<?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>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:17:12 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@thescubageek/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Magical Day at Crater Lake]]></title><description><![CDATA[I had an absolutely magical stop over at Crater Lake, Oregon, during Day 1 of my relocation drive to California! Check out these amazing photos from my time driving and hiking around the ancient volcano]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@thescubageek/magical-day-at-crater-lake</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@thescubageek/magical-day-at-crater-lake</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thescubageek]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2018 02:03:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxHjLWsm2rF8KC5fVXJ7FNdkNPH13uXBheDbbmcFp6rGLmN459GvrWVWUKBLyCF5kgMPT5rTq6p8B3bs7WHE3BioqWEDY9Adan7wND6WEn9dZdCfq3J2yKqG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Going going, back back, to Cali Cali ☀️]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm moving to California in less than a week! I accepted a super awesome Senior Software Engineering position at Procore in Carpinteria, California. 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