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	<title>The Mad Backpacker - News and Reviews for Backpacking and Hiking in Michigan &#187; hiking</title>
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		<title>Merrell Moab Mid GTX</title>
		<link>http://themadbackpacker.com/2010/12/07/merrell-moab-mid-gtx/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 22:02:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DanielJ</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There was nothing harder than the decision to hang up my old and trusted hiking boots.  I felt as if I was moving away from an old friend, but alas they had holes in them, and the tread was worn down to something resembling bowling shoes.  I dreaded the search for a new pair, but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Buffs</title>
		<link>http://themadbackpacker.com/2010/11/07/buffs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Nov 2010 15:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DanielJ</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One thing you will notice in all of my pictures is that I am wearing a headband or bandana.  I can’t express enough of handy they are to have.  They can serve as a tourniquet in times of trouble, a washcloth on a hot day, head covering from bugs, and even preventing sunburn for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sawyer&#8217;s Permethrin Spray</title>
		<link>http://themadbackpacker.com/2010/10/11/sawyers-permethrin-spray/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Oct 2010 21:35:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DanielJ</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Permethrin Well if you’ve read any of my reviews, you’ll know that I don’t typically talk bad about products.  I won’t talk bad about Permethrin spray, but I can’t honestly say anything beneficial either. The product states that after applying the permethrin spray to your clothes and allowing it to dry, your clothes will become [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AHS National Trails Day 2010 at Tahquamenon Falls</title>
		<link>http://themadbackpacker.com/2010/06/05/ahs-national-trails-day-2010-at-tahquamenon-falls/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jun 2010 18:45:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DanielJ</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Information]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[American Hiking Society]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hike Between 'da Falls]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[National Trails Day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[State Park]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tahquamenon Falls]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well it’s that time of the year again, and that time is the American Hiking Society’s National Trails Day 2010.  This year, we decided to head to Tahquamenon Falls State Park in Michigan for their annual ‘Hike Between ‘da Falls’ day. If you have never been to Tahquamenon Falls, you should really make time to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Casio Pathfinder PAW-1500T-7V</title>
		<link>http://themadbackpacker.com/2010/04/08/casio-pathfinder-paw-1500t-7v/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 10:48:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DanielJ</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gear Reviews]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Casio Pathfinder PAW1500T-7V is the latest addition to my hiking and backpacking arsenal.  There are a few reasons to purchase this watch, the main one being it makes you feel eerily like James Bond with a new gadget. Getting back to all seriousness, this watch is fantastic to take out on the trails. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Appalachian Trail Food Planner</title>
		<link>http://themadbackpacker.com/2009/11/25/the-appalachian-trail-food-planner/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:28:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DanielJ</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[appalachian]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[at]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever had that one book that you&#8217;ve always wanted to get, but never found the chance to get it?  Well thanks to my brother and his wonderful gift card, I finally bought that book.  That book is the Appalachian Trail Food Planner. For most hikers that have experienced the joy of the AT, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mt. Le Conte / Alum Cave Bluff Trail</title>
		<link>http://themadbackpacker.com/2009/10/12/mt-le-conte-alum-cave-bluff-trail/</link>
		<comments>http://themadbackpacker.com/2009/10/12/mt-le-conte-alum-cave-bluff-trail/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:31:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DanielJ</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Mad Backpacker team has taken a trip out of Michigan and visited one of the most beautiful parks ever to be declared such: The Great Smokey Mountains. While staying in this beautiful  park, we decided to take a short day hike to a beautiful mountain named Mount Le Conte.  While ranked 3rd highest in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NCT &amp; The Lakeshore Trail</title>
		<link>http://themadbackpacker.com/2009/07/06/nct-the-lakeshore-trail/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 02:47:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DanielJ</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[lake]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[michigan travel]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the prettiest trails in Michigan is the Lakeshore Trail, directly on top of the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.  It was this reason why I decided to take a few days off of work and give this trail a shot.  I had never met a trail so beautifully difficult before, but looking back on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NCT and the Manistee River Trail (MRT)</title>
		<link>http://themadbackpacker.com/2009/06/15/nct-and-the-manistee-river-trail/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 01:41:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DanielJ</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever ate a bagel at 1000ft?  It makes the bagel taste much better&#8230; This weekend we had decided to take a hike and dust off the cobwebs and price tags.  We arrived at the Marilla trailhead near Mesick and Hodenpyl Dam.   The morning was brisk and the clouds looked iffy.  &#8220;Well,&#8221; I said &#8220;It&#8217;s either [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GSI Micro Table</title>
		<link>http://themadbackpacker.com/2009/06/10/gsi-micro-table/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:05:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DanielJ</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gear Reviews]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[One product that I have overlooked in the past but need to give it the spotlight is the GSI Micro-table.  Although we backpackers look amusing as hell trying to juggle our stove, fuel canister, water, food, chainsaws, and burning torches, it gets to be a bit tedious after the first severed finger&#8230; Well now you [...]]]></description>
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