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	<title>Blue Valhalla</title>
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	<description>Personal blog and photo gallery about traveling, nature, geek stuff...</description>
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		<title>New Camera and New Challenge</title>
		<link>http://www.bluevalhalla.com/2008/07/23/new-camera-and-new-challenge</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:19:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week Mary got me a new camera body, the Canon EOS 40D, to replace my old Canon EOS 10D. The 10D is still working, but the shutter is starting to stick. The 40D has higher resolution (10.1 mega pixels), faster frame rate (6.5 frames per second) and a larger LCD (3 inch) among other [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Backpacking in Lassen (Day 3)</title>
		<link>http://www.bluevalhalla.com/2008/07/11/backpacking-in-lassen-day-3</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 23:14:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I slept a bit more the second night than I did the first, but I still tossed and turned a lot. There was a lone frog croaking most of the night, only occasionally joined by the full chorus. Time to get on with our final day of the trip&#8230;
Day 3: July 6, 2008 (5.5 miles)
Today [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Backpacking in Lassen (Day 2)</title>
		<link>http://www.bluevalhalla.com/2008/07/09/backpacking-in-lassen-day-2</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:11:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There were no fireworks the previous night, even though it was Independence Day. There were various bird sounds and eventually a nice chorus of frogs from the near by Rainbow Lake. Unfortunately I tossed and turned most of the night, unable to stay comfortable for very long. I have a sleeping pad that&#8217;s pretty good, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Backpacking in Lassen (Day 1)</title>
		<link>http://www.bluevalhalla.com/2008/07/07/backpacking-in-lassen-day-1</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 02:22:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mary and I decided to go backpacking with our friend Alta for the three day weekend. After a little research we decided to go to Lassen Volcanic National Park since the weather looked nice and it&#8217;s less crowded than Yosemite or Sequoia. I picked up Hiking Lassen Volcanic National Park from our favorite hiking guide [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guadalupe River Walk</title>
		<link>http://www.bluevalhalla.com/2008/07/03/guadalupe-river-walk</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:01:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday I had to go downtown to City Hall to pick up the picture I had on display at the library falcon exhibit. I took the opportunity to scout for the peregrine falcons. I ended up going on quite a long walk around SJSU, downtown and along the Guadalupe River Park and Gardens. The park [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dish a Vegetarian Dish</title>
		<link>http://www.bluevalhalla.com/2008/06/27/dish-a-vegetarian-dish</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:03:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ron and I still work on dishAdish from time to time. In fact, we&#8217;re in the process of launching dishAdish vegetarian. It&#8217;s the same layout and data as the regular dishAdish, but only displays the dishes marked as vegetarian. I think it will be an interesting feature to be able to find the best vegetarian [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cielo - Rest in Peace</title>
		<link>http://www.bluevalhalla.com/2008/06/17/cielo-rest-in-peace</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 23:25:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was very sad to hear that on of the juvenile falcons, Cielo (tagged 52/Z), died last night. She was found on a 4 story portion of City Hall yesterday morning and was non-responsive. She was apparently ill with a possible head injury. She received veterinary care and seemed to be improving, but she died [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Falcon Season Coming to an End</title>
		<link>http://www.bluevalhalla.com/2008/06/16/falcon-season-coming-to-an-end</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 06:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It looks like the &#8220;Falcon Season&#8221; in downtown San Jose is coming to an end. By this I mean the young falcons are flying well and starting to explore further from City Hall. Soon they will fly off never to return. Mary and I spent a lot of the weekend downtown trying to get in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spirit and Survivor</title>
		<link>http://www.bluevalhalla.com/2008/06/13/spirit-and-survivor</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2008 01:13:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I checked in on the status of the eagle chick. It turns out the one with the injured beak, Spirit, has been returned to Santa Cruz island and now resides in the hack tower there. Spirit has a roommate named Survivor who was rescued from Northern California after the tree containing its nest blew over. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Art on the Edge</title>
		<link>http://www.bluevalhalla.com/2008/06/09/art-on-the-edge</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 18:08:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I spent most of last week on the 4th Street Garage in downtown San Jose watching the peregrine falcons on City Hall. I even had an opportunity to visit the mayor&#8217;s office on the 18th floor to view Meyye on the Brise Soleil (see picture on left). All three young peregrines have fledged and each [...]]]></description>
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