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	<title>Outdoors &amp; Rec Archives | Phoenix New Times</title>
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		<title>Alex Honnold climbed Camelback this week. Here are his thoughts</title>
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					<dc:creator>Jennifer Goldberg</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 13:45:26 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix offers monthly pay-what-you-can day</title>
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					<dc:creator>Jennifer Goldberg</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 07:45:03 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Arizona&#8217;s only blue moon of 2026 rises tonight. When to see it</title>
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					<dc:creator>Benjamin Leatherman</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 10:15:05 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Best pool parties in metro Phoenix this summer</title>
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					<dc:creator>Benjamin Leatherman</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 17:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>You won&#8217;t be alone in national parks this summer. That&#8217;s a good thing</title>
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					<dc:creator>Bing Pan | The Conversation</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 15:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Everything to know about the Phoenix Bat Cave</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 13:45:18 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>See Arizona natural wonders on Free National Park Day June 14</title>
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					<dc:creator>Janessa Hilliard</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 11:05:16 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>How to see the cosmic &#8216;smiley face&#8217; in the sky in Arizona tonight</title>
		<link>https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/arts-culture/how-to-see-the-rare-smiley-face-in-the-sky-in-arizona-this-week-21611557/</link>
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					<dc:creator>Benjamin Leatherman</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 15:35:22 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>A connection to nature fuels well‑being, ASU researchers find</title>
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					<dc:creator>Stylianos Syropoulos, Christina Jinhee Capozzoli, Lea Barbett | The Conversation</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 12:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/ww-media/mediaserver/phx/2025-22/pexels-olly-3779751.webp" alt="A person walking on a hiking trail." />Feeling one with nature points to a better overall quality of life, the study says.]]></description>
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		<title>Phoenix Zoo evacuated due to bomb threat</title>
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					<dc:creator>Jennifer Goldberg</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 14:41:50 -0700</pubDate>
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