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		<title>The Art of Adventure Travel</title>
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What makes an adventure traveler different from any other kind of tourist? 
On a whim, I searched for &#8216;adventure travel&#8217; on Wikipedia today. Here&#8217;s what I found:
Adventure travel is a type of tourism, involving exploration or travel to remote, exotic and possibly hostile areas, where the traveler should &#8220;expect the unexpected&#8221;. Adventure tourism is rapidly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Orca&#8217;s Out and About</title>
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Doing some kayaking in the San Juans. The orca whales are out and about. Saw lots of &#8216;em.
We visit the San Juans on our Pacific NW tour (July 29-Aug 4 and Aug 22-28) http://www.americanramblertours.com/pn.php. Join us!
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		<title>Songs About Nature You Thought Were About Something Else</title>
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Whether you’re making an environmentally-conscious track list for your iPod/morning run or you simply love some good old music trivia, we’ve got four Mother Earth-approved songs for you to ponder. And until today, you probably thought they were about love, or some other singer-songwriter cliche.
“Kashmir” by Led Zepplin
Like many of Zepplin’s “greatest hits,” this one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Get Outside: The Nature Cure</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The great outdoors is good for your mental health—so good, in fact, that even a five-minute dose of greenery can work wonders for your state of mind, says USA Today. **

British researchers analyzed data from 10 separate studies, which looked at the effect that activities such as walking, cycling, fishing, farming, and gardening had on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://americanramblertours.com/travel_tour_blog/2010/06/get-outside-the-nature-cure/</link>
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		<title>Why You Shouldn&#8217;t Mess With Nature Part 3</title>
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		<title>Glacier-less Glacier?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Glacier National Park is an incredible mountain paradise in the northwestern corner of Montana.  For years visitors have come here to see the incredible mountains, plentiful wildlife, and of course, the glaciers.  In fact, the glaciers here are among the most easily accessible within the US.  Note *this does not mean you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://americanramblertours.com/travel_tour_blog/2010/05/glacier-less-glacier/</link>
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		<title>Why You Shouldn&#8217;t Mess With Nature Part 2</title>
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		<title>Why You Shouldn&#8217;t Mess With Nature Part 1</title>
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		<title>Best Sleeping Bags for Camping</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For a painless $20, you can rent a high-quality sleeping bag from us for your small group tour. However, if your latest paycheck is burning a hole through your pocket, a durable outdoor sleeping bag is a smart investment &#8211; particularly if you&#8217;re a routine rambler.
When you&#8217;re dropping more than $50 on a sleeping bag, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://americanramblertours.com/travel_tour_blog/2010/04/best-sleeping-bags-for-camping/</link>
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		<title>Going for it</title>
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My favorite thing about being a tour guide last summer was seeing passengers exceed their personal expectations and accomplish goals they didn’t think possible.  One of my favorites was Amy.
Amy had lost a lot of weight before the Pacific Northwest trip, and she was still working towards her ideal weight.  Being from the Midwest she didn’t get a lot of [...]]]></description>
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