<?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[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 21:27:31 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@bigtom13/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[There and Back]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sometimes I know exactly where I am going. In that case it’s easy, pick a route and go. More often I have an idea where I’d like to end up, and generally speaking a direction to go. Once in a while I just]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-123585/@bigtom13/there-and-back</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-123585/@bigtom13/there-and-back</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-123585]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bigtom13]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2025 19:41:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yenn8hZJxKGUxGbo9Mg3jwGYp1dMWS1yydnbSY8byatrmquGrjdN8F6Y81yvexbAzytHCDbYK7EyrBiNSyYHDmB8Xqs9aBySW7dVKAZn2UjvtVPoudzn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dancing With Hillary]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are two common ways to die in the desert. Dehydration and drowning. Craig Childs Normally, the only way to drown in my part of the desert is to ingest sand. Our sand is actually so fine that it has]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/thealliance/@bigtom13/dancing-with-hillary</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/thealliance/@bigtom13/dancing-with-hillary</guid><category><![CDATA[thealliance]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bigtom13]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 20 Aug 2023 19:16:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yenn8hZJxKGUxGbo9MfQHD5qHw3yYL7BdM4jvfxvogFfXYb6TLWA7PLSjnoqnW9ud2Vta3KftKKYzYfw756bTmf2Jhfg9Ph7G4Y1JNbWBiLfhLPEK8QN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gnomeville's Mystery Part 7]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Family Told Tale of Gnomes Presented by the Alliance Family(You know you want to click that link) one bit at a time Cereal fashion-or maybe that's Serial fashion. Wait until you've read my part until]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/pimp/@bigtom13/gnomevilles-mystery-part-7</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/pimp/@bigtom13/gnomevilles-mystery-part-7</guid><category><![CDATA[pimp]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bigtom13]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jun 2023 17:04:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVecs4xkhd5EvhidWEEBnn9tCVDBkBhQpUFvab78MhbU1VsQoSVphAp9fpKcrwhbd2tVFWSb1VM4J93YFgDCFP1K57R8JEc9Qi256cfTeqYHhVpRRwVpjTXXvhuTuDmyJNEpfxvVUqjYgQyCG2waa943rn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lane Creek, Oregon to Spokane, Washington]]></title><description><![CDATA[Family in the Time of Covid What can I say about Lane Creek Campground? This is the 3rd time I've used it, and I seem to like it better each time. Well, except for having the creeping crud that is covid.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-139358/@bigtom13/lane-creek-oregon-to-spokane-washington</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-139358/@bigtom13/lane-creek-oregon-to-spokane-washington</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-139358]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bigtom13]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2022 21:52:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yenn8hZJxKGUxGbo9MfR2gPP3HrStzuq7obdcvQTaicTLnKC5nCmqEvRK6hjwx9DaYAYpz6KeAQ4gFt2f6sMnCoahAafXcvFQCD15qRmQ5Lf4CLzYP4S?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Green Weekend]]></title><description><![CDATA[Focus I need you to focus, children. On the green. I have occasionally been accused of category creep here on the weekend experience. Like having dealt with all the criterium is a crime or something. So]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-168869/@bigtom13/green-weekend</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-168869/@bigtom13/green-weekend</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-168869]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bigtom13]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Sep 2022 18:33:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yenn8hZJxKGUxGbo9MfR2gFQBk2ybW256TGMifgBg41oSMKg7oQCVQ71nLqVHoYnAzKYo9yeqCNFD8juqCooUAtyWofBTPm23AWcGJAA1Z9tLAhDFwux?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wolf Creek OR to Lane Creek OR]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shortest and Hardest Day of the Whole Trip 173 miles. Took me all day, and I was working hard at it. Of course, Covid complicated things. I think it took 4 rest stops to get it done. 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Yep,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-168869/@bigtom13/diy-weekend-under-the-skin</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-168869/@bigtom13/diy-weekend-under-the-skin</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-168869]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bigtom13]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 10 Sep 2022 13:16:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yenn8hZJxKGUxGbo9MfRce95LihTKPsq59jaQ11AtFNqcNbXcMbsdG56XSweMzHcsbV6djL28kcwoWzNHPEFS94bfMRaWJSn5yg6yvbujru9F8dT6BiE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[McCloud, CA to Wolf Creek, OR]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wet, Cold, Hot, Dry. A Motorcycle Life. I say McCloud to Wolf Creek. Actually, I was about 10 miles from McCloud but it was closest so it gets the credit. 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My stated]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/outdoors/@bigtom13/trip-day-3-didnt-go-as-planned</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/outdoors/@bigtom13/trip-day-3-didnt-go-as-planned</guid><category><![CDATA[outdoors]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bigtom13]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2022 14:10:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yenn8hZJxKGUxGbo9MfQVxCXH6iaMiXpxEhTZ14269ZsZVqWuheSxmP7JRpQw1CqND4XjDRQ69og44wcxdPZcM5Bsnmi2MSgjwaGSWh1N69bNUTHYpGE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hickison Petroglyph State Park ]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Indigenous Site Named For The European Owner Yeah, that irritates me. Like nobody thought to ask the Western Shoshone Tribe what they call the place. Or what the significance is/was. Or maybe what the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/pimp/@bigtom13/hickison-petroglyph-state-park</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/pimp/@bigtom13/hickison-petroglyph-state-park</guid><category><![CDATA[pimp]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bigtom13]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2022 13:59:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yenn8hZJxKGUxGbo9MfREaxXMnipBq3Rz9EPAm3LiHH29vggFSqiNee6V3VcqUGwAMPcCKjVBmDSxHN5RHSMoFNjhN8b2u27Y5NfxEtKhd4zy5erfjnn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The First Lap]]></title><description><![CDATA[First Camping Stop on my Summer Trip I spent the first night of my sojourn in Las Vegas, where I didn't take a single photo. 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Have you seen]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-168869/@bigtom13/a-road-less-traveled</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-168869/@bigtom13/a-road-less-traveled</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-168869]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bigtom13]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 07 Aug 2022 13:10:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCRW3yYDWJK7GKvWz9DCevakPBAyKT2E6ismH6AkhccpTqf3WCRhKQdcfvgtybLKTk6KgffWcgsbjfq9nFy5eXwRxjQqJhuxcBSYuaiV9sXx7yg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tuzigoot-A Great Archeological Site  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Who Were They? Why Did They Leave? Where Did They Go? When Did They Leave? Tuzigoot is a wonderful site on the Verde (Green) River in Arizona. It's a National Monument that is pretty well preserved. In]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-168869/@bigtom13/tuzigoot-a-great-archeological-site</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-168869/@bigtom13/tuzigoot-a-great-archeological-site</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-168869]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bigtom13]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2022 02:05:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yenn8hZJxKGUxGbo9Mg3vjaggRNabot2pB8SkVaqTeYiicCUf3hYUk2waQgtDbZdvA1jHAFJRNPaZ1BCmyZv34Z1d5whkj6JcDyptnb6geoFtKzbs1jt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weekend Camping Trip]]></title><description><![CDATA[I Hope GalenKP Allows Me To Post Here I mean, I've been such an asshat with attendance lately, Last Thursday I got on my bad motor scooter and rode to Cottonwood Arizona. 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For those that]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-168869/@bigtom13/the-best-the-absolute-best</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-168869/@bigtom13/the-best-the-absolute-best</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-168869]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bigtom13]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 13 Feb 2022 13:37:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yenn8hZJxKGUxGbo9MfR4Jmf3aR83dCzTpyeZ3aXSegSXN14Xg66poP63eiUou5BREsq3ftYNioWiEwQxDkKs9UT7hQ47nejiCq6qWSuCFaxn3Kqqypa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Bridges of Gila River]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gillespie Dam and Bridge I started this to be like "The Bridges of Madison County". I sorta look like Clint Eastwood in my mind-but the part played by Meryl Streep is unfilled. Apply in the comments.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@bigtom13/the-bridges-of-gila-river</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@bigtom13/the-bridges-of-gila-river</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bigtom13]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jan 2022 15:51:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yenn8hZJxKGUxGbo9MfQHsoX7dtwwSvW48R6kfcVjjfqc9pfKNA2nEK2d59REqEthy1izEmqsCFadthVk7iQKrKdCCkVnbi9H47EaF8sezuBhY9bUP1Q?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Is Red, Fast and Mine?]]></title><description><![CDATA[New Motorcycle It's not exactly like I've been subtle about this, but I've been looking for a new ride for a while. Thursday I got this: Did you notice that it's red? 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