<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Northbound Solutions ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Northbound Solutions]]></description><link>https://www.go-northbound.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 16:36:07 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.go-northbound.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Trail Magic]]></title><description><![CDATA[Issue #2- October 2026 Eight miles west of the town of Chester, California, the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) crosses Highway 36. The morning before I crossed the highway, I was feeling very sick with cold-like symptoms. About a mile before reaching the highway, I had laid down in the shade of a giant oak tree near a brown meadow filled with cows. As I lay there, the cows paraded by, stopping every few steps to look at me. Cows look into your soul. They look at you like they know all your dirty...]]></description><link>https://www.go-northbound.com/post/trail-magic</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ac59dd32526eefdb7fbeb3d</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 01:30:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8aca5b_b366dc2289d641edad85f5fec92d8fc7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Christopher Miser</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barely Enough ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Issue #1 - September 2026 The Hat Creek Rim is a rugged volcanic escarpment in Northern California and one of the most challenging sections of the Pacific Crest Trail, the 2,650-mile trail that runs from the Mexican border to Canada. This particular section is notorious for one main thing: a lack of water. For nearly 30 miles between the small town of Old Station and Baum Lake, there is no reliable water source along the trail. There are no streams to fill your CNOC, no convenient spring...]]></description><link>https://www.go-northbound.com/post/barely-enough</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6abbe0d2b1030c5e8acdf002</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 16:09:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8aca5b_464e1982bd684fb789983a6badb33e05~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Christopher Miser</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>