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		<title>Humboldt Creek and the Dolason Prairie Trail</title>
		<link>http://lightbackpacking.com/2011/05/20/humboldt-creek-and-the-dolason-prairie-trail/</link>
		<comments>http://lightbackpacking.com/2011/05/20/humboldt-creek-and-the-dolason-prairie-trail/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 15:20:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a description of ultralight backpacking in Redwood National Park along Redwood Creek and Dolason Prairie Trail. <a href="http://lightbackpacking.com/2011/05/20/humboldt-creek-and-the-dolason-prairie-trail/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>2.5 Miles or Bust &#8211; Cache Creek Wilderness</title>
		<link>http://lightbackpacking.com/2009/12/26/25-miles-or-bust-cache-creek-wilderness/</link>
		<comments>http://lightbackpacking.com/2009/12/26/25-miles-or-bust-cache-creek-wilderness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Dec 2009 18:58:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Backpacking companion Wild Bill and I thought a November backpack would reward us with total solitude. Instead, we were greeted by 15 college students and a four hunters at the trailhead next to Highway 20 near Clearlake, California. We let &#8230; <a href="http://lightbackpacking.com/2009/12/26/25-miles-or-bust-cache-creek-wilderness/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Winter&#8217;s Coming &#8212; One More Chance to Backpack</title>
		<link>http://lightbackpacking.com/2009/10/28/winters-coming-one-more-chance-to-backpack/</link>
		<comments>http://lightbackpacking.com/2009/10/28/winters-coming-one-more-chance-to-backpack/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:19:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is my 12th season as a backpacker and &#8212; I hate to admit it &#8212; the first season I haven&#8217;t had a pack on my back. Several trips started out with packs packed, but turned into camping / day &#8230; <a href="http://lightbackpacking.com/2009/10/28/winters-coming-one-more-chance-to-backpack/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Sinkyone Wilderness: Elk on Bear Harbor Road</title>
		<link>http://lightbackpacking.com/2009/09/21/sinkyone-wilderness-elk-on-bear-harbor-road/</link>
		<comments>http://lightbackpacking.com/2009/09/21/sinkyone-wilderness-elk-on-bear-harbor-road/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 05:25:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wild Bill, the Duke and I just spent three days in the King Range, that 4,000 foot mountain range that forms the backdrop to the 28-mile Lost Coast Trail. On Saturday we topped King Peak at 4,200 feet and spent &#8230; <a href="http://lightbackpacking.com/2009/09/21/sinkyone-wilderness-elk-on-bear-harbor-road/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Kennedy Meadows &#8211; Hiking Without the Pain of the Pack</title>
		<link>http://lightbackpacking.com/2009/08/06/kennedy-meadows-hiking-without-the-pain/</link>
		<comments>http://lightbackpacking.com/2009/08/06/kennedy-meadows-hiking-without-the-pain/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 04:02:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<title>A Walk in the Near Woods</title>
		<link>http://lightbackpacking.com/2009/06/22/a-walk-in-the-near-woods/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:59:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I happen to live in a rural area of Northern California where a 10-minute drive and 20-minute walk will take me to a 40-foot waterfall among redwoods and ferns. This setting is as beautiful as you will find in the &#8230; <a href="http://lightbackpacking.com/2009/06/22/a-walk-in-the-near-woods/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Cache Creek Wilderness &#8211; Our First 2009 Backpack Destination</title>
		<link>http://lightbackpacking.com/2009/04/26/cache-creek-wilderness-our-first-backpack-destination/</link>
		<comments>http://lightbackpacking.com/2009/04/26/cache-creek-wilderness-our-first-backpack-destination/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 20:25:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Â Although Northern California rain is off about 40%+ this year, there has been just enough to keep snow on the mountains. What better time than to try a close-to-home (3 hours) in a low altitude destination. The &#8220;Three Bs&#8221;Â  (Bruce, &#8230; <a href="http://lightbackpacking.com/2009/04/26/cache-creek-wilderness-our-first-backpack-destination/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>First Video: Wild Country for Old Men</title>
		<link>http://lightbackpacking.com/2008/11/25/first-video-wild-country-for-old-men/</link>
		<comments>http://lightbackpacking.com/2008/11/25/first-video-wild-country-for-old-men/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:01:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In mid-October, wearing bright orange vests to avoid being killed by deer hunters on horseback, backpacking companion Wild Bill and I ventured into the Snow Mountain Wilderness. Parking at the Summit Trail (30 miles from Upper Lake, California, we hiked &#8230; <a href="http://lightbackpacking.com/2008/11/25/first-video-wild-country-for-old-men/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>You&#8217;ve Got One Trip Left: Go Wild</title>
		<link>http://lightbackpacking.com/2008/10/23/youve-got-one-trip-left-go-wild/</link>
		<comments>http://lightbackpacking.com/2008/10/23/youve-got-one-trip-left-go-wild/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 03:59:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I say go wild, I mean get out where no one else goes. I&#8217;ll soon be heading out to the Snow Mountain Wilderness, which even at around 6,500 feet, feels like the Sierra and has views to the ocean &#8230; <a href="http://lightbackpacking.com/2008/10/23/youve-got-one-trip-left-go-wild/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Fern Canyons and Pygmy Forests</title>
		<link>http://lightbackpacking.com/2008/09/24/fern-canyons-and-pygmy-forests/</link>
		<comments>http://lightbackpacking.com/2008/09/24/fern-canyons-and-pygmy-forests/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 03:15:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Mendocino Coast of Northern California has some of the rarest hikes anywhere. At Jug Handle State Reserve, a California State Parks property, you can walk about 2.5 miles from the ocean, through giant redwoods to a pygmy forest, one &#8230; <a href="http://lightbackpacking.com/2008/09/24/fern-canyons-and-pygmy-forests/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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