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		<title>Joshua Tree National Park</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:08:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the holidays I had the pleasure of spending a few days camping in Joshua Tree National Park in the Mojave Desert of Southern California.  The park offers world class rock climbing and bouldering as well as a spectacular desert  landscape.   I ended up spending a good amount of time in the Hidden Valley [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=paulzaretsky.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1458834&amp;post=182&amp;subd=paulzaretsky&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fitzgerald Marine Reserve</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 06:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Tidepooling</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 08:47:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With negative tides happening late in the day, the weekend was spent tidepooling at Natural Bridges in Santa Cruz, and Fitzgerald Marine Reserve just North of Half Moon Bay. Tidepool photography can be especially challenging since most of the interesting activity is happening a couple of feet underwater in dark little pools. Not the best [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=paulzaretsky.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1458834&amp;post=148&amp;subd=paulzaretsky&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Santa Cruz County Bank presents Birds of a Feather</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jul 2011 23:45:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Look for a collection of my bird photographs in the upcoming Santa Cruz County Bank&#8217;s Birds of a Feather exhibit that kicks off later this month.  This exhibit runs in conjunction with the Monterey Bay Birding Festival and will focus on the varied habits and habitats of birds on the Central Coast. The exhibit will [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=paulzaretsky.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1458834&amp;post=123&amp;subd=paulzaretsky&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Elephant Seals at Piedras Blancas</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Feb 2011 07:49:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of assisting my good friend Jason Bradley with his annual elephant seal workshop.  Our trip was timed to coincide with the peak of activity at the rookery near San Simeon.  It&#8217;s truly one of North America&#8217;s most spectacular wildlife experiences.   On a typical day you [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=paulzaretsky.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1458834&amp;post=109&amp;subd=paulzaretsky&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Point Reyes National Seashore</title>
		<link>http://paulzaretsky.wordpress.com/2011/01/08/point-reyes-national-seashore/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Jan 2011 15:04:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently took a quick trip to Point Reyes National Seashore. This is a video from my partner in crime, Jason Bradley. http://vimeo.com/18555464<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=paulzaretsky.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1458834&amp;post=100&amp;subd=paulzaretsky&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Open Studios Encore This Weekend</title>
		<link>http://paulzaretsky.wordpress.com/2010/10/16/open-studios-encore-this-weekend/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Oct 2010 10:38:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Join us for our Encore Weekend of Open Studios We&#8217;ll be open 10:00 am &#8211; 5:00 pm http://paulzaretsky.com/openstudios<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=paulzaretsky.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1458834&amp;post=94&amp;subd=paulzaretsky&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Capitola Art and Wine</title>
		<link>http://paulzaretsky.wordpress.com/2010/09/07/capitola-art-and-wine/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:19:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Come on down to Capitola this weekend and see what&#8217;s new. September 11 &#38; 12. 10am &#8211; 6pm.  As usual you can catch the shuttle from the Capitola Mall on 41st. http://www.capitolachamber.com/artwine.html<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=paulzaretsky.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1458834&amp;post=84&amp;subd=paulzaretsky&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Hey Shutterbugz!</title>
		<link>http://paulzaretsky.wordpress.com/2010/01/02/hey-shutterbugz/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2010 09:27:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Next month I&#8217;ll be teaching a photo workshop for young budding photographers.  The workshop is February 6th &#8211; an early session for 5-8 year olds and an afternoon session for 9-13 year olds.  We&#8217;ll be out at the Marina Library in Monterey County.  For more information go to: Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District&#8217;s website or contact [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=paulzaretsky.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1458834&amp;post=78&amp;subd=paulzaretsky&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New Years at Death Valley</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 07:14:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the New Years holiday, I had the opportunity to visit Death Valley National Park.  Having not been there before I had a lot of ground to cover with my partner in crime (Scott Arnaz) in just 2 1/2 days.  We hit a lot of the major sites including the famous Mesquite Sand Dunes, Artist&#8217;s [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=paulzaretsky.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1458834&amp;post=62&amp;subd=paulzaretsky&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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