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	<pubDate>Sat, 26 Dec 2009 19:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>2.5 Miles or Bust - Cache Creek Wilderness</title>
		<link>http://lightbackpacking.com/2009/12/26/25-miles-or-bust-cache-creek-wilderness/</link>
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		<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 them go ahead, then headed toward our overnight destination seven miles ahead in Wilson Valley. [...]]]></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 hiking-into-the-wilderness-trips, covering sections of the PCT. Still, I am hoping for one more chance to [...]]]></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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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 two hours having lunch and enjoying the incredible view. On Sunday, we drove down to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>iPod Nano 5th Generation: The Best Backcountry Companion Yet</title>
		<link>http://lightbackpacking.com/2009/09/14/ipod-nano-5th-generation-the-best-backcountry-companion-yet/</link>
		<comments>http://lightbackpacking.com/2009/09/14/ipod-nano-5th-generation-the-best-backcountry-companion-yet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:05:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve read my posts about technology, you know I love iPods as trail companions. I&#8217;ve struggled lately on the trail: do I bring my iPhone (with camera, movies, music, GPS app - 5 ounces) or just go with my Flip Ultra (video camera that easily uploads to YouTube). To complicate matters, the new iPhone [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kennedy Meadows - Hiking Without the Pain of the Pack</title>
		<link>http://lightbackpacking.com/2009/08/06/kennedy-meadows-hiking-without-the-pain/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 04:02:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[From the California Gold Rush town of Sonora, follow Highway 108 east for 30 miles, and before you hit Sonora Pass (9,600), you come to one of the most beautiful spots on Earth: Kennedy Meadows. Because of swarming mosquitos, our three days of backpacking and two days of car camping turned into 5 days of [...]]]></description>
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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 most remote wilderness areas. A great trek can merely be a walk in the near [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Sacrifice Comfort to Get Ultralight</title>
		<link>http://lightbackpacking.com/2009/06/18/dont-sacrifice-comfort-to-get-ultralight/</link>
		<comments>http://lightbackpacking.com/2009/06/18/dont-sacrifice-comfort-to-get-ultralight/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:04:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[In the latest issue of Backpacker Magazine are 33 tips for lightening your load. One I have pointed out before, but it is worth mentioning again: don&#8217;t leave behind items that can make your trip comfortable and/or satisfying. Example:
I have three sleeping pads: 14 ounces, 20 0unces and 36 ounces. Two are self inflatables: a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cache Creek Rained Out  and a New Destination</title>
		<link>http://lightbackpacking.com/2009/05/31/cache-creek-rained-out-and-a-new-destination/</link>
		<comments>http://lightbackpacking.com/2009/05/31/cache-creek-rained-out-and-a-new-destination/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2009 21:43:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
		
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Our Cache Creek Wilderness backpack got rained out. So, he stayed close to home (five miles) and did a six-mile hike from the pygmy forest at California&#8217;s Van Damme State to the ocean. The route took us through through a misty, drizzling canyon of ferns and redwoods. An amazing hike as you can see from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Ultra, Ultralight iPod Shuffle 3rd Generation</title>
		<link>http://lightbackpacking.com/2009/05/18/the-ultra-ultralight-ipod-shuffle-3rd-generation/</link>
		<comments>http://lightbackpacking.com/2009/05/18/the-ultra-ultralight-ipod-shuffle-3rd-generation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 15:55:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Your favorite music to help you sleep or to give you inspiration during an uphill slog can be a welcome backpacking companion.  As long as it doesn&#8217;t add a lot of weight.The new iPod Shuffle 3rd Generation weighs all of .38 ounces &#8212; that&#8217;s right, just a tad over one-third of 1 ounce. Holds 1,000 [...]]]></description>
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		<link>http://lightbackpacking.com/2009/04/30/247/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:34:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Backpacker Magazine&#8217;s Medicine Man, Buck Tilton says bear spray may be effective against snakes. On my upcoming trip to Cache Creek Wilderness, known as rattlesnake country, I think I&#8217;ll take my Grizzly spray.
Be light. Be safe. Be one with the pack.
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