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		<title>What To Pack In Your Pack With The Outdoor Gear Exchange</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Dec 2017 21:22:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[When you head out into the backcountry, whether for an hour or a day, you need to be prepared. In this video Kenzie from the Outdoor Gear Exchange shares some [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Trail Profile: Section 19</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2017 15:40:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[What&#8217;s in a section? As any seasoned Catamount Trail skier knows, every mile of skiing is slightly different. What distinguishes one day of touring from another isn&#8217;t just weather or [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>UNCUT: &#034;There Are So Many Different Ways You Can Say  ‘This Must Be The Most Beautiful Spot In The World.’&#034;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2017 15:06:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[We hope you got a chance to read the 2017 CTA Spring Newsletter (if not, you should check that stack of mail on your kitchen table. Go ahead, I&#8217;ll wait&#8230;) If [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Miles Skied &#038; Lessons Learned</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2017 14:34:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Friend of the trail and bespoke artisan jeweler, Sandra Dee Owens, has been setting annual goals for the last few years as a positive way to mark another trip around [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>52 Hours in Canada &#8211; Going Way Out For BC Turns</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Maino]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2016 14:29:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Last week when it was 50 degrees and spitting rain, the Dogy Down Films crew packed up our gear, kissed the kids goodnight, and piled into a Honda Pilot to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>CTA Introduces Founder’s Society</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2015 16:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Catamount Trail Association is pleased to introduce the Founder’s Society, to recognize individuals taking a leadership role every year in ensuring the strength and future of the CTA. The [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Trip Report: 5th Annual Pemi Traverse</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2015 14:01:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The 5th Annual Pemi Traverse took place February 28-March 1, 2015. Tour participant Julie T. Higgins wrote this trip report.   Five years ago, Pete Lane got the idea to lead [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Kroka Expedition Tackles the CT&#8230;.And Much More</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2015 13:45:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On a bright and chilly March morning I skied up to Bryant Camp in Bolton Valley to meet the Kroka Expeditions Vermont Semester group on one day of their semester long [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Windekind Farm: Life, Livelihood, and Community on the Catamount Trail</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2015 13:45:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[&#160; In talking to several solo through skiers this year about their journey on the Catamount Trail, I’ve been somewhat surprised to hear what a social experience it has been. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Sharing The Love North Of The Border</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2015 13:36:37 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Just Fun]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[canada]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[val david]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sixteen CTA ambassadors including 5 board members, 10 end-to-enders, 10 day and multi-day tour leaders and 6 trail chiefs spent the week of 2/21 &#8211; 2/28 in Quebec spreading the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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