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	<title>Tales From The Lake</title>
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	<description>Well-known Yukon author and river guide Gus Karpes' monthly columns.</description>
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		<title>The Magic of a Campfire</title>
		<link>http://www.yukonbooks.com/features/tales/2006/01/01/the-magic-of-a-campfire/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2006 20:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gus Karpes</dc:creator>
		
	<category>The Tales</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Living at Lake Laberge gives us an opportunity to kindle a campfire on a daily basis from first melt to first snow with a few winter bonfires thrown in for good measure. There is a large fire pit centrally located in our back yard. The pit is gravel lined and circled with a selection of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Challenge of the Ride</title>
		<link>http://www.yukonbooks.com/features/tales/2006/02/07/the-challenge-of-the-ride/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2006 18:16:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gus Karpes</dc:creator>
		
	<category>The Tales</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;I&#8217;ll drop off one of the new machines for you and Irene to ride&#8221;, says my friend for at least the fourth time this winter.
&#8220;Oh, that&#8217;s ok, don&#8217;t bother&#8221;, is my automatic reply.
We&#8217;re referring to a snowmobile.  At the lake, we have two of the earliest Skidoo Elans, short, light, tippy and a challenge to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oatmeal for Breakfast</title>
		<link>http://www.yukonbooks.com/features/tales/2006/03/01/oatmeal-for-breakfast/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2006 20:06:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gus Karpes</dc:creator>
		
	<category>The Tales</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is winter again and naturally the time to bring the glass jar of oatmeal out of the pantry and put it out on the counter along with the bottle of cod liver oil. The one-gallon jar of 0ats will stay there until the last vestiges of winter disappear into spring when it again gets [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beautiful Things</title>
		<link>http://www.yukonbooks.com/features/tales/2006/04/01/beautiful-things/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2006 06:01:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gus Karpes</dc:creator>
		
	<category>The Tales</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[“I surely wish Ma could be here to see this
for she loves beautiful things.”
It is a line borrowed from one of the Louis L’amour Sackett novels. A wish      voiced by one of the boys as he breaks out over the crest of a hill and describes     [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Trap Line</title>
		<link>http://www.yukonbooks.com/features/tales/2006/05/01/the-trap-line/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2006 06:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gus Karpes</dc:creator>
		
	<category>The Tales</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A trap line in the Yukon is generally run during the cold part of winter. This takes advantage of the natural and full fur coat that an animal in the wilds develops to keep itself warm.
Not around our place. We start trapping in mid-September when the first frost covers the ground to when the real [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Yukon Breakfast</title>
		<link>http://www.yukonbooks.com/features/tales/2006/06/01/a-yukon-breakfast/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2006 06:01:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gus Karpes</dc:creator>
		
	<category>The Tales</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On all fours, I back out of the tent.    I stand up and see that a slight mist blankets the river, its steamy presence    muffling the normal wilderness sounds around me. The mist has obviously dampened    the usual morning exuberance of the two dogs. An enquiring [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fishing to a Tune</title>
		<link>http://www.yukonbooks.com/features/tales/2006/07/01/fishing-to-a-tune/</link>
		<comments>http://www.yukonbooks.com/features/tales/2006/07/01/fishing-to-a-tune/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jul 2006 06:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gus Karpes</dc:creator>
		
	<category>The Tales</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Summer is here, the ice is gone and the boat is ready. It is time to explore the lake and time to visit all our special fishing holes. The other night the weather was gorgeous, the lake was calm and I decided it was a great time to wet a line. The boat affectionately referred [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Welcome to Paradise</title>
		<link>http://www.yukonbooks.com/features/tales/2006/08/01/welcome-to-paradise/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Aug 2006 06:02:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gus Karpes</dc:creator>
		
	<category>The Tales</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is a time of almost record high water levels at the lake.  From break up in spring to the end of July we have gone from 150 ft of beach to zero and for sure we&#8217;re not finished with it.  It is a daily task to pull the boats up further onto [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Packing For The Trail</title>
		<link>http://www.yukonbooks.com/features/tales/2006/09/01/packing-for-the-trail/</link>
		<comments>http://www.yukonbooks.com/features/tales/2006/09/01/packing-for-the-trail/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Sep 2006 06:01:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gus Karpes</dc:creator>
		
	<category>The Tales</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re in the middle of packing for a river trip. It is a ritual we have gone through for at least 30 Yukon summers. As I spread the gear all over the floor to pick and choose what to bring, the familiar smells of campfire smoke, leather and canvas starts to bring back memories. I&#8217;m [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fall At The Lake</title>
		<link>http://www.yukonbooks.com/features/tales/2006/10/01/fall-at-the-lake/</link>
		<comments>http://www.yukonbooks.com/features/tales/2006/10/01/fall-at-the-lake/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Oct 2006 06:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gus Karpes</dc:creator>
		
	<category>The Tales</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve had our first frost and several weeks of wonderful fall colors as the aspen and willow go through the change of yet another season.  Another fierce windy day will remove any remnants of foliage left hanging around and the stark, bare branches of the aspen will remain that way until spring arrives once [...]]]></description>
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