<?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>https://ecency.com</link><image><url>https://ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>https://ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:40:41 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/@sme/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Going down, the only way down]]></title><description><![CDATA[To get beyond a waterfall in a steep sided river valley.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@sme/going-down-the-only-way-down</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@sme/going-down-the-only-way-down</guid><category><![CDATA[hiking]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sme]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2020 16:18:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2rh9Avy6dkCWqubeThXmssK8vGKffEbcFj6ScK2KnqavTP3REgSZeX5Yq4AwMba7RuQwc8LuutWi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A natural maze]]></title><description><![CDATA[Of standing stones and bedrock pinnacles. These are upright highly weathered blocks of quartzite. In the center of picture is a quaint little building housing the ladies room and shower. Other sleeping]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@sme/a-natural-maize</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@sme/a-natural-maize</guid><category><![CDATA[hiking]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sme]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2020 07:38:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2rgZYAGx8Bs8CcApknDgRPhhwAVqug67KsmWD241VKjgn5tqER8fNEQWeMgNK4d8xXu3nvq7y4K8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life emerging]]></title><description><![CDATA[From decay.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@sme/life-emerging</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@sme/life-emerging</guid><category><![CDATA[hiking]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sme]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2020 10:59:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure 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05:35:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPe157NgxQMh3eYJRNp514Z8jAhZW2kJH3e1dUQtos3Yd6QaDBvVf1UQ7HEXJ1PLYCwTd6WKxJJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Complex circular stone walling]]></title><description><![CDATA[These are livestock pens.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@sme/complex-circular-stone-walling</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@sme/complex-circular-stone-walling</guid><category><![CDATA[hiking]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sme]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2020 18:31:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iQS6GxXTshoTodWut2ET6GpkxVrPQj8pBNeSzyPQrdsLQizU7AWW58gctXSy3DBNo8ocTVSivsg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mapped out plan of ruins in the area]]></title><description><![CDATA[With astronomical alignments.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@sme/mapped-out-plan-of-ruins-in-the-area</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@sme/mapped-out-plan-of-ruins-in-the-area</guid><category><![CDATA[hiking]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sme]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2020 16:46:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPZYbN64iGFNBZqxS1eJY9VErb7nysYxtcjbaRAR9TSp6bMn3TN2yuSBgcXkLnk8nWw44bUWWML?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Overgrown ruins]]></title><description><![CDATA[Barely discernible among the undergrowth.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@sme/overgrown-ruins</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@sme/overgrown-ruins</guid><category><![CDATA[hiking]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sme]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2020 19:04:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure 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Quite overgrown and infilled.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@sme/hiker-for-scale</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@sme/hiker-for-scale</guid><category><![CDATA[hiking]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sme]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2020 12:32:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iQHef9ALmp7UAssaauCNf8b1VfwSvMXxmRQNsMt3fQNTULV1nTRvRSuYKQob1g1BwnFeoo5D2LN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stone walling]]></title><description><![CDATA[A few hundred years old.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@sme/stone-walling</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@sme/stone-walling</guid><category><![CDATA[hiking]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sme]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2020 18:24:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iP5Q6Ev2XnH2DLkMGB1SdhqfBLxxa34WYoTC7FC7LwqDYQh9GyvwGC3HT4sJ5VXsNxuC6T5fLsx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient ruins]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just a ring of stones hidden in the long grass now.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@sme/ancient-ruins</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@sme/ancient-ruins</guid><category><![CDATA[hiking]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sme]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2020 15:58:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iQD3qfgxYBjDnEPS1tSKkHvWn1uzNv7z7gABGf9pizcuMc2CvsLbFZyUvgNh5V91K81v1svcbK4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The dung beetle]]></title><description><![CDATA[In an uphill battle.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@sme/the-dung-beetle</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@sme/the-dung-beetle</guid><category><![CDATA[hiking]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sme]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2020 06:45:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPKVxC1hCj3NLmCdF3xAtira6PfHQhgysqhN5PhTZhddvA2eFRTLx6zEEk2vxyb2jNPt26brNpe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient pottery]]></title><description><![CDATA[Next to the stone age rock art.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@sme/ancient-pottery</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@sme/ancient-pottery</guid><category><![CDATA[hiking]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sme]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2020 18:04:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iP4Qs4JCCLVRwpMjvujyC9hGSEz7fShxKuwZ1iyi6CXprsfkJZCY5Yj9dv8gUCFRnXwZwRyEYgn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A ghostly man]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tall and looming, I wonder what the artist was thinking?]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@sme/a-ghostly-man</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@sme/a-ghostly-man</guid><category><![CDATA[hiking]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sme]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2020 05:08:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPA8L6iq8Nd2evu2B8igdYY4MLfLbgU2s7gCihDkcW1z4AsZ6NTKFncs1MXvTK8KCj4WwyBdz62?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A graceful antelope]]></title><description><![CDATA[Painted on a cliff wall.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@sme/a-graceful-antelope</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@sme/a-graceful-antelope</guid><category><![CDATA[hiking]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sme]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2020 03:04:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iNpGccSjVdfTXZUE3qTPegYVm8z6oyjjrjcTgHzEjyHyt5sq21WkC7Lua93urWq38mZapWRCiES?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>