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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>International Mountain Biking Association Trail Building Workshop in Mount Shasta November 4-5, 2011</title>
		<link>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2011/10/28/international-mountain-biking-association-trail-building-shasta/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Oct 2011 00:54:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Mount Shasta Trail Association presents the International Mountain Biking Association (IMBA) Trail Building Workshop on November 4-5, 2011 in beautiful Mount Shasta! So if you&#8217;re interested in how to build and maintain hiking trails, this is the workshop for you. And it&#8217;s free. And they feed you. Overview Presentation on the economic benefits of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>National Trails Day Events in Northern California on June 5th</title>
		<link>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2010/06/03/national-trails-day-events-in-northern-california-on-june-5th/</link>
		<comments>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2010/06/03/national-trails-day-events-in-northern-california-on-june-5th/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 13:50:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The American Hiking Society&#8217;s National Trails Day is this Saturday June 5th: Trails do not just appear for our enjoyment, it takes many hours of planning, labor, and negotiating to develop them. National Trails Day®, the only nationwide celebration of trails, brings awareness to trails and thanks many people and partners for their support and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lassen Peak Trail Updates</title>
		<link>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2010/03/24/lassen-peak-trail-updates/</link>
		<comments>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2010/03/24/lassen-peak-trail-updates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 08:21:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hiking Trail Maintenance and Construction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lassen Volcanic National Park Hiking-Backpacking Trails]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Manzanita Creek Trail]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently wrote about the Lassen Peak Trail Rehabilitation Project and the big plans for changes to the Lassen Peak Trail and also the Manzanita Creek Trail. Now there&#8217;s an update on the trail, including analysis of the tragic death on the Lassen Peak Trail last summer. Here&#8217;s the press release from Lassen Volcanic National [...]]]></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>
		<comments>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2009/10/21/pacific-crest-trail-maintenance-in-castle-crags-state-park-this-saturday/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:54:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Castle Crags Wilderness Hiking and Backpacking Trails]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mount Shasta Area Hiking and Backpacking Trails]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mount Shasta Trail Association]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Northern California Hiking and Backpacking Trails]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pacific Crest Trail Hiking]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Castle Crags]]></category>
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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>Help Create the Shasta-Trinity Trail in Whiskeytown National Recreation Area</title>
		<link>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2009/08/04/help-create-the-shasta-trinity-trail-in-whiskeytown-national-recreation-area/</link>
		<comments>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2009/08/04/help-create-the-shasta-trinity-trail-in-whiskeytown-national-recreation-area/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 23:24:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hiking Trail Maintenance and Construction]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Shasta County Hiking and Backpacking Trails]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trinity Alps Hiking and Backpacking Trails]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Redding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shasta Bally Mountain]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sundial Bridge]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Whiskeytown Lake]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Whiskeytown Lake hikes]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/?p=354</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Come out this Saturday for a trail construction project in Whiskeytown National Recreation Area. You&#8217;ll be working on the final segment of the Shasta-Trinity Trail in Whiskeytown National Recreation Area. The entire trail, when completed, will allow hikers to walk from the Sundial Bridge on the Sacramento River in Redding all the way to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>River Exchange Fundraiser: Support the Upper Sacramento River Watershed and Trails</title>
		<link>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2009/06/04/river-exchange-fundraiser-support-the-upper-sacramento-river-watershed-and-trails/</link>
		<comments>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2009/06/04/river-exchange-fundraiser-support-the-upper-sacramento-river-watershed-and-trails/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:36:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hiking Trail Maintenance and Construction]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[McCloud River]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[River Exchange]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tauhindauli River Trail]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/?p=284</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The River Exchange is one of my favorite organizations in Siskiyou County. They do a lot of work to protect the watersheds of the Upper Sacramento River and also the McCloud River, and they actively build and maintain hiking trails (most recently the Tauhindauli River Trail extension). The River Exchange is holding a fundraiser this [...]]]></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>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment and Northern California Hiking Trails]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hiking Trail Maintenance and Construction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Northern California Hiking and Backpacking Trails]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Northern California Nature Information and Observation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shasta County Hiking and Backpacking Trails]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Whiskeytown Falls]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/?p=244</guid>
		<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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		<title>Protect California State Parks &#8211; And Their Hiking Trails &#8211; in 2009</title>
		<link>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2009/03/24/help-protect-california-state-parks-and-their-hiking-trails-in-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2009/03/24/help-protect-california-state-parks-and-their-hiking-trails-in-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 23:16:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[California State Parks Foundation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hiking Trail Maintenance and Construction]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[California State Parks]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/?p=231</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The California State Parks Foundation, one of my favorite outdoors advocacy groups, followed up on Monday&#8217;s Park Advocacy Day events in Sacramento (see my previous blog post about Park Advocacy Day) by declaring 2009 the &#8220;Year of Park Protection.&#8221; Here&#8217;s the entire press release from California State Parks Foundation website: MARCH 23, 2009 (Sacramento, CA) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trinity Alps Hiking/Backpacking Trails Update</title>
		<link>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2009/01/21/trinity-alps-hikingbackpacking-trails-update/</link>
		<comments>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2009/01/21/trinity-alps-hikingbackpacking-trails-update/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 02:24:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[100 Classic Hikes in Northern California Guidebook]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Note: go see the July 1, 2010 Trinity Alps hiking and backpacking trails update post! The Trinity Alps in far Northern California suffered heavily from fires this summer, and many of the trails that hikers and backpackers love were impacted. I have a special concern because, not only do I love the Trinity Alps, but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Improving Our Trails: Box Canyon Trail and Castle Crags State Park Nature Trail</title>
		<link>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2008/11/29/improving-our-trails-box-canyon-trail-and-castle-crags-state-park-nature-trail/</link>
		<comments>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2008/11/29/improving-our-trails-box-canyon-trail-and-castle-crags-state-park-nature-trail/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Nov 2008 17:20:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[California State Parks Hiking Trails]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hiking Trail Maintenance and Construction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mount Shasta Area Hiking and Backpacking Trails]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mount Shasta Trail Association]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Northern California Hiking and Backpacking Trails]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Castle Crags State Park]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lake Siskiyou]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Upper Sacramento River]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Mount Shasta Trail Association recently did some important maintenance on local trails: the Box Canyon Trail near Lake Siskiyou and the town of Mount Shasta in Siskiyou County, and the Castle Crags State Park Nature Trail in Shasta County. Here&#8217;s the skinny from the Mount Shasta Trail Association website: Recently a team of Mount [...]]]></description>
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