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		<title>An Interview with Legendary ECHO Guide Tracy Blashill</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:45:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tate Higgins</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[American Rivers]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tracy Blashill has been guiding river trips around the world for decades and still has the smiles, energy, and excitement of a man truly in love with everything river. He is an expert fly fisherman who knows every bend and riffle on the Middle Fork of the Salmon. He has turned his passion for rivers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Starting 2012 Off Right on The West Fork of the Hood</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:59:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tate Higgins</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hood River]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m not one who&#8217;s big on New Year&#8217;s resolutions, but this year, maybe because I just turned 30, I decided to think about some of my goals for 2012. Turns out it&#8217;s a pretty short list. It involves some far-reaching and longtime dreams like learning Spanish, buying a horse, and riding across Patagonia with my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dreaming Rivers</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:27:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tate Higgins</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[ECHO World HQ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Middle Fork of the Salmon]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m inside the ECHO office. Outside, it&#8217;s cold on the streets of downtown Hood River, OR. I&#8217;m working in front of a computer screen, but when I look up there are huge pictures on the office walls that highlight some of the spectacular moments in ECHO&#8217;s recent history. There&#8217;s a shot of a cobble bar [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Event: A Flurry of Changes</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 03:27:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ECHO Staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What: Reception at 5:30 PM, Speakers at 6:15 PM When: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 Where: KEEN Footwear, 926 NW 13th Ave. #210 / Portland, OR 97209 How: Register at Eventbrite We feel like we&#8217;re always talking about snowpack this time of year, but that is because it plays such a huge role in our rafting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Well Connected ECHO</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:21:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tate Higgins</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[awards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dick and Joe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ECHO World HQ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hood River]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ECHO&#8217;s Hood River, OR office is a hot bed of modern technology and connectivity. The first time I stepped foot in here I was blown away. I was struck with two questions &#8211; what&#8217;s a raft company need with all of these fancy computers and Zach, are you video conferencing with Dick and Joe? The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New! Bluegrass with Laurie Lewis and Tom Rozum on the Yampa River</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:27:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Yampa is the ultimate setting for a bluegrass river trip. Its sheer canyon walls, grand overhangs, and large sandstone amphitheaters make it a natural concert hall. Dates: June 17-21, 2012 Price: $1095/person Reservations: Call ARTA at (800) 323-2782 We&#8217;ve just confirmed that bluegrass legends Laurie Lewis and Tom Rozum will join a second river [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vlad&#8217;s 1980 Sayan Oka River Trip</title>
		<link>http://www.echotrips.com/blog/international-trips/vlads-1980-sayan-oka-river-trip</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 02:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vladimir Gavrilov</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Russia]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Siberia]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[My first trip to the Sayan Oka was not an easy one. First of all, with the exception of my wife, I went to Oka with people whom I barely knew. In the Soviet sport of rafting I could not officially lead my group to this trip unless I gradually passed through rivers of all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Look Back at Some of the Awards and Recognition that ECHO Received in 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.echotrips.com/blog/general-news/a-look-back-at-some-of-the-awards-and-recognition-that-echo-received-in-2011</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 18:54:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tate Higgins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[2011 was a great year for ECHO. We&#8217;re proud and humbled by all the recognition our trips received in 2011. Thanks to all our hard working, friendly guides and staff for running legendary trips, and a special thanks to all the wonderful guests we had in 2011. We couldn&#8217;t have done it without every one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Winter? This is Just Summer Recharging</title>
		<link>http://www.echotrips.com/blog/general-news/winter-this-is-just-summer-recharging</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 21:01:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tate Higgins</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[American Rivers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dick and Joe]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Wild Rivers Night]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[My friends and family know I&#8217;m a professional river guide. This lifestyle choice sometimes confuses them, but they really get confused when winter comes. &#8220;I mean, there&#8217;s no water, and it&#8217;s cold, so like do you just hibernate until next summer?&#8221; It&#8217;s true that at the end of each summer our rafting season &#8220;ends.&#8221; Our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;m in Love With a River Guide</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 21:06:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ECHO Staff</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Special Trips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bluegrass]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fun]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Middle Fork of the Salmon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[river guides]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rogue River]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tuolumne River]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Our good friend Laurie Lewis just posted this wonderful video to her song &#8220;I&#8217;m in Love With a River Guide&#8221; featuring many ECHO guides. You&#8217;ll probably recognize Ian, Maggie, Heidi, Zach, Krista, JT, Kelly, Vlad, Dick, Joe, Dewi, Jeff, Dale, Adam, Martin, Audrey, Anthony, and Brian. There are also a couple of great shots with [...]]]></description>
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