<?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>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 05:00:01 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@garrett.koval/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[I am a snowmaker.]]></title><description><![CDATA[There’s only a few things in this world that are a sure thing. The sun rising every morning is one of them. Got snow? 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Vermont, USA]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@garrett.koval/this-is-snowmaking-at-a-ski-resort</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@garrett.koval/this-is-snowmaking-at-a-ski-resort</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[garrett.koval]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 24 Nov 2019 22:23:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e8gu9bs5KSQDkhBb89rcPGBXBRczWncbS7g?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is Snowmaking?]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s the art of using high pressure water, and high pressure air, forced together, and at a cold enough temperature to form snow. Some nights are hell. Some tonight’s are fun. In the end, we’re creating]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@garrett.koval/what-is-snowmaking</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@garrett.koval/what-is-snowmaking</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[garrett.koval]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 24 Nov 2019 07:36:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxHfMA1fMU89ZHosakHMSVxVhLuTbv1NfCR2AffW5HBAg66QuoKVXos2u8iPMLkLs5Rp1DMVGh6A7xGfk64Eq33wtsn7WTqSZU4Qufp8mb1FjZDxcKdwqa78?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter is HERE.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I work at a ski resort as a Snowmaker. This is my job, to provide more snow than Mother Nature can naturally provide. I work 8pm-8am. A significant portion of the shift is spent in darkness. The headlamp]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@garrett.koval/winter-is-here</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@garrett.koval/winter-is-here</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[garrett.koval]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Nov 2019 10:15:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxHjDHDzc619xaqT52HqHjXTUZUF9LHZcFcr7LFRBJY8Ua3SXb5toSnbZjRQGRLwwXveGq36kjG6RXzwoA1hAkE7mMaAraeD6PLfkBPygSqC7ZWaT8nhzUdk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My usual hike]]></title><description><![CDATA[To my usual spots. Hello Autumn.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@garrett.koval/my-usual-hike</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@garrett.koval/my-usual-hike</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[garrett.koval]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 13 Oct 2019 10:45:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxHzhXobibhR5taCzAjLkf6nH1NCQwqQmwuaL8jJEsHT1Bch17cuqarRUMugharhFAtRppDauByQpvxCCcyJ3fhTo8wdhhVbhxr7RUpraWYHQXPfnHA534Kx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Snowmaking behind the scene.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three weeks left to get ready. Three weeks left to make sure millions of dollars of equipment is ready to go. Three weeks of keeping our fingers crossed for a cold start to November. Three weeks until]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@garrett.koval/snowmaking-behind-the-scene</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@garrett.koval/snowmaking-behind-the-scene</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[garrett.koval]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 10 Oct 2019 08:48:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxHzj6n6qbfsnddd1xLXTzJG5n66Gg1c3nQJsUQag4ZSdLc6nc42rkqRzxbh7t3KW7tR2ANMSGNiWYwHNXELfHg72VYG9xt4ioPaGx4G8RZb3VALUmXG4Th8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Colors.]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@garrett.koval/colors</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@garrett.koval/colors</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[garrett.koval]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 07 Oct 2019 17:30:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxHhuNjWzXBBBjsP4czZuf2EPuTqCGgcb8Uf6fR1CWXMEtore4zJksEspEu3A2pPtaM5LhQcP9MAwoVeXr4zZhudKhjZLDZk4b3CM3oX5yzrK2crRj5QzUZ4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I]]></title><description><![CDATA[woke up early, and went for a sunrise hike this morning. Started off my hike in the dark, but when I came out on top of Spruce peak, this is what I saw! The fall color is starting to speckle the mountain]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@garrett.koval/i</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@garrett.koval/i</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[garrett.koval]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 21 Sep 2019 14:22:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxHb7PbRnELB9pL6X22MJ4eNcxmvagJXGYesmwqcEFNKnuM19X1SCKu4xR2EsKNmYvHCut7oLLzkq5rjYngmDY9yUXvnp7hTnjLWMmAPq1Cfwxmkgotp6mGz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jeep.]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/jeep/@garrett.koval/jeep</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/jeep/@garrett.koval/jeep</guid><category><![CDATA[jeep]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[garrett.koval]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2019 16:01:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxHi2MpJYLsoxvWbcQNCwP4BPdDmKBBGcqEdSSWHveyWHLtBsTohyd7KfhZiPdZUVpMohB6gfiQwM7mrxFFq9zb4LuuBJPxsAqxKFJbLaT3RbnAdPQwqmFEW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[“There’s nothing left to do but smile, smile, smile”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hiked Bolton yesterday evening with an old friend. I spent my childhood at this place, it’s a second home to me. Every time we crawl up the half broken ladder of this old fire tower, we say to one another]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@garrett.koval/there-s-nothing-left-to-do-but-smile-smile-smile</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@garrett.koval/there-s-nothing-left-to-do-but-smile-smile-smile</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[garrett.koval]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2019 19:19:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxHn3YMA3F9sPX5VgVrcJTbjFDkC48b8eyfkat7oXdqsjdeesLuFEqRV67DjY9j37S9iEycdCYB7gCjAqSREPW3WzEdvqTX993wyNdWw24k4iFhxYyYE5xZU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[It’s that time of year]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cannabis/@garrett.koval/it-s-that-time-of-year</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cannabis/@garrett.koval/it-s-that-time-of-year</guid><category><![CDATA[cannabis]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[garrett.koval]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Sep 2019 13:58:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxHayBLgS7HzQ6YveCfdpWp6XVCG3daUiHR9tRmvB2H1o3W4B2cgdfW38Qpa7vhM5y8c8Bq6wH46RHJmAJtZYzs29atkVsx2RqugXPsdqvm6F12K4SkrGx3p?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[This is snowmaking]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the summer time. A lot of blood, sweat, brute force and ignorance goes into making the white stuff for skiers and riders. It’s a year round operation. We spend all summer getting ready to make the snow]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/job/@garrett.koval/this-is-snowmaking</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/job/@garrett.koval/this-is-snowmaking</guid><category><![CDATA[job]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[garrett.koval]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2019 10:39:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxJ1yUV6qBUtmMZKFweoBG73WQ9o368fqqvGA8XvDuP71q5NpwBPxFvz1NRvx4m5dGWDuB9gp9rfJFxsM5Ahz9KBUicuvHpoMUYHvbUFkkWaYyRQEjkMhGNi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watching]]></title><description><![CDATA[The sun set over Vermont’s tallest mountain.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@garrett.koval/watching</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@garrett.koval/watching</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[garrett.koval]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2019 10:14:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxHcZ5B4sdPS3TbnTHkyowQKKRkjDftr3YAiv1sxhwS73nUThmSrukqKnnP77iBn5YSbJPfXBLy4qPdSQQvKX8jcHfBpJik3ieWtZX8iN2qGcoYp4Uvy3Ac6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most of the time]]></title><description><![CDATA[I prefer to hike alone. And some times, the prettiest views are basically right in your backyard.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@garrett.koval/most-of-the-time</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@garrett.koval/most-of-the-time</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[garrett.koval]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 01 Sep 2019 15:24:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxJ6DsDUwh8QQEhzcmS2FpSuRAmYvxofR8LconYzBdb1aezeRRbumd3EMtKaiKFwGdMb7BDEV2JEvE5cBoSCGMrYNabd3vjFheYZouFzdEithP9or9nXAJr2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[One of the better humans I’ve met]]></title><description><![CDATA[She’s so beautiful, inside and out. I don’t know if any ones got a sweeter heart then this soul. I haven’t known her long. But, she’s taught me a lot, and made me question a lot of things. Which is good.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/love/@garrett.koval/one-of-the-better-humans-i-ve-met</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/love/@garrett.koval/one-of-the-better-humans-i-ve-met</guid><category><![CDATA[love]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[garrett.koval]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 Aug 2019 02:08:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxJ66JtzACp3ByGHfjqQUjLpjktXzyM6biRrPEz9hGPGnJW2XdB7E6qtFc7HVWkg1vtrP6hcKUceBMhhrNKnJ9sj4qLJPQCzRNSjxAFtpKRs2RFPgQkdbRQa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beach sunrise]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/beach/@garrett.koval/beach-sunrise</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/beach/@garrett.koval/beach-sunrise</guid><category><![CDATA[beach]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[garrett.koval]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Aug 2019 14:32:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxHoJaVqegEw5XqRjoeYYbSpyfhfAPLRm4NCd22BjxPnmVwFaTCHvZHRjtd2k7cuVLaCU1ARvZp9ryNj2BTWpgjxqvp2THk3pvXUXBSGuthMEmzmy7FwY98z?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My home, where I belong]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/mountains/@garrett.koval/my-home-where-i-belong</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/mountains/@garrett.koval/my-home-where-i-belong</guid><category><![CDATA[mountains]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[garrett.koval]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Aug 2019 14:25:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxJ6KubQMQj7jxbzGbtoYfCNBF422V6cFvx3KkxKPFqUopGcxx1PEGyWBFYgdDkFX9iXH8r29DrMBy3dAuSUJ25CYiyQ2nxMuGCXKhtmGCgYKsqMr8DSZPqY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[When you’re alone on the beach]]></title><description><![CDATA[You might as well be in your birthday suit.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cape/@garrett.koval/when-you-re-alone-on-the-beach</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cape/@garrett.koval/when-you-re-alone-on-the-beach</guid><category><![CDATA[cape]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[garrett.koval]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Aug 2019 14:18:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxHkX86nWVDAPvpKFBUr5AWqdeUV1P1dZcoJf8cFkc2VETzrf8bx4xFMRK6RwSZSQhH3yxtGfGho7LMTQ3JDVuJQRF2BnAyFjtWFCLqocR2nkZCGDisLu78i?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vermont rainbow sunrise]]></title><description><![CDATA[From the top of Spruce peak, lookin at Mount Mansfield, Vermont’s tallest peak. Stowe resort.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@garrett.koval/vermont-rainbow-sunrise</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@garrett.koval/vermont-rainbow-sunrise</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[garrett.koval]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2019 15:15:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxHcG4NQzKqfU8mSe2DvgxnxhkPXbXMPToAtcqZXJLb1prGm5ksRi314MDFsGJwUAuyjra4CGMUSbsstuQ8X7vzqTEYTA82nNa91Kb9NKedaZ8PZdZXDNwqg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Smugglers Notch]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@garrett.koval/smugglers-notch</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@garrett.koval/smugglers-notch</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[garrett.koval]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2019 17:22:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxHnAn8mH1599VknSGonXtJS45SPL5Hchwybjs3Q5TKghBWrcBPF4QuWcLnTSE2LHRawPd5bNDixTrgx8RGazKWMt3fqc2YbqCYoJmikvM9AbLX63sBWw3hG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>