{"id":271,"date":"2009-06-23T07:33:01","date_gmt":"2009-06-23T14:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/?p=271"},"modified":"2015-08-10T14:59:25","modified_gmt":"2015-08-10T21:59:25","slug":"california-state-parks-foundation-photo-contest-you-good-enough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/2009\/06\/23\/california-state-parks-foundation-photo-contest-you-good-enough\/","title":{"rendered":"California State Parks Foundation Photo Contest: You Good Enough?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;s been a lot of attention paid to the <a title=\"California State Parks closure list\" href=\"http:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/2009\/05\/30\/california-state-parks-closure-list-are-your-favorites-here\/\" target=\"_blank\">California State Park system<\/a> over the last few weeks as hikers and other park lovers fight to keep parks open in the face of Governer Schwarzenegger&#8217;s myopic attempt to slash the park budget.<\/p>\n<p>Well, let&#8217;s look at the lighter side. Regular readers know I&#8217;m a big fan of the <a title=\"California State Parks Foundation\" href=\"http:\/\/www.calparks.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">California State Parks Foundation<\/a>. In addition to spearheading the struggle to keep state parks open, the California CSPF also runs a popular California State Parks photo contest.<\/p>\n<p>So I issue the challenge: enter your photos in the contest. If nothing else you can share your passion for the parks, the outdoors, and photography with like-minded people.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note: this post is about the 2009 contest!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;s been a lot of attention paid to the California State Park system over the last few weeks as hikers and other park lovers fight to keep parks open in the face of Governer Schwarzenegger&#8217;s myopic attempt to slash the park budget. Well, let&#8217;s look at the lighter side. 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