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It appears to be a device that vibrates.  The snakes like shedding their skins on the prickly surface.  Some of the skins measured over six feet long and five inches wide. </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2015-03-30T23:24:12+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/2013/04/14/birds-of-amelia-island/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/spring-2013-422.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Off</image:title><image:caption>And we're off...</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/spring-2013-421.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Roll</image:title><image:caption>Time to roll</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/spring-2013-416.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Stretch</image:title><image:caption>Stretch</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/spring-2013-413.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Belly Full</image:title><image:caption>Ahhh, full belly at sunrise</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/spring-2013-407.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Painful</image:title><image:caption>This looks painful.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/spring-2013-406.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Down</image:title><image:caption>Down it goes.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/spring-2013-405.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sliding</image:title><image:caption>Sliding it in.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/spring-2013-402.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Flipping</image:title><image:caption>Flipping the fish into position.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/spring-2013-395.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Disabling</image:title><image:caption>Disabling the fish</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/spring-2013-508.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Barnacles</image:title><image:caption>Barnacle Shell</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2015-01-27T18:04:34+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/2014/09/15/virginia-tech-horticulture-garden-summer-2014/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/stromy-sunset.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Stormy Sunset</image:title><image:caption>Stormy Sunset</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/stokesia-laevis.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Stokesia Laevis</image:title><image:caption>Stokesia Laevis</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/senecio-confusus-mexican-flame-vine.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Senecio Confusus Mexican Flame Vine</image:title><image:caption>Senecio Confusus Mexican Flame Vine</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/senecio-confusus-mexican-flame.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Senecio Confusus Mexican Flame</image:title><image:caption>Senecio Confusus Mexican Flame</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/rusty-foxglove-a.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Rusty Foxglove</image:title><image:caption>Rusty Foxglove</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/nymphaea-pink-grapefruit.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Nymphaea Pink Grapefruit</image:title><image:caption>Nymphaea Pink Grapefruit</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/mallard-hen.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Mallard Hen</image:title><image:caption>A content Mallard hen after thoroughly cleaning herself.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/lilium.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Lilium</image:title><image:caption>Lilium</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/kniphofia-red-hot-poker.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Kniphofia Red Hot Poker</image:title><image:caption>Kniphofia Red Hot Poker</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/kalanchoe-flapjacks.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Kalanchoe Flapjacks</image:title><image:caption>Kalanchoe Flapjacks</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2014-11-13T20:27:12+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/2013/07/20/blossoming-treats-at-virginia-techs-horticulture-garden/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_18161.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Cone Flowers Sharp</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_1823a.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Cone Flowers Blurred</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_1894a.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Unknown</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_1885a.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Unknown</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_1896a.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Unknown</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_1863a.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Unkown Flower and Insect</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_1826a.jpg</image:loc><image:title>White Cone Flower</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-11-02T17:44:36+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/2014/06/10/the-blue-ridge-parkway-near-mount-mitchell-and-linville-gorge/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_6015.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_6015</image:title><image:caption>Dugger’s Creek Falls.  Dugger’s Creek is a short trail near the Linville Falls visitor center.  This tiny waterfall spilled over a ten-foot ledge and was nestled in a hollow of moss-covered rocks and rhododendrons.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_5993.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_5993</image:title><image:caption>Sunset from Mount Mitchell</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_5984.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_5984</image:title><image:caption>The Blue Ridge Mountains, doing their thing</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_5963.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_5963</image:title><image:caption>The sunset from Mount Mitchell</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_5944.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_5944</image:title><image:caption>Looking over the Curtis Creek tract where I camped.  This 8,000 acre area was the first U.S. Forest Service tract that was acquired under the Weeks Act.  The act, which was signed by President Taft in 1911, authorized the government to buy land that would become eastern National Forests.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_5875.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_5875</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_5860.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_5860</image:title><image:caption>Trail Scenery on the Blue Ridge Pinnacle</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_5858.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_5858</image:title><image:caption>My favorite lookout near Mount Mitchell</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_5840.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_5840</image:title><image:caption>One of my first scenes from the Parkway</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2014-11-02T17:25:19+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/2013/08/12/elements-of-a-wet-season-mushrooms-and-mosses/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_20752.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Chipped</image:title><image:caption>Sarver Trail near Blacksburg, VA</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_20682.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Community</image:title><image:caption>Kelly's Knob near Blacksburg, VA</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_20472.jpg</image:loc><image:title>More Moss</image:title><image:caption>Kelly's Knob near Blacksburg, VA</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dscf4139a.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Fly for Company</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dscf4132a.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Alone</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_21451.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Unique</image:title><image:caption>Sarver Trail near Blacksburg, VA</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_20401.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Between the Rocks</image:title><image:caption>Kelly's Knob near Blacksburg, VA</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_20371.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Lichen and Moss</image:title><image:caption>Kelly's Knob near Blacksburg, VA</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_20271.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Unusual Combination</image:title><image:caption>Unknown trail off the Blue Ridge Parkway near Asheville, NC</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_19961.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Spike and Round</image:title><image:caption>Off Graybeard Trail, Montreat near Asheville, NC</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2014-11-02T16:33:38+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/2014/04/16/tiny-landscapes-part-ii/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_5541.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_5541</image:title><image:caption>Caldwell Fields</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_5534.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_5534</image:title><image:caption>Caldwell Fields</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_5527.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_5527</image:title><image:caption>Caldwell Fields</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_5509.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_5509</image:title><image:caption>Caldwell Fields</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_5501a.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_5501a</image:title><image:caption>Caldwell Fields</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_5488.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_5488</image:title><image:caption>Caldwell Fields</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_5480.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_5480</image:title><image:caption>Caldwell Fields</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_5467.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_5467</image:title><image:caption>Caldwell Fields</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_5443.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_5443</image:title><image:caption>Kelly's Knob</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_5433.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_5433</image:title><image:caption>Kelly's Knob</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2014-04-16T02:38:49+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/2014/02/12/tiny-landscapes/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_4969.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_4969</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_5158.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_5158</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_5152.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_5152</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_5133.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_5133</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_5129.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_5129</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_5109.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_5109</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_5085.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_5085</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_50791.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_5079</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_5051.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_5051</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_5033.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_5033</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-04-16T02:12:23+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/about/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/assateague-2012-222_mod.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Prepared to Launch - Assateague Island</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/fall-2012-307.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sunlit</image:title><image:caption>Dwarf Palmetto</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2014-04-16T01:28:27+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/2013/05/02/fences/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_2425.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Floyd County</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/june-2013-015a.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Wired</image:title><image:caption>Fence in Floyd County</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/spring-2013-686a.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Fence on BRP</image:title><image:caption>Fence along Blue Ridge Parkway</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/spring-2013-621a.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Debris Fence</image:title><image:caption>Fence near the New River that captured debris from a recent flood</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-10-24T03:29:28+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/2013/09/29/gateway/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_3109.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Spotted</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_3102.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Community</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_2906.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Underneath</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_3020.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Waves</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_2919.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Red and Green</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_2956.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Spiked</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_2954.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Trio</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_2944a.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Hanging</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_2927.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Silhouette</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_2909.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Alone</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-09-29T00:45:14+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/2012/01/06/buying-tilapia-in-ada-foah-ghana/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/ghana-862a1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Tilapia in the boat</image:title><image:caption>A bowl of fresh fish</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/ghana-851a.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Negotiating</image:title><image:caption>Daniel, negotiating a price.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/ghana-850a.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Tilapia</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/ghana-849_copy_a.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Fishermen</image:title><image:caption>Fisherman and Their Fresh Catch</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/ghana-853a.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Fishermen</image:title><image:caption>Fishermen, heading inland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/ghana-839a.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Water Taxi</image:title><image:caption>Daniel, preparing his water taxi.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-09-08T16:49:36+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/2012/12/24/morning-observations-venice-beach-florida/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/florida-2012-231.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Inquisitive</image:title><image:caption>Shore bird, investigating my sitting area, looking for a handout.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/florida-2012-209.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Shell Wash</image:title><image:caption>For Venice Beach, the shell washes were impressive that morning.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/florida-2012-195.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Washed-Out Barnacles</image:title><image:caption>Washed-Out Barnacles</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/florida-2012-121.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Amongst Company</image:title><image:caption>Amongst Company</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/florida-2012-180.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Glowing</image:title><image:caption>Glowing</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/florida-2012-159.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Lit</image:title><image:caption>Shell, lit by the sunlight</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/florida-2012-090.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Venice Beach at Sunrise</image:title><image:caption>View of the shell line during sunrise</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-01-30T07:20:47+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/2012/12/28/morning-observations-charlotte-harbor/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/florida-2012-577.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Work Boat</image:title><image:caption>A work boat, docked near Boca Grande</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/florida-2012-910.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Paddle Shadow</image:title><image:caption>Paddle Shadow</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/florida-2012-882.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Barnacles</image:title><image:caption>Barnacles on a log, waiting for high tide.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/florida-2012-858.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Dead Mangroves</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/florida-2012-742.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Crab Shell</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/florida-2012-671.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Blue Heron</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/florida-2012-710.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Charlotte Harbor at Sunrise</image:title><image:caption>I had a difficult time taking a straight shot while being constantly jostled by the waves.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-01-30T07:23:37+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/2013/05/11/autumn-life/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dscf7412a.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Catching a Ride</image:title><image:caption>Monarch caterpillar on milkweed</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dscf7456a.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Moth</image:title><image:caption>Moth at Brown Farm</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dscf2735a.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Hungry</image:title><image:caption>Swallowtail on Thistle</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dscf2708a.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Morning Glow</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dscf7295a.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Autumn Life</image:title><image:caption>Wasp on Goldenrod, Brown Farm</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-09-08T14:35:27+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/2013/05/11/trail-critters/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dscf8854a.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Trail Frog - ALT</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dscf4153a.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Traveling</image:title><image:caption>The summer rains enabled a wide variety of mushrooms and moss to flourish on the trail.  </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dscf9046a.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Molted</image:title><image:caption>Crawfish at the Rice Fields on the ridge of Peter's Mountain</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dscf4004a.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Peter's Mountain Trail Frog</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/spring-ii-2013-018a.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Cautious</image:title><image:caption>Box turtle at the Sarver trailhead</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/image-break1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Image Break</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-09-08T14:14:44+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/2013/06/04/trail-flowers/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/spring-2013-8341.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Bald Knob</image:title><image:caption>Spring Flowers at Bald Knob</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-09-08T13:43:27+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/2013/09/03/norfolk-botanical-gardens/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_2679.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Fly</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_2570.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Grasshopper</image:title><image:caption>Grasshopper hanging on a passion vine in the Butterfly House</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_2580.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Unknown</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_2824.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Colorful Combination</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_2811.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Unknown</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_2820.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Stinkbug on Unknown Flower</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_2804.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Unknown</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_2786.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_2786</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_2782.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Unknown Flower</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_2778.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Unknown</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-09-06T21:02:20+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/2013/05/01/my-fascination-with-barns-pastures-and-such/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/june-2013-075.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Barn Wall II</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_1400.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Beat</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/spring-2013-7801.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Floyd County Barn</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/spring-2013-5911.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Grazing</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/spring-2013-6741.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Barn Wall</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/spring-2013-0341.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Aqueduct</image:title><image:caption>Aqueduct at Mabry Mill</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/spring-2013-3431.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Bishop Road</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_21131.jpg</image:loc><image:title>At Ease</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/spring-ii-2013-0051.jpg</image:loc><image:title>King of The Hill</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-09-03T22:46:38+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/2013/06/15/pasture-critters-farm-snake/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/spring-ii-2013-082a.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Retrieving</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/spring-ii-2013-081a.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Extended</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/spring-ii-2013-078a.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Tasting</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/spring-ii-2013-071a.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Investigating</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/spring-ii-2013-057a.jpg</image:loc><image:title>First Approach</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-09-02T22:43:18+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/2007/12/25/the-rio-grandes-boquillas-canyon/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dscf6335.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Barricaded bridge at La Linda</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dscf6324.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>View of the calm waters following the rapid</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dscf6321.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Admiring the scenery while taking a break near Black Gap Rapid</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dscf6315.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Me, holding the stern line while looking back at Black Gap Rapid</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dscf6286.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>View from our third campsite of the sunrise reflecting off Boquillas Canyon</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dscf6175.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Attempting to dry our gear on our second night.  Yellow portable toilet box in foreground.  Poo beside it not ours.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dscf6123.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>View of the rugged terrain shortly after entering Boquillas Canyon</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dscf6060.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>View of a channel created by one of many silt sandbars.  The sandbar is on the right (out of view).  The small waves on the right are from a side current flowing left across the river.  The side currents were usually shallow and rocky.  The main flow of the channel is on the left underneath the extended grasses. The next sandbar can be seen downstream on the right side of the river, creating another narrow channel on the left.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dscf6035.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>View of the distant Boquillas Canyon.  The highest knob sticking up on the right side is part of a cliff that we eventually paddled along.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dscf6013.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Me, admiring the desert scenery on Indian Head Trail</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-01-17T05:45:03+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://naturetravelerblog.com</loc><changefreq>daily</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority><lastmod>2024-01-17T05:45:03+00:00</lastmod></url></urlset>
