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		<title>Have you ever felt like you were working to live instead of living to work?</title>
		<link>http://ourbreakaway.com/2010/12/23/ever-felt-like-you-were-working-to-live-instead-of-living-to-work/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2010 17:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tana</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[dinosaur]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever wanted to just escape the rat race and get out there and live &#8211; at least for awhile? This is a blog about 2 people who left perfectly good jobs during an economic crisis in search of adventure and meaning. Are they crazy or are they brilliant? Either way it will be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2010.12.24 Reflecting on a Year of Growth</title>
		<link>http://ourbreakaway.com/2010/12/22/2010-12-24-reflecting-on-a-year-of-growth/</link>
		<comments>http://ourbreakaway.com/2010/12/22/2010-12-24-reflecting-on-a-year-of-growth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2010 03:35:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tana</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[California Bungalow]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[real estate]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once again the end of another year is upon us and somehow we are surprised. But reflecting on our last 12 month it becomes clear just how much we’ve done and how much we’ve learned. We have been so fortunate to have this time to explore, not only the wonders of nature, but our own [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2010.10.14 North Rim Hike to Rock Art Panel</title>
		<link>http://ourbreakaway.com/2010/10/14/2010-10-14-north-rim-hike-to-rock-art-panel/</link>
		<comments>http://ourbreakaway.com/2010/10/14/2010-10-14-north-rim-hike-to-rock-art-panel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 04:23:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tana</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Getting Out]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[archaeology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arizona]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grand Canyon]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When a couple of our hiking friends asked if we wanted to do a day hike down a canyon just off the North Rim to photograph a Rock Art panel dating back 2,000 years &#8211; well, of course, we jumped at it! Barry Glazier, a local photographer, jumped in as well. Barry is known to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2010.08.31 Hiking Zion&#8217;s Subway</title>
		<link>http://ourbreakaway.com/2010/08/31/2010-08-31-hiking-zions-subway/</link>
		<comments>http://ourbreakaway.com/2010/08/31/2010-08-31-hiking-zions-subway/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:34:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tana</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Subway is one of the most beautiful and famous hikes in Zion National Park. You can find photos and descriptions in many guides and websites. We knew we had to see for ourselves, but we were hesitant to try any hike that involves ropes and swimming. Because it&#8217;s such a popular hike, only a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2010.07.09 Paria Canyon Hike</title>
		<link>http://ourbreakaway.com/2010/07/11/2010-07-09-paria-canyon-hike/</link>
		<comments>http://ourbreakaway.com/2010/07/11/2010-07-09-paria-canyon-hike/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jul 2010 15:32:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tana</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Buckskin Gulch and Paria Canyon is noted in many of the guides and websites as being one of the premiere hike in Southern Utah if not the country. It has been on our list since we first came to Kanab in July of last year. It also occurred to us that this hike would be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2010.06.26 South Fork Pictographs</title>
		<link>http://ourbreakaway.com/2010/06/26/2010-06-26-south-fork-pictographs/</link>
		<comments>http://ourbreakaway.com/2010/06/26/2010-06-26-south-fork-pictographs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jun 2010 00:49:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We had seen the flyers in town for a field trip to the South Fork Pictographs and knew we&#8217;d have to check it out. This was part of a great program called Family Discovery Caravan 2010 put on by Kanab&#8217;s BLM field office to educate the public about significant historical sites in southern Utah. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2010.06.21  Summer Solstice in Bryce Canyon</title>
		<link>http://ourbreakaway.com/2010/06/21/2010-06-22-summer-solstice-in-bryce-canyon/</link>
		<comments>http://ourbreakaway.com/2010/06/21/2010-06-22-summer-solstice-in-bryce-canyon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 01:57:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tana</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It seems only fitting that we spend the longest day of the year doing what we love most &#8211; hiking! We received an email from another member of the Vermillion Cliffs Hiking club (a local hiking club here in Kanab) announcing a summer solstice hike in Bryce Canyon. Perfect. We responded and arranged to meet [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2010.05.22 Building with Straw Bales and Earth Plaster</title>
		<link>http://ourbreakaway.com/2010/05/22/2010-05-22-building-with-straw-bales-and-earth-plaster/</link>
		<comments>http://ourbreakaway.com/2010/05/22/2010-05-22-building-with-straw-bales-and-earth-plaster/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 May 2010 11:54:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another Amazing Earthfest event in our town of Kanab today, was a tour of several straw bale houses in various stages of construction. Everyone drove about 16 miles east of Kanab and followed a dirt road to where Jim Henley and Caralee Woods are currently constructing these houses. Straw bale construction is naturally beautiful, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2010.05.20 Jackson Flat Archaeological Excavations</title>
		<link>http://ourbreakaway.com/2010/05/20/2010-05-20-jackson-flat-archaeological-excavations/</link>
		<comments>http://ourbreakaway.com/2010/05/20/2010-05-20-jackson-flat-archaeological-excavations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 19:30:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ourbreakaway.com/?p=1286</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Having barely recovered from yesterday&#8217;s Amazing Earthfest activities, we were back at it first thing this morning. Today we found ourselves at the Kane County office of Tourism in Kanab with over 50 others who were excited to tour the Jackson Flat Archaeological Excavation. Not only is this a rare opportunity to see such a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2010.05.19 Hike to Mansard Rock Art</title>
		<link>http://ourbreakaway.com/2010/05/19/2010-05-19-hike-to-mansard-rock-art/</link>
		<comments>http://ourbreakaway.com/2010/05/19/2010-05-19-hike-to-mansard-rock-art/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 19:19:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tana</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ourbreakaway.com/?p=1283</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As the &#8220;Amazing Earthfest&#8221; continues, we are trying to fit in as many of the 43 activities as possible.  Today was one event we did not want to miss.   We drove into town where we met up with over 20 others at the Kanab BLM field office.  From there we all caravanned out to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2010.05.17 Sunset Photography Workshop</title>
		<link>http://ourbreakaway.com/2010/05/17/2010-05-17-sunset-photography-workshop/</link>
		<comments>http://ourbreakaway.com/2010/05/17/2010-05-17-sunset-photography-workshop/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 05:04:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ourbreakaway.com/?p=1270</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Sunset Photography Workshop is just one of over forty events being held locally in and around Kanab this week as part of the &#8220;Amazing Earthfest&#8220;, a community celebration of National and State Parks. National Forests, Monuments, and Public Lands of the Colorado Plateau. Two professional level photographers, Chuck Combs and Barry Glazier teamed up [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2010.05.15 Desert Bloom</title>
		<link>http://ourbreakaway.com/2010/05/15/2010-05-15-desert-bloom/</link>
		<comments>http://ourbreakaway.com/2010/05/15/2010-05-15-desert-bloom/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 May 2010 05:28:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the first things we did when we got to town was stop at the Kanab BLM Visitor Center to see what was on the calendar of events.   We signed up for the Family Discovery Caravan event called Desert Bloom where we would learn about the Southern Utah Desert flowers.   Neither of us knows [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2010.05.01 Done Deal!</title>
		<link>http://ourbreakaway.com/2010/05/01/2010-05-01-done-deal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 04:41:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tana</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ourbreakaway.com/?p=1195</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After the many many hours we put in to restoring this  1917 California Craftsman Bungalow, it was with mixed emotions that we watched the real estate sign go up in the front yard.  This had been home for 15 years, but it wasn&#8217;t until we started the restoration a few months ago that we truly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2010.03.16 The Wave</title>
		<link>http://ourbreakaway.com/2010/03/16/2010-03-16-the-wave/</link>
		<comments>http://ourbreakaway.com/2010/03/16/2010-03-16-the-wave/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:26:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are back in Kanab for just one week, taking a break from the house remodel in Long Beach.  We were determined to get in at least one hike and the Wave was our first choice.  &#8220;The Wave&#8221; is  located just a half hour south from our house in the Coyote Buttes area of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2010.03.10 This Old House</title>
		<link>http://ourbreakaway.com/2010/03/10/2010-03-10-this-old-house/</link>
		<comments>http://ourbreakaway.com/2010/03/10/2010-03-10-this-old-house/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:51:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tana</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This Craftsman bungalow was built in 1917 and has been a &#8220;home&#8221; to Mike for over 10 years.   It is located in Long Beach in the Bluff Heights Historical District and is only 3 blocks from the beach.   We returned here from our Baja trip last winter and it became obvious to us that no [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2009-2010 Best of Baja Slide Show</title>
		<link>http://ourbreakaway.com/2010/01/31/2009-2010-best-of-baja-slide-show/</link>
		<comments>http://ourbreakaway.com/2010/01/31/2009-2010-best-of-baja-slide-show/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 19:50:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tana</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have so many great shots we had to create 2 separate slide shows&#8230;. [View more photos here.] [View even more photos here.]]]></description>
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		<title>2010.01.15 Punta Chivato</title>
		<link>http://ourbreakaway.com/2010/01/15/2010-01-15-punta-chivato/</link>
		<comments>http://ourbreakaway.com/2010/01/15/2010-01-15-punta-chivato/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:59:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You just never know what you&#8217;ll find at the end of long dusty dirt road in Baja&#8230; [View more photos here.]]]></description>
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		<title>2010.01.09 Punta Arena de la Ventana Lighthouse</title>
		<link>http://ourbreakaway.com/2010/01/09/2010-01-09-punta-arena-de-la-ventana-lighthouse/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 04:33:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ourbreakaway.com/?p=1081</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[At the South East &#8220;point&#8221; in La Ventana Bay (Las Arenas), lies a lighthouse that is currently being demolished. A new light house was built in 2009 and the old lighthouse is slowly being removed. We had a chance to climb to the top of the old lighthouse before it was completely removed. The lighthouses [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2009.12.31 Reflecting on a Year of Change</title>
		<link>http://ourbreakaway.com/2010/01/01/2009-12-31-reflecting-on-a-year-of-change/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 17:42:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tana</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[2009 started out like many other years. Waking up in paradise with a hangover that kept us from enjoying the beauty and peace we had come here for. The many miles between this remote area of Baja and the stressful career and hectic lifestyle of Long Beach served as an escape for a week or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2009.12.27 Windsurfing with my brother.</title>
		<link>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/12/27/2009-12-27-windsurfing-with-my-brother/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 17:18:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s pretty damn fun to sail with my brother Mark. We have similar skills, pretty much the same board speed, and a mutual competitive nature. It all makes for some great windsurfing. Couple all this with the sun and the warm water on the Sea of Cortez and it just does not get any better. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2009.12.26 Mobile Office</title>
		<link>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/12/26/2009-12-26-mobile-office/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Dec 2009 15:42:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of our goals, while Breaking Away, was to find a way to work while using the conveniences of the technology that is available right now. We live in an incredible period of time where this is possible. Having a mobile office, connected to the internet, we can now work anywhere in the world, sometimes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2009.12.23 Old Dog New Tricks</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2009 01:18:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the main reasons we decided to take OurBreakaway was so we could enjoy some of the physical activities that we may not be able to (or want to) do when we are &#8220;retirement age&#8221;. Mike has been an avid windsurfer since the early &#8217;80s, but it is a sport that I had never [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2009.12.22 Morning Meditation</title>
		<link>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/12/22/2009-12-22-morning-meditation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:22:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The idea of waking up early enough to watch the sun rise, taking the time to breathe, notice, and become aware before starting the day is something that we have found we never made time to do when we were in the midst of our corporate life. This is something that we are trying to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2009.12.19 Changes in Latitude, Changes in Attitudes</title>
		<link>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/12/17/2009-12-19-changes-in-latitude-changes-in-attitudes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:40:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thursday morning at 4:30 am our alarm went off, something we hadn’t heard in over 5 months. This sound used to mean another long day at work, but not this time. We jumped out of bed as if it were a starting gun knowing this was the beginning of our next big adventure. We loaded [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2009.12.13 Culture shock</title>
		<link>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/12/13/culture-shock/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 05:34:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ourbreakaway.com/?p=1016</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[You may have noticed there hasn&#8217;t been any activity on our blog for a few weeks. This is due to a severe case of Culture Shock we are both suffering from. We left our quiet little house in Kanab to spend some time (and do some maintenance) at the house in Long Beach. Wow &#8211; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2009.11.09 Snake Gulch Art Appreciation</title>
		<link>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/11/08/snake-gulch-art-appreciation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:40:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tana</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We wanted to get in one last hike before heading back to Long Beach for awhile. Snake Gulch Trail is located on the Kaibab National Forest (north of the Grand Canyon) and is known for it&#8217;s world class ancient Rock Art dating back as far as 300 BC. This trail had been on our list [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2009.10.24 Dana &amp; John in our Neck of the Woods</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 03:53:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tana</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We had the pleasure of playing tour guide for a few days with our friends Dana &#38; John, who came to visit from Orange County. We felt like real locals showing off our cute little town and beautiful sites near our new home. As I reflect on their short visit I realize now that it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2009.10.23 Happy Birthday Mom!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tana</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pollie Seaford, otherwise known as Mom to me, is celebrating her birthday today. Although &#8220;Celebrating&#8221; might be a slight exaggeration. She&#8217;s not big on parties and will go to great lengths to avoid being the center of attention, a trait that didn&#8217;t make it down to her first born. She had me at a very [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2009.10.10 Late Breaking NEWS in Kanab&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/10/16/late-breaking-news-in-kanab/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:51:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tana</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The biggest shocker was the new stoplight recently installed in town at Main Street. That&#8217;s right&#8230;Kanab is no longer a one stoplight town! Psychologically, this is a big adjustment, but in reality it&#8217;s not such a big deal since the light has been green anytime we&#8217;ve gone through town. I must admit having 2 stoplights [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2009.09.23 Coyote Gulch Trail</title>
		<link>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/09/27/20090923-coyote-gulch-trail/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 20:55:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We left Wednesday morning driving up Johnson Canyon to Skutumpah Road to the small town of Escalante, which is an adventure itself, but this was just to get us to our starting point of our adventure. Our intended destination, Coyote Gulch, can be accessed from several trailheads located along Hole-in-the-Rock road. Since we would not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2009.09.17 Dinosaur Tracks</title>
		<link>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/09/17/20090917-dinosaur-tracks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:56:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This day hike was another edition of the &#8220;Walks and Talks&#8221; series co-sponsored by the Grand Staircase Escalante Partners and the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument (GSENM). If you ever get the opportunity to go on one of these walks and talks, our experience has been that they provide details of this area that you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2009.09.16 No Dog Ride</title>
		<link>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/09/16/20090916-no-dog-ride/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:48:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[No dogs allowed here. Mike took off on his BMW R1200 GS and rode across the Arizona desert near the house. This is a video of part of that ride.]]></description>
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		<title>2009.09.13 Our Backyard Hike</title>
		<link>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/09/13/20090913-our-backyard-hike/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 21:57:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It started out innocently enough. The last time we took off in the morning on a hike in our backyard we only took our morning coffee with us and ended up hiking for three hours. We weren&#8217;t going to make that mistake again so this time we took our camel backs with water for a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2009.09.12 Toroweap</title>
		<link>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/09/12/20090912-toroweap/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 19:40:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Toroweap is located on the far west end of the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. It is not an easy road to get there &#8211; 2-1/2 hours on a dirt road that sometimes requires four wheel drive and may or not be passable depending on the weather. Take BLM road 109 approximately 61 miles [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2009.09.09 Kanab Sunset</title>
		<link>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/09/09/20090909-kanab-sunset/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:58:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We drove twelve hours from Sacramento to Kanab.  When we got home we were rewarded with this amazing rainbow and sunset.]]></description>
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		<title>2009.09.06 Jess and Andrew&#8217;s Wedding</title>
		<link>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/09/06/20090906-jess-and-andrew-wedding/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2009 15:02:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The emotions a Mother goes through watching her little girl get married are&#8230;well&#8230;complex to say the least. Probably the only thing more confusing would be the emotions of the Father! Most of all, though, I felt proud. What a beautiful young woman my little girl has become, on the inside as well as the outside! [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2009.09.03 Kennedy Meadows Hilton</title>
		<link>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/09/03/kennedy-meadows-hilton/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 22:33:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tana</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kennedy Meadows is an interesting old summer camp town near the top of Sonora Pass consisting of several small cabins, a small Hotel/Restaurant/Store, and of course a Saloon, complete with bowlegged cowboys (and cowgirls). There is one old cabin, though, that is noticeably different than the others. To me, it was always known as &#8220;Rip&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2009.08.30 Maynard Dixon House and Studio</title>
		<link>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/08/30/20090830-maynard-dixon-house-and-studio/</link>
		<comments>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/08/30/20090830-maynard-dixon-house-and-studio/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 17:34:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maynard Dixon was a well known American West Landscape artist who came to Southern Utah for find his peace in 1938. While on a short motorcycle ride we decided to stop at the Bingham Gallery, which we had past several time before, located 17 miles to the north of our house on Highway 89 in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2009.08.29 Kanab Western Legends Roundup</title>
		<link>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/08/29/20090829-kanab-western-legends-roundup/</link>
		<comments>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/08/29/20090829-kanab-western-legends-roundup/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 05:15:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There a was buzz in the air all week and we were filled with anticipation for our first Western Legends experience. Western Legends Round-Up and Western Film Festival is the signature event held in Kane County each year. This event was created to honor the richness of Western movie history, and to celebrate the 100-plus [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2009.08.24 Death Hollow</title>
		<link>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/08/24/20090824-death-hollow/</link>
		<comments>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/08/24/20090824-death-hollow/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 06:21:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Getting Out]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This adventure was well planned. We were looking for a three day backpacking trip where we could take the dogs and have plenty of water to collect along the way. We had read about Coyote Gulch in the &#8220;Photographing the Southwest&#8221; guide, researched the hike on Trails.com, had downloaded the USGS topo maps and appropriate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2009.08.19 Old Paria Townsite</title>
		<link>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/08/19/20090819-old-paria/</link>
		<comments>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/08/19/20090819-old-paria/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 04:54:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We had driven by the road side marker many times posted at the Paria Townsite turn off on Hwy 89. Today we decided to pull off and at least read it. Looking in the direction of the ghost town we saw nothing except the same beautiful red cliffs that we could see in any other [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2009.08.19 Good Morning Campers</title>
		<link>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/08/19/20090819-good-morning-campers/</link>
		<comments>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/08/19/20090819-good-morning-campers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 04:31:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just look at those clean hiking shoes ladies and gentlemen. Not a single piece of mud on them. How does Tana do it? By carefully choosing her path I suppose. No, Mike is not making fun of Tana. He is just pointing out that her shoes are always suspiciously clean. Good morning campers.]]></description>
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		<title>2009.08.18 Bella &#8211; Good Day</title>
		<link>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/08/18/20090818-bella-good-day/</link>
		<comments>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/08/18/20090818-bella-good-day/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 05:26:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When a friend of ours who volunteers at the Healing Heart Sanctuary here in Kanab told us about the very special 10 week old golden lab coming to the sanctuary soon, we thought it would be fun to film her arrival. Little did we know, she would steal our hearts, as she does with anyone [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2009.08.16 The Lick Wash Trail</title>
		<link>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/08/16/20090816-lick-wash-trail/</link>
		<comments>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/08/16/20090816-lick-wash-trail/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2009 06:31:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just a couple of miles from our house is a fantastic road to the east that runs through Johnson Canyon and through the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument. We took this road which led us to the appropriately named Skutumpah road. Travel about 14.8 miles on Skutumpah and you will find the Lick Wash Trailhead [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2009.08.15 The Great Western Trail</title>
		<link>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/08/15/20090815-the-great-western-trail-debacle/</link>
		<comments>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/08/15/20090815-the-great-western-trail-debacle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2009 04:51:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[About 10 miles from our house to the east, highway 89 crosses the &#8220;Great Western Trail&#8221;. This trail supposedly traverses some 4,455 miles through Arizona, Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, and Montana. Mike took his BMW R1200 GS motorcycle out for ride on a section of this trail and captured a short clip while hand holding the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2009.08.10 End of Summer with Taylor</title>
		<link>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/08/10/20090810-end-of-summer-with-taylor/</link>
		<comments>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/08/10/20090810-end-of-summer-with-taylor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 05:16:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tana</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I pulled the E2 trailer up to Sacramento and kidnapped Taylor, my 5 1/2 year old granddaughter, for a few nights of camping and fun at Folsom Lake! We read plenty of books, played games, played in the lake, played with the dogs, got our face painted, ate S&#8217;mores, stayed up late, slept in late, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2009.08.07 Riding motorcycles and thinking.</title>
		<link>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/08/07/20090807-riding-motorcycles-and-thinking/</link>
		<comments>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/08/07/20090807-riding-motorcycles-and-thinking/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:12:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Stopping to Think]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The miles ridden on a motorcycle are some of  the rarest moments in life that really allow you the opportunity to be by yourself and to think.  I rode over 400 miles on the R1200 GS today.  I left Tana and Taylor back at the camp at Folsom Lake at 10:00 A.M. and arrived back [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2009.08.06 Windsurfing with my brother</title>
		<link>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/08/06/20090806-windsurfing-with-your-brother/</link>
		<comments>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/08/06/20090806-windsurfing-with-your-brother/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 20:33:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have an identical twin brother named Mark. We both learned to windsurf on the same day with our good friend Bob James on Millerton Lake in 1982. That was 27 years ago. If I could only take an extension cord and plug that memory of mine into yours, you might understand the importance of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Retirement Fairytale</title>
		<link>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/07/31/the-retirement-fairytale/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 19:24:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tana</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In our society we have been taught that if you work hard in school and your career you will be rewarded in the end with what is called Retirement. And if you work really, really hard, you can reach that reward even sooner. Retirement is that place I dreamed about with far away eyes, as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2009.07.28 Mike&#8217;s birthday</title>
		<link>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/07/28/20090728-crystal-cove-for-mike/</link>
		<comments>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/07/28/20090728-crystal-cove-for-mike/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:52:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ourbreakaway.com/?p=408</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Mike upgraded the old BMW RT1150 to a new BMW R1200 GS, did no work around the house, went on nice ride to the beach at Crystal cove on the GS with Tana, and had an amazing dinner at the Beachcomber restaurant while watching the beautiful sunset. Lucky man, that Mike. Stay tuned for some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2009.07.27 Heading back to SoCal for a few days.</title>
		<link>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/07/27/heading-back-to-southern-calfornia-for-a-few-days/</link>
		<comments>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/07/27/heading-back-to-southern-calfornia-for-a-few-days/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 18:39:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are headed back to the Long Beach house for a few days before making a little adventure trip along the northern California coast to visit with family and friends. It is about an 8 hour drive from the Kane County house to the Long beach house. It was hard to leave the little town [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2009.07.23 North Rim of the Grand Canyon</title>
		<link>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/07/25/20090723-north-rim-of-the-grand-canyon/</link>
		<comments>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/07/25/20090723-north-rim-of-the-grand-canyon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 16:18:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Thursday 2009.07.23, we packed up the new E2 trailer and headed to the Kaibab Wilderness and worked our way through an off-road trail to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. We literally camped 25 feet from the rim, not another soul in sight. We took a short hike Thursday afternoon to scope out [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Zen Habits</title>
		<link>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/07/22/zen-habits/</link>
		<comments>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/07/22/zen-habits/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 07:11:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tana</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Love this stuff!  Be careful though&#8230;.If you read too much of it you might do something crazy like quit your job to roam the country for adventure!]]></description>
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		<title>2009.07.22 Introducing the E2, our new adventure tool.</title>
		<link>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/07/22/a-new-adventure-tool/</link>
		<comments>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/07/22/a-new-adventure-tool/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 06:36:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We added a new Fleetwood E2 tent trailer to the Adventure fleet today.  It seemed as though we have been spending lots of time driving to many of the scenic areas of southern Utah lately, taking on a decent hike, then driving all the way back to Kanab to shower and climb into bed at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2009.07.20 A little flash flood at the house.</title>
		<link>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/07/20/a-little-monsoon-at-the-house/</link>
		<comments>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/07/20/a-little-monsoon-at-the-house/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 23:17:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just yesterday we were commenting on the fact that we never seem to have an ordinary day here.   Everything we do it seems, no mater how trivial, seems to turn into some sort of bizarre adventure.  We decided to just stay home today and work on the computers and try not to get ourselves involved [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2009.07.18  Archeology of Kitchen Corral Canyon</title>
		<link>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/07/18/archeology-of-kitchen-corral-canyon/</link>
		<comments>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/07/18/archeology-of-kitchen-corral-canyon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2009 02:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As part of the &#8220;Walks and Talks&#8221; series co-sponsored by the Grand Staircase Escalante Partners and the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument (GSENM), this group hike took place about 20 miles east of Kanab at the Kitchen Corral Canyon.  The group met GSENM&#8217;s archeologist Wade Parsons at the GSENM Kanab Visitor Center at 9:00 A.M. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2009.07.17 Hiking Cottonwood Narrows</title>
		<link>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/07/17/hiking-cottenwood-narrows/</link>
		<comments>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/07/17/hiking-cottenwood-narrows/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 07:14:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tana and the dogs hiking through Cottonwood Narrows. View more photos. Watch Video.]]></description>
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		<title>2009.07.17  Just a short ride in the truck.</title>
		<link>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/07/17/just-a-short-ride-in-the-truck/</link>
		<comments>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/07/17/just-a-short-ride-in-the-truck/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 06:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It started out innocently enough.  Get up early on a Friday morning, grab a large coffee with two add shots at Laid Back Larry&#8217;s, and head out with our new map for about an hours drive to somewhere we have not been yet. The Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument (GSENM) is literally in our backyard, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2009.07.15  The Old Barn Playhouse</title>
		<link>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/07/15/the-old-barn-playhouse/</link>
		<comments>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/07/15/the-old-barn-playhouse/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 06:30:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Watching movies in a barn?  Yep, that&#8217;s right.  There is plenty of free entertainment in this small town of Kanab if you know where to look.  The barn is located behind the Parry Lodge.  It was built sometime around the turn of the century and was used for years to keep animals and to store [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2009.07.13 The Silver Bean</title>
		<link>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/07/13/the-silver-bean/</link>
		<comments>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/07/13/the-silver-bean/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 06:33:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[During a recent trip to Colorado, we stopped at the little town of Cortez and stumbled upon this little 1969 Airstream trailer that serves good coffee. The Silver Bean is a local favorite for getting your morning joe in Cortez Colorado.  What a cool idea! View more photos. N 37° 20.929 W 108° 35.470 12S [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2009.07.12 Dolores Colorado</title>
		<link>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/07/12/dolores-colorado/</link>
		<comments>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/07/12/dolores-colorado/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 19:52:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tana</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve never heard of Dolores Colorado, don&#8217;t feel bad.  Dolores is a small town near Four Corners and even if you&#8217;ve driven through it you may have missed it if you blinked.  Aside from the fact it&#8217;s where Tana&#8217;s folks are building a house, about the only thing it&#8217;s known for is The Galloping [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2009.07.12 Telluride Colorado</title>
		<link>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/07/12/telluride-colorado/</link>
		<comments>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/07/12/telluride-colorado/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 19:44:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tana</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Took a drive up to Telluride Colorado. I remember the first time I was in Telluride, must have been about 1981, and there were mostly run down old houses whose occupants were either ski bums or hippies. It was a cool place. Over the last 25 years the town has transformed into a very popular [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2009.07.08 Big Water Visitor Center</title>
		<link>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/07/08/20090708-big-water-visitor-center/</link>
		<comments>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/07/08/20090708-big-water-visitor-center/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:44:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are interested in architecture, and organic buildings in particular, you will love this structure. Located about 15 miles north of Lake Powel, the visitor center stands close to highway 89 but it seems to blend in with the surroundings. This Visitor Center is built as a spiral.  Its shape mimics that of an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2009.07.08 Married in Kanab</title>
		<link>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/07/08/married-in-kanab/</link>
		<comments>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/07/08/married-in-kanab/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:26:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tana</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mike and I are always at our best when we are on an adventure together  If we were going to do this &#8220;adventure of a life time&#8221; together, it seemed like getting married might be the right thing to do.  After all we met over 20 years ago and the circumstances and coincidences that brought [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2009.07.05 Kanab Zen House</title>
		<link>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/07/05/20090705-our-house-in-kanab/</link>
		<comments>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/07/05/20090705-our-house-in-kanab/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:57:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When we visited Kanab last April, we decided that we loved the fact that it is located so close to so many National Parks, Monuments, and wilderness areas so we decided to look around at the local real estate market.  We wanted something close to town but far enough away from it, something small but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2009.07.04 July 4th Kanab Style</title>
		<link>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/07/04/20090704-fourth-of-july-in-kanab/</link>
		<comments>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/07/04/20090704-fourth-of-july-in-kanab/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:46:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Coming from Los Angeles the day before and spending the fourth of July in the small town of Kanab was quite the culture shock.  Two different worlds for sure. View more photos.]]></description>
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		<title>2009.07.03 Mike and Whitney driving to Kanab.</title>
		<link>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/07/03/mike-and-whitney-driving-to-kanab/</link>
		<comments>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/07/03/mike-and-whitney-driving-to-kanab/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:46:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mike and our Pit Mix named Whitney certainly have a special bond.  Being a Pit Bull comes with a lot of misconceptions, and Whitney is a perfect example of how this breed just wants to please their owners.  The one disadvantage here is that it can sometimes be a bit of a distraction when you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2009.07.03  Hitting the Road</title>
		<link>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/07/03/packing-up-and-heading-to-kanab/</link>
		<comments>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/07/03/packing-up-and-heading-to-kanab/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:35:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Friday July 3, 2009, we packed a Queen sized bed, a couch, two dogs and a cat into a U-Haul truck and headed for our second home in Kanab. We had no idea how long we would stay, and still don&#8217;t, but that was exciting to us.   It takes about six hours to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Speaking of Faith with Krista Tippett</title>
		<link>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/07/02/speaking-of-faith-with-krista-tippett/</link>
		<comments>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/07/02/speaking-of-faith-with-krista-tippett/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:36:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a great audio podcast. If you think you will be listening to a bunch of religious propaganda then you might be surprised to know that this podcast is different. Winner of a Peabody Award, Speaking of Faith with Krista Tippett is public radio&#8217;s weekly program about &#8220;religion, meaning, ethics, and ideas.&#8221; They are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2009.06.27 Visiting with the girls</title>
		<link>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/06/27/20090627-visiting-with-the-girls/</link>
		<comments>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/06/27/20090627-visiting-with-the-girls/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 04:36:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Connecting with People]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The day after Tana left her job, we headed to Sacramento with a load of her furniture to see her daughter Jess and Granddaughter Taylor.  It&#8217;s the first thing she wanted to do. All of our families are spread across the country and we always found it tough to get away to see them, especially [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2009.06.24 Tana&#8217;s last day.</title>
		<link>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/06/24/20090624-tanas-last-day/</link>
		<comments>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/06/24/20090624-tanas-last-day/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:21:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<title>Tana&#8217;s Story</title>
		<link>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/06/01/tanas-story/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 06:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tana</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am forty something years old. I have worked very hard since my daughter was 2 years old. She is now 26 and has a beautiful 5 year daughter of her own. Where did the time go? How did this happen? So focused on career and success, which I thought would bring me financial security, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2009.05.01 PawsForArt.com</title>
		<link>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/05/01/424/</link>
		<comments>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/05/01/424/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 16:40:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We started PawsForArt.com after Mike painted a few dog portraits and realized that people were actually interested in them. The painting process for Mike is just an outlet for that need to be creative and a way for him to do something positive with that energy. When Tana came up with the idea of posting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2009.04.13 First trip to Kanab</title>
		<link>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/04/13/20090413-first-trip-to-kanab/</link>
		<comments>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/04/13/20090413-first-trip-to-kanab/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 01:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Don&#8217;t go there Mike &#8211; you will fall in love with the place and end up buying property there&#8221;. Those were the words of advice given to us by Dean, a good friend of ours who knows the area well. When Tana suggested (planned) a one week vacation there in April, little did she know [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2009.04.08 Talk about change</title>
		<link>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/04/08/20090408-talk-about-change/</link>
		<comments>http://ourbreakaway.com/2009/04/08/20090408-talk-about-change/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 01:18:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Almost every day since I got back from Baja, I would meet Tana at Bolsa Chica State Beach after she got off work to go for a walk. She would tell me about her busy day at the office and I would just look back at her with a blank stare on my face because [...]]]></description>
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