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	<description>JJ Murphy &#124; Writer, Hiker, Mycologist, Wild Foods Forager and Nature Photographer Freelance</description>
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		<title>Tracking in Snow, Feasting on Wild Edibles, 2011 Off to a Good Start</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jan 2011 22:38:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I decided to greet the day by maximizing my last opportunity to snowshoe in snow the texture of sorbet, before the rain washes it all away. There&#8217;s lots of wildlife activity in the woods behind my current home. The most interesting tracks were the elusive red fox, who mostly walked in the existing snowshoe tracks. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Field Photos for Trackers Studying Scat</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2010 12:14:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JJ Murphy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Finally, a moment to catalog my various scat photos. Some seem obvious, but I&#8217;m still trying to figure out others. I&#8217;m going to upload the best of them and spend some time with my field guides before I commit myself. Any comments are welcome. My blue notebook is 5.5 inches (14 cm) long and 3.5 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>After the Blizzard of December 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 2010 16:37:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JJ Murphy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The official snowfall measurement for the blizzard that raged through this part of the Hudson Valley was 25 inches. That does not count the amazing snow drifts caused by the gale force winds. Since none of the hiker parking lots were cleared, I took my cross country skis to the Heritage Trail, the only trail [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Late Summer on the Trail</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 11:02:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JJ Murphy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Images from the trail reveal the first autumn maple leaf, a black racer and mystery scat.]]></description>
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		<title>Tracking and the Art of Scatology</title>
		<link>http://www.writerbynature.com/2010/08/28/tracking-and-the-art-of-scatology/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Aug 2010 11:39:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JJ Murphy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Animal behavior can be deciphered from their droppings as well as their footprints.]]></description>
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		<title>Wild Winter Week</title>
		<link>http://www.writerbynature.com/2010/02/09/wild-winter-week/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:29:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JJ Murphy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hiking]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shallow snow reveals details of tracks. Repeat visits provide opportunities to study track aging.]]></description>
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		<title>Learning to Read the Earth</title>
		<link>http://www.writerbynature.com/2010/01/28/learning-to-read-the-earth/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:49:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JJ Murphy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Rocks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Survival]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Understanding how the earth moves is another aid to reading tracks.]]></description>
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		<title>Tracking in the Classroom: Unveiling the Thinking Process</title>
		<link>http://www.writerbynature.com/2010/01/15/tracking-in-the-classroom-unveiling-the-thinking-process/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:30:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JJ Murphy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thinking out loud preparing for an engaging presentation on winter wildlife tracking.]]></description>
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		<title>More Winter Tracking Opportunities</title>
		<link>http://www.writerbynature.com/2010/01/05/more-winter-tracking-opportunities/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:45:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JJ Murphy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Birds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mammals]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Snow reveals more tracks of active winter wildlife.]]></description>
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		<title>Animal Tracking in Snow: Every Picture Tells a Story</title>
		<link>http://www.writerbynature.com/2009/12/25/animal-tracking-in-snow-every-picture-tells-a-story/</link>
		<comments>http://www.writerbynature.com/2009/12/25/animal-tracking-in-snow-every-picture-tells-a-story/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Dec 2009 17:28:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JJ Murphy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hiking]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Photographs of animal tracks on a hiking trail covered in packed powder snow.]]></description>
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