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	<title>Northern California Hiking Trails &#187; Trinity Divide Mountains 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>Hiking the Trail to West Parks Lakes &#8211; Lower, Middle, Upper</title>
		<link>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2011/09/20/hiking-trail-west-parks-lakes-lower-middle-upper/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 23:43:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shasta-Trinity National Forest Hiking Trails]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[China Mountain]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Parks Creek]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lower, Middle, and Upper West Park Lakes lie just a few miles from Mount Eddy and the Deadfall Lakes, yet few people hike the trails to these gems, even though they are fairly easy to reach. I did the West Parks Lakes as a day-hike in late August, the day after I explored the nearby [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hiking to Lower, Middle, and Upper Caldwell Lakes along Parks Creek</title>
		<link>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2011/09/02/hiking-trail-caldwell-lakes-parks-creek/</link>
		<comments>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2011/09/02/hiking-trail-caldwell-lakes-parks-creek/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 07:19:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Trinity Divide Mountains Hiking and Backpacking Trails]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Lakes in Northern California]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lower Caldwell Lake]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s all the info you need to hike or backpack the trails to Lower Caldwell Lake, Middle Caldwell Lake, and Upper Caldwell Lake in the Parks Creek drainage in the Eddy Range west of Mount Shasta. I just did the hike last weekend, along with hiking to the nearby West Parks Lakes. (This is just [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When Deer Run from Bears and Mountain Lions&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2011/08/18/deer-running-mountain-lion-bear/</link>
		<comments>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2011/08/18/deer-running-mountain-lion-bear/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 13:34:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Animals and Animal Attacks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trinity Divide Mountains Hiking and Backpacking Trails]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chipmunk Lake]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I see deer running fast, I wonder if they have a good reason. I wrote recently about my writer&#8217;s camping retreat in the Trinity Divide mountains west of Mount Shasta, which ended yesterday afternoon with Thai food in Mount Shasta. Bears On My Hike to Chipmunk Lake near the Pacific Crest Trail On Tuesday [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How I Mix Camping, Writing, and Hiking&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2011/08/15/how-i-mix-camping-writing-and-hiking/</link>
		<comments>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2011/08/15/how-i-mix-camping-writing-and-hiking/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 18:25:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Trinity Divide Mountains Hiking and Backpacking Trails]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[camping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hiking]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m leaving in a few hours to camp for three days in the Trinity Divide Mountains west of Mount Shasta. I&#8217;ll primarily be working a freelance writing project for a college textbook publisher (Friday deadline), but I&#8217;ll also find time to do some hiking. I just wrote a post about how much writing I can [...]]]></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>
		<comments>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2011/07/06/hike-to-cliff-lake-west-of-mount-shasta-on-july-3-2011/#comments</comments>
		<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>
		<category><![CDATA[Cliff Lake]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hike]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trinity Divide Mountains]]></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>Seven Lakes Basin Hike with the Mount Shasta Trail Association</title>
		<link>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2010/09/24/seven-lakes-basin-hike-with-the-mount-shasta-trail-association/</link>
		<comments>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2010/09/24/seven-lakes-basin-hike-with-the-mount-shasta-trail-association/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2010 09:38:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Siskiyou County Hiking and Backpacking Trails]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trinity Divide Mountains Hiking and Backpacking Trails]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Upper Seven Lake]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s happening Saturday the 25th with those wild and crazy Mount Shasta Trail Association hikers: he Mount Shasta Trail Association invites you to join us on a spectacular hike along the Pacific Crest Trail ridge overlooking the pristine lakes of Seven Lake Basin as well as Mumbo Basin. This gentle to moderate 5 mile roundtrip [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hiking Gray Rock Lakes Trails West of Mount Shasta</title>
		<link>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2010/07/27/hiking-gray-rock-lakes-trails-mount-shasta/</link>
		<comments>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2010/07/27/hiking-gray-rock-lakes-trails-mount-shasta/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 22:41:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mount Shasta Area Hiking and Backpacking Trails]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shasta-Trinity National Forest Hiking Trails]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trinity Divide Mountains Hiking and Backpacking Trails]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lower Gray Rock Lake]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Timber Lake]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trinity Divide]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Upper Gray Rock Lake]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/?p=938</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I love hiking the Trinity Divide Mountains. They&#8217;re just west of Mount Shasta in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, and although they don&#8217;t boast the spectacular beauty of the high Sierra Nevada to the south or the Trinity Alps further west, they have rocky peaks and ridges and some sweet glacial lakes with clear and cool [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shasta-Trinity National Forest Motorized Travel Management Decision</title>
		<link>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2010/03/25/shasta-trinity-national-forest-motorized-travel-management-decision/</link>
		<comments>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2010/03/25/shasta-trinity-national-forest-motorized-travel-management-decision/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 17:33:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mount Shasta Area Hiking and Backpacking Trails]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[haron Heywood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Motorized Travel Management]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Shasta-Trinity National Forest has issued its Motorized Travel Management decision (press release): Forest Motorized Travel Management Decision Released Date: Mar 23, 2010 Contact(s): Ray Mooney (530) 226-2494 REDDING, Calif. &#8211; Forest Supervisor Sharon Heywood has signed a Record of Decision (ROD) implementing Subpart B of the Motorized Travel Management Rule for the Shasta-Trinity National [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Klamath National Forest: Snow Depth and Water Content Way Above Average</title>
		<link>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2010/02/12/klamath-national-forest-snow-depth-and-water-content-way-above-average/</link>
		<comments>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2010/02/12/klamath-national-forest-snow-depth-and-water-content-way-above-average/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:28:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Klamath National Forest Hiking and Backpacking Trails]]></category>
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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>Campfire Restrictions Removed on Many National Forests in California</title>
		<link>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2009/10/14/campfire-restrictions-removed-on-many-national-forests-in-california/</link>
		<comments>http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2009/10/14/campfire-restrictions-removed-on-many-national-forests-in-california/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 03:11:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Soares</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Klamath National Forest Hiking and Backpacking Trails]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re still willing to camp during these cold and long autumn nights, then I have some welcome news for you: fire restrictions are being lifted on the national forests in many parts of the state, so you can enjoy a cozy and warming campfire after a brisk hike. I know for sure that the [...]]]></description>
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