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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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		<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>
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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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		<category><![CDATA[bluegrass]]></category>
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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[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>
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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>
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		<category><![CDATA[kayaking]]></category>
		<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>
		<link>http://www.echotrips.com/blog/guide-news/im-in-love-with-a-river-guide</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 21:06:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ECHO Staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Guide News]]></category>
		<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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		<title>Our 2012 Bhutan Rafting &amp; Cultural Tour</title>
		<link>http://www.echotrips.com/blog/international-trips/our-2012-bhutan-rafting-cultural-tour</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2011 23:08:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zachary</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[kayaking]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We just put the final touches on our our 2012 Bhutan Rafting &#038; Cultural Tour. This is an opportunity to visit this magical kingdom and be one of the very few people to raft or kayak it&#8217;s rivers. Next year&#8217;s trip will be 11 days including 9 inside Bhutan. We&#8217;ll visit it&#8217;s most famous monasteries [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wild Rivers Night &#8211; What a Great Time!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 18:46:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janda</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Rivers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fun]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Portland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[river]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rogue River]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Video]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wild Rivers Night]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;d like to send a huge thank you to everyone that made it out for Wild Rivers Night and a big apology to everyone that didn&#8217;t (because it was awesome)! The debut of our latest Middle Fork film must have inspired everyone who watched it, as the audience seemed captivated by the gorgeous scenery, crystal-clear [...]]]></description>
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