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		<title>Defy “The Tunnel Syndrome”</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 00:34:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many lose sight of the vast scope of the outdoors because of what I call “The Tunnel Syndrome.” It occurs when heavy traffic becomes a daily routine. On Bay Area roads, I’ve seen people get fixated on the traffic to the point that their world consists of the cars ahead, blocking the way, and the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Waterfall mystery: Ever seen these? (video)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:42:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Above is a video I shot Tuesday afternoon of a mystery set of waterfalls. Where is this? How difficult are they to reach? Can anybody get there? Yes, about anybody can get there. I&#8217;ll answer 10 questions below my family has asked me about them. By the end, you&#8217;ll know the spot; that is, if you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Five best outdoor gear bargains</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 19:12:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[1. $60 &#8220;Sensei Stix&#8221; premium saltwater fishing rod This is the best $60 saltwater rod I’ve ever seen. It is designed for halibut and works for rockfish, lingcod, sturgeon, albacore and salmon trolling. It’s a one-piece, six-foot rod, composite graphite/fiberglass, with top-quality guides, gimbal for fighting belt (for those with back problems), triangular and hand-shaped fore [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Crystal Spring&#8217;s first bald eagle nest in century</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 03:52:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first active bald eagle nest in a century at Crystal Springs Watershed on the Peninsula gives hope that chicks could be born by mid-April. To help visitors see the phenomenon, the Sequoia Chapter of the Audubon Society said it would post volunteers with spotting scopes on weekends during the nesting season. Several Chronicle field [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Video: Bay Area&#8217;s No. 1 hike destination</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 23:41:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first glimpse of Berry Creek Falls is framed by redwoods in deep forest. Courtesy Ryan Commons / Walkifornia.com. For short video of Berry Creek Falls, click on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmAbr_u32ss Berry Creek Falls is the No. 1 hiking destination of any park in the greater Bay Area&#8217;s nine counties. It&#8217;s one of my favorite spots in the world. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yosemite like you’ve never seen it: “Lava flow”</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:28:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[All factors aligned last week to create a phenomenon where refracted light in frozen ice falls at Yosemite Valley made it appear that “lava” was pouring over the brink of the canyon. The effect only lasts for a minute or two. For comparison, one photo is of the &#8220;fire falls&#8221; of the 1960s. To enlarge, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sierra Crossing Show, 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:40:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[   Click here to buy Sierra Crossing at the Apple iBookstore.   Click here to buy Sierra Crossing at Amazon.com. &#160; Sierra Crossing is the story and photographs that describe and capture the epic 70-mile crossing of the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range from east to west, as the first pioneers and trailblazers would have seen [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TS: Two free shows, January &amp; February</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 22:42:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just signed to present two seminars coming up in January and February, a fishing show and a hiking/camping show that features an epic adventure you can do in a week. January 21, Sacramento : &#8220;How To Triple Your Catch Instantly,&#8221; at the International Sportsmen&#8217;s Exposition in Sacramento. The show is at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, January 21, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Salmon flood hatcheries, great 2012 predicted</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:54:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Salmon have flooded into state and federal fish hatcheries in the past month. The key indicator, the arrival of two-year-old salmon, also predicts the ocean off the Bay Area coast will be full of fish next summer. Trips to Nimbus Hatchery last week on the American River near Sacramento and to the Coleman National Fish [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yosemite reopens Tioga Pass</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 22:42:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rangers at Yosemite National Park reopened Tioga Pass/Highway 120 as warm days with bright sun melted off snow that had covered the road. Tioga Road is the popular east-west crossing of the Sierra Nevada in the northern portion of the park that connects the Tuolumne Meadows area eastward to U.S. 395, Lee Vining and Mono [...]]]></description>
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