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	<title>Northern California Hiking Trails Blog &#187; Northern California Nature Information and Observation</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>Klamath National Forest: Snow Depth and Water Content Way Above Average</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:28:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some good news for Siskiyou County where I live: the major winter weather that&#8217;s pummeled us in recent weeks has left a lot of snow and moisture in the mountains. Here is a press release with all the details of Klamath National Forest snow depths: Fort Jones, CA – Forest personnel on the Salmon River [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Did You Feel the Earthquake Which Hit Off the Coast Just South of Eureka?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:51:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I definitely did. I was sitting in my office faithfully slaving away on the computer when I felt the gentle rocking motion. I heard a small noise from something falling on one of my bookshelves, so I did the only sensible thing: I sprung up and went to the bookshelves to hold them up in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Winter Wings Festival at Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge Complex February 12-14</title>
		<link>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2010/02/03/winter-wings-festival-at-klamath-basin-national-wildlife-refuge-complex-february-12-14/</link>
		<comments>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2010/02/03/winter-wings-festival-at-klamath-basin-national-wildlife-refuge-complex-february-12-14/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:44:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/?p=445</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge Complex straddles the Oregon-California border and hosts some of the most spectacular bird displays on the planet, especially in winter when many migratory species make the area their home. The Winter Wings Festival is your ticket to explore this beautiful country and learn all about the birds: The Klamath [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gambolin&#8217; Man on the Trees of Northern California</title>
		<link>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2009/12/13/gambolin-man-on-the-trees-of-northern-california/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 02:03:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/?p=405</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Gambolin&#8217; Man has written another beautiful and insightful essay, this time about the special qualities of trees: Trees! Ah! Delightful and important living specimens that offer up their bountiful shade, indulge us with sensorial and aesthetic pleasures, and induce ecstatic joy in our lives at their mere presence and sight. Related Posts:Gambolin&#8217; Man&#8217;s New Mexico [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Environmental Resources Programs at College of the Siskiyous in Weed, California</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2009 14:33:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/?p=368</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As most regular readers of the Northern California Hiking Trails blog know, I live in Siskiyou County near Mount Shasta, one of the major hiking heavens of the western United States. There&#8217;s an excellent opportunity for outdoors lovers who want to learn an environmentally friendly profession to move to this area and get a specific [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Take a Guided Hike on the Whiskeytown Falls Trail</title>
		<link>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2009/07/19/take-a-guided-hike-on-the-whiskeytown-falls-trail/</link>
		<comments>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2009/07/19/take-a-guided-hike-on-the-whiskeytown-falls-trail/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2009 12:43:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/?p=331</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Whiskeytown National Recreation Area is a Redding area treasure. It has lots of trails, lots of creeks, and some crashing waterfalls, with Whiskeytown Falls by far the most spectacular. If you like guided hikes, than you are in luck: a ranger will be leading groups to Whiskeytown Falls on Friday, July 24 and Friday, July [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Flower Lovin&#8217; on the Lassen National Forest this Week, May 18-22</title>
		<link>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2009/05/14/flower-lovin-on-the-lassen-national-forest-this-week-may-18-22/</link>
		<comments>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2009/05/14/flower-lovin-on-the-lassen-national-forest-this-week-may-18-22/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 12:33:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[75 Hikes in California's Mount Shasta/Lassen Park guide]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I dig the Susanville area. Some people are wiggy about Susanville because of the state prison there, but I don&#8217;t let that bother me. Susanville is near the dividing line of the Sierra Nevada&#8217;s vast forests and the juniper/sagebrush of the high-desert Great Basin, so there&#8217;s a large diversity of plants in the area, plus [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Waterfall Week at Whiskeytown Lake April 25-May 3</title>
		<link>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2009/04/22/waterfall-week-at-whiskeytown-lake-april-25-may-3/</link>
		<comments>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2009/04/22/waterfall-week-at-whiskeytown-lake-april-25-may-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:43:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Late April: the longer days bring more sunshine that melts the snow in the mountains around Whiskeytown Lake, sending  the water rushing down the steep slopes. Whiskeytown National Recreation Area has several waterfalls; three in particular are spectacular, including Whiskeytown Falls. April 25 begins Waterfall Week, and it&#8217;s a great time to hit the trails [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Lil&#8221; Little Smokey the Bear Doing Well in Klamath National Forest</title>
		<link>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2009/04/13/lil-little-smokey-the-bear-doing-well-in-klamath-national-forest/</link>
		<comments>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2009/04/13/lil-little-smokey-the-bear-doing-well-in-klamath-national-forest/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:12:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here on the Northern California Hiking Trails blog we&#8217;ve been following the story of &#8220;Lil&#8221; Little Smokey the Bear, the young cub rescued by a firefighter on Shasta-Trinity National Forest during the horrific fires of summer 2008. He was released into Klamath National Forest a few months ago, and now we have an update on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Whiskeytown Lake Trails Reopen, Including Whiskeytown Falls</title>
		<link>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2009/04/11/whiskeytown-lake-trails-reopen-including-whiskeytown-falls/</link>
		<comments>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2009/04/11/whiskeytown-lake-trails-reopen-including-whiskeytown-falls/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2009 22:44:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oh joyous day, the many beautiful trails in Whiskeytown National Recreation Area have reopened now that the major danger of slides has passed. The timing couldn&#8217;t be better &#8212; the flowers are bursting and streamflow and waterfalls are peaking. So now is a great time to hike the many paths around and near Whiskeytown Lake, [...]]]></description>
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