Northern California Hiking Trails &#187; Hiking and Backpacking Hazards</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>Marijuana Growers Threaten Private Lands in California</title>
		<link>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2011/04/25/marijuana-growers-threaten-private-lands-in-california/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 19:17:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve written several posts about the problems of marijuana growing on California national forests, and I&#8217;ve also directed you to the safety guidelines for marijuana gardens. Fellow hiking blogger Gambolin&#8217; Man shared an excellent article on Facebook today from the San Francisco Chronicle entitled &#8220;Pot wars: Private land, new frontiers&#8220; A little-spoken-of war is taking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hikers, Maximize Your Safety on Hiking Trails During Hunting Season</title>
		<link>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2010/10/31/hikers-safety-hunting-season/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Oct 2010 15:36:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been meaning to post about increasing your safety when hiking during hunting season, but I just came across an excellent post by Alicia Macleay from Trailspace.com with excellent advice: Many frontcountry and backcountry areas that hikers, backpackers, trail runners, and mountain bikers frequent, are also popular with hunters. Both hunters and non-hunters need to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hiking the High Mountains in Autumn &#8212; Pros and Cons</title>
		<link>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2010/09/23/hiking-high-mountains-in-fall-autumn-pros-cons/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2010 18:31:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two readers recently left comments asking about hiking and backpacking in the northern California mountains in autumn. There are definite pros and cons. The Upsides of Hiking and Backpacking in the Mountains in Autumn #1. Lots of Solitude There won&#8217;t be many people around. One reader asked about backpacking Canyon Creek Lakes in the Trinity [...]]]></description>
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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>
		<comments>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2009/08/26/mothers-account-of-lassen-peak-trail-tragedy/#comments</comments>
		<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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		<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>
		<comments>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2009/08/07/pacific-crest-trail-hikers-urged-to-detour-around-the-sugarloaf-fire-in-section-o/#comments</comments>
		<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>
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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>
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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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