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	<title>Gaiam Blog &#187; Candice Gaukel Andrews</title>
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	<description>Experiences in living green, healthy and happy</description>
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		<title>Should You Bring Your Cell Phone on My Nature Trip?</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/should-you-bring-your-cell-phone-on-my-nature-trip/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:25:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Candice Gaukel Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Out There in the Wild in a Wired Age]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ted Kerosote]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA["I won’t have a computer, an iPod or even a cell phone," blogs Candy Andrews about her nature trips. "I want to 'hear' the quiet." What do you think? Can cell phones harm your nature experiences? Or can they enhance them?]]></description>
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		<title>What Makes a Nature Photograph &#8220;Real&#8221;?</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/what-makes-a-nature-photograph-real/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/what-makes-a-nature-photograph-real/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:23:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Candice Gaukel Andrews</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Eco Travel]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.gaiam.com/?p=11111</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Does manipulating nature images — cropping, lightening and other digital alterations — count as "real" nature photography? Should the goal be to capture unadulterated moments in nature or create an artistic image?]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
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		<title>Can Eco-Tours Help the Future of Spirit Bears?</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/can-eco-tours-help-the-future-of-spirit-bears/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/can-eco-tours-help-the-future-of-spirit-bears/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:15:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Candice Gaukel Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[British Columbia]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.gaiam.com/?p=10944</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Eco-tourism could help save threatened Kermode bears and rainforests in British Columbia. But aren’t solitude and remoteness the essence of nature travel? Or could a conservation program encouraging travel be more important?]]></description>
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		<title>Can &#8220;Glamping&#8221; Truly Be Considered Nature Travel?</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/can-glamping-truly-be-considered-nature-travel/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/can-glamping-truly-be-considered-nature-travel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:05:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Candice Gaukel Andrews</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Eco Travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green Living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[camping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[conservation efforts]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[National Park Service]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.gaiam.com/?p=9981</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There are those who enjoy camping out in the backcountry, and those who prefer a private cabin on a luxury cruise. These two types of travelers meet in the new trend of "glamping," or glamorous camping. But does glamping really count as a nature experience?]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Is the Wilderness Restorative or Idealized?</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/is-the-wilderness-restorative-or-idealized/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/is-the-wilderness-restorative-or-idealized/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:58:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Candice Gaukel Andrews</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Eco Travel]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[American wildnernesses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[back-to-the-earth movement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Henry David Thoreau]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Walden]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.gaiam.com/?p=8663</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[“While we tend to idealize our ‘untouched’ wildernesses, when given the choice, it seems we like to spend most of our time indoors,” writes Candy Andrews. Read about if being in natural places is really restorative, or if it’s an idealized myth that we tell ourselves.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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		<title>When Does Wildlife Viewing Become Wildlife Wrongdoing?</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/when-does-wildlife-viewing-become-wildlife-wrongdoing/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/when-does-wildlife-viewing-become-wildlife-wrongdoing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:20:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Candice Gaukel Andrews</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Eco Travel]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Antarctica]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.gaiam.com/?p=7433</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Observing wild animals in their native habitat is one of the greatest thrills of nature travel. But does tourism harm animals and their environment? Or can it actually help save wildlife?]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>How Do You Justify Travel During a Recession?</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/how-do-you-justify-travel-during-a-recession/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/how-do-you-justify-travel-during-a-recession/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:06:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Candice Gaukel Andrews</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Eco Travel]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Argentina]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.gaiam.com/?p=6535</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A few weeks ago, I saw an advertisement in a magazine that read, “Travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer.” In this recession, I have been doing a lot more thinking about whether my purchases will really enrich my life, how much I really need a thing or experience I pine [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>Is It OK to Take Pieces of Our Travels Home?</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/is-it-ok-to-take-pieces-of-our-travels-home/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/is-it-ok-to-take-pieces-of-our-travels-home/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 13:24:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Candice Gaukel Andrews</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Eco Travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green Living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flowers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[leave no trace]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mementos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[natural places]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pine cone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[seashells]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Utah]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.gaiam.com/?p=5937</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
On a bookcase in my home office is a tiny piece of shed seal fur I spotted on a beach in New Zealand, a Douglas fir pine cone I absconded with from a forest floor in British Columbia, and a piece of shale I picked up from the rocky shores of Newfoundland. Looking at these [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
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		<title>Is It Best to Keep Beloved Natural Places Secret?</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/is-it-best-to-keep-beloved-natural-places-secret/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/is-it-best-to-keep-beloved-natural-places-secret/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:20:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Candice Gaukel Andrews</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Eco Travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green Living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grand Canyon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Montana]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[natural landmarks]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Yaak Valley]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.gaiam.com/?p=5400</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Like all traipsers through woods and walkers of rivers, I have a few favorite secret places. I could go on and on about their beauty, about what makes them so different from any other location on Earth, about the feelings they elicit from deep down in my core. But if I tell you, you might [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>Do You Find Carbon Offsets Off-Putting?</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/do-you-find-carbon-offsets-off-putting/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/do-you-find-carbon-offsets-off-putting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 22:41:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Candice Gaukel Andrews</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Eco Travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green Living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[air travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carbon offsets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CO2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[global-warming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[greenhouse gases]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[planting trees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solar power plants]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.gaiam.com/?p=4667</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I’ll admit that math has never been my best subject. But I have a pretty good grasp of its basic concepts — and I wonder if the relatively new phenomenon of “carbon offsets” adds up.
Like everyone else who cares about the environment and the slippery path we’re on, I’d like to think that I can [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>12</slash:comments>
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