<?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>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:37:22 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/appalachian/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Magnificent Appalachian Mountains]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recently my son visited his cousin, my nephew, in North Carolina. Last year parts of western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee were devastated by Hurricane Helene. Roads were washed out. These included]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193212/@agmoore/the-magnificent-appalachian-mountains</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193212/@agmoore/the-magnificent-appalachian-mountains</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-193212]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[agmoore]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2025 13:25:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVecs4xkhd5EvhidWEEBnn9tCVDBkBhQpUFvab78MhbU1VsGS26ErrANSyWCTgfEKQRdZXHqQpzaHjnxvp7iofDL6aXZVdGxDYR4sQTnT9xjwzKjmudCu8WuLJgBTsPZSxFHcjutNYfszF6m2cppJpQHMx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Walking along part of the Appalachian Trail!]]></title><description><![CDATA[quick link | i had no idea that the thing was over two thousand miles long, incredible. you just don’t realise how much land/earth we have not traversed. we are so micro and tiny in our ideals and judgements]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@teamhumble/walking-along-part-of-the</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@teamhumble/walking-along-part-of-the</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[teamhumble]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 12 May 2023 14:24:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5ShzsKnKF7vqASPAqXGPakzgncLgnonBpRauPEjcPiMCGEVPqYWy8VXFpTxf7sdmhmaUWa9Zpx3ikzQJnB3hhgpQnbofNDRiX9Z17FTwqGVs9B5wEb9xtZCAZYra71rPizWJZpkR9QfpRXtqRntxbvJz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Appalachian Trail 2023 | Day 4 | Woody Gap to Jarrard Gap Slackpack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Still rocking the trail!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@jbreheny/appalachian-trail-2023-or-day-4-or-woody-gap-to-jarrad-gap-slackpack</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@jbreheny/appalachian-trail-2023-or-day-4-or-woody-gap-to-jarrad-gap-slackpack</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jbreheny]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 Mar 2023 03:36:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eRDwM4Bxjks2umZUbj66KucogStaUbrsADC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hiking Sections 7&8 of the Pennsylvania Appalachian Trail]]></title><description><![CDATA[SOURCE Day 1, Section 8: Compiled using maps from Brad Snider’s blog source. We started out by parking in the Haldeman Island area. One of the guys hired someone to take us from there to Green Point Station.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-125125/@albuslucimus/hiking-sections-7-and-8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-125125/@albuslucimus/hiking-sections-7-and-8</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-125125]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[albuslucimus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 26 Mar 2022 15:12:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW4PvRk9nXBzqrPWMsMTjNrXDPFFf12AS9axy8S2cnZ6sfSwijDcfLJMua2hwMMvyiNb62ByR9pBgyeUBykn5GpjbsybzFtZ1kZVjrcGWh1p?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guns on the Appalachian Trail ]]></title><description><![CDATA[America has had a love hate relationship with guns for as long as I can remember. The Appalachian Trail is no different.  Violence on the trail is rare. Most people hike the entire trail and then say that]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/appalachian/@shawnoutdoors/reguns-on-the-appalachian-trail-steemitapp-ios</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/appalachian/@shawnoutdoors/reguns-on-the-appalachian-trail-steemitapp-ios</guid><category><![CDATA[appalachian]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shawnoutdoors]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 16 Jun 2019 22:21:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxJ3HGMztR11Jvm8cQXxw5n55iatKLRZBQye1gx2gmvm9wgvBcz4DYRTkzZuX4z7mQYibEkT26ZPwuBpAnVm1SuQExxfsKGLWx1PB21KmkGA7ikG5UJ2iXne?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why I sound like this - My Appalachian Dialect]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was born and raised in a small community nestled in the Appalachian Mountains of southwest Virginia. Now that is pronounced Appa-LATCH-un not, Appa-LAY-shuh-un, unless you are a "flatland]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/mountains/@mattsb1982/why-i-sound-like-this-my-appalachian-dialect</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/mountains/@mattsb1982/why-i-sound-like-this-my-appalachian-dialect</guid><category><![CDATA[mountains]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mattsb1982]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2019 07:03:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovcuqSCxRhs7dhrYGDieEhFQMsX2MUVic6ngp7dKL7FpvLjnkRcLkoqd3ppzWXXnkEgFKCNsK2EGon4TKALCWyn2i?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Still rocking the AT.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The trail magic has been very good th me and Rain this year. She got a new pack and we have walked up on a few trail Angels that were cooking food or handing out some supplies. This is King Tut. He was]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@cloudculpepper/still-rocking-the-at</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@cloudculpepper/still-rocking-the-at</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cloudculpepper]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2019 18:59:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QBt9MXeXNdDuyd4Bmd63j7zJymDTWgdcJjo12DQ6duq6H2zkhAqyQUHoPYbqvGfc6BGzmNYuD3pK4bzCQuUyyvuCHJ1qcLQerWWDoP8HAb5oDRCMJWj8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Back on the Appalachain trail.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just took the approach trail in and finished springer mt and blood mt. Me and Rain Drop are at Neils Gap now in a hostel. We missed it here but the weather has been wet and cold a few times. Cool and foggy]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@cloudculpepper/back-on-the-appalachain-trail</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@cloudculpepper/back-on-the-appalachain-trail</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cloudculpepper]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2019 01:28:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBM2jscGd4Sszpv94XxHH2uqxMY9z21vaqHt2hZDSGDM1Y7AMioQpvnMS5RNuLsoZN1Ufsdb7wUvFNBMEzCGipEX5G3Ste89SQs4ZKwZKyZ7HgNc89a7wC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[WHAT I ATE TODAY ON THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alyse here and today I'm going to be sharing with you what I eat throughout the day. I'm going to be hiking approximately 14 or 15 miles today on the Appalachian Trail and I'm gonna be eating mostly raw]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/alyse/@fbaalltheway/whatiatetodayontheappalachiantrail-o7plzmthd7</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/alyse/@fbaalltheway/whatiatetodayontheappalachiantrail-o7plzmthd7</guid><category><![CDATA[alyse]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fbaalltheway]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2019 15:45:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4qEixipsxSf1NbXf3traZgrR5Suyr7797wmjn1c2Ar2VNJr9cGLRetudKTnuqfhzFQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hello world]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello, My name is Matthew, with the handle of mattacus. Not to be confused with the Gladiator that we all know and love, but a simple man. I come to steemit to give an introspective view of my life. My]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@mattacus/hello-world</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@mattacus/hello-world</guid><category><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mattacus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2018 05:17:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blue Ridge Parkway Overlook, Ft. My Car]]></title><description><![CDATA[My photo featuring my car at a Blue Ridge Parkway overlook in the Southern Appalachians near Asheville, NC. Steepshot IPFS IOS Android Web]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photocircle/@kadoka/blue-ridge-parkway-overlook--ft-2018-8-2-20-10-49</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photocircle/@kadoka/blue-ridge-parkway-overlook--ft-2018-8-2-20-10-49</guid><category><![CDATA[photocircle]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kadoka]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2018 00:11:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVvr6qfoEFgBir1jy4DeK1wwhDm7oNHzc1b8roaJY8MKXjy9nGbJtG5MmerC611neJe1pq8nPzb9MFBFxuDoLmUw2euM88EoPUJJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Little yellow bird hanging around our campsite.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our campsite must have been its hunting grounds. It came back later on to find some grubs or worms in the ground. I think its some kind of mountain bird, it is smaller than a sparrow and has a yellow chest.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/video/@solominer/6kuweck3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/video/@solominer/6kuweck3</guid><category><![CDATA[video]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[solominer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2018 15:36:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwzwxM6L1P6uLNceBDDCMAB7cJ9fQWuke85qTXuRiLPmjadV4xZ7cPtYFbUqo5bmfXzE9TqUNDGV9vkAy?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two infrared photos - Appalachian Rhododendrons]]></title><description><![CDATA[A bush and tree that is found alot in the Southern Appalachian trail, Rhododendrons. They were all around our campsite with small flowers on top of some of them. Click on image for larger view The first]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@solominer/two-infrared-photos-appalachian-rhododendrons</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@solominer/two-infrared-photos-appalachian-rhododendrons</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[solominer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2018 15:28:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm3sWQK3HKkuAMedF1JSX7yKgEqYjnyTKPwrcpFMNnaDGNSdCksGbAqo5xcT7FNeamzGkyAS7kARnWsjgezzoRdDCMgXPkZ6pq6k8HECr8AH5L91Hb7RUNpxanKEU63Q?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comfort]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photography Color Challenge Indigo Saturday 26 May 2018 It's no wonder the Appalachian Mountains along the Blue Ridge Parkway are sometimes called the Smokies. I took this picture while vacationing there]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/colorchallenge/@sastrohm/comfort</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/colorchallenge/@sastrohm/comfort</guid><category><![CDATA[colorchallenge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sastrohm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 26 May 2018 22:11:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iQSXePc7JHu8ZtostJNnaG8gmrgro9uJLZbPK7vV7ibKv9ez2H66zy1VF1UteGuwcPMSRqVtN22?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grandma Gatewood Hikes the Appalachian Trail/ Avino Gatewood marŝadas la Apelaĉian Vojon]]></title><description><![CDATA[What makes an olderly lady want to hike alone the 2,200 miles long Appelachian Trail, and after having accomplished it after 4 and a half months, to do the same two times more? This is the story of “Grandma”]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/emmagatewood/@johano/grandma-gatewood-hikes-the-appalachian-trail-avino-gatewood-mar-adas-la-apela-ian-vojon</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/emmagatewood/@johano/grandma-gatewood-hikes-the-appalachian-trail-avino-gatewood-mar-adas-la-apela-ian-vojon</guid><category><![CDATA[emmagatewood]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johano]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2018 21:21:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXa8htrxYePJ82DnNhWwe1nYeNguULkBzUCux6UwY6t7cqQ5v6XX3VeHpEgSjXvMWsaXnpuJedMx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Appalachian]]></title><description><![CDATA[Henry,that's how you get rid of fleas. You keep them from laying eggs. You go to war with them. Author: Jason Jack Miller]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/appalachian/@travelmaster/20180510t221606788z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/appalachian/@travelmaster/20180510t221606788z</guid><category><![CDATA[appalachian]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[travelmaster]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2018 22:16:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLy8t1w6u4AC4ZL8T4kvFVGTgSvkXBmuFa5suzGKroeJPQC3uL6KGsg6ThXWdLtEtv2jotRUv1WKfEWFsSnwHfAgyer8AAWM5jqa67miLaRGnMF53P5t9LuMs3k?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The amazing story of Bill Irwin]]></title><description><![CDATA[On November 21, 1990, Bill Irwin, 50, arrived at Mount Caddin in Maine, completing the Appalachian Trail, after starting his journey on March 8. The Appalachian Trail is a hiking trail in the United States.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/story/@yairdd/the-amazing-story-of-bill-irwin</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/story/@yairdd/the-amazing-story-of-bill-irwin</guid><category><![CDATA[story]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[yairdd]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2018 06:30:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZ6hWfVjKyuv7qZ8Xr4WB23LXhG4GvTYTgFPYJgE7yMwPNAVtg6mF4s29QJQwfQRQE1NhouCMiN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hidden Jewels, Everywhere]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@joenorwood/hidden-jewels-everywhere</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@joenorwood/hidden-jewels-everywhere</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[joenorwood]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2018 11:44:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/62PdCouTvNPDuXRaduVYiCb9hxbZWDcAb1acVYBWMdZNMDtoKtcJL3xk37pimvc3JfT9EtYiim5K6Mw7GxWUq5bVYi5s9ZbKwsRqHehtbyBw7iv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[View from Tennet Mountain]]></title><description><![CDATA[This never gets old. I can hike these trails over and over and never tire of the endless beauty of the Appalachian mountains. This is a view from the Art Loeb trail at Tennet Mountain/Black Balsam area]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@suemcqueen52/view-from-tennet-mountain</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@suemcqueen52/view-from-tennet-mountain</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[suemcqueen52]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2018 12:22:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVfzdo3jy45TCV8vcLba4XX1N2UwbHkqk7u4KRAGFyzzjJ4CD7NCUT1AmbUWqNkRkZ3X8osvng8gi8kv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Red-Haired Boy]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Appalachian fiddle tune based on an Irish song called Jolly Beggarman. I'm on guitar with my pal Donal Boyle on the other guitar and @nicolajane on bass. ► Listen on DSound ► Listen from source (IPFS)]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dsound/@camuel/20180401t205432644z-red-haired-boy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dsound/@camuel/20180401t205432644z-red-haired-boy</guid><category><![CDATA[dsound]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[camuel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2018 20:54:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwzwxM6L1P6uLNceBDDCM9EfwfgSCh6xuFe1cCxEw38syABwijEKmujvqz4M6bWP9c1Wc4BdqfmuZdCHS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>