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	<description>You're reading the bite-sized musings on travel, technology, and other miscellaneous topics by Anna and Jeff Watkins from Los Gatos, a small town nestled in the hills at the southern end of Silicon Valley.</description>
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		<title>On a Bed of Bricks</title>
		<link>http://metrocat.org/2005/10/on-a-bed-of-bricks</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2005 12:52:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Watkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I received a request from Super 8 Motels to rate our recent stay with them in Kingston. We had a horrible time and I think I did a reasonably decent job of expressing that. The following is what I wrote in the comment box in the survey:



  We arrived around 8PM after a long [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Heading to Acadia</title>
		<link>http://metrocat.org/2005/08/heading-to-acadia</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2005 03:45:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Watkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ll be heading to Acadia National Park in a couple days. Anna has insisted on going camping. I told her I&#8217;d be willing to spring for a plush room at a B&#38;B, but she wouldn&#8217;t hear of it. If you ask me, she&#8217;s going a little overboard with this whole camping thing.

It will be my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>We&#8217;re Back</title>
		<link>http://metrocat.org/2005/07/were-back</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2005 03:11:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Watkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We returned from our Vermont Vacation earlier this afternoon. The kids were really happy to see us, and although we had fun, we were very happy to be home.

I learned a couple valuable lessons on the trip:


I don&#8217;t like being a passenger. I much prefer driving. Plus you really can&#8217;t see much from the back [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Camping with the Preggo</title>
		<link>http://metrocat.org/2005/06/camping-with-the-preggo</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2005 13:17:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Watkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Only four days separate me from the trail. This year hasn&#8217;t been favourable for hiking, however, next week will be spent entirely on the trails of Vermont.

First we&#8217;ll head up to Smuggler&#8217;s Notch State Park where we&#8217;ll be right on the Long Trail and minutes away from Stowe, VT. Later in the week, we&#8217;ll head [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Camping: an Inexpensive Way to See the World</title>
		<link>http://metrocat.org/2005/06/camping-an-inexpensive-way-to-see-the-world</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2005 14:35:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Watkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, it is the way some people do it. Obviously, I haven&#8217;t got the knack for camping cheaply: Anna helped me rack up a $420 total bill at REI yesterday picking up gear for our upcoming trip to Vermont.

Nothing we purchased was really expensive. No $300 tents. No $150 soft-shell jackets. But somehow it all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>South Taconic Trail</title>
		<link>http://metrocat.org/2005/06/south-taconic-trail</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2005 13:03:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Watkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The last time Anna and I attempted the ascent onto the South Taconic trail, it all ended in tears. Anna&#8217;s tears specifically. It was early last summer and she really wasn&#8217;t in good enough shape to climb such a steep hill in somewhat warm weather.

Yesterday, after visiting with Anna&#8217;s family, we returned to the South [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Visit to Seattle</title>
		<link>http://metrocat.org/2005/04/visit-to-seattle</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2005 13:42:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Watkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week I had the opportunity to visit Seattle for the first time since I moved back east almost three years ago. Ostensibly this was a business trip, but that didn&#8217;t stop me from visiting with a lot of friends I hadn&#8217;t seen in ages.

First, I have to say that staying at the Washington Athletic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Summer Vacation Ideas</title>
		<link>http://metrocat.org/2005/03/summer-vacation-ideas</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Mar 2005 03:58:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Watkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re going on Summer Vacation with my high-school buddy, Bradley, and his wife, Erin. The goal is to do some hiking and explore the Green or White mountains just north of us. Of course, this plan may be slightly affected by our desire to get Anna knocked up.

Hiking: Inn to Inn &#8212; The Long Trail [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hiking the Appalachian Trail</title>
		<link>http://metrocat.org/2005/02/hiking-the-appalachian-trail</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2005 13:18:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Watkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last night, Anna and I went down to the Reading REI store so I could attend a clinic on preparing to hike the Appalachian Trail. I haven&#8217;t entirely decided whether I really intend to hike the entire 2100 mile (give or take 100 miles depending on the year) trail from Georgia to Maine, but I&#8217;ve [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stissing Mountain: Conquered</title>
		<link>http://metrocat.org/2004/10/stissing-mountain-conquered</link>
		<comments>http://metrocat.org/2004/10/stissing-mountain-conquered#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2004 17:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Watkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This Sunday, Anna and I returned to Stissing Mountain. We&#8217;d hiked
around the pond and tried to climb Stissing Mountain earlier in the Summer. But this time we were in much better shape.

Although Anna hasn&#8217;t been hiking this summer as often as I have, the
trip to England was definitely good for her stamina and leg strength.
We [...]]]></description>
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