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	<title>Northern California Hiking Trails &#187; Mount Shasta 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>New Gateway Trail Coming to Mount Shasta</title>
		<link>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2011/10/10/new-gateway-trail-coming-to-mount-shasta/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:17:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Mount Shasta Trail Association just announced that construction on the Gateway Trail has begun. I&#8217;m on the board of directors of the MSTA, and I can tell you that it took a lot of effort by many people to get the grant approved and get the project started. If all goes according to plan, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gateway Trail Project Manager Position in Mount Shasta</title>
		<link>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2011/09/13/gateway-trail-project-manager-position-in-mount-shasta/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 13:03:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As some of you know, I&#8217;m on the board of directors of the Mount Shasta Trail Association. We recently won a grant to build and enhance the Gateway Trail system just outside the Mount Shasta city limits, and now we&#8217;re hiring a project manager. Here&#8217;s the announcement&#8230; Gateway Trail Project Manager Position The Mt. Shasta [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hike to Cliff Lake West of Mount Shasta on July 3, 2011</title>
		<link>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2011/07/06/hike-to-cliff-lake-west-of-mount-shasta-on-july-3-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 13:23:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mount Shasta Area Hiking and Backpacking Trails]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trinity Divide Mountains Hiking and Backpacking Trails]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stephanie and I did one of our favorite Mount Shasta area hikes to Cliff Lake  in the Trinity Divide Mountains on Sunday, July 3. As we&#8217;ve discussed here (see recent posts), it&#8217;s been a heavy snow year. However, except for a few spots below the north-facing slope, Cliff Lake (elevation 5770 feet)  is free of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fourth of July in Mount Shasta Is For Hikers, Runners, Fun Lovers</title>
		<link>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2011/06/28/fourth-july-mount-shasta-hiking-runners-fireworks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 18:54:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mount Shasta Area Hiking and Backpacking Trails]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Calling all hikers, runners, outdoors lovers, and just-plain-fun lovers: Come to Mount Shasta for the Fourth of July! Here&#8217;s why. There&#8217;s a ton of stuff happening here, including a very popular foot race and 2-mile walk, great fireworks, and the opportunity to explore my home territory, including the hiking trails. All the details of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Black Butte Hike and Mount Shasta Area Snow Conditions, June 22, 2011</title>
		<link>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2011/06/23/black-butte-mount-shasta-snow-conditions-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 00:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did an early evening hike to the summit of Black Butte near Mount Shasta yesterday, my first major hike at elevation this year. As regular readers know, we&#8217;ve had way above-normal snow pack in northern California, and I&#8217;ve been advocating that California hikers do middle-elevation trails for most of the summer. Well, here&#8217;s some visual [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Draft Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway Interpretive Plan &#8212; Give Your Input</title>
		<link>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2011/03/12/draft-volcanic-legacy-scenic-byway-interpretive-plan/</link>
		<comments>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2011/03/12/draft-volcanic-legacy-scenic-byway-interpretive-plan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2011 17:25:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lassen National Forest Hiking and Backpacking Trails]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/?p=1767</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway is a great idea for educating people about the natural and human history of the Cascade Range. It covers a huge chunk of my home territory: it begins at Lake Almanor just south of Lassen Volcanic National Park, continues through the park, passes Lassen National Forest&#8217;s Hat Creek Rim and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When Can You First Hike in the Mount Shasta and Lassen Park Areas?</title>
		<link>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2011/03/09/when-first-hike-mount-shasta-lassen-park/</link>
		<comments>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2011/03/09/when-first-hike-mount-shasta-lassen-park/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 13:16:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lassen Volcanic National Park Hiking-Backpacking Trails]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/?p=1756</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Answer: it depends. I received an e-mail today from a gentleman living in the upper Midwest who is planning on spending two weeks this summer hiking the trails in the Mount Shasta and Lassen Volcanic National Park areas with his wife and kids. He even bought my 75 Hikes book, which means he&#8217;s actually serious. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mount Shasta Avalanche Center Offers Free Avalanche Safety Courses and Transceiver Clinics</title>
		<link>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2010/11/17/mount-shasta-avalanche-center-offers-free-avalanche-safety-courses-and-transceiver-clinics/</link>
		<comments>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2010/11/17/mount-shasta-avalanche-center-offers-free-avalanche-safety-courses-and-transceiver-clinics/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2010 18:04:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mount Shasta Area Hiking and Backpacking Trails]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/?p=1475</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Whether you hike, backpack, snowshoe or cross-country ski, winter, spring, and early summer in the high country of northern California &#8212; Sierra Nevada, Lassen Volcanic National Park, Trinity Alps, or the Mount Shasta/Siskiyou County region &#8212; you need to know the important skills to avoid avalanches and to maximize the possibility you&#8217;ll survive if you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Indian Summer Swim in Heart Lake  &#8212; with a Short Poem</title>
		<link>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2010/09/29/heart-lake-swimming/</link>
		<comments>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2010/09/29/heart-lake-swimming/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 22:22:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stephanie and I took the afternoon off yesterday and explored Heart Lake. It&#8217;s one of our favorite destinations &#8212; and it&#8217;s where we had our first date four summers ago. The day was unseasonably warm, probably mid-70s at 6,000 feet with no wind. We got to the lake; I stripped  and dove in. Indian Summer [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>Hiking to Horse Camp on Mount Shasta</title>
		<link>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2010/08/22/hiking-to-horse-camp-on-mount-shasta/</link>
		<comments>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2010/08/22/hiking-to-horse-camp-on-mount-shasta/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Aug 2010 15:10:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/?p=1058</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The trail from Bunny Flat to Horse Camp is the most common route for folks climbing to the summit of Mount Shasta via Avalanche Gulch. It also makes an excellent short day hike, which is what Stephanie and I did late Thursday afternoon after a delicious lunch at Strings in the town of Mount Shasta. [...]]]></description>
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