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		<title>Route 66 from Victorville to Helendale</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 22:03:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cliff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Trip Date: March 2012 The Mother Road.  America&#8217;s Main Street.  It would be a fair guess that everyone in the World has heard of Route 66. People make the trip down Route 66 to see the nostalgic sites and perhaps experience a once forgotten slower-paced lifestyle. Many segments of the original Route 66 were literally [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Day Trip to Kenai Fjords National Park</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 05:43:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cliff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alaska]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Trip Date: August 2006 A visit to Kenai Fjords is an microcosm of what Alaska is all about &#8211; big, wild, rugged and beautiful. The landscape of Kenai was formed by the same mammoth force that created many other beautiful landscapes of Alaska &#8211; ice &#8211; and lots of it &#8211; in the form of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Willow Hole in Joshua Tree National Park</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Feb 2012 20:57:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cliff</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.backroadswest.com/trips/?p=834</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Trip Date: December 2011 In our opinion, the hike to Willow Hole, which is located in the Wonderland of Rocks region of Joshua Tree National Park, is one of the most rewarding hikes in the park. The trail passes through all of the scenery that Joshua Tree National Park is known for, not only the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Zion in the Snow</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:11:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cliff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Trip Date: December 2010 With its massive red and white sandstone cliffs and monoliths, Zion Canyon is already a special place.  But add a good dusting of snow and you&#8217;ll get a place that is extra special. The floor of Zion Canyon does not see snow very often. Usually during winter however, you will see [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Owl Canyon in Rainbow Basin</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 19:48:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cliff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Trip Date: November 2011 A hike up Owl Canyon will take most people by surprise.  After crossing the wide open spaces of the Mojave Desert near Barstow, one would not expect a canyon full of odd geologic formations and wild colors. Owl Canyon is located inside what is known as the Rainbow Basin Natural Area.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Tour of Death Valley</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 06:05:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cliff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Trip Date: 2010 This is an introductory tour to the places to see and experience in and around Death Valley National Park. We&#8217;ve all heard of Death Valley. Maybe, some of us have been attracted to the name Death Valley because there might be a hint of danger and adventure. Others may have been attracted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Golden Canyon Hike Death Valley</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 06:57:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cliff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Trip Date: February 2005 This is one of our favorite hikes in Death Valley because of all of the colors and endless shapes and contours of the eroded badlands. The hike up Golden Canyon is a popular one because of many reasons.  For one, it showcases what Death Valley is all about: stark barren beauty.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Taylor Creek Hike to Double Arch Alcove in Zion National Park</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 06:39:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cliff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Trip Date: September 2011 The Taylor Creek Trail that heads up into the Middle Fork of Taylor Creek, which is located in the Kolob Canyons section of Zion National Park, gives the hiker a sampling of what Zion is all about, along with a unique half-created double arch at the trail’s end. The Taylor Creek [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Canyon Sainte-Anne</title>
		<link>http://www.backroadswest.com/trips/2011/10/sainte-anne-waterfall/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 05:36:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cliff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Trip Date: October 2010 This wild collection of waterfalls and cascades east of Quebec City, in Quebec Provence, Canada, is quite an unusual attraction. High suspension bridges and overhanging decks allow for some thrilling views of the torrents below.  Our visit to Sainte-Anne occurred in early October, just when the fall colors were at their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pumpkin Patch – Anza-Borrego</title>
		<link>http://www.backroadswest.com/trips/2011/10/pumpkin-patch-anza-borrego/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 01:36:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cliff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Trip Date: March 2009 Located just east of the Anza-Borrego State Park boundary is a unique geologic phenomenon known as the Pumpkin Patch. Here, you&#8217;ll find a patch of land, roughly the size of an average city block, covered with spherically-shaped rocks that are all the size of an average pumpkin. The surrounding desert terrain [...]]]></description>
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