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		<title>Shawn Carden of Salinas: BMX World Championships Competitor</title>
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		<comments>http://marilynch.com/blog/shawn-carden-of-salinas-bmx-world-championships-competitor.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 01:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Bike Anywhere]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bike Monterey County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Children and Teens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local Bike News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BMX racer from Salinas]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jacques Mercadal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Salinas BMX rider]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shawn Carden]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stunning Image]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A 5yo on a BMX in Salinas kept riding--and is now 18 and off to England to compete in the BMX World Champinships!]]></description>
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		<title>For him, too:  HER Helmet Thursdays</title>
		<link>http://marilynch.com/blog/monterey-county-weekly.html</link>
		<comments>http://marilynch.com/blog/monterey-county-weekly.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 12:34:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[sustainability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Bicycle Muse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wheel the Earth]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Bike Week? There are over 200 HER Helmet Thursdays spots throughout Monterey County, and they celebrate the bicycle year-round!]]></description>
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		<title>Students of Jack Franscioni Elementary School, Soledad host Ride for Safe Routes visitors</title>
		<link>http://marilynch.com/blog/jack-franscioni-elementary-school-soledad-students-host-ride-for-safe-routes-visitors.html</link>
		<comments>http://marilynch.com/blog/jack-franscioni-elementary-school-soledad-students-host-ride-for-safe-routes-visitors.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 23:20:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>marilynch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bike Monterey County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Children and Teens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[H-E-R Helmet Thursdays STORIES]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local Bike News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jack Franciscioni Elementary School]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kids biking to school]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Krua Thai]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Soledad elementary school]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Why bike to school? Plenty of good reasons, as these Soledad children were reminded by Ride America for Safe Routes visitors. ]]></description>
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		<title>Bike to School:  In Monterey County and elsewhere</title>
		<link>http://marilynch.com/blog/what-support-is-provided-for-kids-biking-to-school.html</link>
		<comments>http://marilynch.com/blog/what-support-is-provided-for-kids-biking-to-school.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 01:04:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>marilynch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bike Anywhere]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bike Monterey County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Children and Teens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bicycling webinars]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[children biking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dessa Murphy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kids and bike safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kids biking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[La Paz Middle School]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Monterey County schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pacific Grove]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pacific Grove Middle School]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Safe Routes to School]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Salinas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Salinas High Cowboys Racing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Salinas High School]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SRAM Cycling Fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stevenson School]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teens biking]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[At Pacific Grove Middle School, PE teacher Dessa Murphy is all smiles when she sees the school's "bike cage" filling up.  La Paz Middle in Salinas likewise provides secure bike parking.  Check out the many resources for kids who want to bike to school--in Monterey County and elsewhere--and explore what's still needed.]]></description>
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		<title>Distracted? Watch out. We&#8217;re all family!</title>
		<link>http://marilynch.com/blog/distracted-watch-out-were-all-family.html</link>
		<comments>http://marilynch.com/blog/distracted-watch-out-were-all-family.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 05:08:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>marilynch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bike Anywhere]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bike Monterey County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[distracted driving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spanish language road safety resources]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Distracted driving PSA en español y información en español sobre las bicicletas.]]></description>
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		<title>Intergenerational Ride from Fort Ord Dunes State Park</title>
		<link>http://marilynch.com/blog/intergenerational-ride-for-bike-week-2012-may-12-at-fort-ord-dunes-state-park.html</link>
		<comments>http://marilynch.com/blog/intergenerational-ride-for-bike-week-2012-may-12-at-fort-ord-dunes-state-park.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:23:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>marilynch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bike Monterey County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local Bike News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bike safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bike2work.com]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fine Wordworking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[First Presbyterian Church of Monterey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fort Ord Dunes State Park]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Frank Henderson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[intergenerational bike ride]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jay Bartow]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[League of American Bicyclists]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mari Lynch Dehmler]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark Peake]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark Roth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Monterey Bay Region Bike Week]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Monterey County Bike Week]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sports Center Bicycles]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[     In honor of Monterey County Bike Week (May 7-13, 2012), the First Presbyterian Church of Monterey and Fine Wordworking are co-hosting an Intergenerational Bike Ride for all ages and abilities on Saturday, May 12, beginning at 10 a.m.  Check out the details here.]]></description>
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		<title>April-May Calendar of Biking Activities for Monterey County</title>
		<link>http://marilynch.com/blog/bicycling-monterey-county-april-is-red-hot-and-may-doesnt-cool-down.html</link>
		<comments>http://marilynch.com/blog/bicycling-monterey-county-april-is-red-hot-and-may-doesnt-cool-down.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 09:07:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>marilynch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bike Monterey County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local Bike News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bicycle Leadership Conference]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bike in Monterey]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[California rodeo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[California Springtime Protest Pedal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carmel Area State Parks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Colmo Night Parade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cypress Garden Nursery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eric Okerblom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Interbike IBD Summit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Monterey bicycling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Monterey County Bike Week]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Salinas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sea Otter Classic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[strength in numbers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[An abundance of April-May 2012 bike activities, bicycle advocacy meetings, and more for bicyclists and bike enthusiasts in Monterey County! ]]></description>
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		<title>Gold and Silver Helmet Awards:  Jan Valencia and Phil Yenovkian</title>
		<link>http://marilynch.com/blog/golden-helmet-award-jan-valencia-the-answer-man.html</link>
		<comments>http://marilynch.com/blog/golden-helmet-award-jan-valencia-the-answer-man.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:43:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>marilynch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bike Monterey County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local Bike News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2012 Golden Helmet Award]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Golden Helmet Award]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jan Valencia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jesse Martinez]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[phil yenovikian]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Silver Helmet Award]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TAMC Golden Helmet Award]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transportation Agency of Monterey County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Velo Club Monterey Answer Man]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Got a bike question? Got an Answer Man--and a very special one at that. Learn why !Transportation Agency of Monterey County awarded the 2012 winner his Golden Helmet.]]></description>
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		<title>Bike to Worship</title>
		<link>http://marilynch.com/blog/bike-to-worship.html</link>
		<comments>http://marilynch.com/blog/bike-to-worship.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:05:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>marilynch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bike Monterey County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Children and Teens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bethlehem Lutheran Church]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brandon Heath]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[First Presbyterian Church]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Golden State Theatre]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[James Bas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jay Bartow]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark Peake]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Monterey Church]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Phil Wickham]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Family complains about going to worship? Then Bike to Worship--to church, mosque, synagogue, or other place of worship. Your crew will likely arrive smiling! Monterey County has joined its Monterey Bay neighbors in San Benito and Santa Cruz in encouraging worshippers to bike there during annual Tri-County Bike Week and year-round!]]></description>
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		<title>Cycling Chic á la Monterey County</title>
		<link>http://marilynch.com/blog/cycle-chic-monterey.html</link>
		<comments>http://marilynch.com/blog/cycle-chic-monterey.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:25:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>marilynch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bike Monterey County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chic-Style in Monterey]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Annabelle Bull]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Copenhagen Cycle Chic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[InterContinental The Clement Monterey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Laurel Thomsen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Little Bellas Day Camp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Monterey Plaza Hotel and Spa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mountain biking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sea Otter Classic]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Copenhagen, New York, Portland, Monterey...bicycling beauties are everywhere!  Check out who's biking sans spandex on the Monterey County bikeways.]]></description>
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		<title>Getting on the right path&#8211;a bike path! Bicycle Repair and Safety class at Monterey County&#8217;s youth treatment center.</title>
		<link>http://marilynch.com/blog/getting-back-on-the-right-path-the-bike-path-that-is-volunteer-to-teach-bicycle-safety-and-repair-at-monterey-countys-youth-treatment-center.html</link>
		<comments>http://marilynch.com/blog/getting-back-on-the-right-path-the-bike-path-that-is-volunteer-to-teach-bicycle-safety-and-repair-at-monterey-countys-youth-treatment-center.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 02:55:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>marilynch</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[bicycle repair instruction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bike lights]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[bike shoes]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bobcat Bicycles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fine Wordworking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Forest Hill Bike Shop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Frank Henderson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gang violence prevention]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jessica Bray]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joseph Crabtree]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Korey Ericson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Light & Motion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Monterey County Weekly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Monterey County Youth Center]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Monterey Salinas Transit]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[New York Times]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preventing youth violence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Project Bike Trip]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Richard Gray]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Santiago Ramirez]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sea Otter Classic]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[teens bicycling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Volkswagen Sea Otter Classic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[volunteer with youth in Monterey County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[youth biking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[youth crime prevention]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[youth treatment programs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Joseph Crabtree of Forest Hill Bike Shop; Korey Ericson, Monterey bike builder; and Frank Henderson, League of American Bicyclists certified instructor are pushing back against gang violence and similar traps wreaking havoc on the lives of some youth in Monterey County. Teaming up with two Salinas bike shops, two world-renowned Monterey County bike accessory companies, the bicycling world's premiere festival, a writing services business, and the local municipal bus system,  Joe and Korey have volunteered to be lead the way in giving a small group of Monterey County Youth Center teens valuable skills that can help them steer clear of gang relationships and instead find their place in the bike community.]]></description>
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		<title>Spinning Spokes and Telling Jokes:  The birth of the FNB ride group</title>
		<link>http://marilynch.com/blog/spinning-spokes-and-telling-jokes.html</link>
		<comments>http://marilynch.com/blog/spinning-spokes-and-telling-jokes.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 09:12:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>marilynch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bike Monterey County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local Bike News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[F.N.B. Ride Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fixed not broken]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fixie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FNB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jesse Martines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Monterey County fixie riders]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Fixed, not broken.  I was thinking of riding my fixie after two months of recovery from an auto accident.  Soon 14 more riders were jumping aboard a fixie train.]]></description>
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		<title>Salinas High School Cowboy Racing Mountain Bike Team</title>
		<link>http://marilynch.com/blog/salinas-highs-mtb-team-hosting-twilight-ride.html</link>
		<comments>http://marilynch.com/blog/salinas-highs-mtb-team-hosting-twilight-ride.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2012 17:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>marilynch</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Amy E. West]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bobcat Bicycles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bryan Duke]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DC-10]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Doug Chandler Performance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[high school MTB team]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Laguna Seca]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mazda Raceway]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Nor Cal High School Cycling League]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Salinas teens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sea Otter Classic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Twilight Ride]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[95% parent driven, Salinas High has the only high school bicycling team in Monterey County.  Here's an update on the Salinas High School Cowboy Racing Mountain Bike Team from Monterey County Herald writer Amy E. West, along with photos and news about this team of five years.]]></description>
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		<title>Carmel / Hwy 1 &#8211; Bike Safe, Carmel Valley Rd to Carpenter</title>
		<link>http://marilynch.com/blog/418-carmel-hwy-1-lets-get-that-bike-path-in.html</link>
		<comments>http://marilynch.com/blog/418-carmel-hwy-1-lets-get-that-bike-path-in.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Apr 2012 08:47:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>marilynch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bike Monterey County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local Bike News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alex Cappelli]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bike Hwy 1]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bike infrastructure in Carmel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biking Highway One]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carmel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carmel Area State Parks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hatton Canyon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Monterey County bikeways]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Velo Club Monterey]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Carmel Valley Rd to Carpenter and Highway 1 is not safe for cyclists.  That can change! And the likelihood is greater if you show up to voice your desire for a bike path.

Help make this area safe for touring cyclists heading down Highway 1 and local cyclists commuting to work or to HER Helmet Thursdays spots and other mouth of the valley destinations.  And benefit Hatton Canyon residents too--by increasing bicycling and reducing carbon emissions, noise pollution, and traffic congestion in their neighborhood.]]></description>
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		<title>In Memory of Santiago Ramirez</title>
		<link>http://marilynch.com/blog/in-memory-of-santiago-ramirez.html</link>
		<comments>http://marilynch.com/blog/in-memory-of-santiago-ramirez.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 01:58:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>marilynch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Local Bike News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Santiago Ramirez]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Santiago Ramirez, 26, was killed on his bicycle at 11:40 p.m. on April 5, 2012, in Salinas.  Santiago was asked by occupants of a vehicle what his gang affiliation was before he was shot.  He was pronounced dead a short time later at Natividad Medical Center.  As reported in the Salinas Californian, it was the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jacks Peak Park, rare native Monterey Pine forest:  An oasis at risk</title>
		<link>http://marilynch.com/blog/jacks-peak-park-rare-native-monterey-pine-forest-no-to-zipline.html</link>
		<comments>http://marilynch.com/blog/jacks-peak-park-rare-native-monterey-pine-forest-no-to-zipline.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 21:58:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>marilynch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mari's Musings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2011 meeting discussing the proposed zipline at Jacks Peak Park]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arthur Nelson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barbara Rowe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[California's Coastal Legacy: The Monterey Pine Forest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cammy Torgenrud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Bates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Demetrius Kastros]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Friends of Jacks Peak]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Friends of Jacks Peak Park]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[friendsofjackspeakpark@gmail.com]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jacks Peak Journal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jacks Peak Park]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Josh Jossi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joyce Stevens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Karin Strasser Kauffman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kera Abraham]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Larry Parsons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marc Del Piero]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Monterey County Board of Supervisors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Monterey County Herald]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Monterey County Parks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Monterey County Weekly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Monterey Pine Watch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nicole Nedeff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[November 10]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Patrice Vecchione]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peggy Downes Baskin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rita Dalessio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sustainable Seaside]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[zipline]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Public comment unanimously opposed a zipline at Jacks Peak Park.  What about the Park Commissioners and Board of Supervisors?  If EcoTours is doing it, why a need for Environmental Impact Report? Get an update on the proposed zipline at Jacks Peak Park--one of the five native stands of Monterey Pine forest in the world.  Then voice your opinion as to whether Jacks Peak is a good location for a zipline in Monterey County.]]></description>
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		<title>Make it a joy ride: 18th Annual Monterey County Bike Week</title>
		<link>http://marilynch.com/blog/18th-annual-monterey-county-bike-week-make-it-a-joy-ride.html</link>
		<comments>http://marilynch.com/blog/18th-annual-monterey-county-bike-week-make-it-a-joy-ride.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 00:38:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>marilynch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bike Monterey County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local Bike News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[18th Annual Monterey County Bike Week]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Monterey County Bike Week]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transportation Agency for Monterey County]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[May 7-13, and beyond, are packed with fun for bicyclists in Monterey County!]]></description>
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		<title>Crowded parking for Trader Joe&#8217;s and vicinity? Not anymore!</title>
		<link>http://marilynch.com/blog/crowded-trader-joes-parking-not-anymore.html</link>
		<comments>http://marilynch.com/blog/crowded-trader-joes-parking-not-anymore.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 04:47:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>marilynch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bike Monterey County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Featured Articles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local Bike News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bike infrastructure in the City of Monterey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bike parking in downtown Monterey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Erik's Delicafe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[r.g. Burgers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trader Joe's in downtown Monterey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uptown Monterey shopping center]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Secret to avoiding parking hassles? Sure, biking in itself eases that pain.  But sometimes more bicycle parking options are needed too!  See who's listening....]]></description>
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		<title>Bike Shops Offering $10 Safety Inspections and Minor Tuneups thru May 13</title>
		<link>http://marilynch.com/blog/bike-shops-providing-pre-bike-week-safety-checks.html</link>
		<comments>http://marilynch.com/blog/bike-shops-providing-pre-bike-week-safety-checks.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 03:32:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>marilynch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bike Monterey County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local Bike News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aquarian Bicycles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bay Bikes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bear Bikes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bicycle safety assessment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bike maintenance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bike safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bike tune-up]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bike Week]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bobcat Bicycles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marina Cycle & Skate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Monterey County Bike to Work]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[REI Marina]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sports Center Bicycles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TAMC]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Winning Wheels]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[$4.12+ per gallon for gas? Or 10 bucks and pedaling? Bike shops make it easier to decide, and to help you get ready to celebrate all the spring activities, including Bike Week.]]></description>
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		<title>Twilight Rides at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca</title>
		<link>http://marilynch.com/blog/nps-sponsoring-holiday-twilight-ride.html</link>
		<comments>http://marilynch.com/blog/nps-sponsoring-holiday-twilight-ride.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 09:31:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>marilynch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bike Monterey County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local Bike News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bobcat Bicycles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[H-E-R Helmet Thursdays STORIES]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hennie Kuiper]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jim Warwick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joselyn's Bicycles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Koos Moerenhout]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lars Boom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Naval Postgraduate School]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NPS Cycling Club]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NPS Foundation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pacific Grove Kiwanis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Plus 3 Network]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rabobank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Salinas High Cowboys Racing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Santa Project]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sports Center Bicycles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Twilight Ride]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Locals and visitors in Monterey County are invited to meetup  on the Mazda Raceway, Laguna Seca, for the next Twilight Ride. Come see why Salinas High School Cowboy Racing Mountain Bike Team,  Ghost Tree and Monterey Bay Racing, and Monterey Off Road Cycling Association, NPS Cycling Club, and Velo Club Monterey are among the many who typically turn out for these rides.

And nope, you don't have to be a racer! People of all ages and abilities are welcome.]]></description>
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