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The gun is to use, if needed, against polar bears.  (outside Longyearbyen, Svalbard)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2026-03-23-184630.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2026-03-23-184630</image:title><image:caption>A female Reindeer paws at the snow to find grass to graze on the rocky shores of a frozen seaside lagoon outside Longyearbyen.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2026-03-22-184326.jpg</image:loc><image:title>North Pole Expedition Museum - Longyearbyen, Svalbard.</image:title><image:caption>North Pole Expedition Museum - Longyearbyen, Svalbard.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2026-03-22-184328.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2026-03-22-184328</image:title><image:caption>Late afternoon light on the mountains around the harbor - Longyearbyen, Svalbard.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/svalbard-satellite-station.png</image:loc><image:title>Svalbard Satellite Station</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2026-03-23-184496.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The entrance to the underground Svalbard Global Seed Vault, in Longyearbyen.</image:title><image:caption>The entrance to the underground Svalbard Global Seed Vault, in Longyearbyen.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2026-04-02T06:10:47+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2026/03/31/forty-years-in-research/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/wordle.png</image:loc><image:title>wordle</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-04-01T16:59:58+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2026/03/21/wimbledon-park-to-richmond-park/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2026-03-21-184239.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Parakeets are common in Richmond Park, London.</image:title><image:caption>Parakeets are common in Richmond Park, London.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2026-03-21-184220.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Small pleasure boats along the Thames River, at Richmond Bridge, London.</image:title><image:caption>Small pleasure boats along the Thames River, at Richmond Bridge, London.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2026-03-21-184207.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2026-03-21-184207</image:title><image:caption>An unusually high street-crossing sign... for equestrians! Wimbledon, outside London.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2026-03-21-184195.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Tennis courts in Wimbledon Park, outside London.</image:title><image:caption>Tennis courts in Wimbledon Park, outside London.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/map-wimbledon-park-to-richmond-park.png</image:loc><image:title>map Wimbledon Park to Richmond Park</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-03-21T18:58:33+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2026/03/16/dover-castle/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2026-03-15-184186.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The White Cliffs of Dover, seen from the beach within the harbor.</image:title><image:caption>The White Cliffs of Dover, seen from the beach within the harbor.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2026-03-15-184164.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A Roman lighthouse (Pharos), at right, which predates the Dover Castle.</image:title><image:caption>A Roman lighthouse (Pharos), at right, which predates the Dover Castle.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2026-03-15-184173.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Dover Castle, within the broader castle complex.</image:title><image:caption>Dover Castle, within the broader castle complex.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2026-03-18T20:04:56+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2026/03/14/cissbury-ring-hike/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2026-03-14-184132-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Daffodils and the Green in Worthing.</image:title><image:caption>Daffodils and the Green in Worthing.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2026-03-14-184132.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Daffodils and the Green in Worthing.</image:title><image:caption>Daffodils and the Green in Worthing.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2025-12-30-175123.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-12-30-175123</image:title><image:caption>A marker in the crypt of St. Pauls Cathedral, recognizing those who had been buried in the earlier cathedral but lost in the fire of 1666.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2026-03-14-184128.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Outer and inner earthworks of Cissbury Ring, atop a hill outside Findon.</image:title><image:caption>Outer and inner earthworks of Cissbury Ring, atop a hill outside Findon.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2026-03-14-184106.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Settling in for a pint at The Gun Inn in Findon.</image:title><image:caption>Settling in for a pint at The Gun Inn in Findon.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2026-03-14-184052.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ancient earthworks atop Highdown Hill, with a view to the sea.</image:title><image:caption>Ancient earthworks atop Highdown Hill, with a view to the sea.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2026-03-14-184047.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Highdown Gardens on Highdown Hill.</image:title><image:caption>Highdown Gardens on Highdown Hill.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2026-03-14-184124.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2026-03-14-184124</image:title><image:caption>The chalky coast cliffs are visible beyond the towers of Brighton, through a gap in Cissbury Ring, atop a hill outside Findon.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2026-03-14-184093.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2026-03-14-184093</image:title><image:caption>Here lyeth the bodie of Myldred Belson. Widow of Avgvstine Belson Esq. and daughter to Edwarde and Margarite Gage of Bentley and Grandchilde to Ivhn Shelly whoe was sonne to Iudg Shelly of Micsellgrovi, Obijt Anno 1624. Aetatis Svæ 49</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/map-cissbury-ring.png</image:loc><image:title>map Cissbury Ring</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-03-15T21:37:56+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2026/03/12/correcon-en-vercors/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/map-walk-correncon-en-vercors-france.png</image:loc><image:title>map walk Corrençon-en-Vercors, France</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2026-03-12-184027.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Saint Croix, a small church at the center of Correçon-en-Vercors, France.</image:title><image:caption>Saint Croix, a small church at the center of Correçon-en-Vercors, France.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2026-03-11-183921.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Skiing at Corrençon-en-Vercors in the French Alps.</image:title><image:caption>Skiing at Corrençon-en-Vercors in the French Alps.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2026-03-10-184005.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2026-03-10-184005</image:title><image:caption>A few snow drifts remained at some points along my hike in Correçon-en-Vercors, France.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2026-03-10-183985.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2026-03-10-183985</image:title><image:caption>I spotted a few small flowers beginning to bloom where the snow had melted; Correçon-en-Vercors, France.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2026-03-11-183963.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Skiing at Corrençon-en-Vercors in the French Alps.</image:title><image:caption>Skiing at Corrençon-en-Vercors in the French Alps.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2026-03-12T13:15:49+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2026/03/08/capital-ring-and-thames-path/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2026-03-08-183798.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Parakeets mating - Oxleas Wood, southeast London.</image:title><image:caption>Parakeets mating - Oxleas Wood, southeast London.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2026-03-08-183775.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The interior of the Old Cottage Coffee Shop in Charlton is filled with curios.</image:title><image:caption>The interior of the Old Cottage Coffee Shop in Charlton is filled with curios.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2026-03-08-183785.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Severndroog Castle atop Shooters Hill, London.</image:title><image:caption>Severndroog Castle atop Shooters Hill, London.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2026-03-08-183898.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2026-03-08-183898</image:title><image:caption>Faraday Works, a historic factory on the banks of the Thames River, now derelict. Charlton, London.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/d41586-026-00544-6_52093874.png.webp</image:loc><image:title>d41586-026-00544-6_52093874.png</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2026-03-08-183769.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The Thames Barrier, in Charlton, southeast London.</image:title><image:caption>The Thames Barrier, in Charlton, southeast London.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2026-03-08-183899.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The Thames Barrier, in Charlton, southeast London.</image:title><image:caption>The Thames Barrier, in Charlton, southeast London.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/map-capital-ring-woolwich-to-falcon.png</image:loc><image:title>Map capital-ring-woolwich-to-falcon</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2026-03-08-183746.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Woolwich Works, an important munitions factory in WWI. London.</image:title><image:caption>Woolwich Works, an important munitions factory in WWI. London.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2026-03-08-183771.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2026-03-08-183771</image:title><image:caption>The Capital Ring trail and Green Chain Walk follow the same route through Charlton, London.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2026-03-09T09:38:30+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2026/01/11/westminster-abbey-recital/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-11-176102.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2026-01-11-176102</image:title><image:caption>Westminster - Parliament building, Elizabeth Tower (Big Ben), and the River Thames. London.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-11-176113.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Westminster Abbey, London.</image:title><image:caption>Westminster Abbey, London.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-11-176106.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A side passage at Westminster Abbey, London.</image:title><image:caption>A side passage at Westminster Abbey, London.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-11-176110.jpg</image:loc><image:title>After an organ recital at Westminster Abbey, London.</image:title><image:caption>After an organ recital at Westminster Abbey, London.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2026-03-09T07:58:03+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2026/01/02/london-miscellany/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2025-12-30-175135.jpg</image:loc><image:title>St. Pauls Cathedral, London.</image:title><image:caption>St. Pauls Cathedral, London.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2025-12-30-175091.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Choral rehearsal at St Pauls Cathedral, London.</image:title><image:caption>Choral rehearsal at St Pauls Cathedral, London.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2025-12-30-175083.jpg</image:loc><image:title>St. Pauls Cathedral, London.</image:title><image:caption>St. Pauls Cathedral, London.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2025-12-29-175060.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Oliver! the musical - West end, London.</image:title><image:caption>Oliver! the musical - West end, London.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2025-12-25-174754.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-12-25-174754</image:title><image:caption>Memorial to members of the RAF Bomber division who lost their lives in WW-II.  Green Park, London.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2025-12-21-174572.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-12-21-174572</image:title><image:caption>Everyone has to capture their own photograph of the best-known Van Gogh at the National Gallery.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2025-12-17-174113.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Muster exercise at the Royal Barracks, near Buckingham Palace.</image:title><image:caption>Muster exercise at the Royal Barracks, near Buckingham Palace.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2025-12-17-174108.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Buckingham Palace, seen from St James Park, on a foggy December morning.</image:title><image:caption>Buckingham Palace, seen from St James Park, on a foggy December morning.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2025-12-17-174088.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Scone with jam and clotted cream, and chai latte, for breakfast. Yum!</image:title><image:caption>Scone with jam and clotted cream, and chai latte, for breakfast. Yum!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2025-12-15-174083.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-12-15-174083</image:title><image:caption>Skeleton of a blue whale hangs in the main atrium of London's Natural History Museum.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2026-03-09T07:57:37+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2026/01/13/tower-bridge/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2025-10-04-162867.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-10-04-162867</image:title><image:caption>Tower Bridge, open for boat traffic, after we cruised under it on the Thames River.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2025-12-24-174697.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Tower Bridge on Christmas Eve - London.</image:title><image:caption>Tower Bridge on Christmas Eve - London.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-13-176356.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2026-01-13-176356</image:title><image:caption>There is a glass floor in the high/pedestrian walkway connecting the towers on Tower Bridge, London.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-13-176368.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View from the high/pedestrian walkway on Tower Bridge, London.</image:title><image:caption>View from the high/pedestrian walkway on Tower Bridge, London.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-13-176377.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Tower Bridge, London.</image:title><image:caption>Tower Bridge, London.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2026-03-09T07:56:57+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2026/02/28/the-sculptures-of-vauxhall-bridge/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2026-02-26-182783.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Vauxhall Bridge, over the Thames, in London.</image:title><image:caption>Vauxhall Bridge, over the Thames, in London.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2026-02-26-182798.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Vauxhall Bridge, over the Thames, in London.</image:title><image:caption>Vauxhall Bridge, over the Thames, in London.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2026-03-09T07:56:45+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2026/03/06/hong-konger-cooking/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2026-03-06-183738.jpg</image:loc><image:title>"Hong Konger" cooking class at Migrateful, London.</image:title><image:caption>"Hong Konger" cooking class at Migrateful, London.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2026-03-06-183734.jpg</image:loc><image:title>"Hong Konger" cooking class at Migrateful, London.</image:title><image:caption>"Hong Konger" cooking class at Migrateful, London.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2026-03-06-183742.jpg</image:loc><image:title>"Hongkonger" cooking class at Migrateful, London.</image:title><image:caption>"Hongkonger" cooking class at Migrateful, London.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2026-03-07T15:40:13+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2026/01/30/teton-skiing/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-30-182228.jpg</image:loc><image:title>David descends during our ski tour in Teton National Forest, Wyoming.</image:title><image:caption>David descends during our ski tour in Teton National Forest, Wyoming.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-30-182153.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Lodgpole pine cones, on a fire-killed snag - Teton National Forest, Wyoming.</image:title><image:caption>Lodgpole pine cones, on a fire-killed snag - Teton National Forest, Wyoming.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-30-182235.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2026-01-30-182235</image:title><image:caption>Scotty, David, Lixa, and Jen during our ski tour in Teton National Forest, Wyoming.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/ski-tour-stats.png</image:loc><image:title>ski tour stats</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-03-05T10:29:44+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2026/01/29/yellowstone-teton-in-winter/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-27-179686.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Our guides scan the grasslands for wildlife, in Yellowstone National Park.</image:title><image:caption>Our guides scan the grasslands for wildlife, in Yellowstone National Park.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-27-179748.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A bull elk grazes beside the road in Yellowstone National Park.</image:title><image:caption>A bull elk grazes beside the road in Yellowstone National Park.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-26-178621-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A lone coyote scavenges the carcass of a mule deer - Yellowstone National Park.</image:title><image:caption>A lone coyote scavenges the carcass of a mule deer - Yellowstone National Park.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-26-179261.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2026-01-26-179261</image:title><image:caption>A glimpse of two wolves, more than two miles distant, in Yellowstone National Park.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-27-179945.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2026-01-27-179945</image:title><image:caption>Mammoth hot springs, in the small village of Mammoth - Yellowstone National Park.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-27-180436.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2026-01-27-180436</image:title><image:caption>Moonlit eruption of Old Faithful Geyser - with the Big Dipper rising over the hill beyond. Yellowstone National Park.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-28-180735.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2026-01-28-180735</image:title><image:caption>Blue Star Spring - one of many hydrothermal features near Old Faithful Geyser, Yellowstone National Park.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-28-180797.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Black Pool - a hotspring on the shore of Yellowstone Lake, at West Thumb.</image:title><image:caption>Black Pool - a hotspring on the shore of Yellowstone Lake, at West Thumb.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-29-182033.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2026-01-29-182033</image:title><image:caption>David enjoys the view of the Teton Range from the National Elk Refuge, north of Jackson Wyoming.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-29-182121.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2026-01-29-182121</image:title><image:caption>Tourists ride a horse-drawn sleigh to visit the National Elk Refuge outside Jackson, Wyoming.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2026-03-05T10:28:54+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2026/03/02/seven-sisters-hike/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2026-03-02-183623.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Looking back at the South Downs Way over the Seven Sisters.</image:title><image:caption>Looking back at the South Downs Way over the Seven Sisters.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2026-03-02-183582.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Looking ahead at the South Downs Way over the Seven Sisters.</image:title><image:caption>Looking ahead at the South Downs Way over the Seven Sisters.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2026-03-02-183688.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2026-03-02-183688</image:title><image:caption>An RAF helicopter flies low along the beach at Beachy Head - along the South Downs Way over the Seven Sisters.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2026-03-02-183660.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2026-03-02-183660</image:title><image:caption>Looking back at Belle Tout lighthouse and the South Downs Way over the Seven Sisters.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2026-03-02-183604.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2026-03-02-183604</image:title><image:caption>Two hikers enjoy a picnic (center foreground) along the South Downs Way over the Seven Sisters.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/map-seven-sisters-location.png</image:loc><image:title>map Seven Sisters location</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/map-seven-sisters-hike-1.png</image:loc><image:title>map Seven Sisters hike</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/map-seven-sisters-hike.png</image:loc><image:title>map Seven Sisters hike</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-03-03T00:36:17+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2026/03/01/london-scenes-january-and-february/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2026-02-28-183404.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A model walks through a field of daffodils - St James Park, London.</image:title><image:caption>A model walks through a field of daffodils - St James Park, London.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2026-03-01T12:44:45+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2026/02/12/kuwait-in-three-days/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/kuwait-thetruesize.png</image:loc><image:title>Kuwait - TheTrueSize</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2026-02-11-182416.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The former royal palace, now a museum, in Kuwait City.</image:title><image:caption>The former royal palace, now a museum, in Kuwait City.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2026-02-09-182342.jpg</image:loc><image:title>An elaborate Lebanese feast for breakfast on my first morning in Kuwait.</image:title><image:caption>An elaborate Lebanese feast for breakfast on my first morning in Kuwait.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2026-02-11-182427.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Night view of Kuwait City from my hotel across the harbor.</image:title><image:caption>Night view of Kuwait City from my hotel across the harbor.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2026-03-01T11:54:47+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2026/02/27/finsbury-park-to-alexandra-palace/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2026-02-27-182758.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View of central London from Alexandra Palace.</image:title><image:caption>View of central London from Alexandra Palace.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2026-02-27-182723.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2026-02-27-182723</image:title><image:caption>Parents leave memontos on this Baby Loss Tree along the rail trail in Highgate - London.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/map-finsbury-to-alexandra.png</image:loc><image:title>map Finsbury to Alexandra</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2026-02-27-182846.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Alexandra Palace, London.</image:title><image:caption>Alexandra Palace, London.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2026-02-27-182841.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Passing through Queen's Wood - Highgate, London.</image:title><image:caption>Passing through Queen's Wood - Highgate, London.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2026-02-27T19:35:21+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2026/02/25/uc-london-at-200/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2026-02-19-182606-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Royal charter for UCL - anniversary exhibition at UC London</image:title><image:caption>Royal charter for UCL - anniversary exhibition at UC London</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2026-02-19-182613.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2026-02-19-182613</image:title><image:caption>A neat way of listening to stories by UCL alumni - anniversary exhibition at UC London</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2026-02-19-182601.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Banner - anniversary exhibition at UC London</image:title><image:caption>Banner - anniversary exhibition at UC London</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2026-02-25T20:20:48+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2026/02/22/in-memoriam/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2026-02-22-182628.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2026-02-22-182628</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2026-02-22-182638.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2026-02-22-182638</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-02-23T06:40:06+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2026/02/21/greensand-way/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2026-02-21-182526.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A country lane entering the tiny village of Ivy Hatch, England.</image:title><image:caption>A country lane entering the tiny village of Ivy Hatch, England.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2026-02-21-182520.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2026-02-21-182520</image:title><image:caption>An oast house neighboring apple orchards, between Basted and Ivy Hatch, England.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2026-02-21-182500.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2026-02-21-182500</image:title><image:caption>Geese in the road, right next to the sign that warns drivers of geese crossing - Basted, England.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2026-02-21-182532.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The manor house at Ightham Mote estate, England.</image:title><image:caption>The manor house at Ightham Mote estate, England.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2026-02-21-182547.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Muddy trail along the Greensard Way!  outside Sevenoaks, England.</image:title><image:caption>Muddy trail along the Greensard Way!  outside Sevenoaks, England.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/map-greensand-way.png</image:loc><image:title>map Greensand Way</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-02-21T19:00:36+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2026/02/16/jai-perdu-mon-chapeau/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2025-08-23-159062-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Jack and David in Qaqortok, Greenland.</image:title><image:caption>Jack and David in Qaqortok, Greenland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2019-10-11-75371.jpg</image:loc><image:title>David at Hagar Qim temple, near Valleta, Malta.</image:title><image:caption>David at Hagar Qim temple, near Valleta, Malta.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2023-06-22-129095.jpg</image:loc><image:title>David and Pam - Coral Bay Resort, Cyprus.</image:title><image:caption>David and Pam - Coral Bay Resort, Cyprus.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2023-03-13-122784.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2023-03-13-122784</image:title><image:caption>David, and a view of the "Endurance" while on a hike over Carcass Island - Falkland Islands.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2019-01-17-64090.jpg</image:loc><image:title>David and a view of Hong Kong, at the top of Lion's Rock.</image:title><image:caption>David and a view of Hong Kong, at the top of Lion's Rock.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2023-04-30-126079-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2023-04-30-126079</image:title><image:caption>President Philip J. Hanlon ’77 and Provost David Kotz ’86 use a crosscut saw during the 75th annual Ross McKenney Timber Meet hosted by the Dartmouth Timber Team on April 29 and 30. Schools from across the Northeast came to Hanover to compete in canoeing, sawing, chopping, and other events. (Photo by Sophia Scull ’25)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2025-08-23-159062.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Jack and David in Qaqortok, Greenland.</image:title><image:caption>Jack and David in Qaqortok, Greenland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2020-01-11-79686.jpg</image:loc><image:title>David  with Einstein, at the Einstein museum, in Bern.</image:title><image:caption>David  with Einstein, at the Einstein museum, in Bern.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2025-12-22-174583.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Family photo at the Stonehenge – the morning after the winter solstice.</image:title><image:caption>Family photo at the Stonehenge – the morning after the winter solstice.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2024-09-04-142879.jpg</image:loc><image:title>David enjoys Matcha ice cream - Uno, Japan.</image:title><image:caption>David enjoys Matcha ice cream - Uno, Japan.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2026-02-16T14:39:13+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2026/02/14/epping-forest/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2026-02-14-182447.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Queen Elizabeth's hunting lodge - now a museum.  Epping Forest, London.</image:title><image:caption>Queen Elizabeth's hunting lodge - now a museum.  Epping Forest, London.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2026-02-14-182485.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Muddy trails!  Epping Forest, London.</image:title><image:caption>Muddy trails!  Epping Forest, London.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2026-02-14-182469.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Loughton Camp, a 2,500-year-old set of earthworks inside Epping Forest, London.</image:title><image:caption>Loughton Camp, a 2,500-year-old set of earthworks inside Epping Forest, London.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/map-epping-forest.png</image:loc><image:title>map Epping Forest</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-02-14T19:14:45+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2026/02/06/darwin-again/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/darwin-bust-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Darwin bust</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/darwin-building.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Darwin building</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/darwin-bust-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Darwin bust</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/darwin-blue-marker.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Darwin blue marker</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/darwin-bust.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Darwin bust</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-02-07T15:31:40+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2026/02/07/royal-parks-walk/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2026-02-07-182249.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Geese in Hyde Park, London.</image:title><image:caption>Geese in Hyde Park, London.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2026-02-07-182321.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Buckingjam Palace and Victoria statue, seem from St. James Park.</image:title><image:caption>Buckingjam Palace and Victoria statue, seem from St. James Park.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2026-02-07-182331.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Gail's - one of my favorite cafés in London.</image:title><image:caption>Gail's - one of my favorite cafés in London.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2026-02-07-182281.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A woman photographs a daffodil garden -</image:title><image:caption>A woman photographs a daffodil garden -</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2026-02-07-182295.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Wellington Arch - Hyde Park Corner, London.</image:title><image:caption>Wellington Arch - Hyde Park Corner, London.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2026-02-07-182280.jpg</image:loc><image:title>One of many squirrels in Hyde Park, London.</image:title><image:caption>One of many squirrels in Hyde Park, London.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/map-royal-park-walk.png</image:loc><image:title>map royal park walk</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-02-07T15:31:25+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2026/01/25/bozeman-montana/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-24-177295.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The bobcat is the mascot of Montana State University.</image:title><image:caption>The bobcat is the mascot of Montana State University.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-24-177468.jpg</image:loc><image:title>On the mountains outside Bozeman, Montana is a huge letter M.</image:title><image:caption>On the mountains outside Bozeman, Montana is a huge letter M.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-23-177158.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The cliff at Buffalo Jump State Park, Montana.</image:title><image:caption>The cliff at Buffalo Jump State Park, Montana.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-24-177240.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A tiny ice formation on a creek in Bozeman, Montana.</image:title><image:caption>A tiny ice formation on a creek in Bozeman, Montana.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-24-177313.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Mallard ducks at the Duck Pond on the campus of Montana State University.</image:title><image:caption>Mallard ducks at the Duck Pond on the campus of Montana State University.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/map-madison-buffalo-jump-state-park.png</image:loc><image:title>map Madison Buffalo Jump State Park</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-01-26T05:12:17+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2026/01/23/smoky-mountain-photos-finally/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2025-10-26-166181.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Fall foliage along Lakeview Road, Great Smoky Mountains National Park.</image:title><image:caption>Fall foliage along Lakeview Road, Great Smoky Mountains National Park.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2025-10-25-165217.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-10-25-165217</image:title><image:caption>A pretty scene along the Kanati Fork stream in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2026-01-23T00:33:12+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2026/01/16/solar-shard/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-20-176687.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The London Shard, shortly after sunrise on a gray day (January 20).</image:title><image:caption>The London Shard, shortly after sunrise on a gray day (January 20).</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-10-175803-hdr-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sunrise view from Primrose Hill, London, with views of London landmarks.</image:title><image:caption>Sunrise view from Primrose Hill, London, with views of London landmarks.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-14-176180-hdr.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sunrise view from Primrose Hill, London, with views of London landmarks.</image:title><image:caption>Sunrise view from Primrose Hill, London, with views of London landmarks.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-14-176234.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sunrise view from Primrose Hill, London, with views of London landmarks.</image:title><image:caption>Sunrise view from Primrose Hill, London, with views of London landmarks.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-16-176324-hdr.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sunrise view of the Shard from Primrose Hill, London.</image:title><image:caption>Sunrise view of the Shard from Primrose Hill, London.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-16-176403.png</image:loc><image:title>2026-01-16-176403</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-16-176409-1.png</image:loc><image:title>2026-01-16-176409</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-06-176410.png</image:loc><image:title>2026-01-06-176410</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-06-176404.png</image:loc><image:title>2026-01-06-176404</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-16-176409.png</image:loc><image:title>2026-01-16-176409</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-01-21T16:48:18+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2021/07/15/bryozoa/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-21T09:06:59+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2026/01/18/prime-meridian/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-18-176642.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Old Naval College, and City of London, seen from Greenwich Royal Observatory.</image:title><image:caption>Old Naval College, and City of London, seen from Greenwich Royal Observatory.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-18-176672.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2026-01-18-176672</image:title><image:caption>Watching the "time ball" drop at 1pm at Royal Observatory Museum in Greenwich, outside London.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-18-176658.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2026-01-18-176658</image:title><image:caption>David standing on the Prime Meridian at Greenwich - one foot in each hemisphere.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2026-01-18T20:41:50+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2026/01/17/gomshall-downs-hike/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-17-176524.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Colekitchen Farm, outside Gomshall England.</image:title><image:caption>Colekitchen Farm, outside Gomshall England.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-17-176450.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View of the church in Shere, from across a sheep pasture.</image:title><image:caption>View of the church in Shere, from across a sheep pasture.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-17-176486.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The White Horse Pub, in Shere, England.</image:title><image:caption>The White Horse Pub, in Shere, England.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-17-176460.jpg</image:loc><image:title>St. James Church, in Shere, England.</image:title><image:caption>St. James Church, in Shere, England.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-17-176477.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A Crusaders' Chest dating to c1200, in St. James Church, in Shere, England.</image:title><image:caption>A Crusaders' Chest dating to c1200, in St. James Church, in Shere, England.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/gomshall-hike-map.png</image:loc><image:title>Gomshall hike map</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-01-17T19:48:48+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2022/08/14/whats-in-my-pack/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/img_5283.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>img_5283</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/img_5282.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>img_5282</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/img_5281.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>img_5281</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/img_5280.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>img_5280</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/img_5279.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>img_5279</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/img_5278.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>img_5278</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/img_5277.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>img_5277</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/img_5276.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>img_5276</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/img_5275.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>img_5275</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/img_5272.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>img_5272</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-01-14T11:05:21+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2026/01/13/blue-ridge-photos-finally/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2025-10-22-164072-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Little Bradley Falls, in the Blue Ridge of NC.</image:title><image:caption>Little Bradley Falls, in the Blue Ridge of NC.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2026-01-13T12:55:53+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2026/01/09/buckingham-palace/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/yellow_drawing_room-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>yellow_drawing_room</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/yellow_drawing_room.jpg</image:loc><image:title>yellow_drawing_room</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/centre-room-600-x-233.jpg</image:loc><image:title>centre-room-600-x-233</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-09-176083.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2026-01-09-176083</image:title><image:caption>During our tour of Buckingham Palace, we looked out the windows behind the front/central balcony. London.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-09-176073.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2026-01-09-176073</image:title><image:caption>After entering this gate, we walked to the side door where a person is waiting, and entered Buckingham Palace. London.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-09-176063.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Waiting to enter the north gate of Buckingham Palace. London.</image:title><image:caption>Waiting to enter the north gate of Buckingham Palace. London.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2026-01-11T07:24:26+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/10/27/smoky-mountains/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/2025-10-25-165305-hdr.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-10-25-165305-HDR</image:title><image:caption>Mingus Mill, a historic 1886 corn-grinding mill in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, NC.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/2025-10-25-165139-hdr.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sunrise from Ocanaluftee Overlook - Great Smoky Mountains, NC.</image:title><image:caption>Sunrise from Ocanaluftee Overlook - Great Smoky Mountains, NC.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/2025-10-24-164971-hdr.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Thunder Struck Ridge, Blue Ridge Parkway, NC.</image:title><image:caption>Thunder Struck Ridge, Blue Ridge Parkway, NC.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/2025-10-25-165929.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Elk browsing on the Raven Fork of the Ocanaluftee River - Cherokee NC.</image:title><image:caption>Elk browsing on the Raven Fork of the Ocanaluftee River - Cherokee NC.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/2025-10-25-165415-hdr.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Mingo Falls, in Cherokee NC.</image:title><image:caption>Mingo Falls, in Cherokee NC.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2026-01-11T06:21:26+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2026/01/10/primrose-regent-guillam-hike/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-10-175800-hdr-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sunrise view from Primrose Hill, London, with views of London landmarks.</image:title><image:caption>Sunrise view from Primrose Hill, London, with views of London landmarks.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-10-176099.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2026-01-10-176099</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/map-primrose-hill-regent-park-gaillam.png</image:loc><image:title>Map - primrose-hill-regent-park-gaillam</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-10-175963.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Panning shot of cyclists riding the "inner circle" at Regents Park, London.</image:title><image:caption>Panning shot of cyclists riding the "inner circle" at Regents Park, London.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-10-175803-hdr.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sunrise view from Primrose Hill, London, with views of London landmarks.</image:title><image:caption>Sunrise view from Primrose Hill, London, with views of London landmarks.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-10-176097.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2026-01-10-176097</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-01-10T14:43:42+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2026/01/09/london-snow-squall/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-06-175741.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A dusting of snow after a passing squall - Warwick Square, London</image:title><image:caption>A dusting of snow after a passing squall - Warwick Square, London</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-06-175747.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A dusting of snow after a passing squall - Warwick Square, London.</image:title><image:caption>A dusting of snow after a passing squall - Warwick Square, London.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2026-01-09T12:57:04+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/12/24/christmas-preparations/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-12-23-174621.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Cornucopia of food at Borough Market, London.</image:title><image:caption>Cornucopia of food at Borough Market, London.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-12-19-174309.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The stage is set for "A Christmas Carol", in London.</image:title><image:caption>The stage is set for "A Christmas Carol", in London.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2026-01-05T21:10:29+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2026/01/04/weekend-in-paris/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-02-175476-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The River Seine, near Notre Dame, Paris.</image:title><image:caption>The River Seine, near Notre Dame, Paris.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-03-175638.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Eiffel Tower, Paris.</image:title><image:caption>Eiffel Tower, Paris.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-02-175488.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Notre Dame under the full moon, Paris.</image:title><image:caption>Notre Dame under the full moon, Paris.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-02-175476.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The River Seine, near Notre Dame, Paris.</image:title><image:caption>The River Seine, near Notre Dame, Paris.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-02-175470-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Eurostar train from London to Paris, via the Chunnel.</image:title><image:caption>Eurostar train from London to Paris, via the Chunnel.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2026-01-05T21:09:37+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2026/01/03/bois-de-vincennes/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-03-175335-edit.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2026-01-03-175335-Edit</image:title><image:caption>The full moon sets over a Greek Temple after a pre-dawn snowfall - Bois de Vincennes, Paris.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-03-175612.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Post-hike pastry and tea, Paris.</image:title><image:caption>Post-hike pastry and tea, Paris.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-03-175465.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Tree filled with mistleto - Bois de Vincennes, Paris.</image:title><image:caption>Tree filled with mistleto - Bois de Vincennes, Paris.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-03-175430.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Chateau Vincennes - Bois de Vincennes, Paris.</image:title><image:caption>Chateau Vincennes - Bois de Vincennes, Paris.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-03-175644.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2026-01-03-175644</image:title><image:caption>A spring trickles below a Greek Temple on the lakeside - Bois de Vincennes, Paris.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-03-175592.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2026-01-03-175592</image:title><image:caption>Iced puddles, under a pre-dawn snowfall, form hidden hazards - Bois de Vincennes, Paris.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-03-175289.jpg</image:loc><image:title>People stroll through pre-dawn snowfall - Bois de Vincennes, Paris.</image:title><image:caption>People stroll through pre-dawn snowfall - Bois de Vincennes, Paris.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-03-175509.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Boats stored for winter, in a snowfall - Bois de Vincennes, Paris.</image:title><image:caption>Boats stored for winter, in a snowfall - Bois de Vincennes, Paris.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/map-of-hike-bois-de-vincennes.png</image:loc><image:title>Map of hike - Bois de Vincennes</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-01-06T06:38:18+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2026/01/01/2025-favorites/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2025-10-23-164512-hdr.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sunrise view from Fryingpan Firetower, in the Blue Ridge of NC.</image:title><image:caption>Sunrise view from Fryingpan Firetower, in the Blue Ridge of NC.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2025-07-lyme-wildlife-vernal-pool-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Lyme wildlife - July 2025 (vernal pool)</image:title><image:caption>Lyme wildlife - July 2025 (vernal pool)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2026-01-01T22:23:49+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/12/31/st-pauls-sunset/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-12-31-175252-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-12-31-175252</image:title><image:caption>New Year's Eve.sunset from St. Paul's Cathedral in central London - right through the London Eye and over Big Ben (Elizabeth Tower) and Westminster Abbey.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-12-31-175268.png</image:loc><image:title>2025-12-31-175268</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-12-31-175174.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-12-31-175174</image:title><image:caption>St. Paul's Cathedral. My photos are from the golden gallery at the top of the dome and the base of the spire.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-12-31-175252.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-12-31-175252</image:title><image:caption>New Year's Eve.sunset from St. Paul's Cathedral in central London - right through the London Eye and over Big Ben (Elizabeth Tower) and Westminster Abbey.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2026-01-01T07:58:44+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/11/11/mount-cube/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-31T09:29:54+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/12/29/mount-cube-2/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-31T09:29:48+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2021/07/04/mount-cube-3/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-31T09:29:42+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2021/08/08/cube-again/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-31T09:29:36+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2022/05/29/mount-cube-4/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/2022-05-29-96839.jpg</image:loc><image:title>David enjoys the view from summit of North Mount Cube</image:title><image:caption>David enjoys the view from summit of North Mount Cube</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cube-map.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>cube-map</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-12-31T09:29:30+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/05/14/mount-cube-mothers-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-05-14-128377.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Wildflowers on the trail to Mount Cube.</image:title><image:caption>Wildflowers on the trail to Mount Cube.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-05-14-128379.jpg</image:loc><image:title>David on the summit of Mount Cube.</image:title><image:caption>David on the summit of Mount Cube.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-12-31T09:29:24+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/07/15/mount-cube-5/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2023-07-15-129459.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Muddy trails on Mount Cube</image:title><image:caption>Muddy trails on Mount Cube</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2023-07-15-129458.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View of Smarts Mountain from Mount Cube</image:title><image:caption>View of Smarts Mountain from Mount Cube</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-12-31T09:29:18+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/11/12/viewpoints-on-smarts-mountain/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/eastman-ledge-map.jpg</image:loc><image:title>eastman-ledge-map</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2023-11-12-132140.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Along the Appalachian Trail toward Eastman Ledges on Mount Cube.</image:title><image:caption>Along the Appalachian Trail toward Eastman Ledges on Mount Cube.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2023-11-12-132129.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Bridge over Jacobs Brook, between Mount Smarts and Mount Cube.</image:title><image:caption>Bridge over Jacobs Brook, between Mount Smarts and Mount Cube.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2023-11-12-132144.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View of Smarts Mountain from the Lyme Pinnacle.</image:title><image:caption>View of Smarts Mountain from the Lyme Pinnacle.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2023-11-12-132137.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View of Smarts Mountain from Eastman Ledges on Mount Cube.</image:title><image:caption>View of Smarts Mountain from Eastman Ledges on Mount Cube.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-12-31T09:29:12+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/01/28/sunday-cube/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2024-01-28-133435.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Views from Mount Cube, NH.</image:title><image:caption>Views from Mount Cube, NH.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2024-01-28-133442.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Hike on Mount Cube, NH. (Start and end at upper-left; summit at lower-right.)</image:title><image:caption>Hike on Mount Cube, NH. (Start and end at upper-left; summit at lower-right.)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-12-31T09:29:03+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/06/29/mount-cube-6/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/doc-cube-signs.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DOC cube signs</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/new-cube-sign.jpg</image:loc><image:title>new Cube sign</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cube-summit-pano.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Cube summit pano</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cube-summit-view.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Cube summit view</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-12-31T09:27:07+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/07/07/mount-cabot-and-the-horn/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/mount-cabot-loop-map.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Mount Cabot loop map</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024-07-07-138651.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View of The Horn from Unknown Pond.</image:title><image:caption>View of The Horn from Unknown Pond.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024-07-07-138663.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ice cream in St. Johnsbury! after our hike in of Mount Cabot.</image:title><image:caption>Ice cream in St. Johnsbury! after our hike in of Mount Cabot.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024-07-07-138638.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View through the clouds from a viewpoint on the Mount Cabot Trail.</image:title><image:caption>View through the clouds from a viewpoint on the Mount Cabot Trail.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024-07-07-138644.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2024-07-07-138644</image:title><image:caption>View from the summit of The Horn back toward Mount Cabot (at center) and The Bulge (at right)..</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-12-31T09:26:46+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/01/05/2024-favorites/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2024-best-of-lyme-wildlife.png</image:loc><image:title>2024-best of Lyme wildlife</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/lyme-wildlife-coyote-pups.png</image:loc><image:title>Lyme wildlife - coyote pups</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-12-29T21:36:40+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/12/18/wicked/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-12-20-174416.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-12-20-174416</image:title><image:caption>Lights of the marquee for "Wicked" reflect on taxi windows - and no, they don't wash off - Victoria, London.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-12-23-174662.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-12-23-174662</image:title><image:caption>Lights of the marquee for "Wicked" reflect on taxis in the queue - Victoria, London.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-12-12-173990-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-12-12-173990</image:title><image:caption>Lights from the marquee for "Wicked" shine on Victoria Square, London.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-12-04-173861-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-12-04-173861</image:title><image:caption>Lights from the marquee for "Wicked" reflect on the queue of taxis - Victoria Square, London.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-12-29T21:28:07+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/12/28/tower-of-london/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-12-28-174986.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Tower Bridge, seen from inside the Tower of London.</image:title><image:caption>Tower Bridge, seen from inside the Tower of London.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-12-28-174978.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The White Tower, at the Tower of London.</image:title><image:caption>The White Tower, at the Tower of London.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-12-28-174894.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-12-28-174894</image:title><image:caption>A Yeoman Warder presents a tour to a large crowd of visitors at the Tower of London.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-12-28-175057.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Pub near the Tower of London: "The Hung Drawn and Quartered".</image:title><image:caption>Pub near the Tower of London: "The Hung Drawn and Quartered".</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-12-28-174999.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-12-28-174999</image:title><image:caption>Panoramic view of the Tower of London, from the edge of its moat, with The Shard visible in the distance at right.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-12-29T20:56:41+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/12/27/guildford-downs/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-12-27-174860.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The tiny village of Littleton, outside Guildford.</image:title><image:caption>The tiny village of Littleton, outside Guildford.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-12-27-174806.jpg</image:loc><image:title>John approaches the Watts Gallery and visitor center, in Compton.</image:title><image:caption>John approaches the Watts Gallery and visitor center, in Compton.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-12-27-174769.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Walking past Guildford Cemetery.  Lewis Carroll is buried here.</image:title><image:caption>Walking past Guildford Cemetery.  Lewis Carroll is buried here.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/map-guildford-downs.png</image:loc><image:title>Map - Guildford downs</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-12-27T19:31:57+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/12/25/christmas-in-london/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-12-12-173972.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-12-12-173972</image:title><image:caption>An elaborate holiday display superimposed on the entrance to Anabel's, an exclusive club on Berkeley Square, London.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-12-24T12:51:22+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/12/22/stonehenge/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-12-22-174606.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Windsor Castle, England.</image:title><image:caption>Windsor Castle, England.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-12-22-174460.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The "heel stone" at Stonehenge, the morning after the winter solstice.</image:title><image:caption>The "heel stone" at Stonehenge, the morning after the winter solstice.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-12-22-174439.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Stonehenge, the morning after the winter solstice.</image:title><image:caption>Stonehenge, the morning after the winter solstice.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-12-22-174467.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Stonehenge, the morning after the winter solstice.</image:title><image:caption>Stonehenge, the morning after the winter solstice.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-12-23T10:29:07+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/12/21/london-solstice/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-12-21-174403.jpg</image:loc><image:title>People gather to watch sunrise at winter solstice, from Primrose Hill - London.</image:title><image:caption>People gather to watch sunrise at winter solstice, from Primrose Hill - London.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-12-21-174361-hdr.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sunrise at winter solstice, from Primrose Hill - London.</image:title><image:caption>Sunrise at winter solstice, from Primrose Hill - London.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-12-20-174324.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-12-20-174324</image:title><image:caption>A marker at the summit of Primrose Hill, London. Iolo Morganwg founded the Gorsedd, a community of Welsh bards, at a ceremony here on 21 June 1792.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-12-20-174204-hdr.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sunrise over London, from Primrose Hill.</image:title><image:caption>Sunrise over London, from Primrose Hill.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-12-21T12:03:19+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/12/20/regent-canal/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-12-20-174237.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Scene along the Regent Canal, London.</image:title><image:caption>Scene along the Regent Canal, London.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-12-20-174251.jpg</image:loc><image:title>"Little Venice", in Regent Canal, London.</image:title><image:caption>"Little Venice", in Regent Canal, London.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-12-20-174217.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Scene along the Regent Canal, London.</image:title><image:caption>Scene along the Regent Canal, London.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-12-20-174326.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-12-20-174326</image:title><image:caption>“This drinking fountain marks the site of an ancient spring which in 1856 was named Saint Gover’s well by the first commissioner of works later to become Lord Llanover. Saint Gover, a sixth century hermit, was the patron saint of a church at Llanover, which had eight wells in its churchyard.”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/map-regent-canal-walk-1.png</image:loc><image:title>Map - Regent Canal walk</image:title><image:caption>My route, from north to south.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-12-20T20:05:27+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/12/19/london-random-scenes/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-12-15-174081.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-12-15-174081</image:title><image:caption>One church relocated all of the headstones in its graveyard, forming a park with a headstone-wall around it.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-11-05-173844.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Autumn colors on the ivy outside a building at UC London.</image:title><image:caption>Autumn colors on the ivy outside a building at UC London.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-12-12-173931.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Children's scooters lined up outside a daycare center - Westminster, London.</image:title><image:caption>Children's scooters lined up outside a daycare center - Westminster, London.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-12-19T21:35:59+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/12/13/downs-and-darwin/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-12-13-174000-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>An interesting road name. No parking! (Chelsfield, England)</image:title><image:caption>An interesting road name. No parking! (Chelsfield, England)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-12-13-174044.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-12-13-174044</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-12-13-174053.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Muddy trails! Cudham, England.</image:title><image:caption>Muddy trails! Cudham, England.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-12-13-174048.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The noontime sun never rises above 16º, in mid-December. Cudham, England.</image:title><image:caption>The noontime sun never rises above 16º, in mid-December. Cudham, England.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-12-13-174030.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-12-13-174030</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-12-13-174028.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-12-13-174028</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/map-downe-hike.png</image:loc><image:title>map - Downe hike</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-12-13-174029.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-12-13-174029</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-12-16T07:19:10+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2011/08/24/scotland/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-14T13:15:16+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/12/03/round-the-world/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/flight-from-auckland-to-new-york.jpg</image:loc><image:title>flight from Auckland to New York</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/around-the-world-2025-1.png</image:loc><image:title>Around the world 2025</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/flight-from-london-to-singapore.jpg</image:loc><image:title>flight from London to Singapore</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-12-14T08:38:53+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/12/06/richmond-park-hike/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-12-06-173098-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The Railway Tavern in the center of Richmond, outside London.</image:title><image:caption>The Railway Tavern in the center of Richmond, outside London.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-12-06-173548.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Red Deer stag - Richmond Park, outside London.</image:title><image:caption>Red Deer stag - Richmond Park, outside London.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-12-06-173758.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Parakeet - Richmond Park, outside London.</image:title><image:caption>Parakeet - Richmond Park, outside London.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-12-13T17:39:25+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/11/30/south-carolina-3/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2025-11-29-173014.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-11-29-173014</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2025-11-29-172993.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Boardwalk on Kiawah Island, SC.</image:title><image:caption>Boardwalk on Kiawah Island, SC.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-12-13T17:38:49+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/11/24/new-zealand-wrap-up-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/thetruesize-of-new-zealand.png</image:loc><image:title>TheTrueSize of New Zealand</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-11-24-171949.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The larger, older Maori marae (meeting place) at University of Auckland.</image:title><image:caption>The larger, older Maori marae (meeting place) at University of Auckland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-11-24-171950.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Albert Park in Auckland, New Zealand.</image:title><image:caption>Albert Park in Auckland, New Zealand.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-12-12T06:47:47+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/11/23/new-zealand-te-pa-tu/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/map-te-pa-tu-rotorua.png</image:loc><image:title>Map - Te Pa Tu Rotorua</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-11-23-171751.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-11-23-171751</image:title><image:caption>Maori youth demonstrate a stick-tossing game at Te Pa Tu in Rotorua, New Zealand.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-11-23-171337.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-11-23-171337</image:title><image:caption>Maori warriors challenge visitors at the welcoming ceremony at Te Pa Tu in Rotorua, New Zealand.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-12-12T06:45:37+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/11/23/new-zealand-waiotapu-thermal-park/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/map-waiotapu-rotorua.png</image:loc><image:title>Map - Waiotapu Rotorua</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/rua-pumahu.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot</image:title><image:caption>Screenshot</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-11-23-171258.jpg</image:loc><image:title>"Champagne Pool" at Waiotapu Thermal Park - Rotorua, New Zealand.</image:title><image:caption>"Champagne Pool" at Waiotapu Thermal Park - Rotorua, New Zealand.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-11-23-171174.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-11-23-171174</image:title><image:caption>Beautiful colors coat the rocks, just below the bubbling water surface, in the "Champagne Pool' at Waiotapu Thermal Park - Rotorua, New Zealand.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-11-23-171165.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-11-23-171165</image:title><image:caption>European Starling - which nests on the walls of the hot-spring craters. Waiotapu Thermal Park - Rotorua, New Zealand.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-12-11T18:19:40+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/11/21/new-zealand-wellington/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/map-wellington.png</image:loc><image:title>Map - Wellington</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2025-11-21-171889.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-11-21-171889</image:title><image:caption>Summary of the Gallipoli invasion, at Te Papa museum in Wellington, New Zealand.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2025-11-21-171110.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sunrise "god rays" over the harbor in Wellington, New Zealand.</image:title><image:caption>Sunrise "god rays" over the harbor in Wellington, New Zealand.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2025-11-20-171100.jpg</image:loc><image:title>David with Troy Baisden at the waterfront in Wellington, NZ.</image:title><image:caption>David with Troy Baisden at the waterfront in Wellington, NZ.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-12-10T20:44:11+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/11/20/new-zealand-marlborough-sound/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2025-11-20-171087.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-11-20-171087</image:title><image:caption>Information about Captain Cook's visits to Ship Cove, on Marlborough Sound, south island of New Zealand.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/john_ledyard.jpg</image:loc><image:title>John_Ledyard</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2025-11-20-171064.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-11-20-171064</image:title><image:caption>David under a tree fern on Motuara Island, in Marlborough Sound, between north and south islands of New Zealand.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2025-11-20-171052.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-11-20-171052</image:title><image:caption>North Brother Island Lighthouse at sunrise, in Cook Strait, Marlborough Sound, between northand south islands of New Zealand.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2025-11-20-171119.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-11-20-171119</image:title><image:caption>David photographs a weka bird that was sneaking up on his backpack - Ship Cove, New Zealand. Photo by Tony Fiorini.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2025-11-20-170930.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-11-20-170930</image:title><image:caption>View of our ship, in "Ship Cove", in Marlborough Sound, between north and south islands of New Zealand.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/map-marlborough.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot</image:title><image:caption>Screenshot</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-11-20-170890.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-11-20-170890</image:title><image:caption>View of our ship, in "Ship Cove", from Motuara Island, in Marlborough Sound, between north and south islands of New Zealand.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-12-08T21:20:11+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/11/19/new-zealand-christchurch/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-11-19-170883.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-11-19-170883</image:title><image:caption>Sign about Christchurch's historic role in Antarctic exploration and operation - Christchurch, New Zealand.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-11-19-170882.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-11-19-170882</image:title><image:caption>Sign about Christchurch's historic role in Antarctic exploration and operation - Christchurch, New Zealand.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-11-19-170855.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-11-19-170855</image:title><image:caption>The main cathedral in Christchurch was damaged in the earthquake, and is now under renovation by the city. Christchurch, New Zealand.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-11-19-170841.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-11-19-170841</image:title><image:caption>Christchurch transitional cathedral - created as temporary church after 2011 earthquake - Christchurch, New Zealand.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/map-christchurch.png</image:loc><image:title>Map Christchurch</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/richmond-park-hike-map-1.png</image:loc><image:title>Richmond Park hike map</image:title><image:caption>As you can see, Richmond Park is huge - and is laced with trails formal and informal.
My route started (and ended) at Richmond Station in the upper left; 
the village center has many nice shops and restaurants.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-12-06T17:49:23+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/11/18/new-zealand-dunedin/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/map-dunedin-close-up.png</image:loc><image:title>Map - Dunedin close-up</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/map-dunedin.png</image:loc><image:title>Map - Dunedin</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-11-18-170292.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Little Blue Penguin nesting at the OPERA center, in Dunedin, New Zealand.</image:title><image:caption>Little Blue Penguin nesting at the OPERA center, in Dunedin, New Zealand.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-11-18-170093.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-11-18-170093</image:title><image:caption>A nesting pair of Royal Albatross, grooming each other while on their nest – at the Royal Albatross Centre on the shore in Dunedin, New Zealand.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-11-18-170475.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-11-18-170475</image:title><image:caption>Albatross fly around the point marked by Taiaroa lighthouse - the entrance to Otago harbour, New Zealand.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-11-18-170375.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Train station in Dunedin, New Zealand.</image:title><image:caption>Train station in Dunedin, New Zealand.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-12-05T16:13:56+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/11/02/south-carolina-mountain-weekend/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2025-10-31-166438.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Lake Keowee, from The Reserve at Lake Keowee, SC.</image:title><image:caption>Lake Keowee, from The Reserve at Lake Keowee, SC.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2025-11-02-166508.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View from Sassafras Mountain, SC.</image:title><image:caption>View from Sassafras Mountain, SC.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2025-11-01-166483-hdr.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Yellow Branch Falls, South Carolina.</image:title><image:caption>Yellow Branch Falls, South Carolina.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2025-10-31-166404.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Whitewater Falls, North Carolina.</image:title><image:caption>Whitewater Falls, North Carolina.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-12-03T16:49:30+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/11/17/new-zealand-southern-islands/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2025-11-17-170024.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-11-17-170024</image:title><image:caption>Pest-control traps, decorated by schoolchildren, ready for deployment - Rakiura Stewart Island, New Zealand.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2025-11-17-170018.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-11-17-170018</image:title><image:caption>A sign protesting the use of poison to control pests on Rakiura Stewart Island, New Zealand.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/map-rakiura.png</image:loc><image:title>Map - Rakiura</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/map-ulva-and-rakiura.png</image:loc><image:title>Map - Ulva and Rakiura</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2025-11-17-169904.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Tui bird - Stewart Island/Rakiura island, New Zealand.</image:title><image:caption>Tui bird - Stewart Island/Rakiura island, New Zealand.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2025-11-17-170017.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-11-17-170017</image:title><image:caption>The Heritage Adventurer seen from a high point on Rakiura Stewart Island, New Zealand.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2025-11-17-169741.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Wood Pigeon - Ulva (Te Wharawhara) Island, New Zealand.</image:title><image:caption>Wood Pigeon - Ulva (Te Wharawhara) Island, New Zealand.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-11-17-169845.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sunrise offshore of Stewart Island, south of the south island, New Zealand.</image:title><image:caption>Sunrise offshore of Stewart Island, south of the south island, New Zealand.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-12-02T14:24:05+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/11/15/new-zealand-dusky-sound/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/map-queenstown-bluff-dusky-sound-1.png</image:loc><image:title>Map - Queenstown, Bluff, Dusky Sound</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/map-queenstown-bluff-dusky-sound.png</image:loc><image:title>Map - Queenstown, Bluff, Dusky Sound</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2025-11-15-168252-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-11-15-168252</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2025-11-14-167999.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-11-14-167999</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-11-25T17:49:41+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/11/16/new-zealand-milford-sound-and-doubtful-sound/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/map-milford-and-doubtful-sound-1.png</image:loc><image:title>Map - Milford and Doubtful Sound</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/map-milford-and-doubtful-sound.png</image:loc><image:title>Map - Milford and Doubtful Sound</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2025-11-16-168968.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Cape Petrel - offshore of Fiordland, New Zealand.</image:title><image:caption>Cape Petrel - offshore of Fiordland, New Zealand.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2025-11-16-168901.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Zodiac departure from Secretary Island, in Doubtful Sound, New Zealand.</image:title><image:caption>Zodiac departure from Secretary Island, in Doubtful Sound, New Zealand.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2025-11-16-168895.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View from Gut Hut - Secretary Island in Doubtful Sound, New Zealand.</image:title><image:caption>View from Gut Hut - Secretary Island in Doubtful Sound, New Zealand.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2025-11-16-168765.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A small brook on Secretary Island, in Doubtful Sound, New Zealand.</image:title><image:caption>A small brook on Secretary Island, in Doubtful Sound, New Zealand.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2025-11-16-168889.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-11-16-168889</image:title><image:caption>Spider orchid - barely the size of my fingernail - Secretary Island in Doubtful Sound, New Zealand.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2025-11-16-168877.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-11-16-168877</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2025-11-16-168842.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Stirling Falls - Dusky Sound, New Zealand.</image:title><image:caption>Stirling Falls - Dusky Sound, New Zealand.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2025-11-16-168836.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Stirling Falls - Milford Sound, New Zealand.</image:title><image:caption>Stirling Falls - Milford Sound, New Zealand.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-11-25T17:47:35+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/11/12/southwestern-australia/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2025-11-11-167408.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Swimmers enjoy Greens Pool, on the south coast of Australia.</image:title><image:caption>Swimmers enjoy Greens Pool, on the south coast of Australia.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2025-11-10-167324.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Pam and David explore a forest of huge Tingle Trees in south Western Australia.</image:title><image:caption>Pam and David explore a forest of huge Tingle Trees in south Western Australia.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2025-11-10-167340.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-11-10-167340</image:title><image:caption>Cape Leeuwen: Where the Indian Ocean meets the Southern Ocean at the tip of Western Australia.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2025-11-10-167298.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-11-10-167298</image:title><image:caption>Breakfast at an oceanside cafe on Gnarabup Beach, Margaret River, Western Australia.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2025-11-09-167145.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Surfers at Redgate Beach, near Margaret River, Western Australia.</image:title><image:caption>Surfers at Redgate Beach, near Margaret River, Western Australia.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2025-11-09-167095.jpg</image:loc><image:title>One of many vineyards on Caves Road, near Margaret River, Western Australia.</image:title><image:caption>One of many vineyards on Caves Road, near Margaret River, Western Australia.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2025-11-10-167369.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Valley of the Giants Treetop Walk, south Western Australia.</image:title><image:caption>Valley of the Giants Treetop Walk, south Western Australia.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/map-of-australia-superimposed-on-north-america.png</image:loc><image:title>map of Australia superimposed on North America</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/map-australia-showing-our-route.png</image:loc><image:title>map Australia showing our route</image:title><image:caption>map of Australia, showing our route</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/map-australia-showing-our-route-zoomed-in.png</image:loc><image:title>map Australia showing our route, zoomed in</image:title><image:caption>Zoomed map of Australia, showing our route</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-11-12T18:19:29+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/11/08/perth-western-australia/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/perth-showing-rottnest.png</image:loc><image:title>Perth, showing Rottnest</image:title><image:caption>Map, showing Perth and Rottnest Island.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/australia-showing-perth-1.png</image:loc><image:title>Map of Australia, showing Perth.</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2025-11-07-166973.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View of central Perth, Australia.</image:title><image:caption>View of central Perth, Australia.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2025-11-07-167049.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-11-07-167049</image:title><image:caption>The state War Memorial, decorated with hundreds of crocheted poppies in preparation for Remembrance Day.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2025-11-08-166796.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-11-08-166796</image:title><image:caption>The jetty and cove at the Settlement on Rottnest Island, offshore of Perth Australia.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2025-11-08-166769.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-11-08-166769</image:title><image:caption>Quokka are common around the outdoor areas of the Settlement on Rottnest Island, offshore of Perth Australia.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-11-12T02:14:29+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/10/24/blue-ridge-waterfalls/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/2025-10-23-164512-hdr.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sunrise view from Fryingpan Firetower, in the Blue Ridge of NC.</image:title><image:caption>Sunrise view from Fryingpan Firetower, in the Blue Ridge of NC.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/2025-10-23-164726-pano.jpg</image:loc><image:title>French Broad Falls, in the Blue Ridge of NC.</image:title><image:caption>French Broad Falls, in the Blue Ridge of NC.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/2025-10-22-166345.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-10-22-166345</image:title><image:caption>David photographs Little Bradley Falls, in the Blue Ridge of NC. Photograph by Raymond Sassoon.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2026-01-10T18:16:07+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/10/18/gile-mountain/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/2025-10-18-163498.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-10-18-163498</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-10-18T15:40:25+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/10/11/brighton/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/2025-10-11-163325.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Brighton beach pier, England.</image:title><image:caption>Brighton beach pier, England.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/2025-10-11-163307.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Royal Pavilion, Brighton, England.</image:title><image:caption>Royal Pavilion, Brighton, England.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/2025-10-11-163316.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Royal Pavilion, Brighton, England.</image:title><image:caption>Royal Pavilion, Brighton, England.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/2025-10-11-163297.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Royal Pavilion, Brighton, England.</image:title><image:caption>Royal Pavilion, Brighton, England.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/2025-10-11-163324.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Brighton beach pier, England.</image:title><image:caption>Brighton beach pier, England.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-10-15T06:59:21+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/10/12/chantry-wood-hike/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/2025-10-12-163421.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The route crosses many farms and meadows.</image:title><image:caption>The route crosses many farms and meadows.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/guildford-hike-map.png</image:loc><image:title>Guildford hike map</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-10-14T16:48:27+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/10/05/ivinghoe-beacon-ridgeway-hike/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/2025-10-05-162986.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Views from a memorial tower in honor of the "father of inland navigation".</image:title><image:caption>Views from a memorial tower in honor of the "father of inland navigation".</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/2025-10-05-162970.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-10-05-162970</image:title><image:caption>Sheep grazing in Aldbury Nowers natural area, conserved under the National Trust.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/2025-10-05-163035.jpg</image:loc><image:title>We enjoyed a hearty lunch at The Greyhound, a pub in central Aldbury.</image:title><image:caption>We enjoyed a hearty lunch at The Greyhound, a pub in central Aldbury.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/ivinghoe-beacon-ridgeway-hike-map.png</image:loc><image:title>Ivinghoe Beacon Ridgeway hike map</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-10-13T20:30:44+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/09/28/box-hill-circuit/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-09-28-162648.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Several times I saw pairs of equestrians out for a weekend stroll.</image:title><image:caption>Several times I saw pairs of equestrians out for a weekend stroll.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-09-28-162609.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The hilltop views are beautiful, despite the overcast day.</image:title><image:caption>The hilltop views are beautiful, despite the overcast day.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-09-28-162630.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The route passes through the churchyard of St Michael's and All Angels Church.</image:title><image:caption>The route passes through the churchyard of St Michael's and All Angels Church.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-09-28-162691.jpg</image:loc><image:title>As I climb Box Hill, i get vast views toward the town of Dorking.</image:title><image:caption>As I climb Box Hill, i get vast views toward the town of Dorking.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/screenshot-2025-10-12-at-19.43.11.png</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot 2025-10-12 at 19.43.11</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-09-28-162707.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Box Hill and Westhumble train station is tiny, unstaffed, but cute.</image:title><image:caption>Box Hill and Westhumble train station is tiny, unstaffed, but cute.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-09-28-163191.jpg</image:loc><image:title>To reach the trail, I pass the Stepping Stones pub... noted for return later!</image:title><image:caption>To reach the trail, I pass the Stepping Stones pub... noted for return later!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/box-hill-hike-map.png</image:loc><image:title>Box Hill hike map</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-10-13T08:30:56+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/09/27/london-first-impressions/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/2025-10-04-162867.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-10-04-162867</image:title><image:caption>Tower Bridge, open for boat traffic, after we cruised under it on the Thames River.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/2025-09-13-163103.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-09-13-163103</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/2025-10-08-163278.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The Garrick Theater, where we attended a performance of "The Producers".</image:title><image:caption>The Garrick Theater, where we attended a performance of "The Producers".</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/2025-09-16-163124.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View of the courtyard from our flat.</image:title><image:caption>View of the courtyard from our flat.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/2025-10-06-163287.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-10-06-163287</image:title><image:caption>One of the central quads at Imperial College, welcomes new students in the first week of fall term.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-10-12T14:30:19+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/08/31/iceland-wrap-up/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/2025-08-30-161708.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Scenery along the Ring Road, southern Iceland.</image:title><image:caption>Scenery along the Ring Road, southern Iceland.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-10-08T08:01:02+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/08/31/iceland-bruararfoss/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/iceland-map-bruararfoss.png</image:loc><image:title>Iceland map - Brúarárfoss</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-08-31-162336.jpg</image:loc><image:title>An acrobat poses in a handstand; Brúarárfoss waterfalls, southern Iceland.</image:title><image:caption>An acrobat poses in a handstand; Brúarárfoss waterfalls, southern Iceland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-08-31-162293.jpg</image:loc><image:title>An acrobat poses in a handstand; Brúarárfoss waterfalls, southern Iceland.</image:title><image:caption>An acrobat poses in a handstand; Brúarárfoss waterfalls, southern Iceland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-08-31-162163.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Brúarárfoss waterfalls, southern Iceland.</image:title><image:caption>Brúarárfoss waterfalls, southern Iceland.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-10-05T19:10:57+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/08/28/revisiting-iceland/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-08-31-162208.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-08-31-162208</image:title><image:caption>Sun-star through a lighthouse at Dyrhólaey, a seaside preserve in southeast Iceland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-08-30-162344-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-08-30-162344-1</image:title><image:caption>People help to corral escaped horses back into their pasture, on a side road in southeastern Iceland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-08-30-162135.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-08-30-162135</image:title><image:caption>An odd roadside sight: hundreds of bras tossed over a farm fence - along the Ring Road, southeastern Iceland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-08-31-162285.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Roadside scenery in southeast Iceland.</image:title><image:caption>Roadside scenery in southeast Iceland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-08-18-156314.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Parliament house; Reykjavik, Iceland.</image:title><image:caption>Parliament house; Reykjavik, Iceland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-08-29-161198.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Scenery along the Ring Road, southeastern Iceland.</image:title><image:caption>Scenery along the Ring Road, southeastern Iceland.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-10-05T17:54:58+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/08/30/iceland-seljalandsfoss-sunset/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/2025-08-30-162053-hdr.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-08-30-162053-HDR</image:title><image:caption>Seljalandsfoss at sunset; notice the person in red to the right of the base of the falls; southern Iceland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/2025-08-30-161981.jpg</image:loc><image:title>People hike around Seljalandsfoss just before sunset; southern Iceland.</image:title><image:caption>People hike around Seljalandsfoss just before sunset; southern Iceland.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-10-04T18:49:06+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/08/28/iceland-fjaorargljufur/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/iceland-map-se-fjaorargljufur.png</image:loc><image:title>Iceland map SE Fjaörárgljufur</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-08-28-160333.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Mögárfoss waterfall in Fjaörárgljufur gorge, southeastern Iceland.</image:title><image:caption>Mögárfoss waterfall in Fjaörárgljufur gorge, southeastern Iceland.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-10-03T19:46:32+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/08/29/iceland-kirjufellfoss/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/iceland-kirkjufellfoss.png</image:loc><image:title>Iceland Kirkjufellfoss</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-08-19-157437.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Kirkjufellfoss waterfall, Iceland.</image:title><image:caption>Kirkjufellfoss waterfall, Iceland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-08-19-157403.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Kirkjufellfoss waterfall, Iceland.</image:title><image:caption>Kirkjufellfoss waterfall, Iceland.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-10-03T19:46:07+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/08/29/iceland-svartifoss/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/iceland-map-svartifoss-1.png</image:loc><image:title>Iceland map Svartifoss</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/iceland-map-svartifoss.png</image:loc><image:title>Iceland map Svartifoss</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-08-29-161162.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Svartifoss waterfall, southeast Iceland.</image:title><image:caption>Svartifoss waterfall, southeast Iceland.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-10-03T19:45:54+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/08/29/iceland-stjornarfoss/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/iceland-map-stjornarfoss.png</image:loc><image:title>Iceland map Stjórnarfoss</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-08-29-161199.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Stjórnarfoss waterfall, southern Iceland.</image:title><image:caption>Stjórnarfoss waterfall, southern Iceland.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-10-03T19:45:45+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/08/30/iceland-gljufrabui/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-08-30-161498-hdr.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Gljúfrabúi waterfall, southern Iceland.</image:title><image:caption>Gljúfrabúi waterfall, southern Iceland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-08-30-162098.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-08-30-162098</image:title><image:caption>Entrance to Gljúfrabúi waterfall (barely visible at upper-left, next to the sky). Southern Iceland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/iceland-map-gljufrabui.png</image:loc><image:title>Iceland map - Gljúfrabúi</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-10-03T19:45:32+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/08/30/iceland-gluggafoss/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/iceland-map-gluggafoss.png</image:loc><image:title>Iceland map - Gluggafoss</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-08-30-161608.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Gluggafoss waterfall, southeast Iceland.</image:title><image:caption>Gluggafoss waterfall, southeast Iceland.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-10-03T19:44:45+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/08/30/iceland-skogafoss/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/iceland-map-skogafoss.png</image:loc><image:title>Iceland map - Skógafoss</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/2025-08-30-162127.jpg</image:loc><image:title>David, wearing his 'waterfall kit' at Skógafoss waterfall, southern Iceland.</image:title><image:caption>David, wearing his 'waterfall kit' at Skógafoss waterfall, southern Iceland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/2025-08-30-161945.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Skógafoss waterfall, southern Iceland.</image:title><image:caption>Skógafoss waterfall, southern Iceland.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-10-03T19:44:35+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/08/30/iceland-kvernufoss/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/iceland-map-kvernufoss-1.png</image:loc><image:title>Iceland map - Kvernufoss</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/iceland-map-kvernufoss.png</image:loc><image:title>Iceland map - Kvernufoss</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-08-30-161969.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Kvernufoss waterfall, southeast Iceland.</image:title><image:caption>Kvernufoss waterfall, southeast Iceland.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-10-03T19:44:22+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/08/30/iceland-seljalandsfoss/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/iceland-map-seljalandsfoss.png</image:loc><image:title>Iceland map - Seljalandsfoss</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/2025-08-30-161348-hdr.jpg</image:loc><image:title>People walk behind Seljalandsfoss waterfall, southern Iceland.</image:title><image:caption>People walk behind Seljalandsfoss waterfall, southern Iceland.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-10-03T19:43:15+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/08/30/iceland-nauthusagil/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/iceland-map-nauthusagil.png</image:loc><image:title>Iceland map - Nauthúsagil</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/screenshot-2025-09-27-at-17.47.18.png</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot 2025-09-27 at 17.47.18</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-08-30-161786.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Nauthúsagil waterfall, southern Iceland.</image:title><image:caption>Nauthúsagil waterfall, southern Iceland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-08-30-162103.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Nauthúsagil waterfall, southern Iceland.</image:title><image:caption>Nauthúsagil waterfall, southern Iceland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-08-30-162099.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Nauthúsagil waterfall, southeast Iceland.</image:title><image:caption>Nauthúsagil waterfall, southeast Iceland.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-09-27T17:19:34+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/08/29/iceland-diamond-beach/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/jokulsarlon-map.png</image:loc><image:title>Jökulsárlón map</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-08-29-161251.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-08-29-161251</image:title><image:caption>Glacier and icebergs in Fjallsárlón lagoon; southeastern Iceland.  Note the two Zodiac tourboats at distant center!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-08-29-160618.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ice and waves on Diamond Beach, Iceland.</image:title><image:caption>Ice and waves on Diamond Beach, Iceland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-08-29-161012.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ice and photographers on Diamond Beach, Iceland.</image:title><image:caption>Ice and photographers on Diamond Beach, Iceland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-08-29-160676.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ice and waves on Diamond Beach, Iceland.</image:title><image:caption>Ice and waves on Diamond Beach, Iceland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-08-29-160955.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-08-29-160955</image:title><image:caption>Sign with diagram of Jökulsárlón (aka Glacier Lagoon) and its adjacent Diamond Beach, Iceland.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-09-25T19:06:44+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/07/21/iceland-westfjords/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/sinan.fin_.jpg</image:loc><image:title>sinan.fin</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024-07-19-140314.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Arctic Tern, over a farm field in Westfjords, Iceland.</image:title><image:caption>Arctic Tern, over a farm field in Westfjords, Iceland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024-07-18-139619.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Puffin at Latrabjarg cliffs - Westfjords, Iceland.</image:title><image:caption>Puffin at Latrabjarg cliffs - Westfjords, Iceland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024-07-18-139818.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2024-07-18-139818</image:title><image:caption>Andy (tiny figure!) runs across Raudasandur beach (Red sand beach) - Westfjords, Iceland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024-07-18-140059.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Dynjandi waterfalls - notice people at lower right - Westfjords, Iceland.</image:title><image:caption>Dynjandi waterfalls - notice people at lower right - Westfjords, Iceland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024-07-17-139429.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Andy and Mara on the shore near our home in the Westfjords, Iceland.</image:title><image:caption>Andy and Mara on the shore near our home in the Westfjords, Iceland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024-07-17-140100.jpg</image:loc><image:title>We rented a house in the Westfjords (blue dot) and in Reykjavik, Iceland.</image:title><image:caption>We rented a house in the Westfjords (blue dot) and in Reykjavik, Iceland.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-09-20T16:03:43+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/08/27/greenland/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-08-27-160276.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Aurora Borealis, from the ship's balcony, offshore Greenland.</image:title><image:caption>Aurora Borealis, from the ship's balcony, offshore Greenland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-08-27-160419.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-08-27-160419</image:title><image:caption>Jack boards our charter flight from Kangerlussuaq, Greenland to Keflavik, Iceland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-08-27-160412.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Waiting for security at Kangerlussuaq airport, Greenland.</image:title><image:caption>Waiting for security at Kangerlussuaq airport, Greenland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-08-27-160418.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Our charter flight from Kangerlussuaq, Greenland to Keflavik, Iceland.</image:title><image:caption>Our charter flight from Kangerlussuaq, Greenland to Keflavik, Iceland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-08-27-160445.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-08-27-160445</image:title><image:caption>View of the Greenland ice cap shortly after takeoff from Kangerlussuaq airport - Greenland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-08-23-159056.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Bags for sale in the tourist center; Qaqortok, Greenland.</image:title><image:caption>Bags for sale in the tourist center; Qaqortok, Greenland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-08-24-159200.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-08-24-159200</image:title><image:caption>Ellen Fredericksen, former teacher and now wool entrepreneur, introduces us to Qassiarsuk, Greenland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-08-20-158142.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-08-20-158142</image:title><image:caption>Elegant plating of a chocolate cake with 'sea buckthorn' sorbet; aboard the Endurance.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-08-24-159183.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Zodaics bring passengers from the Endurance ashore at Qassiarsuk, Greenland.</image:title><image:caption>Zodaics bring passengers from the Endurance ashore at Qassiarsuk, Greenland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/greenland-over-us-map.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Map of Greenland overlaid on map of the USA, from thetruesize.com</image:title><image:caption>Map of Greenland overlaid on map of the USA, from thetruesize.com</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-09-18T05:28:27+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/08/27/greenland-wrap-up/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-17T13:37:15+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/08/27/greenland-contemporary-human-settlements/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-08-26-160236.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View of Nuuk, Greenland, from just offshore.</image:title><image:caption>View of Nuuk, Greenland, from just offshore.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-08-27-160419-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-08-27-160419</image:title><image:caption>Jack boards our charter flight from Kangerlussuaq, Greenland to Keflavik, Iceland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-08-26-160167.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Summer homes in Qoornoq, Greenland.</image:title><image:caption>Summer homes in Qoornoq, Greenland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-08-23-159034.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The main church in Qaqortok, Greenland.</image:title><image:caption>The main church in Qaqortok, Greenland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-08-24-160224.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-08-24-160224</image:title><image:caption>Ellen demonstrates her wool business. Greenland.  (photo by another trip member).</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-08-23-159039.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Qaqortok harbor, Greenland.</image:title><image:caption>Qaqortok harbor, Greenland.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-09-16T07:30:04+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/08/27/greenland-historic-human-settlements/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-08-23-158813.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-08-23-158813</image:title><image:caption>Ruins of the church at Hvalsey - historic Norse village - Qaqortoq Fjord, Greenland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-08-24-159149.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Reconstruction of the first church in Qassiarsuk, Greenland.</image:title><image:caption>Reconstruction of the first church in Qassiarsuk, Greenland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-08-23-158885.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-08-23-158885</image:title><image:caption>Ruins of the church at Hvalsey - historic Norse village - Qaqortoq Fjord, Greenland.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-09-15T17:06:19+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/08/27/greenland-hiking/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-08-25-159768.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Caribou seen during a hike above Neria Fjord, Greenland.</image:title><image:caption>Caribou seen during a hike above Neria Fjord, Greenland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-08-21-158180.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-08-21-158180</image:title><image:caption>Polar-bear sentries keep watch above our landing point; Skjoldungensund fjord, Greenland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-08-21-158275.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A stream valley at the head of Skjoldungensund fjord, Greenland.</image:title><image:caption>A stream valley at the head of Skjoldungensund fjord, Greenland.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-09-14T07:06:47+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/08/27/greenland-fjords-and-scenery/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-08-23-158674.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sunrise over the ridge as we cruise Qaqortoq Fjord, Greenland.</image:title><image:caption>Sunrise over the ridge as we cruise Qaqortoq Fjord, Greenland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-08-21-157951.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Arrival in Greenland - Skjoldungensund fjord.</image:title><image:caption>Arrival in Greenland - Skjoldungensund fjord.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-08-22-158483.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-08-22-158483</image:title><image:caption>Ship cruise through Prins Christiansund (Ikerasassuaq) fjord, from east coast to west coast of Greenland.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-09-13T07:10:44+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/08/27/greenland-glaciers-ice/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-08-21-158088.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Small icebergs from Thryms glacier; Skjoldungensund fjord, Greenland.</image:title><image:caption>Small icebergs from Thryms glacier; Skjoldungensund fjord, Greenland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-08-24-159305-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Kayaking in Tunulliarfik Fjord (Eriksfjord), Greenland.</image:title><image:caption>Kayaking in Tunulliarfik Fjord (Eriksfjord), Greenland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-08-21-158116.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Thryms glacier; Skjoldungensund fjord, Greenland.</image:title><image:caption>Thryms glacier; Skjoldungensund fjord, Greenland.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-09-13T07:08:38+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/08/27/greenland-whales/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-08-20-157890.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sperm whale, in the Denmark Strait between Iceland and Greenland.</image:title><image:caption>Sperm whale, in the Denmark Strait between Iceland and Greenland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-08-19-157523.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Fin whale seen from onboard the Endurance; offshore of Iceland.</image:title><image:caption>Fin whale seen from onboard the Endurance; offshore of Iceland.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-09-12T07:08:34+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/08/27/greenland-natural-history/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-10T18:15:35+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/08/13/middle-sister/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-08-13-155521.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Piper Falls (in low water) - White Mountains NH.</image:title><image:caption>Piper Falls (in low water) - White Mountains NH.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/middle-sister-map.png</image:loc><image:title>middle sister map</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-08-13-155513.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Mount Chocorua from First Sister peak - White Mountains NH.</image:title><image:caption>Mount Chocorua from First Sister peak - White Mountains NH.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-08-13T23:04:04+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/08/07/lyme-wildlife-july-part-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/screenshot-2025-08-08-at-05.50.30.png</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot 2025-08-08 at 05.50.30</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/img_5495.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_5495</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-07-lyme-wildlife-hilltop.png</image:loc><image:title>2025-07 Lyme wildlife - hilltop</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-07-lyme-wildlife-vernal-pool.png</image:loc><image:title>2025-07 Lyme wildlife - vernal pool</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-08-08T09:51:13+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/08/06/bald-peak/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-08-06-155483.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The 'flume' on Kendall Brook, below the Kinsman trail.</image:title><image:caption>The 'flume' on Kendall Brook, below the Kinsman trail.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-08-06-155480.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-08-06-155480</image:title><image:caption>David and Ken on Bald Peak, with a hazy view.  Mount Moosialuek is high in the haze and clouds in the left distance.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/bald-peak-map.png</image:loc><image:title>Bald peak map</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-08-06T22:30:35+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/08/06/hiroshima/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2024-09-06-143626-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Hiroshima Peace Park, Japan.</image:title><image:caption>Hiroshima Peace Park, Japan.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2024-09-06-143626.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Hiroshima Peace Park, Japan.</image:title><image:caption>Hiroshima Peace Park, Japan.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-08-06T10:20:50+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/08/05/lyme-wildlife-july-part-1/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-07-lyme-wildlife-stickpile.png</image:loc><image:title>2025-07 Lyme wildlife - stickpile</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-07-lyme-wildlife-region2.png</image:loc><image:title>2025-07 Lyme wildlife - Region2</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-08-05T22:26:53+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/07/28/second-college-grant/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-07-26-154920.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-07-26-154920</image:title><image:caption>the Dead Diamond River, near Monahan's Bathtub. Dartmouth's Second College Grant.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-07-26-154928.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Stoddard Cabin Dartmouth's Second College Grant.</image:title><image:caption>Stoddard Cabin Dartmouth's Second College Grant.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-08-03T22:28:09+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/08/02/california-hiking/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-08-02-155468.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-08-02-155468</image:title><image:caption>View of San Francisco Bay from trails in the Pulgas Ridge reserve, San Carlos CA.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-08-02-155466.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-08-02-155466</image:title><image:caption>Rattlesnake alongside the trail - Hassler Loop trail.  Pulgas Ridge reserve, San Carlos CA.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/pulgas-map.png</image:loc><image:title>Pulgas map</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-08-03T21:38:36+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/07/27/percy-peaks/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-07-27-154990.jpg</image:loc><image:title>South Percy Peak seen from the trail to North Percy Peak.</image:title><image:caption>South Percy Peak seen from the trail to North Percy Peak.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-07-27-154988.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-07-27-154988</image:title><image:caption>South Percy Peak seen from the trail to North Percy Peak, with Lelia emerging from the woods.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-07-27-154993.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Views from North Percy Peak on a cloudy, rainy day.</image:title><image:caption>Views from North Percy Peak on a cloudy, rainy day.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/percy-peak-map.png</image:loc><image:title>Percy peak map</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-07-29T17:20:54+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/07/23/profile-falls/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-07-22-154867-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Profile Falls - Bristol, NH.</image:title><image:caption>Profile Falls - Bristol, NH.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-07-22-154855.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Profile Falls - Bristol, NH.</image:title><image:caption>Profile Falls - Bristol, NH.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-07-28T18:01:12+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/07/26/mount-magalloway/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-07-26-154943.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Jon and the views from the fire tower on Mount Magalloway.</image:title><image:caption>Jon and the views from the fire tower on Mount Magalloway.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-07-26-154942.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Smoky views from the fire tower on Mount Magalloway.</image:title><image:caption>Smoky views from the fire tower on Mount Magalloway.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/mount-magalloway-map.png</image:loc><image:title>Mount Magalloway map</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-07-28T17:59:38+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/07/25/sugarloaf-mountain/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-07-25-154890.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Moose scat along the Sugarloaf trail, Groveton NH.</image:title><image:caption>Moose scat along the Sugarloaf trail, Groveton NH.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-07-25-154889.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Steep climbing along the Sugarloaf trail, Groveton NH.</image:title><image:caption>Steep climbing along the Sugarloaf trail, Groveton NH.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-07-25-154895.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View from the summit of Sugarloaf mountain, Groveton NH.</image:title><image:caption>View from the summit of Sugarloaf mountain, Groveton NH.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/sugarloaf-mountain.png</image:loc><image:title>Sugarloaf mountain</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-07-29T14:30:54+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/07/22/a-yellow-carpet/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-07-22-154840.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-07-22-154840</image:title><image:caption>A UVLT conservation area sports a field of black-eyed susans – along River Road in Lyme NH.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-07-22T23:42:35+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/07/18/mount-shaw/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-07-18-154757.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View of Sandwich Mountain (in the clouds, just left of center) from Mount Shaw.</image:title><image:caption>View of Sandwich Mountain (in the clouds, just left of center) from Mount Shaw.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-07-18-154746.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The trails are smooth and gentle on my hike to Mount Shaw.</image:title><image:caption>The trails are smooth and gentle on my hike to Mount Shaw.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-07-18-154740-3.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A black bear grazes near the Cold Spring Trail to Mount Shaw.</image:title><image:caption>A black bear grazes near the Cold Spring Trail to Mount Shaw.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-07-18-154754.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View of the White Mountains from Mount Shaw.</image:title><image:caption>View of the White Mountains from Mount Shaw.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-07-18-154741.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A trailsign along my hike to Mount Shaw.</image:title><image:caption>A trailsign along my hike to Mount Shaw.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-07-18-154775.png</image:loc><image:title>2025-07-18-154775</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-07-19T00:52:25+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/07/14/firewood-time/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/loud-noise.jpg</image:loc><image:title>loud noise</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/chainsaws.jpg</image:loc><image:title>chainsaws</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-07-15T14:11:53+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/07/12/sandwich-and-jennings/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-07-12-154704.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A small waterfall on Drake's Brook, along the trail to Sandwich Mountain.</image:title><image:caption>A small waterfall on Drake's Brook, along the trail to Sandwich Mountain.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-07-12-154730.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View back to Sandwich Mountain from an outcrop on the Sandwich Mountain Trail.</image:title><image:caption>View back to Sandwich Mountain from an outcrop on the Sandwich Mountain Trail.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-07-12-154712.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View from Jennings Peak.  NOT.</image:title><image:caption>View from Jennings Peak.  NOT.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-07-12-154721.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A Gray Jay on the summit of Sandwich Mountain... hoping I will share my lunch.</image:title><image:caption>A Gray Jay on the summit of Sandwich Mountain... hoping I will share my lunch.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/sandwitch-jennings-peaks.png</image:loc><image:title>Sandwitch &amp; Jennings Peaks</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-07-13T11:25:25+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/07/08/charleston-4th/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-07-06-154440.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Barred owl at Magnolia Gardens, SC.</image:title><image:caption>Barred owl at Magnolia Gardens, SC.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-07-05-154091.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-07-05-154091</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-07-08T13:29:08+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/07/02/lyme-wildlife-june-2025/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-06-lyme-wildlife.png</image:loc><image:title>2025-06 Lyme wildlife</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-07-03T01:30:30+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/06/28/strawberry-season-3/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/img_5068.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_5068</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-07-03T01:01:58+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/06/21/moosilauke-8/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/2025-06-21-154006.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A stream on Snapper Trail, Mount Moosilauke.</image:title><image:caption>A stream on Snapper Trail, Mount Moosilauke.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/2025-06-21-154050.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Floki, a famouos hiking cat, on Mount Moosilauke.</image:title><image:caption>Floki, a famouos hiking cat, on Mount Moosilauke.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/2025-06-21-154061.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-06-21-154061</image:title><image:caption>Catherine crossing the Baker River bridge on the Ridge Trail - Mount Moosilauke.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/2025-02-22-153430.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Junction of the Carriage Road and Glencliff Trail, Mount Moosilauke.</image:title><image:caption>Junction of the Carriage Road and Glencliff Trail, Mount Moosilauke.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/2025-06-21-154037.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Signs at the junction of Carriage Road and Glencliff Trail, Mount Moosilauke.</image:title><image:caption>Signs at the junction of Carriage Road and Glencliff Trail, Mount Moosilauke.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/2025-02-22-153431.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Side trail to South Peak, Mount Moosilauke.</image:title><image:caption>Side trail to South Peak, Mount Moosilauke.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/2025-06-21-154047.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Signs at the junction of Carriage Road and Glencliff Trail, Mount Moosilauke.</image:title><image:caption>Signs at the junction of Carriage Road and Glencliff Trail, Mount Moosilauke.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/moosilauke-hiking-route-and-stats-1.png</image:loc><image:title>Moosilauke - hiking route and stats</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-06-23T01:07:57+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/06/07/aspen-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/2025-06-05-153933.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Wildflowers near Maroon Lake, near Aspen Colorado.</image:title><image:caption>Wildflowers near Maroon Lake, near Aspen Colorado.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/2025-06-02-153759.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Lupine, decorated with raindrops - Aspen Colorado.</image:title><image:caption>Lupine, decorated with raindrops - Aspen Colorado.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/2025-06-03-153693.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Wildflower in Aspen, Colorado.</image:title><image:caption>Wildflower in Aspen, Colorado.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/2025-06-03-153687.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Wildflower in Aspen, Colorado.</image:title><image:caption>Wildflower in Aspen, Colorado.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/2025-06-04-153714.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Wildflower in Aspen, Colorado.</image:title><image:caption>Wildflower in Aspen, Colorado.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/2025-06-03-153692.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Wildflower in Aspen, Colorado.</image:title><image:caption>Wildflower in Aspen, Colorado.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/2025-06-03-153697.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Wildflower in Aspen, Colorado.</image:title><image:caption>Wildflower in Aspen, Colorado.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/2025-06-02-153773-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Lupine, decorated with raindrops - Aspen Colorado.</image:title><image:caption>Lupine, decorated with raindrops - Aspen Colorado.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/2025-06-03-153689.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Wildflower in Aspen, Colorado.</image:title><image:caption>Wildflower in Aspen, Colorado.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/2025-06-03-153690.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Wildflower in Aspen, Colorado.</image:title><image:caption>Wildflower in Aspen, Colorado.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-06-20T01:28:20+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/06/02/lyme-wildlife-may-2025/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/2025-05-lyme-wildlife.png</image:loc><image:title>2025-05 Lyme wildlife</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/2025-05-lyme-wildlife-bear.png</image:loc><image:title>2025-05 Lyme wildlife bear</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-06-03T03:34:51+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/05/24/wandering-the-spring-forest/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/2025-05-03-153679-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Trillium blooming in the forests of Lyme, NH.</image:title><image:caption>Trillium blooming in the forests of Lyme, NH.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/2025-05-03-153682.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Spring newt in the forests of Lyme, NH.</image:title><image:caption>Spring newt in the forests of Lyme, NH.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/2025-05-03-153678.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ferns emerging into springtime, Lyme NH.</image:title><image:caption>Ferns emerging into springtime, Lyme NH.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/2025-05-04-153683.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A wild and unusual fungus in the forests of Lyme, NH.</image:title><image:caption>A wild and unusual fungus in the forests of Lyme, NH.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/2025-05-03-153676.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Spring wildflowers in the forests of Lyme, NH.</image:title><image:caption>Spring wildflowers in the forests of Lyme, NH.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/2025-05-03-153680.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Spring wildflowers in the forests of Lyme, NH.</image:title><image:caption>Spring wildflowers in the forests of Lyme, NH.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/2025-05-03-153681.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Spring wildflowers in the forests of Lyme, NH.</image:title><image:caption>Spring wildflowers in the forests of Lyme, NH.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/2025-05-03-153677.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-05-03-153677</image:title><image:caption>A well-camouflaged slug on a tree in the forest of Lyme, NH.  I almost put my hand on it while walking.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/2025-05-03-153679.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Trillium blooming in the forests of Lyme, NH.</image:title><image:caption>Trillium blooming in the forests of Lyme, NH.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-25T14:32:01+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/05/17/lyme-wildlife-april-pools/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/2025-04-lyme-vernal-pool.png</image:loc><image:title>2025-04 Lyme vernal pool</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-17T20:02:42+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/05/05/lyme-wildlife-april/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/summit-turkey.png</image:loc><image:title>summit turkey</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/2025-04-lyme-region2.png</image:loc><image:title>2025-04 Lyme region2</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/2025-04-lyme-region1.png</image:loc><image:title>2025-04 Lyme region1</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-06T12:06:56+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/04/27/lyme-wildlife-den-competition/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/2025-04-lyme-groundhog-v.-skunk.png</image:loc><image:title>2025-04 Lyme groundhog v. skunk</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-04-28T14:24:54+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/04/19/lyme-wildlife-bear-play/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/bear-scat.jpg</image:loc><image:title>bear scat</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/2025-04-lyme-wildlife-bear-play.png</image:loc><image:title>2025-04 Lyme wildlife - Bear Play</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/bear-opened-camera.jpg</image:loc><image:title>bear opened camera</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/4.jpg</image:loc><image:title>4</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/3.jpg</image:loc><image:title>3</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>1</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-04-26T20:54:59+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/04/06/lyme-wildlife-march/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/coyote-napping-nook.png</image:loc><image:title>coyote napping nook</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/frost-heave-1.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>frost heave 1</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/frost-heave-2.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>frost heave 2</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/2025-03-lyme-wildlife-riverside.png</image:loc><image:title>2025-03 Lyme wildlife riverside</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/2025-03-lyme-wildlife-region-one.png</image:loc><image:title>2025-03 Lyme wildlife region one</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/2025-03-lyme-wildlife-region-two.png</image:loc><image:title>2025-03 Lyme wildlife region two</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/porcupine-greeting.png</image:loc><image:title>porcupine greeting</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/porcupine-walking.png</image:loc><image:title>porcupine walking</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/porcupine-den.jpg</image:loc><image:title>porcupine den</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/freezing-rain-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>freezing rain 2</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-04-07T01:58:36+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/03/23/whats-in-my-pack-winter-edition/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/boots.jpg</image:loc><image:title>boots</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/clothes.jpg</image:loc><image:title>clothes</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/contents.jpg</image:loc><image:title>contents</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/pack.jpg</image:loc><image:title>pack</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-03-23T23:03:34+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/03/02/lyme-wildlife-february/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/img_4426.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_4426</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2025-02-lyme-snowshoe.png</image:loc><image:title>2025-02 Lyme snowshoe</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2025-02-lyme-wildlife.png</image:loc><image:title>2025-02 Lyme wildlife</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2025-02-lyme-porcupine.png</image:loc><image:title>2025-02 Lyme porcupine</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2025-02-lyme-new-location.png</image:loc><image:title>2025-02 Lyme new location</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-03-03T11:15:44+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/02/22/moosilauke-in-deep-snow/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2025-02-22-153445-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Snowy scene along north-south ridge on Mount Moosilauke.</image:title><image:caption>Snowy scene along north-south ridge on Mount Moosilauke.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2025-02-22-153424.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-02-22-153424</image:title><image:caption>The snow is so deep my pole nearly disappears in the powder - in other places, it went deeper!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2025-02-22-153441.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2025-02-22-153441</image:title><image:caption>View of Franconia and Presidential Ranges in the White Mountains, from Mount Moosilauke.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2025-02-22-153445.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Snowy scene along north-south ridge on Mount Moosilauke.</image:title><image:caption>Snowy scene along north-south ridge on Mount Moosilauke.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/screenshot-2025-02-23-at-09.35.30.png</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot 2025-02-23 at 09.35.30</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-02-24T02:00:30+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/02/08/backside-of-holts/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/holts-from-goose-pond-road.png</image:loc><image:title>Holts from Goose Pond Road</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2025-02-08-153400.jpg</image:loc><image:title>David enjoys the view from Holts Ledge, Lyme NH.</image:title><image:caption>David enjoys the view from Holts Ledge, Lyme NH.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2025-02-08-153393.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Hiking the Appalachian Trail to Holts Ledge, Lyme NH.</image:title><image:caption>Hiking the Appalachian Trail to Holts Ledge, Lyme NH.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2025-02-08-153398.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View from Holts Ledge, Lyme NH.</image:title><image:caption>View from Holts Ledge, Lyme NH.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2025-02-08-153401.jpg</image:loc><image:title>David enjoys the view from Holts Ledge, Lyme NH.</image:title><image:caption>David enjoys the view from Holts Ledge, Lyme NH.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-02-09T20:40:17+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/02/03/lyme-wildlife-january-2025/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2025-01-lyme-forest.png</image:loc><image:title>2025-01 Lyme forest</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2025-01-lyme-riverside-1.png</image:loc><image:title>2025-01 Lyme riverside</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2025-01-lyme-streamside-1.png</image:loc><image:title>2025-01 Lyme streamside</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20250201_124518.jpg</image:loc><image:title>20250201_124518</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20250201_124513.jpg</image:loc><image:title>20250201_124513</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20250201_120818.jpg</image:loc><image:title>20250201_120818</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20250201_115138.jpg</image:loc><image:title>20250201_115138</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20250201_112517.jpg</image:loc><image:title>20250201_112517</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-02-08T21:30:24+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/01/04/lyme-wildlife-december/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2024-12-lyme-wildlife.png</image:loc><image:title>2024-12 Lyme wildlife</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-01-05T02:06:25+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2025/01/02/moosilauke-new-years/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/jr-to-sayre-peak-map.png</image:loc><image:title>JR to Sayre Peak map</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/jr-to-moosilauke-map.png</image:loc><image:title>JR to Moosilauke map</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025-01-01-153308.jpg</image:loc><image:title>New gates on the Baker River bridge - Moosilauke.</image:title><image:caption>New gates on the Baker River bridge - Moosilauke.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2024-12-31-153296.jpg</image:loc><image:title>New warning about the Baker River bridge - Moosilauke.</image:title><image:caption>New warning about the Baker River bridge - Moosilauke.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025-01-02-153351.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ice and snow from the roof of John Rand Cabin, Moosilauke.</image:title><image:caption>Ice and snow from the roof of John Rand Cabin, Moosilauke.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025-01-02-153326.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The Met station - Moosilauke.</image:title><image:caption>The Met station - Moosilauke.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025-01-01-153316.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Jen, Lelia, Dave, and Ken on the summit of Moosilauke, New Yearr's Day 2025.</image:title><image:caption>Jen, Lelia, Dave, and Ken on the summit of Moosilauke, New Yearr's Day 2025.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025-01-01-153304.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ice and snow from the roof of John Rand Cabin, Moosilauke.</image:title><image:caption>Ice and snow from the roof of John Rand Cabin, Moosilauke.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2024-12-31-153297.jpg</image:loc><image:title>John Rand Cabin - Moosilauke.</image:title><image:caption>John Rand Cabin - Moosilauke.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-01-03T01:50:35+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/12/30/kiawah-island-sc/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2024-12-24-1508xx.gif</image:loc><image:title>2024-12-24-1508xx</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2024-12-24-150631.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Osprey, Kiawah Island</image:title><image:caption>Osprey, Kiawah Island</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2024-12-24-153170.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A woman watches Dolphin feeding in the shallows at the tip of Kiawah Island.</image:title><image:caption>A woman watches Dolphin feeding in the shallows at the tip of Kiawah Island.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2024-12-25-153208-hdr.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Christmas morning sunrise at Kiawah.</image:title><image:caption>Christmas morning sunrise at Kiawah.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-12-30T22:45:12+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/09/18/japan-trip-redux/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-09-13-145033.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Manhole cover in Mihonoseke, Japan.</image:title><image:caption>Manhole cover in Mihonoseke, Japan.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-09-14-145465.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Carrot cake for lunch dessert, on board the ship.</image:title><image:caption>Carrot cake for lunch dessert, on board the ship.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-09-04-142739.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The National Geographic (Lindblad) "Resolution", in Uno, Japan.</image:title><image:caption>The National Geographic (Lindblad) "Resolution", in Uno, Japan.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-12-27T12:04:20+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/12/22/lyme-wildlife-november-part-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2024-11-09-149120.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A deer skull - with antlers sawn off - found in the woods near Hewes Brook.</image:title><image:caption>A deer skull - with antlers sawn off - found in the woods near Hewes Brook.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2024-11-lyme-brook-crossing.png</image:loc><image:title>2024-11 Lyme brook crossing</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2024-11-lyme-beaver-trail-visitors.png</image:loc><image:title>2024-11 Lyme beaver trail visitors</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-12-23T19:00:14+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/12/23/lyme-wildlife-november-part-3/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2024-11-lyme-hilltop.png</image:loc><image:title>2024-11 Lyme hilltop</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-01-15T21:18:27+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/12/18/lyme-wildlife-beavers/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/20241026-3809.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The beaver dam and pond.</image:title><image:caption>The beaver dam and pond.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/20241103_223216.jpg</image:loc><image:title>David shows a freshly cut log, from a tree felled by a beaver.</image:title><image:caption>David shows a freshly cut log, from a tree felled by a beaver.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2024-11-lyme-beaver-slope.png</image:loc><image:title>2024-11 Lyme beaver slope</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2024-11-beaver-dam.png</image:loc><image:title>2024-11 beaver dam</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-12-19T00:47:08+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/12/14/bangalore-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2024-12-11-150201.jpg</image:loc><image:title>David speaks at a Dartmouth alumni event in Bangalore.</image:title><image:caption>David speaks at a Dartmouth alumni event in Bangalore.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2024-12-11-150093.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The flower market in Malleswaram, Bangalore.</image:title><image:caption>The flower market in Malleswaram, Bangalore.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2024-12-11-150053.jpg</image:loc><image:title>ECE building at Indian Institute of Science (IISc).</image:title><image:caption>ECE building at Indian Institute of Science (IISc).</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2024-12-11-150040.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2024-12-11-150040</image:title><image:caption>David's favorite dosa shop in Malleswaram, Bangalore.  Now under new name and new management.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-12-18T04:39:42+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/12/07/delhi-saturday/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2024-12-07-149750.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Scenes from an alleyway in New Delhi, not far from Humayan's Tomb.</image:title><image:caption>Scenes from an alleyway in New Delhi, not far from Humayan's Tomb.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2024-12-07-149591.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Humayan's Tomb, New Delhi</image:title><image:caption>Humayan's Tomb, New Delhi</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2024-12-10-150004.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2024-12-10-150004</image:title><image:caption>"Red light on, Gaadi Off" - encourages people to turn off their engine while waiting for a red light.  Delhi.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2024-12-07-149546.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Gurudwara Bangla Sahib (Sikh temple), New Delhi</image:title><image:caption>Gurudwara Bangla Sahib (Sikh temple), New Delhi</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2024-12-07-149708.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2024-12-07-149708</image:title><image:caption>Preparing chapati bread - thousands daily - at the Gurudwara Bangla Sahib (Sikh temple), New Delhi</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2024-12-07-149757.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2024-12-07-149757</image:title><image:caption>Two men selling kebab and chicken in an alleyway, not far from Humayan's Tomb. New Delhi.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2024-12-07-149701.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2024-12-07-149701</image:title><image:caption>Visitors being served a free meal, at Gurudwara Bangla Sahib (Sikh temple), New Delhi</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2024-12-07-149512.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Schoolchildren at India Gate, New Delhi</image:title><image:caption>Schoolchildren at India Gate, New Delhi</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2024-12-07-149556.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Humayan's Tomb, New Delhi</image:title><image:caption>Humayan's Tomb, New Delhi</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-12-17T09:20:37+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/12/10/delhi-sunday/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2024-12-08-149786.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Street scenes in old Delhi.</image:title><image:caption>Street scenes in old Delhi.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2024-12-08-149781.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Jama Masjid, old Delhi.</image:title><image:caption>Jama Masjid, old Delhi.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2024-12-08-149947.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2024-12-08-149947</image:title><image:caption>Even the simplest of street vendors now take mobile payments, instead of cash. Chandni Chowk area, old Delhi.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2024-12-10-150009.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2024-12-10-150009</image:title><image:caption>At Indian Accent, a special chaat from Chandni Chowk area of Delhi… fluffy whipped milk and sugar with saffron flavoring. Note also the Rs500 notes!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2024-12-08-149779.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2024-12-08-149779</image:title><image:caption>An old man sells used horns (presumably for auto or scooter), near Jama Masjid, old Delhi.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-12-17T09:19:51+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/09/02/coastal-japan-trip/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024-09-04-142773.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The National Geographic (Lindblad) "Resolution", in Uno, Japan.</image:title><image:caption>The National Geographic (Lindblad) "Resolution", in Uno, Japan.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024-09-02-142437.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The Tokaido Shinkansen in Kobe, after we rode it from Tokyo.</image:title><image:caption>The Tokaido Shinkansen in Kobe, after we rode it from Tokyo.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024-09-02-142426.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2024-09-02-142426</image:title><image:caption>We ate lunch at Kakoiya Marunouchi ten, next to the Apple Store in Tokyo. Very good!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/coastal-japan-cruise-map.png</image:loc><image:title>Coastal Japan cruise map</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-12-07T13:18:22+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/09/17/japan-trip-day-15/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-09-16-145913.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The large pond at Hama-rikyu Gardens, Tokyo, Japan.</image:title><image:caption>The large pond at Hama-rikyu Gardens, Tokyo, Japan.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-09-16-145654-enhanced-nr.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2024-09-16-145654-Enhanced-NR</image:title><image:caption>Butterfly (common bluebottle) on flowers (orange cosmos) at Hama-rikyu Gardens, Tokyo, Japan.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-12-07T04:25:52+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/09/16/japan-trip-day-14/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024-09-16-146194.jpg</image:loc><image:title>We meet a Geisha at the final banquet in Tokyo, Japan.  Photo by Jack Kotz.</image:title><image:caption>We meet a Geisha at the final banquet in Tokyo, Japan.  Photo by Jack Kotz.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024-09-16-145811.jpg</image:loc><image:title>People seeking their fortunes at Senso-ji temple, Tokyo, Japan.</image:title><image:caption>People seeking their fortunes at Senso-ji temple, Tokyo, Japan.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024-09-16-145834.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Girls dressed like Anime characters at Senso-ji temple in Tokyo, Japan.</image:title><image:caption>Girls dressed like Anime characters at Senso-ji temple in Tokyo, Japan.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024-09-16-145823.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Middle gate at Senso-ji temple, Tokyo, Japan.</image:title><image:caption>Middle gate at Senso-ji temple, Tokyo, Japan.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024-09-16-145708.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Rainy visit to Meiji shrine, Tokyo, Japan.</image:title><image:caption>Rainy visit to Meiji shrine, Tokyo, Japan.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/1415-tokyo.png</image:loc><image:title>14,15 Tokyo</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-12-06T17:22:14+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/09/15/japan-trip-day-13/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-09-15-145536.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Beautiful presentation of Japanese food - at the Conrad Tokyo, Japan.</image:title><image:caption>Beautiful presentation of Japanese food - at the Conrad Tokyo, Japan.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-09-15-145502.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Hokuriku Shinkansen (bullet train) in Kanazawa, Japan.</image:title><image:caption>Hokuriku Shinkansen (bullet train) in Kanazawa, Japan.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/131415-tokyo-1.png</image:loc><image:title>13 to Tokyo</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-12-05T15:03:07+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/09/14/japan-day-12/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/12-kanazawa-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot</image:title><image:caption>Screenshot</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-09-14-145387.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Kotojitoro Lantern at Kenroku-en Garden, Kanazawa, Japan.</image:title><image:caption>Kotojitoro Lantern at Kenroku-en Garden, Kanazawa, Japan.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-09-14-145472.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2024-09-14-145472</image:title><image:caption>Matcha tea ceremony at Shigure-tei Tea House – Kenroku-en Garden, Kanazawa, Japan.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-09-14-145262.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Street in preserved Geisha district in Kanazawa, Japan.</image:title><image:caption>Street in preserved Geisha district in Kanazawa, Japan.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-12-04T16:48:08+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/09/13/japan-trip-day-11/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-09-13-145118.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2024-09-13-145118</image:title><image:caption>We encountered a bride and groom, out for photographs, while walking through Mihonoseke, Japan.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-09-13-145102-enhanced-nr.jpg</image:loc><image:title>An elderly couple preparing rice straw at a Shinto shrine in Mihonoseke, Japan.</image:title><image:caption>An elderly couple preparing rice straw at a Shinto shrine in Mihonoseke, Japan.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-09-13-144951.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A man dressed as a Samurai warrior at Matsue Castle, Japan.</image:title><image:caption>A man dressed as a Samurai warrior at Matsue Castle, Japan.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-09-13-144927.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Matsue Castle, Japan.</image:title><image:caption>Matsue Castle, Japan.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/11-matsue-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot</image:title><image:caption>Screenshot</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-12-03T14:56:36+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/09/12/japan-trip-day-10/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-09-12-144982.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2024-09-12-144982</image:title><image:caption>Pam Jenkins GR'99; Chuck Atkins ’65 + Kristin Demong; David Kotz '86; Bill Lindsay '81 + Ellyn Lindsay; John Chandler Tu’86 + Pam Chandler Tu’86. On board the National Geographic Resolution, in the Sea of Japan, September 2024.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-09-12-144750.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Pam and others take a swim out in the Sea of Japan.</image:title><image:caption>Pam and others take a swim out in the Sea of Japan.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/10-at-sea-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot</image:title><image:caption>Screenshot</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-12-03T01:05:50+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/09/11/japan-day-9/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024-09-11-144621.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Bulguksa Temple in Gyeongju, Korea.</image:title><image:caption>Bulguksa Temple in Gyeongju, Korea.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024-09-11-144706.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Traditional Korean food at a restaurant in Gyeongju, Korea.</image:title><image:caption>Traditional Korean food at a restaurant in Gyeongju, Korea.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024-09-11-144582.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Park with many Silla-era burial mounds. Daereungwon, Gyeongju, Korea.</image:title><image:caption>Park with many Silla-era burial mounds. Daereungwon, Gyeongju, Korea.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024-09-11-144716.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Busan, Korea.</image:title><image:caption>Busan, Korea.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/09-gyeongju-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot</image:title><image:caption>Screenshot</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-12-02T15:02:03+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/09/10/japan-day-8/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024-09-10-144502.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Passing under a modern bridge as we enter the harbor of Nagasaki, Japan.</image:title><image:caption>Passing under a modern bridge as we enter the harbor of Nagasaki, Japan.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-09-10-144514.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Atomic bomb museum in Nagasaki, Japan.</image:title><image:caption>Atomic bomb museum in Nagasaki, Japan.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-09-10-144515.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Atomic bomb museum in Nagasaki, Japan.</image:title><image:caption>Atomic bomb museum in Nagasaki, Japan.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-09-10-144457.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sculpture at the center of the Atomic bomb peace park in Nagasaki, Japan.</image:title><image:caption>Sculpture at the center of the Atomic bomb peace park in Nagasaki, Japan.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-09-10-144483.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Dejima historic district, Nagasaki, Japan.</image:title><image:caption>Dejima historic district, Nagasaki, Japan.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/08-nagasaki-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot</image:title><image:caption>Screenshot</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-12-01T14:03:24+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/11/30/california/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-11-24-149401.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2024-11-24-149401</image:title><image:caption>A plane spotter and his equipment record every plane arriving and leaving SFO airport.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-11-29-149410.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2024-11-29-149410</image:title><image:caption>Giant redwood trees - Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, in the Santa Cruz Mountains, California.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-11-28-149456.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A beautiful neighborhood in San Jose, CA - Thanksgiving Day</image:title><image:caption>A beautiful neighborhood in San Jose, CA - Thanksgiving Day</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-12-01T03:33:03+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/09/09/japan-day-7/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024-09-09-144315.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Jack, Katie, Pam, and David at Sakurajima Volcano, Japan.</image:title><image:caption>Jack, Katie, Pam, and David at Sakurajima Volcano, Japan.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-09-09-144397.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2024-09-09-144397</image:title><image:caption>Matcha tea, in a demonstration tea ceremony; Sengan-en garden in Kagoshima, Japan.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-09-09-144327.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Foot-bath hot springs, with Sakurajima volcano at rear - Kagoshima, Japan.</image:title><image:caption>Foot-bath hot springs, with Sakurajima volcano at rear - Kagoshima, Japan.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-09-09-144278.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sakurajima Volcano, Japan.</image:title><image:caption>Sakurajima Volcano, Japan.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/07-kagoshima-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot</image:title><image:caption>Screenshot</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-11-30T14:27:55+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/09/08/japan-trip-day-6/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024-09-08-144144.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2024-09-08-144144</image:title><image:caption>The "Buddha Sugi", a 1800-year-old cedar trees in the Yakusugi forest, high on the slopes of Yakushima Island, Japan.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024-09-08-144086.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Hiking in the Yakusugi forest, high on the slopes of Yakushima Island, Japan.</image:title><image:caption>Hiking in the Yakusugi forest, high on the slopes of Yakushima Island, Japan.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024-09-08-144292.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2024-09-08-144292</image:title><image:caption>"Seared black cod and carrot": An elaborate multi-course dinner on the NG Resolution.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/06-yakushima-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot</image:title><image:caption>Screenshot</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-11-29T15:59:48+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/09/07/japan-trip-day-5/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-09-07-143791.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Fishermen arranged a colorful escort to welcome our ship to Uwajima, Japan.</image:title><image:caption>Fishermen arranged a colorful escort to welcome our ship to Uwajima, Japan.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-09-07-143931.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Uwajima castle, founded by the Date family; Japan.</image:title><image:caption>Uwajima castle, founded by the Date family; Japan.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-09-07-144009.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2024-09-07-144009</image:title><image:caption>Museum depicting production of vegetable wax from sumac trees.  Historic district of Uchiko, Japan.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-09-07-144170.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Locally caught Sea Bream, aboard the NG Resolution, Japan.</image:title><image:caption>Locally caught Sea Bream, aboard the NG Resolution, Japan.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/05-uwajima-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot</image:title><image:caption>Screenshot</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-11-28T15:29:34+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/09/06/japan-trip-day-4-hiroshima/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024-09-06-143634.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The memorial museum at Hiroshima Peace Park, Japan.</image:title><image:caption>The memorial museum at Hiroshima Peace Park, Japan.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024-09-06-143632.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The Children's Peace Memorial at Hiroshima Peace Park, Japan.</image:title><image:caption>The Children's Peace Memorial at Hiroshima Peace Park, Japan.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024-09-06-143592.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2024-09-06-143592</image:title><image:caption>Atomic bomb dome - the ruins of a civic building damaged (but not destroyed) by the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-11-27T15:11:03+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/09/06/japan-trip-day-4-miyajima/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/04-hiroshima-miyajima-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot</image:title><image:caption>Screenshot</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-09-06-143571.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2024-09-06-143571</image:title><image:caption>A shop makes traditional cakes, in the shape of a maple leaf; Miyajima Island, Japan.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-09-06-143543.jpg</image:loc><image:title>David and Pam ride the Zodiac to Miyajima Island, Japan.</image:title><image:caption>David and Pam ride the Zodiac to Miyajima Island, Japan.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-09-06-143508-enhanced-nr.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Itsukushima Shrine is famous for its "floating" torii gate; Miyajima. Japan.</image:title><image:caption>Itsukushima Shrine is famous for its "floating" torii gate; Miyajima. Japan.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-09-06-143484.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2024-09-06-143484</image:title><image:caption>A doe licks the neck of a buck; wild deer roam freely through Itsukushima Shrine; Miyajima Island, Japan.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-09-06-143390.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2024-09-06-143390</image:title><image:caption>Hundreds of tiny Buddhas along the path within Itsukushima Shrine; Miyajima, Japan.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-09-06-143332.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Itsukushima Shrine; Miyajima. Japan.</image:title><image:caption>Itsukushima Shrine; Miyajima. Japan.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-11-26T15:08:07+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/09/05/japan-trip-day-3/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024-09-05-142901.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sunrise over the inland sea of Japan, near Takamatsu.</image:title><image:caption>Sunrise over the inland sea of Japan, near Takamatsu.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024-09-05-143535.png</image:loc><image:title>2024-09-05-143535</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024-09-05-143181.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ritsurin Garden - near Takamatsu, Japan.</image:title><image:caption>Ritsurin Garden - near Takamatsu, Japan.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024-09-05-143044.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Jack crosses the vine bridge at Shikoku Museum - near Takamatsu, Japan.</image:title><image:caption>Jack crosses the vine bridge at Shikoku Museum - near Takamatsu, Japan.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024-09-05-143004.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Bonsai farmer - Takamatsu, Japan.</image:title><image:caption>Bonsai farmer - Takamatsu, Japan.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024-09-05-142978.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Bonsai farmer - Takamatsu, Japan.</image:title><image:caption>Bonsai farmer - Takamatsu, Japan.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024-09-05-142963.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Bonsai farmer - Takamatsu, Japan.</image:title><image:caption>Bonsai farmer - Takamatsu, Japan.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/03-naoshima-takamatsu-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot</image:title><image:caption>Screenshot</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-11-25T14:28:19+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/09/03/japan-trip-day-1/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/01-kobe.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot</image:title><image:caption>Screenshot</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-09-03-142469.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Himeji Castle, outside Kobe, Japan.</image:title><image:caption>Himeji Castle, outside Kobe, Japan.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-09-03-142649.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Lunch at Nadagiku sake factory, in Himeji - outside Kobe, Japan.</image:title><image:caption>Lunch at Nadagiku sake factory, in Himeji - outside Kobe, Japan.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-09-03-142858.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Departing Kobe at sunset - Japan.</image:title><image:caption>Departing Kobe at sunset - Japan.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-09-03-142623.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Koko-En Garden, next to Himachi Castle, outside Kobe, Japan.</image:title><image:caption>Koko-En Garden, next to Himachi Castle, outside Kobe, Japan.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-09-03-142581.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Himeji Castle, outside Kobe, Japan.</image:title><image:caption>Himeji Castle, outside Kobe, Japan.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-11-25T02:25:44+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/09/04/japan-trip-day-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/02-uno-naoshima.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot</image:title><image:caption>Screenshot</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-09-04-142706.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2024-09-04-142706</image:title><image:caption>"Oshikatsu" behavior: A man photographs a stuffed toy at various points in Koraku-en garden - Uno, Japan.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-09-04-142713.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Koraku-en garden - Uno, Japan.</image:title><image:caption>Koraku-en garden - Uno, Japan.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-09-04-142759.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2024-09-04-142759</image:title><image:caption>Outdoor artwork by Nikki de Saint Phalle, on the shore of Naoshima Island, Japan.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-09-04-142806.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A red-crowned crane named "Aki", in a pen at Koraku-en garden - Uno, Japan.</image:title><image:caption>A red-crowned crane named "Aki", in a pen at Koraku-en garden - Uno, Japan.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-09-04-142853.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A pumpkin sculpture at Benesse museum, on the beach at Naoshima island, Japan.</image:title><image:caption>A pumpkin sculpture at Benesse museum, on the beach at Naoshima island, Japan.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-11-25T02:25:36+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/11/21/autumn-2024/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-10-29-149070.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ginko tree in autumn, Dartmouth.</image:title><image:caption>Ginko tree in autumn, Dartmouth.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-10-06-148784.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2024-10-06-148784</image:title><image:caption>Fall foliage along the Ammonoosuc River, in the White Mountains.  (Near Zealand Road.)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-10-26-149032-enhanced-nr.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Diwali at Dartmouth 2024.</image:title><image:caption>Diwali at Dartmouth 2024.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-11-01-149104.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Dartmouth bonfire 2024.</image:title><image:caption>Dartmouth bonfire 2024.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-11-22T09:45:03+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/11/10/wildlife-cameras-october/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-10-05-149119.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A bizzare fungus growing on Lyme Hill.</image:title><image:caption>A bizzare fungus growing on Lyme Hill.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-10-05-149115.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A bizzare fungus growing on Lyme Hill.</image:title><image:caption>A bizzare fungus growing on Lyme Hill.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-10-05-149113.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Fall foliage on Lyme Hill - Lyme, NH.</image:title><image:caption>Fall foliage on Lyme Hill - Lyme, NH.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-10-05-149110.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Salamander - on Lyme Hill.</image:title><image:caption>Salamander - on Lyme Hill.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-10-lyme-wildlife.png</image:loc><image:title>2024-10 Lyme wildlife</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-11-10T20:08:09+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/10/25/wildlife-cameras-september/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/20240918_091207-chewed-camera.jpg</image:loc><image:title>20240918_091207-chewed-camera</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/2024-09-lyme-wildlife-west.png</image:loc><image:title>2024-09 Lyme wildlife west</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/2024-09-lyme-flying-squirrel.png</image:loc><image:title>2024-09 Lyme flying squirrel</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/2024-09-lyme-wildlife-summit.png</image:loc><image:title>2024-09 Lyme wildlife summit</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/2024-09-lyme-wildlife-east.png</image:loc><image:title>2024-09 Lyme wildlife east</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-10-27T11:38:22+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/10/20/moosilauke-mystery/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/2024-10-20-148983.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View across the headwall of Jobildunc Ravine to Mount Blue's forested summit.</image:title><image:caption>View across the headwall of Jobildunc Ravine to Mount Blue's forested summit.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/2024-10-20-148975.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2024-10-20-148975</image:title><image:caption>View across Moosilauke's Jobildunc Ravine to the core of the White Mountains, from an outlook at the top of the headwall.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/2024-10-20-148967.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The old Ridge Trail has grown over and passage can be difficult!</image:title><image:caption>The old Ridge Trail has grown over and passage can be difficult!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/2024-10-20-148990.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2024-10-20-148990</image:title><image:caption>View from Put's outlook on the Gorge Brook trail, to the Franconia Range and (with snow) Mount Washington.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/2024-10-20-148961.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Our group on the summit of Mount Moosilauke.</image:title><image:caption>Our group on the summit of Mount Moosilauke.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-10-21T00:57:51+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/10/18/comet-tsuchinshan-atlas/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/2024-10-18-148930-enhanced-nr.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS)</image:title><image:caption>Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/2024-10-18-148930-enhanced-nr-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS)</image:title><image:caption>Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-10-19T11:09:28+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/10/14/weekend-in-new-york-city/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/2024-10-12-148874.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Dunwoodie Pizzaria, in Yonkers NY.</image:title><image:caption>Dunwoodie Pizzaria, in Yonkers NY.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/2024-10-13-148893.jpg</image:loc><image:title>American Museum of Natural History, in New York.</image:title><image:caption>American Museum of Natural History, in New York.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/2024-10-12-148898.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2024-10-12-148898</image:title><image:caption>A street performer leaps over a row of five participants - and David is the one at far left.  Times Square, New York City.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/2024-10-12-148880.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Times Square, New York.</image:title><image:caption>Times Square, New York.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/2024-10-12-148883.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Broadway show, "The Lion King", New York.</image:title><image:caption>Broadway show, "The Lion King", New York.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/2024-10-12-148887.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Tamarind Tribeca, a wonderful Indian restaurant in New York.</image:title><image:caption>Tamarind Tribeca, a wonderful Indian restaurant in New York.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/2024-10-14-148897.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Lovely teas from Tea Dealers, a shop in Tribeca, New York.</image:title><image:caption>Lovely teas from Tea Dealers, a shop in Tribeca, New York.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/2024-10-14-148899.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2024-10-14-148899</image:title><image:caption>Dartmouth people attending the dedication of the "Peking Man" exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History, New York.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-10-14T12:06:27+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/10/06/mount-crawford-in-fall-foliage/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/2024-10-06-148813.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View from the summit of Mount Crawford.</image:title><image:caption>View from the summit of Mount Crawford.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/2024-10-06-148822.jpg</image:loc><image:title>David on the summit of Mount Crawford.</image:title><image:caption>David on the summit of Mount Crawford.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/2024-10-06-148805.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View from the summit of Mount Crawford.</image:title><image:caption>View from the summit of Mount Crawford.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/2024-10-06-148800.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View along the Davis Path to Mount Crawford.</image:title><image:caption>View along the Davis Path to Mount Crawford.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/mount-crawford-map.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Mount Crawford map</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-10-07T18:43:36+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/09/18/lunar-eclipse-3/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024-09-17-146217.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2024-09-17-146217</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-09-18T23:50:03+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/09/02/lyme-wildlife-a-walk-in-the-forest/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2014-10-05-11862.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A salamander goes about his business on a sunny fall afternoon.</image:title><image:caption>A salamander goes about his business on a sunny fall afternoon.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024-08-24-142190.jpg</image:loc><image:title>David walked into a spider web when bushwhacking in the woods near home.</image:title><image:caption>David walked into a spider web when bushwhacking in the woods near home.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024-04-13-142277.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2024-04-13-142277</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024-08-24-142193.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Cool mushrooms in the forest near home.</image:title><image:caption>Cool mushrooms in the forest near home.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024-02-25-142275.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2024-02-25-142275</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024-08-lyme-forest-walk.png</image:loc><image:title>2024-08 Lyme forest walk</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-09-02T21:44:02+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/09/01/lyme-wildlife-august/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024-08-lyme-owl.png</image:loc><image:title>2024-08 Lyme owl</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024-08-lyme-others.png</image:loc><image:title>2024-08 Lyme others</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024-08-lyme-chipmunk-tomato.png</image:loc><image:title>2024-08 Lyme chipmunk tomato</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024-08-lyme-deer.png</image:loc><image:title>2024-08 Lyme deer</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024-08-lyme-bear-at-home.png</image:loc><image:title>2024-08 Lyme bear at home</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024-08-lyme-bear-signs.png</image:loc><image:title>2024-08 Lyme bear signs</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024-08-lyme-black-bears.png</image:loc><image:title>2024-08 Lyme black bears</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024-08-lyme-coyotes.png</image:loc><image:title>2024-08 Lyme coyotes</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/coyotes.png</image:loc><image:title>coyotes</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/bear-cubs.png</image:loc><image:title>bear cubs</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-09-02T21:43:25+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/08/25/carrigain-48-over-48/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/carrigain-hike-map.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Carrigain hike map</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2024-08-25-142214.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2024-08-25-142214</image:title><image:caption>First views from the Signal Ridge Trail on Mount Carrigan - with Carrigain Notch below, and the Presidential Range in the distance left of center.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2024-08-25-142210.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The Signal Ridge Trail approaches Signal Ridge, high on Mount Carrigain.</image:title><image:caption>The Signal Ridge Trail approaches Signal Ridge, high on Mount Carrigain.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2024-08-25-142216.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2024-08-25-142216</image:title><image:caption>David follows the Signal Ridge Trail toward the summit of Mount Carrigain, which is topped by an observation tower.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2024-08-25-142249.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Whiteface Brook bubbles alongside the Signal Ridge Trail to Mount Carrigain.</image:title><image:caption>Whiteface Brook bubbles alongside the Signal Ridge Trail to Mount Carrigain.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2024-08-25-142237.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Dave, David, and Kathy on the summit of Mount Carrigain,</image:title><image:caption>Dave, David, and Kathy on the summit of Mount Carrigain,</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2024-08-25-142202.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2024-08-25-142202</image:title><image:caption>A major washout on Sawyer River Road forces us to walj 2.0 miles (each way) to reach the trailhead.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-08-26T09:40:27+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/08/19/wildlife-camera-july/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/screenshot-2024-08-18-at-14.49.54.png</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot 2024-08-18 at 14.49.54</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-08-18T18:52:37+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/08/17/mount-isolation/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2024-08-17-141944.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2024-08-17-141944</image:title><image:caption>Claire and Jon climb the first pitch of the Glen Boulder trail, on Mount Washington.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2024-08-17-141980.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2024-08-17-141980</image:title><image:caption>Jon above treeline on the Glen Boulder trail, looking at Boott Spur on Mount Washington.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2024-08-17-142052.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2024-08-17-142052</image:title><image:caption>David picks blueberries on the shoulder of Mount Washington.  Photo by Jon Kull.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2024-08-17-142053.jpg</image:loc><image:title>David hiikes down the Davis Path toward Mount Isolation. Photo by Jon Kull.</image:title><image:caption>David hiikes down the Davis Path toward Mount Isolation. Photo by Jon Kull.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2024-08-17-142011.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Muddy trail on the Davis Path, heading toward Mount Isolation.</image:title><image:caption>Muddy trail on the Davis Path, heading toward Mount Isolation.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2024-08-17-142012.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Our view from Mount Isolation is limited by smoke and undercast.</image:title><image:caption>Our view from Mount Isolation is limited by smoke and undercast.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2024-08-17-142043.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Wet section of the Rocky Branch Trail.</image:title><image:caption>Wet section of the Rocky Branch Trail.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2024-08-17-142041.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Pretty scene on the Rocky Branch Trail.</image:title><image:caption>Pretty scene on the Rocky Branch Trail.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2024-08-17-141995.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Foggy scene on the Rocky Branch Trail.</image:title><image:caption>Foggy scene on the Rocky Branch Trail.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/glen-boulder-and-mount-isolation.png</image:loc><image:title>Glen Boulder and Mount Isolation</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-08-19T15:17:42+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/08/11/black-mountain-4/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2024-08-11-141917.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2024-08-11-141917</image:title><image:caption>The 'teetering rock', on Black Mountain, with Mount Moosilauke in the background.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/black-mountain-and-lime-kiln.png</image:loc><image:title>Black Mountain and Lime Kiln</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/black-mountain.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Black Mountain</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-08-18T13:16:24+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/07/28/grindelwald-redux/</loc><lastmod>2024-08-17T23:58:50+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/07/27/grindelwald-schwarzwaldalp/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/27-schwartzwaldalp-map.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>27 Schwartzwaldalp map</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2024-07-27-141798.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A historic water-powered sawmill in Scharzwaldalp.</image:title><image:caption>A historic water-powered sawmill in Scharzwaldalp.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2024-07-27-141824.jpg</image:loc><image:title>As we reach Scharzwaldalp valley, we stopped at this berghaus for lunch.</image:title><image:caption>As we reach Scharzwaldalp valley, we stopped at this berghaus for lunch.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2024-07-27-141887-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A cow tests Dave's hand for salt!  (Photo by Ken Kaliski.)</image:title><image:caption>A cow tests Dave's hand for salt!  (Photo by Ken Kaliski.)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2024-07-27-141821.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Goat cheese - Zeigenkäse - purchased at a farmhouse along the trail.</image:title><image:caption>Goat cheese - Zeigenkäse - purchased at a farmhouse along the trail.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2024-07-27-141703.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A community wrestling competition at Gross Scheidegg.</image:title><image:caption>A community wrestling competition at Gross Scheidegg.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-08-16T22:13:58+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/07/26/grindelwald-mannlichen/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2024-07-25-141359-annotated.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2024-07-25-141359-annotated</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2024-07-26-141629.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2024-07-26-141629</image:title><image:caption>After hiking from Kleine Scheidegg we reach the gonfola at Männlichen, just below its promomtory outlook.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2024-07-26-141593.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2024-07-26-141593</image:title><image:caption>The Eiger's north face looms over the pleasant meadows and shops around Kleine Scheidegg.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-08-15T23:52:26+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/07/26/grindelwald-jungfraujoch/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2024-07-26-141551.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Mönchsjochhütte, a welcome destination on the snowfield above Jungfraujoch.</image:title><image:caption>Mönchsjochhütte, a welcome destination on the snowfield above Jungfraujoch.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2024-07-26-141462.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Jungfraujoch is a crowded tourist site!</image:title><image:caption>Jungfraujoch is a crowded tourist site!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2024-07-26-141523.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The Aletsch Glacier begins here, at Jungfraujoch.</image:title><image:caption>The Aletsch Glacier begins here, at Jungfraujoch.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2024-07-26-141584.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2024-07-26-141584</image:title><image:caption>People stream out across the snowfield from Jungfraujoch (on the rocky pinnacle).</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/26-jungfraujoch_glacier_walk-map.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>26 Jungfraujoch_glacier_walk map</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-08-14T22:11:10+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/07/22/grindelwald/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024-07-26-141510-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View of the Eiger's north face, from the bedroom balcony of our rental house.</image:title><image:caption>View of the Eiger's north face, from the bedroom balcony of our rental house.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024-07-26-141510.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View of the Eiger's north face, from the bedroom balcony of our rental house.</image:title><image:caption>View of the Eiger's north face, from the bedroom balcony of our rental house.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024-07-24-141194.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Street party in Grindelwald.</image:title><image:caption>Street party in Grindelwald.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-08-13T23:31:49+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/07/25/grindelwald-faulhorn/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024-07-25-141361.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2024-07-25-141361</image:title><image:caption>The final stretch of the Faulhorn traverse winds along a ridgeline toward Schynige Platte train station - on the edge of the green ridgeline at center.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024-07-25-141378.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2024-07-25-141378</image:title><image:caption>The Faulhorn traverse offers amazing views of the Alps from meadows filled with wildflowers.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024-07-25-141336.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2024-07-25-141336</image:title><image:caption>The Faulhorn traverse offers amazing views of the Alps from meadows filled with wildflowers.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/25-faulhorn-map.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>25 Faulhorn map</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024-07-25-141436.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Our group enjoys lunch at Faulhorn hut, above Grindelwald.</image:title><image:caption>Our group enjoys lunch at Faulhorn hut, above Grindelwald.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024-07-25-141409.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2024-07-25-141409</image:title><image:caption>Tourists flock to the elevated walkway at "First", above Grindelwald, with its spectacular views.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024-07-25-141223-hdr.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View of the alps from Bachalpsee, above Grindelwald.</image:title><image:caption>View of the alps from Bachalpsee, above Grindelwald.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-08-13T22:16:43+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/07/24/grindelwald-berghaus-baregg/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2024-07-24-141048.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Berghaus Bäregg, with its view of the Ischmeer glacier.</image:title><image:caption>Berghaus Bäregg, with its view of the Ischmeer glacier.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2024-07-24-141166.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2024-07-24-141166</image:title><image:caption>Our group pauses in view of the Obers Ischmeer, a smaller eastern branch of Ischmeer glacier.  We turned around not far past here.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2024-07-24-141176.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2024-07-24-141176</image:title><image:caption>Our route began at Pfingstegg (top), paused at Bäregg hut.  Half the group pressed on around the corner to the point at bottom, and returned to Bäregg for lunch.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2024-07-24-141115.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Our group descends along the cliffside trail, returning to Grindelwald.</image:title><image:caption>Our group descends along the cliffside trail, returning to Grindelwald.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2024-07-24-141143.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2024-07-24-141143</image:title><image:caption>View from Berghaus Bäregg, the Ischmeer glacier; the trail continues level across the green slope at left and around the corner.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-08-12T22:11:23+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/07/23/grindelwald-bussalp-to-waldspitz/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/23-bussalp-to-waldspitz-map.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>23 Bussalp to Waldspitz map</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2024-07-23-140899.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Descending through a verdant valley, with alpine peaks looming ahead.</image:title><image:caption>Descending through a verdant valley, with alpine peaks looming ahead.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/cow.gif</image:loc><image:title>cow</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-08-10T22:21:48+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/07/22/zurich/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024-07-21-140498.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View up the Limmat river, from the bridge near HB, Zürich.</image:title><image:caption>View up the Limmat river, from the bridge near HB, Zürich.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2024-07-20-140372.jpg</image:loc><image:title>David is back in Zurich - here at HB train station.</image:title><image:caption>David is back in Zurich - here at HB train station.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-08-04T19:14:39+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/07/20/iceland-reykjavik-and-golden-circle/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024-07-16-139384.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Wildflowers near a farm in Iceland.</image:title><image:caption>Wildflowers near a farm in Iceland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024-07-17-139477.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The "Blue Lagoon", a hot-spring spa outside Reykjavik, Iceland.</image:title><image:caption>The "Blue Lagoon", a hot-spring spa outside Reykjavik, Iceland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024-07-16-139290.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Gullfoss waterfall - Iceland.</image:title><image:caption>Gullfoss waterfall - Iceland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/strokkur.gif</image:loc><image:title>strokkur</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024-07-16-140436.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Snorkeling in Iceland: David, Amy, Mara, Pam, Andy, John.</image:title><image:caption>Snorkeling in Iceland: David, Amy, Mara, Pam, Andy, John.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024-07-15-138900.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2024-07-15-138900</image:title><image:caption>Nearing the end of the trail, Andy approaches the Reykjadalur hot springs; Iceland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024-07-15-138779.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The mid-Atlantic rift, Thingvellir National Park, Iceland.</image:title><image:caption>The mid-Atlantic rift, Thingvellir National Park, Iceland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024-07-14-138758.jpg</image:loc><image:title>"Rainbow Road" in Reykjavik, Iceland.</image:title><image:caption>"Rainbow Road" in Reykjavik, Iceland.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-07-25T19:25:35+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/07/01/lyme-wildlife-june-2024/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/vernal-pool.png</image:loc><image:title>vernal pool</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/coyotes.png</image:loc><image:title>coyotes</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/river.png</image:loc><image:title>river</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/bear.png</image:loc><image:title>bear</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-07-14T09:06:14+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/07/14/groundhog-days/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024-0607-groundhogs.png</image:loc><image:title>2024-06+07 groundhogs</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-07-14T09:03:30+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/07/13/wildflowers-in-foggy-meadow/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024-07-02-138444.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Wildflowers along River Road in Lyme.</image:title><image:caption>Wildflowers along River Road in Lyme.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-07-15T08:36:24+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/07/13/back-scratcher/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024-07-back-bear-back-scratcher.png</image:loc><image:title>2024-07 back bear back scratcher</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-07-13T13:07:37+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/07/05/galehead-and-south-twin/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024-07-04-138507.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View of South Twin mountain, and Galehead hut, from Galehead mountain.</image:title><image:caption>View of South Twin mountain, and Galehead hut, from Galehead mountain.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024-07-04-138484.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View south from the summit of South Twin, White Mountains, New Hampshire.</image:title><image:caption>View south from the summit of South Twin, White Mountains, New Hampshire.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024-07-04-138472.jpg</image:loc><image:title>AMC Galehead hut.</image:title><image:caption>AMC Galehead hut.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024-07-05-138542.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2024-07-05-138542</image:title><image:caption>Map of our route from top-left to Galehead Hut, then right to South Twin Mountain and left to Galehead Mountain.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024-07-05-138536.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The Gale River, along the Gale River Trail to Galehead hut.</image:title><image:caption>The Gale River, along the Gale River Trail to Galehead hut.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-07-05T19:25:58+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/06/29/timelapse-solar-tracker/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/20240625_132648.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Wildcamera</image:title><image:caption>$CoMmEntrZ</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/june-28-production.png</image:loc><image:title>JUne 28 production</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/timelapse-delay5.gif</image:loc><image:title>timelapse-delay5</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-06-29T22:45:37+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/06/24/time-lapse-equinox-to-solstice/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/squirrel.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Wildcamera</image:title><image:caption>Wildcamera</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/deer.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Wildcamera</image:title><image:caption>Wildcamera</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/owl.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Wildcamera</image:title><image:caption>Wildcamera</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/timelapse-noon-1.gif</image:loc><image:title>timelapse-noon</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/bear.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Wildcamera</image:title><image:caption>Wildcamera</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/porcupine.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Wildcamera</image:title><image:caption>Wildcamera</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/owl2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Wildcamera</image:title><image:caption>Wildcamera</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/owl1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Wildcamera</image:title><image:caption>Wildcamera</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-06-24T10:38:58+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/06/22/strawberry-season-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/img_1804.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_1804</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-06-23T10:16:59+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/06/16/maroon-bells/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/maroon-map-all.png</image:loc><image:title>maroon-map-all</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/maroon-map-close.png</image:loc><image:title>maroon-map-close</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/2024-06-15-138015.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Maroon Bells and Maroon Lake, Colorado.  Canada Geese paddle the peaceful pond.</image:title><image:caption>Maroon Bells and Maroon Lake, Colorado.  Canada Geese paddle the peaceful pond.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/2024-06-15-138321.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2024-06-15-138321</image:title><image:caption>Seen along the West Maroon Creek Trail, below Maroon Lake and the Maroon Bells; Colorado.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/2024-06-15-138317.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2024-06-15-138317</image:title><image:caption>Seen along the West Maroon Creek Trail, below Maroon Lake and the Maroon Bells; Colorado.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/2024-06-15-138250.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2024-06-15-138250</image:title><image:caption>A moose and her calf rest along the shorts of Maroon Creek, between Maroon Lake and Crater Lake.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/2024-06-15-138153.jpg</image:loc><image:title>David enjoys viewing the Maroon Bells, from Crater Lake.</image:title><image:caption>David enjoys viewing the Maroon Bells, from Crater Lake.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/2024-06-15-138139.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Warning sign at the base of the Maroon Bells, Colorado.</image:title><image:caption>Warning sign at the base of the Maroon Bells, Colorado.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/2024-06-15-138143.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A fox passes me along the trail from Maroon Lake to Crater Lake.</image:title><image:caption>A fox passes me along the trail from Maroon Lake to Crater Lake.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/2024-06-15-137993.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Maroon Bells and Maroon Lake, Colorado.</image:title><image:caption>Maroon Bells and Maroon Lake, Colorado.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-06-17T02:04:26+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/06/16/aspen/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/2024-06-11-137748.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Wildflowers along the trails near the Aspen Institute.</image:title><image:caption>Wildflowers along the trails near the Aspen Institute.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/2024-06-11-137656.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A mule deer on the grounds of the Aspen Institute.</image:title><image:caption>A mule deer on the grounds of the Aspen Institute.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/2024-06-12-137667.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2024-06-12-137667</image:title><image:caption>Independence Pass, along the Continental Divide. above Aspen Colorado. Elevation 12,095'above sea level.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/2024-06-13-137740.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View down to center of Aspen, along my route down Aspen Mountain.</image:title><image:caption>View down to center of Aspen, along my route down Aspen Mountain.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-06-17T01:07:48+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/06/16/aspen-mountain/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/2024-06-13-137706.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Looking back along the Ute Trail up Aspen Mountain.</image:title><image:caption>Looking back along the Ute Trail up Aspen Mountain.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/2024-06-13-137720.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View from the summit of Aspen Mountain.</image:title><image:caption>View from the summit of Aspen Mountain.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/2024-06-13-137719.jpg</image:loc><image:title>David takes in the view from the summit of Aspen Mountain.</image:title><image:caption>David takes in the view from the summit of Aspen Mountain.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/2024-06-14-137742.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2024-06-14-137742</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-06-17T01:06:38+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/06/05/eagle-replaces-osprey/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/2024-06-02-137400.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Canada geese along the river near home.</image:title><image:caption>Canada geese along the river near home.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/2024-06-02-137415.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Cardinal, on a tree along the river, near home.</image:title><image:caption>Cardinal, on a tree along the river, near home.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/2024-06-02-137481-enhanced-nr.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Bald eagle - and a small songbird - in a snag along River Road.</image:title><image:caption>Bald eagle - and a small songbird - in a snag along River Road.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-06-05T11:17:46+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/06/02/lyme-wildlife-may-2024/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/bear-screenshot-2024-05-25.png</image:loc><image:title>bear-screenshot-2024-05-25</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-06-03T09:36:47+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/06/01/willey-field-and-tom/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/2024-06-01-137377.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Beecher cascade, Avalon Trail, Crawford Notch - NH.</image:title><image:caption>Beecher cascade, Avalon Trail, Crawford Notch - NH.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/2024-06-01-137347.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Gray Jay on Mount Field, Crawford Notch, NH.</image:title><image:caption>Gray Jay on Mount Field, Crawford Notch, NH.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/2024-06-01-137302.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2024-06-01-137302</image:title><image:caption>"Karhu" enjoys a cool-down iin a stream crossing on the trail to Mount Willey, Crawford Notch, NH.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/willey-field-tom-map.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>willey-field-tom-map</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/2024-06-01-137333.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2024-06-01-137333</image:title><image:caption>View of Mount Washington and the Presidential Range, with Crawford Notch and Webster Cliff in the foreground, from Mount Willey - NH.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-06-02T01:22:55+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/05/27/osprey-nest/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2024-05-27-136940-enhanced-nr.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Osprey building a nest, on River Road in Lyme NH.</image:title><image:caption>Osprey building a nest, on River Road in Lyme NH.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-05-28T02:03:45+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/05/26/mount-moriah/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2024-05-26-136737.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View of the Presidential Range from the summit of Mount Moriah.</image:title><image:caption>View of the Presidential Range from the summit of Mount Moriah.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2024-05-26-136743.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A waterfall on a tributary of Stony Brook, along the trail to Mount Moriah.</image:title><image:caption>A waterfall on a tributary of Stony Brook, along the trail to Mount Moriah.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2024-05-26-136724.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View from the ledges of the Carter-Moriah trail.</image:title><image:caption>View from the ledges of the Carter-Moriah trail.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/moriah-route-map.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>moriah-route-map</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-05-30T13:19:08+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/05/19/curious-bear/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/location-017.jpg</image:loc><image:title>location-017</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/img_1281.jpg</image:loc><image:title>img_1281</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/img_1278.jpg</image:loc><image:title>img_1278</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-05-20T00:39:40+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/05/12/wildlife-camera-april/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/raccoon-inspects-tree-hole.png</image:loc><image:title>raccoon-inspects-tree-hole</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-05-12T21:52:06+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/04/28/wildflower-season/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/bloodroot.jpg</image:loc><image:title>bloodroot</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/red-trillium.jpg</image:loc><image:title>red-trillium</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/lyme-hill-cliffs.jpg</image:loc><image:title>lyme-hill-cliffs</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-05-01T02:13:27+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/04/16/wildlife-camera-owl-in-the-tree/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2024-04-06-135521.jpg</image:loc><image:title>I rigged an iPhone to a tree-trimming pole.</image:title><image:caption>I rigged an iPhone to a tree-trimming pole.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2024-03-30-135520.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Hole in a tree, where I pointed a wildlife camera.</image:title><image:caption>Hole in a tree, where I pointed a wildlife camera.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-04-17T01:30:48+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/04/15/wildlife-camera-march/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2024-03-lyme-wildlife-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Wildlife camera captures from January 2024, in the forests of Lyme NH.</image:title><image:caption>Wildlife camera captures from January 2024, in the forests of Lyme NH.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-04-16T01:52:17+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/03/24/lapland/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2024-03-24-134832.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Beautiful nordic-skiing trails in Saariselkä Finland.</image:title><image:caption>Beautiful nordic-skiing trails in Saariselkä Finland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/img_1173.jpg</image:loc><image:title>img_1173</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2024-03-23-134654.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View toward Russia from the tower on Kaunispään summit, Saariselkä, Finland.</image:title><image:caption>View toward Russia from the tower on Kaunispään summit, Saariselkä, Finland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2024-03-23-134530.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Dogsledding in Saariselkä, Finland.</image:title><image:caption>Dogsledding in Saariselkä, Finland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2024-03-23-134500.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Learning how to drive a dogsled - Saariselkä, Finland.</image:title><image:caption>Learning how to drive a dogsled - Saariselkä, Finland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2024-03-22-134492.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Interesting exhibits and museum design - Sami museum - Inari, Finland.</image:title><image:caption>Interesting exhibits and museum design - Sami museum - Inari, Finland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2024-03-23-134499.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2024-03-23-134499</image:title><image:caption>The sun rises on rows of individual "aurora cottages" at the Northern Lights Village, Saariselkä, Finland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2024-03-22-134369.jpg</image:loc><image:title>lecture by Petri Mattus, reindeer farmer.</image:title><image:caption>lecture by Petri Mattus, reindeer farmer.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2024-03-22-134252-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2024-03-22-134252-1</image:title><image:caption>Arriving at the reindeer meeting place, on Petri Mattus Reindeer Farm - Finland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2024-03-22-134349.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Reindeer at Petri Mattus Reindeer Farm - Finland.</image:title><image:caption>Reindeer at Petri Mattus Reindeer Farm - Finland.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-04-14T01:16:33+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/03/24/northern-lights/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/aurora.gif</image:loc><image:title>aurora</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2024-03-23-134668.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2024-03-23-134668</image:title><image:caption>Peter and Lyn lay in the snow to photograph the Aurora Borealis- Saariselkä, Finland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2024-03-24-134893.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Aurora borealis seen over the Northern Lights Village in Saariselkä, Finland.</image:title><image:caption>Aurora borealis seen over the Northern Lights Village in Saariselkä, Finland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2024-03-21-134227.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Snowshoe outing to a hilltop near Northern Lights Village - Lapland, Finland.</image:title><image:caption>Snowshoe outing to a hilltop near Northern Lights Village - Lapland, Finland.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-04-14T01:15:58+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/04/08/solar-eclipse-2024/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/eclipse.gif</image:loc><image:title>eclipse</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/img_8537.jpg</image:loc><image:title>img_8537</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2024-04-08-135164.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Solar eclipse 2024, from northeast Vermont.</image:title><image:caption>Solar eclipse 2024, from northeast Vermont.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2024-04-08-135493.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ready for the 2024 solar eclipse - northeastern Vermont.</image:title><image:caption>Ready for the 2024 solar eclipse - northeastern Vermont.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2024-04-08-135504.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Mudboots - ready for the solar eclipse in northeastern Vermont.</image:title><image:caption>Mudboots - ready for the solar eclipse in northeastern Vermont.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2024-04-08-135510.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Our group gets ready for the solar eclipse in northeastern Vermont.</image:title><image:caption>Our group gets ready for the solar eclipse in northeastern Vermont.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/tota-15.27.21-e28093-15.30.28.jpg</image:loc><image:title>tota-15.27.21-e28093-15.30.28</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-04-13T01:54:33+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2017/11/26/mystical-india/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2017-11-23-45037.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2017-11-23-45037</image:title><image:caption>An offering of candle and flowers float on the Ganges River, Thanksgiving morning.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2017-11-22-44581.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2017-11-22-44581</image:title><image:caption>Silk weavers demonstrate their craft in Varanasi; notice the Jaquard-style cards.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2017-11-20-44504.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View of Taj Mahal from inside the entrance gate.</image:title><image:caption>View of Taj Mahal from inside the entrance gate.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2017-11-19-44288.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Chand Baori step well.</image:title><image:caption>Chand Baori step well.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2017-11-18-43948.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A camel cart, preparing to transport us to a local village.</image:title><image:caption>A camel cart, preparing to transport us to a local village.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2017-11-16-42966.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Black-faced langur monkey, Ranthambore National Park.</image:title><image:caption>Black-faced langur monkey, Ranthambore National Park.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2017-11-16-43167.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A Bengal tiger named "Arrowhead", Ranthambore National Park.</image:title><image:caption>A Bengal tiger named "Arrowhead", Ranthambore National Park.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2017-11-15-42599.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2017-11-15-42599</image:title><image:caption>Demonstration of blue pottery in Jaipur; this worker smooths the sun-dried pots.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2017-11-11-41512.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Our tour guide, Rashid, at Jama Masjid, Delhi.</image:title><image:caption>Our tour guide, Rashid, at Jama Masjid, Delhi.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2017-11-11-41519.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Streets of Old Delhi.</image:title><image:caption>Streets of Old Delhi.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-04-12T01:15:16+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/08/07/perus-sacred-valley/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023-08-07-129836.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2023-08-07-129836</image:title><image:caption>David purchased this woven table-runner from this woman in the Village of Qorqor, Sacred Valley, Peru.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023-08-07-129892.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Lunch at Iskay Maras home; Sacred Valley, Peru.</image:title><image:caption>Lunch at Iskay Maras home; Sacred Valley, Peru.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023-08-07-130410.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2023-08-07-130410</image:title><image:caption>View of the Andes from Iskay Maras home, where we had lunch; Sacred Valley, Peru.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023-08-07-130428.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Moray - an Incan archaelogical site; Sacred Valley, Peru.</image:title><image:caption>Moray - an Incan archaelogical site; Sacred Valley, Peru.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023-08-07-129896.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Maras salt mines; Sacred Valley, Peru.</image:title><image:caption>Maras salt mines; Sacred Valley, Peru.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023-08-06-129904.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Guinea Pigs - grown for meat - Hacienda Sarapampa; Sacred Valley, Peru.</image:title><image:caption>Guinea Pigs - grown for meat - Hacienda Sarapampa; Sacred Valley, Peru.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023-08-08-130447.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Roadside view of Urubamba; Sacred Valley, Peru.</image:title><image:caption>Roadside view of Urubamba; Sacred Valley, Peru.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023-08-06-129806.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A lunch dish at Hacienda Sarapampa; Sacred Valley, Peru.</image:title><image:caption>A lunch dish at Hacienda Sarapampa; Sacred Valley, Peru.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023-08-07-130068.jpg</image:loc><image:title>An elder of the Village of Qorqor, Sacred Valley, Peru.</image:title><image:caption>An elder of the Village of Qorqor, Sacred Valley, Peru.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-04-12T01:14:18+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/08/08/peru-machu-picchu/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023-08-08-130915.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The Sanctuary Hotel at Machu Picchu includes an orchid garden.</image:title><image:caption>The Sanctuary Hotel at Machu Picchu includes an orchid garden.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023-08-08-130500.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The marketplace at Machu Picchu train station; Peru.</image:title><image:caption>The marketplace at Machu Picchu train station; Peru.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023-08-08-130864.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2023-08-08-130864</image:title><image:caption>A view of the peak Machu Picchu and the agricultural terraces as we exit the historic site of Machu Picchu, Peru.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023-08-08-130685.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2023-08-08-130685</image:title><image:caption>Close-up of Huayana Picchu (the taller of two peaks straddling the historic site of Machu Picchu, Peru).</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023-08-08-130820.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Llamas graze the grasses within the historic site of Machu Picchu, Peru.</image:title><image:caption>Llamas graze the grasses within the historic site of Machu Picchu, Peru.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023-08-08-130613.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Pam and David at the historic site of Machu Picchu, Peru.</image:title><image:caption>Pam and David at the historic site of Machu Picchu, Peru.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023-08-08-130600.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Crowds at the entrance to Machu Picchu, Peru.</image:title><image:caption>Crowds at the entrance to Machu Picchu, Peru.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023-08-08-130539.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Roadside views of the valley as the bus climbs to Machu Picchu, Peru.</image:title><image:caption>Roadside views of the valley as the bus climbs to Machu Picchu, Peru.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023-08-08-130487.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2023-08-08-130487</image:title><image:caption>Pam and the group enjoy lunch on the Hiram Bingham train from Cusco to Machu Picchu; Peru.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023-08-08-130694.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Overview of the historic site of Machu Picchu, Peru.</image:title><image:caption>Overview of the historic site of Machu Picchu, Peru.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-04-12T01:13:59+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/08/09/peru-cusco/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023-08-09-131056.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Our hotel room in Cusco, Peru.</image:title><image:caption>Our hotel room in Cusco, Peru.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023-08-09-131011-pano.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Panoramic view of Cusco from the historic hilltop Incan site of Sacsayhuamán.</image:title><image:caption>Panoramic view of Cusco from the historic hilltop Incan site of Sacsayhuamán.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023-08-09-131013.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The cathedral (left) and other churches on the main square of Cusco, Peru.</image:title><image:caption>The cathedral (left) and other churches on the main square of Cusco, Peru.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023-08-09-130954.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Panoramic view of the historic Incan site of Sacsayhuamán in Cusco, Peru.</image:title><image:caption>Panoramic view of the historic Incan site of Sacsayhuamán in Cusco, Peru.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023-08-09-130950.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2023-08-09-130950</image:title><image:caption>A massive stone doorway at the historic Incan site of Sacsayhuamán in Cusco, Peru.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-04-12T01:13:43+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/08/11/peru-lima/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023-08-13-131130.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Osaka restaurant - Japanese fusion in Lima, Peru</image:title><image:caption>Osaka restaurant - Japanese fusion in Lima, Peru</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023-08-12-131120.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Santo Domingo Convent, Lima, Peru.</image:title><image:caption>Santo Domingo Convent, Lima, Peru.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023-08-11-131113.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2023-08-11-131113</image:title><image:caption>Dartmouth at Huaca Pucllana, a 1500-year-old pyramid made of adobe bricks, in Lima, Peru.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023-08-11-131102.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Some of the many varieties of potatoes available in Peru.</image:title><image:caption>Some of the many varieties of potatoes available in Peru.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023-08-11-131093.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Museo Larco, Lima, Peru.</image:title><image:caption>Museo Larco, Lima, Peru.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023-08-11-131074.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Breakfast with a view, from the Belmond hotel in Miraflores Park, Lima.</image:title><image:caption>Breakfast with a view, from the Belmond hotel in Miraflores Park, Lima.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-04-12T01:13:25+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/03/21/tallinn/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/map-helsinki-and-tallinn.png</image:loc><image:title>map-helsinki-and-tallinn</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/2024-03-20-134050.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2024-03-20-134050</image:title><image:caption>A central square in old-town Tallinn, Estonia. The large building at right is the 15th century Town Hall.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/2024-03-20-134007.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2024-03-20-134007</image:title><image:caption>Looking up the street from the entrance into the historic district of Tallinn, Estonia.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/2024-03-20-134056.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Signs protesting Putin outside the Russian embassy; Tallinn, Estonia.</image:title><image:caption>Signs protesting Putin outside the Russian embassy; Tallinn, Estonia.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/2024-03-20-134078.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View across old-town Tallinn, Estonia, from the upper/inner part of old town.</image:title><image:caption>View across old-town Tallinn, Estonia, from the upper/inner part of old town.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/2024-03-20-134147.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A quirky chocolate shop (and cafe) on a back alley in Tallinn, Estonia.</image:title><image:caption>A quirky chocolate shop (and cafe) on a back alley in Tallinn, Estonia.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/2024-03-20-134127.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2024-03-20-134127</image:title><image:caption>The huge ferry that brought us from Helsinki (Finland) to Tallinn (Estonia). Note the two 18-wheeler trucks offloading simultaneously from the bow.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/2024-03-20-134130.jpg</image:loc><image:title>AHI group entering the old town of Tallinn, Estonia.</image:title><image:caption>AHI group entering the old town of Tallinn, Estonia.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-04-12T01:12:28+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/03/20/helsinki/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/map-large-with-three-sites.png</image:loc><image:title>map-large-with-three-sites</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/2024-03-19-134120.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2024-03-19-134120</image:title><image:caption>David, after a dip in the Baltic Sea, at Löyly Sauna, Helsinki. (Photo by another guest.)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/2024-03-19-133619.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Oodi library, Helsinki, Finland.</image:title><image:caption>Oodi library, Helsinki, Finland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/2024-03-18-133764.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Statue in Helsimki.</image:title><image:caption>Statue in Helsimki.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/2024-03-18-133772.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Water freezes on a stone wall in Helsimki.</image:title><image:caption>Water freezes on a stone wall in Helsimki.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/2024-03-17-133656.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Russian citizens lined up to vote at the embassy; Helsinki.</image:title><image:caption>Russian citizens lined up to vote at the embassy; Helsinki.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/2024-03-19-134117.jpg</image:loc><image:title>AHI group in Helsinki, Finland.</image:title><image:caption>AHI group in Helsinki, Finland.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-04-12T01:12:08+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/04/07/moosilauke-winter-or-spring/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/map.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>map</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2024-04-07-134941.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Puts Path - winter bypass of the road to MRL.</image:title><image:caption>Puts Path - winter bypass of the road to MRL.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2024-04-07-134955.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Last Water, along the Gorge Brook Trail, Mount Moosilauke.</image:title><image:caption>Last Water, along the Gorge Brook Trail, Mount Moosilauke.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2024-04-07-134963.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Critter tracks - pine marten? - along the Gorge Brook Trail, Mount Moosilauke.</image:title><image:caption>Critter tracks - pine marten? - along the Gorge Brook Trail, Mount Moosilauke.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2024-04-07-134982.jpg</image:loc><image:title>David at the summit of Mount Moosilauke in whiteout conditions.</image:title><image:caption>David at the summit of Mount Moosilauke in whiteout conditions.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2024-04-07-134971.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The "Balcony" along the Gorge Brook Trail, Mount Moosilauke.</image:title><image:caption>The "Balcony" along the Gorge Brook Trail, Mount Moosilauke.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-04-07T19:26:20+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/04/05/spring-snowstorm/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2024-04-05-134932.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2024-04-05-134932</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-04-06T00:39:41+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/03/10/wildlife-camera-february/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/deer.png</image:loc><image:title>deer</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/coyote.png</image:loc><image:title>coyote</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/skunk.png</image:loc><image:title>skunk</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-03-10T23:55:50+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/02/18/wildlife-camera-january/</loc><lastmod>2024-02-18T19:35:42+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/02/03/moosilauke-rime/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2024-02-03-133547.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View of Mount Moosilauke (in the cloud) from its South Peak.</image:title><image:caption>View of Mount Moosilauke (in the cloud) from its South Peak.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2024-02-03-133486.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View of the White Mountains from the ridge of Mount Moosilauke.</image:title><image:caption>View of the White Mountains from the ridge of Mount Moosilauke.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2024-02-03-133476.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Junction of Carriage Road and Glencliff trail, Mount Moosilauke.</image:title><image:caption>Junction of Carriage Road and Glencliff trail, Mount Moosilauke.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2024-02-03-133526.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View of the White Mountains from the summit of Mount Moosilauke.</image:title><image:caption>View of the White Mountains from the summit of Mount Moosilauke.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2024-02-03-133587.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2024-02-03-133587</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2024-02-03-133487.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2024-02-03-133487</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2024-02-03-133523.jpg</image:loc><image:title>David at the summit sign for Mount Moosilauke.</image:title><image:caption>David at the summit sign for Mount Moosilauke.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-02-04T16:40:21+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/01/21/wrights-mountain/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_3e7069a0bb4a-1.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>img_3e7069a0bb4a-1</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2024-01-21-133421.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View from an outlook on Wright Mountain, Vermont.</image:title><image:caption>View from an outlook on Wright Mountain, Vermont.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2024-01-21-133422.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View from summit of Wright Mountain, Vermont.</image:title><image:caption>View from summit of Wright Mountain, Vermont.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-01-21T18:11:09+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/01/20/ski-season/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_9718.jpg</image:loc><image:title>img_9718</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-01-21T00:48:58+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/01/01/sc-wildlife-december/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2023-12-28-133096.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Blue herons building a nest, Magnolia Gardens, South Carolina.</image:title><image:caption>Blue herons building a nest, Magnolia Gardens, South Carolina.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-01-21T00:37:04+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/01/08/wildlife-camera-december/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/coyotes.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Wildcamera</image:title><image:caption>Wildcamera</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/bear.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Wildcamera</image:title><image:caption>Wildcamera</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-01-19T22:56:47+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2024/01/14/sunday-mountain-sunday/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_e9702.jpg</image:loc><image:title>img_e9702</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/summit-sign.jpg</image:loc><image:title>summit-sign</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/coyote-tracks.jpg</image:loc><image:title>coyote-tracks</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-01-15T03:00:20+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/12/31/top-12-photos-of-2023/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023-11-25-132710-enhanced-nr.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Red-shouldered(?) hawk, Kiawah Island.</image:title><image:caption>Red-shouldered(?) hawk, Kiawah Island.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023-10-22-131872.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Meriden bridge and waterfall.</image:title><image:caption>Meriden bridge and waterfall.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023-10-14-131792.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Starr King Trail - White Mountains, NH.</image:title><image:caption>Starr King Trail - White Mountains, NH.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023-09-23-131614.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Flume cascades, above Crawford Notch (White Mountains, NH).</image:title><image:caption>Flume cascades, above Crawford Notch (White Mountains, NH).</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023-08-08-130684.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Overview of the historic site of Machu Picchu, Peru.</image:title><image:caption>Overview of the historic site of Machu Picchu, Peru.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023-08-07-130123.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2023-08-07-130123</image:title><image:caption>Women demonstrating use of a 'back loom' to weave wool fabrics. Village of Qorqor, Sacred Valley, Peru.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023-06-18-128735.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Myrtle blooming wild, alongside the trail in Coral Bay, Cyprus.</image:title><image:caption>Myrtle blooming wild, alongside the trail in Coral Bay, Cyprus.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023-03-13-122758-enhanced-nr.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Night Heron (juvenile) - Carcass Island, Falkland Islands.</image:title><image:caption>Night Heron (juvenile) - Carcass Island, Falkland Islands.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023-03-06-116506.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Hiking down from Gold Point, toward our ship at Gold Harbor - South Georgia.</image:title><image:caption>Hiking down from Gold Point, toward our ship at Gold Harbor - South Georgia.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023-03-06-116250-edit.jpg</image:loc><image:title>King penguins - Gold Harbour, South Georgia.</image:title><image:caption>King penguins - Gold Harbour, South Georgia.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-01-01T12:53:59+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/12/24/historic-charleston/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023-12-23-132845-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Rainbow Row, in Charleston, SC.</image:title><image:caption>Rainbow Row, in Charleston, SC.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-12-24T21:25:57+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/12/16/mount-peg/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023-12-16-132807.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Karen and Dave on the Summit of Mount Peg - a small hill outside Woodstock VT.</image:title><image:caption>Karen and Dave on the Summit of Mount Peg - a small hill outside Woodstock VT.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023-12-22-132810.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Route to/from Summit of Mount Peg - a small hill outside Woodstock VT.</image:title><image:caption>Route to/from Summit of Mount Peg - a small hill outside Woodstock VT.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-12-22T02:01:25+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/12/04/wildlife-camera-hunting-season/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/lyme-wildlife-2023-11-poster-frame.png</image:loc><image:title>lyme-wildlife-2023-11-poster-frame</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2023-12-11T14:24:36+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/12/02/black-mountain-in-the-clouds/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023-12-02-132776.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View toward Moosilauke from the summit of Black Mountain, in the clouds.</image:title><image:caption>View toward Moosilauke from the summit of Black Mountain, in the clouds.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023-12-02-132768.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Black Mountain is in the clouds today.</image:title><image:caption>Black Mountain is in the clouds today.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023-12-02-132780.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Map of my route (underneath, in other colors, are routes from prior visits).</image:title><image:caption>Map of my route (underneath, in other colors, are routes from prior visits).</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-12-03T18:13:31+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/11/26/lowcountry-thanksgiving/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2023-11-24-132655.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Jack and David - Magnolia Gardens.</image:title><image:caption>Jack and David - Magnolia Gardens.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2023-11-24-132540-enhanced-nr.jpg</image:loc><image:title>An alligator rests on a plank, Magnolia Gardens.</image:title><image:caption>An alligator rests on a plank, Magnolia Gardens.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2023-11-23-132186.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The prizes - Schiutzenfest.</image:title><image:caption>The prizes - Schiutzenfest.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2023-11-23-132225.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Food for Schutzenfest.</image:title><image:caption>Food for Schutzenfest.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-11-26T14:27:36+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/11/19/potash-mountain/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2023-11-19-132177.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2023-11-19-132177</image:title><image:caption>Map of my route to/from summit of Mount Potash (turqoise) and 2021 hike of Hedgehog (2023).</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2023-11-19-132174.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View of Passaconoway and Whiteface from Mount Potash.</image:title><image:caption>View of Passaconoway and Whiteface from Mount Potash.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/apc_0423.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Early morning light in the hemlock forest on Mount Potash.</image:title><image:caption>Early morning light in the hemlock forest on Mount Potash.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2023-11-19-132153.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sunrise over Kancamagus valley from 118 over Moosilauke.</image:title><image:caption>Sunrise over Kancamagus valley from 118 over Moosilauke.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-11-20T13:58:43+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/11/09/first-snowfall-3/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2023-11-09-132097.jpg</image:loc><image:title>First snowfall at hone, November 2023.</image:title><image:caption>First snowfall at hone, November 2023.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-11-10T02:51:36+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/11/04/mount-monadnock/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2023-11-04-132086.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2023-11-04-132086</image:title><image:caption>Oak and beech leaves along the lower reaches of Pumpelly Trail, Mount Monadnock.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2023-11-04-132075.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View from summit of Mount Monadnock.</image:title><image:caption>View from summit of Mount Monadnock.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2023-11-04-132072.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View along the high reaches of Pumpelly trail, Mount Monadnock.</image:title><image:caption>View along the high reaches of Pumpelly trail, Mount Monadnock.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/00072_n_11agq46h740072.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Mount Monadnock, NH; hike with the Choate Rosemary Hall outing club, 1982.</image:title><image:caption>Mount Monadnock, NH; hike with the Choate Rosemary Hall outing club, 1982.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2023-11-06-132092.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Map of my route to/from summit of Mount Monadnock.</image:title><image:caption>Map of my route to/from summit of Mount Monadnock.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2023-11-04-132063.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View of summit of Mount Monadnock from the Pompelly trail.</image:title><image:caption>View of summit of Mount Monadnock from the Pompelly trail.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-11-06T02:49:49+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/11/04/end-of-the-sculling-season/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/last-row-2023.jpg</image:loc><image:title>last-row-2023</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2023-11-04T12:34:31+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/11/01/wildlife-camera-october/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dscf0018-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>dscf0018-1</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2023-11-02T02:53:16+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/10/31/first-frost/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/screenshot-2023-10-31-at-09.05.29.png</image:loc><image:title>screenshot-2023-10-31-at-09.05.29</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/screenshot-2023-10-31-at-09.04.50.png</image:loc><image:title>screenshot-2023-10-31-at-09.04.50</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023-10-31-132041.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2023-10-31-132041</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2023-10-31T13:52:19+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/10/22/trues-brook-cascades/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023-10-22-131950.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Coreyville Cemetery - Plainfield NH.</image:title><image:caption>Coreyville Cemetery - Plainfield NH.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023-10-22-131872.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Meriden bridge and waterfall.</image:title><image:caption>Meriden bridge and waterfall.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023-10-22-131941.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Coreyville Cemetery - Plainfield NH.</image:title><image:caption>Coreyville Cemetery - Plainfield NH.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023-10-22-131914.jpg</image:loc><image:title>True's Brook cascades, Lebanon NH.</image:title><image:caption>True's Brook cascades, Lebanon NH.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-12-08T23:54:59+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/09/01/wildlife-camera/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023-08-30-131255.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A deer visits our yard, caught on the wildlife camera.</image:title><image:caption>A deer visits our yard, caught on the wildlife camera.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023-08-31-131269-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A groundhog visits our yard, caught on the wildlife camera.</image:title><image:caption>A groundhog visits our yard, caught on the wildlife camera.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023-08-26-131253.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The neighbor's dog, "Timber", caught on the wildlife camera.</image:title><image:caption>The neighbor's dog, "Timber", caught on the wildlife camera.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-10-21T16:38:57+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/09/10/backyard-wildlife/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/dscf0314.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Wildcamera</image:title><image:caption>Wildcamera</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-10-21T16:29:41+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/10/15/starr-king-and-waumbek/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023-10-14-131828.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Cascades of a small brook along the Starr King Trail - White Mountains, NH.</image:title><image:caption>Cascades of a small brook along the Starr King Trail - White Mountains, NH.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023-10-14-131768.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Starr King Trail - White Mountains, NH.</image:title><image:caption>Starr King Trail - White Mountains, NH.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023-10-14-131769.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Kristen hikes the Starr King Trail - White Mountains, NH.</image:title><image:caption>Kristen hikes the Starr King Trail - White Mountains, NH.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023-10-14-131763.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2023-10-14-131763</image:title><image:caption>Tim explores the Cistern for spring along the Starr King Trail - White Mountains, NH.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023-10-14-131792.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Starr King Trail - White Mountains, NH.</image:title><image:caption>Starr King Trail - White Mountains, NH.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023-10-14-131848.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Map of our route to Starr King and Waumbek - White Mountains, NH.</image:title><image:caption>Map of our route to Starr King and Waumbek - White Mountains, NH.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-10-18T11:02:47+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/10/08/stonehouse-mountain/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023-10-08-131708.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Tim checks out the kiosk at the trailhead.</image:title><image:caption>Tim checks out the kiosk at the trailhead.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023-10-08-131751.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Maple leaf snagged on a tree trunk - Stonehouse Mountain trail, Orford NH.</image:title><image:caption>Maple leaf snagged on a tree trunk - Stonehouse Mountain trail, Orford NH.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023-10-08-131706.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Summit of Stonehouse Mountain.</image:title><image:caption>Summit of Stonehouse Mountain.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023-10-08-131741.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Stonehouse Mountain trail, Orford NH.</image:title><image:caption>Stonehouse Mountain trail, Orford NH.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/stonehouse-mountain-track-map.jpg</image:loc><image:title>stonehouse-mountain-track-map</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2023-10-09T02:19:35+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/10/04/raspberry-season-3/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/raspberries.jpg</image:loc><image:title>raspberries</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2023-10-05T01:22:16+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/10/01/duke-cs-at-50/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/wilson-ave.jpg</image:loc><image:title>wilson-ave</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/duke50cs.jpg</image:loc><image:title>duke50cs</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2023-10-02T23:24:36+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/09/23/webster-jackson/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023-09-23-131653.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2023-09-23-131653</image:title><image:caption>Silver cascades, along the Webster-Jackson trail above Crawford Notch (White Mountains, NH).</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023-09-23-131629.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Flume cascades, above Crawford Notch (White Mountains, NH).</image:title><image:caption>Flume cascades, above Crawford Notch (White Mountains, NH).</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023-09-23-131690.jpg</image:loc><image:title>David, Mount Jackson, above Crawford Notch (White Mountains, NH).</image:title><image:caption>David, Mount Jackson, above Crawford Notch (White Mountains, NH).</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023-09-23-131560.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2023-09-23-131560</image:title><image:caption>A curious fungous growing near a streambed, above Crawford Notch (White Mountains, NH).</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023-09-23-131668.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2023-09-23-131668</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023-09-23-131614.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Flume cascades, above Crawford Notch (White Mountains, NH).</image:title><image:caption>Flume cascades, above Crawford Notch (White Mountains, NH).</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-09-24T12:43:41+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/09/17/mount-osceola/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023-09-17-131539.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Mount Osceola from a viewpoint on East Osceola</image:title><image:caption>Mount Osceola from a viewpoint on East Osceola</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023-09-17-131527.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Panorama looking east from the ledges on Mount Osceola, early morning.</image:title><image:caption>Panorama looking east from the ledges on Mount Osceola, early morning.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023-09-17-131541.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2023-09-17-131541</image:title><image:caption>The Chimney. a steep section of trail that goes right up this cliff face between East and Main Osceola.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023-09-17-131525.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The ridge to East Osceola, seen from Mount Osceola.</image:title><image:caption>The ridge to East Osceola, seen from Mount Osceola.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023-09-17-131524.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View from the ledges of Mount Osceola.</image:title><image:caption>View from the ledges of Mount Osceola.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023-09-17-131544.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2023-09-17-131544</image:title><image:caption>David on the summit of Mount Osceola, with the ridge to East Osceola in the foreground. Mount Washington is in the far distance, just to the right of "OR" on my cap.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/osceola-map.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>osceola-map</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2023-09-18T01:36:57+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/09/16/apple-season/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/img_8709.jpg</image:loc><image:title>img_8709</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/img_8668.jpg</image:loc><image:title>img_8668</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/img_8666.jpg</image:loc><image:title>img_8666</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2023-09-17T22:11:32+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/09/11/040-years-on-the-faculty/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/1991-david-kotz.jpg</image:loc><image:title>David Kotz, 1991(?) - photo by Dartmouth College</image:title><image:caption>David Kotz, 1991(?) - photo by Dartmouth College</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-09-12T00:31:56+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/09/04/seattle/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023-09-03-131484.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2023-09-03-131484</image:title><image:caption>Antique telecommunications equipment at the Connections Museum, outside Seattle.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023-09-02-131452.jpg</image:loc><image:title>David and Andy atop the Seattle Space Needle.</image:title><image:caption>David and Andy atop the Seattle Space Needle.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023-09-02-131461.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2023-09-02-131461</image:title><image:caption>View from the Seattle Space Needle, between my feet and through the glass floor!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023-09-02-131419.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Chihuly museum, Seattle.</image:title><image:caption>Chihuly museum, Seattle.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023-09-02-131415.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Andy and Pam eating at Ivar's Acres of Clams, on the waterfront in Seattle.</image:title><image:caption>Andy and Pam eating at Ivar's Acres of Clams, on the waterfront in Seattle.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023-09-02-131413.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The Bainbridge Island ferry readies for departure from Seattle's waterfront.</image:title><image:caption>The Bainbridge Island ferry readies for departure from Seattle's waterfront.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023-09-02-131408.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View of Seattle and the Space Needle from the Bainbridge Island ferry.</image:title><image:caption>View of Seattle and the Space Needle from the Bainbridge Island ferry.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023-09-03-131497.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The "gum wall" (alley), in Pike Place Market, Seattle.</image:title><image:caption>The "gum wall" (alley), in Pike Place Market, Seattle.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023-09-03-131485.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2023-09-03-131485</image:title><image:caption>Fish vendors through (and catch) fish, to the delight of visitors. Pike Place Market, Seattle.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023-09-03-131480.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2023-09-03-131480</image:title><image:caption>Antique telecommunications equipment at the Connections Museum, outside Seattle.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-09-05T00:16:50+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/08/27/tecumseh/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023-08-27-131244.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Interesting and colorful fungi on trees along the Tecumseh trail.</image:title><image:caption>Interesting and colorful fungi on trees along the Tecumseh trail.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023-08-27-131249.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2023-08-27-131249</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023-08-27-131222.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2023-08-27-131222</image:title><image:caption>Viewpoint along the Tecumseh trail. where it intersects one of the Waterville Valley ski trails.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023-08-27-131225.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View from the summit of Tecumseh.</image:title><image:caption>View from the summit of Tecumseh.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023-08-27-131221.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Impressive stonework on the Tecumseh trail.</image:title><image:caption>Impressive stonework on the Tecumseh trail.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-08-28T02:08:34+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/08/19/whiteface-passaconaway/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/map-whiteface-passaconaway.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>map-whiteface-passaconaway</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023-08-19-131215.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2023-08-19-131215</image:title><image:caption>An outlook near the summit of Passaconaway offers a nice view of Mount Chocorua.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023-08-19-131204.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The true summit of Whiteface is marked only by a cairn.</image:title><image:caption>The true summit of Whiteface is marked only by a cairn.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023-08-19-131193.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Blueberry Ledge trail becomes very steep and rugged.</image:title><image:caption>Blueberry Ledge trail becomes very steep and rugged.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023-08-19-131187.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2023-08-19-131187</image:title><image:caption>Blueberry Ledge trail provides many ledges with overlooks to the mountains beyond; note the low cloud deck, though.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023-08-19-131169.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The hike begins with a roadwalk beside pleasant meadows and farmhouses.</image:title><image:caption>The hike begins with a roadwalk beside pleasant meadows and farmhouses.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-08-20T00:37:52+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/07/30/bondcliff-backpack/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2023-07-29-129727.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Beaver pond along the Zealand Trail, with view of Zeacliff; WMNF.</image:title><image:caption>Beaver pond along the Zealand Trail, with view of Zeacliff; WMNF.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2023-07-28-129537.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2023-07-28-129537</image:title><image:caption>A brook alongside the Lincoln Woods Trail; the air was so warm and humid, the brook formed fog.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/img_32fa31f4e954-1.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>img_32fa31f4e954-1</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2023-07-28-129573.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Mushrooms were common - Bondcliff Trail, WMNF.</image:title><image:caption>Mushrooms were common - Bondcliff Trail, WMNF.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2023-07-29-129700.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Alex, David, and Jeff at Zealand Falls; WMNF.</image:title><image:caption>Alex, David, and Jeff at Zealand Falls; WMNF.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2023-07-29-129669.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2023-07-29-129669</image:title><image:caption>View from Zeacliff, with the Pemigewasset Wilderness and Mount Cardigan behind;  WMNF.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2023-07-29-129646.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2023-07-29-129646</image:title><image:caption>Alex and Jeff descend log stairs along the Appalachian Trail near Zeacliff Pond. WMNF.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2023-07-29-129608.jpg</image:loc><image:title>South Twin and Mount Guyot seen from West Bond; WMNF.</image:title><image:caption>South Twin and Mount Guyot seen from West Bond; WMNF.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2023-07-28-129592.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Looking back at Bondcliff from the trail up to Bond; WMNF.</image:title><image:caption>Looking back at Bondcliff from the trail up to Bond; WMNF.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2023-07-28-129586.jpg</image:loc><image:title>David, Alex, and Jeff on summit of Bondcliff, with West Bond at rear. WMNF.</image:title><image:caption>David, Alex, and Jeff on summit of Bondcliff, with West Bond at rear. WMNF.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-07-30T21:26:03+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/1995/06/18/presie-traverse/</loc><lastmod>2023-07-23T01:18:30+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2017/02/19/north-twin-in-winter/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2017-02-19-36609.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2017-02-19-36609</image:title><image:caption>Jen chats with other hikers at a viewpoint near the summit of North Twin, with South Twin in background.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-07-09T14:23:57+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/07/08/cardigan-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2023-07-08-129443.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A rainpuddle and a pair of hikers on the summit of Mount Cardigan.</image:title><image:caption>A rainpuddle and a pair of hikers on the summit of Mount Cardigan.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2023-07-08-129436.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A rainpuddle and cairn on the summit of Mount Cardigan.</image:title><image:caption>A rainpuddle and cairn on the summit of Mount Cardigan.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/cardigan-loop-map.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>cardigan-loop-map</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2023-07-09T12:40:07+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/07/02/woodchucks/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2023-06-30-129420-enhanced-nr.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Woodchucks in our lawn.</image:title><image:caption>Woodchucks in our lawn.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2023-06-30-129367-enhanced-nr.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Woodchucks in our lawn.</image:title><image:caption>Woodchucks in our lawn.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-07-01T20:21:12+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/07/01/strawberries/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/img_7643-2796938751-e1688239756725.jpg</image:loc><image:title>img_7643</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/img_1809.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>img_1809</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2023-07-01T19:30:13+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/06/24/cyprus-wrap-up/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-06-22-129142-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Solar water tank, ubiquitous on Cypriot homes.</image:title><image:caption>Solar water tank, ubiquitous on Cypriot homes.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-06-22-129142.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Solar water tank, ubiquitous on Cypriot homes.</image:title><image:caption>Solar water tank, ubiquitous on Cypriot homes.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-06-21-129075.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Dinner at "Honey restaurant", in Paphos, Cyprus.</image:title><image:caption>Dinner at "Honey restaurant", in Paphos, Cyprus.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-06-21-129042.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Paphos is investing heavily in "Smart City" technology - Cyprus.</image:title><image:caption>Paphos is investing heavily in "Smart City" technology - Cyprus.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-06-21-129063.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Dinner at "Honey restaurant", in Paphos, Cyprus.</image:title><image:caption>Dinner at "Honey restaurant", in Paphos, Cyprus.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-06-24T10:51:54+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/06/23/cyprus-trip-to-limassol/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-06-23-129259.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Medieval Castle (16th century), Limassol Cyprus.</image:title><image:caption>Medieval Castle (16th century), Limassol Cyprus.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-06-23-129322.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2023-06-23-129322</image:title><image:caption>Demonstration about how to process sea sponges into household sponges. Limassol, Cyprus.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-06-23-129244.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Kolossi Castle (15th century), outside Limassol Cyprus.</image:title><image:caption>Kolossi Castle (15th century), outside Limassol Cyprus.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-06-23-129164.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2023-06-23-129164</image:title><image:caption>The amphitheater at ancient Kourion, originally constructed the late-second century BCE and revised several times - Cyprus.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-06-23-129154.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The legendary birthplace of Aphrodite (rock in the center) - Cyprus.</image:title><image:caption>The legendary birthplace of Aphrodite (rock in the center) - Cyprus.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-06-23-129156.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2023-06-23-129156</image:title><image:caption>The legendary birthplace of Aphrodite: center rock of three in the midground - Cyprus.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/limassol-map.png</image:loc><image:title>limassol-map</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2023-06-24T07:11:31+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/06/23/cyprus-cats/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-06-23-129332.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Cyprus cats are so well known they even have a tote bag.</image:title><image:caption>Cyprus cats are so well known they even have a tote bag.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-06-23-129286.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Feral cats next to the Coral Bay Hotel, Cyprus.</image:title><image:caption>Feral cats next to the Coral Bay Hotel, Cyprus.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-06-23-129336.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Feral cat sleeping on a stone wall - Limassol, Cyprus.</image:title><image:caption>Feral cat sleeping on a stone wall - Limassol, Cyprus.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-06-23T18:56:16+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/06/22/cyprus-mycenaean-colonization/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-06-22-129106-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Museum of the Mycenaean Colonisation of Cyprus</image:title><image:caption>Museum of the Mycenaean Colonisation of Cyprus</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-06-22-129101.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Museum of the Mycenaean Colonisation of Cyprus</image:title><image:caption>Museum of the Mycenaean Colonisation of Cyprus</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-06-22-129106.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Museum of the Mycenaean Colonisation of Cyprus</image:title><image:caption>Museum of the Mycenaean Colonisation of Cyprus</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-06-22-129133.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ruins of the Mycenaean Colonisation of Cyprus.</image:title><image:caption>Ruins of the Mycenaean Colonisation of Cyprus.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-06-23T04:54:48+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/06/21/cyprus-historic-paphos/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-06-21-128944-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The "tombs of the kings" near Paphos, Cyprus.</image:title><image:caption>The "tombs of the kings" near Paphos, Cyprus.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/screenshot-2023-06-22-at-17.35.01.png</image:loc><image:title>screenshot-2023-06-22-at-17.35.01</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-06-21-129029.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2023-06-21-129029</image:title><image:caption>Mosaic of Theseus - The House of Theseus at Nea Pafos archaelogical site, Paphos, Cyprus.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-06-21-129013.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2023-06-21-129013</image:title><image:caption>Pyramos and Thisbe, and other tales - The House of Dionysus at Nea Pafos archaelogical site, Paphos, Cyprus.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-06-21-128930-hdr.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The "tombs of the kings" near Paphos, Cyprus.</image:title><image:caption>The "tombs of the kings" near Paphos, Cyprus.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-06-22T15:41:34+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/06/20/cyprus-baths-of-aphrodite/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-06-20-128900.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sea Caves west of Coral Bay, Paphos, Cyprus.</image:title><image:caption>Sea Caves west of Coral Bay, Paphos, Cyprus.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-06-20-128907.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Map of our outing to the Baths of Aphrodite and points along the way.</image:title><image:caption>Map of our outing to the Baths of Aphrodite and points along the way.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-06-20-128829-enhanced-nr.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Baths of Aphrodite, Cyprus.</image:title><image:caption>Baths of Aphrodite, Cyprus.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-06-22T15:24:00+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/06/19/cyprus-coral-bay/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-06-18-128723-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A tiny chapel on Karst Point, adjacent to Coral Bay, Cyprus.</image:title><image:caption>A tiny chapel on Karst Point, adjacent to Coral Bay, Cyprus.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-06-17-128591-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>An adjacent beach with Coray Bay Resort at rear, Cyprus.</image:title><image:caption>An adjacent beach with Coray Bay Resort at rear, Cyprus.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/copper_tile-1.png</image:loc><image:title>copper_tile-1</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/copper_tile.png</image:loc><image:title>copper_tile</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-06-17-128591.jpg</image:loc><image:title>An adjacent beach with Coray Bay Resort at rear, Cyprus.</image:title><image:caption>An adjacent beach with Coray Bay Resort at rear, Cyprus.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-06-18-128723.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A tiny chapel on Karst Point, adjacent to Coral Bay, Cyprus.</image:title><image:caption>A tiny chapel on Karst Point, adjacent to Coral Bay, Cyprus.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/screenshot-2023-06-21-at-08.43.10.png</image:loc><image:title>screenshot-2023-06-21-at-08.43.10</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-06-17-128620.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Waves on Karst Point, adjacent to Coral Bay; Cyprus.</image:title><image:caption>Waves on Karst Point, adjacent to Coral Bay; Cyprus.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-06-22T14:49:53+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/03/17/south-georgia-and-the-falklands/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-03-02-122877.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2023-03-02-122877</image:title><image:caption>Jack and David (and other guests) trying to photograph seabirds during our crossing to the Falkland Islands.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-06-18T09:47:18+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/03/17/carcass-island-falkland-islands/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/falklands-carcass-island.png</image:loc><image:title>falklands-carcass-island</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-03-13-122784.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2023-03-13-122784</image:title><image:caption>David, and a view of the "Endurance" while on a hike over Carcass Island - Falkland Islands.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-03-13-122771.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Tea and cookies and cakes - Carcass Island, Falkland Islands.</image:title><image:caption>Tea and cookies and cakes - Carcass Island, Falkland Islands.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-06-18T09:08:47+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/03/17/national-geographic-endurance/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-03-12-120713-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The "Endurance" from Saunders Island - West Falklands.</image:title><image:caption>The "Endurance" from Saunders Island - West Falklands.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2023-03-07-117234.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Landing at Maiviken for hike to Grytviken - South Georgia.</image:title><image:caption>Landing at Maiviken for hike to Grytviken - South Georgia.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2023-03-10-120807.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ice Lounge, on the "Endurance".</image:title><image:caption>Ice Lounge, on the "Endurance".</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2023-03-03-114258.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2023-03-03-114258</image:title><image:caption>Vacuuming out my pants pockets as part of biosecurity protocols, before going ashore in South Georgia.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2023-03-03-114266.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Inside one of the Igloos, a top-deck glass-dome bedroom.</image:title><image:caption>Inside one of the Igloos, a top-deck glass-dome bedroom.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/fur-seal.jpg</image:loc><image:title>fur-seal</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2023-02-28-112980.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Interior of our cabin on the "Endurance."</image:title><image:caption>Interior of our cabin on the "Endurance."</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2023-03-03-114277.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2023-03-03-114277</image:title><image:caption>A different menu of dinner entreés every night – here, the grilled Atlantic Char - aboard the "Endurance".</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2023-03-03-114273.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2023-03-03-114273</image:title><image:caption>Central console of the Bridge on the "Endurance".  In open seas it can run on autopilot.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2023-03-02-114187.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The bow of our ship, "Endurance"  - in Stanley, Falkliand Islands.</image:title><image:caption>The bow of our ship, "Endurance"  - in Stanley, Falkliand Islands.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-06-18T07:17:30+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/03/17/steeple-jason-island-falkland-islands/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/steeple-jason-island-map.png</image:loc><image:title>steeple-jason-island-map</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-03-13-122534.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sea lion - female - Steeple Jason Island, Falklands.</image:title><image:caption>Sea lion - female - Steeple Jason Island, Falklands.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-03-13-122807.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A tussock bird lands on David's lens. (Photo by Karen Diorio)</image:title><image:caption>A tussock bird lands on David's lens. (Photo by Karen Diorio)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-03-13-122734.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Colony of black-browed albatross - Steeple Jason Island, Falklands.</image:title><image:caption>Colony of black-browed albatross - Steeple Jason Island, Falklands.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-03-13-122839.jpg</image:loc><image:title>David tries to capture photos of a flying albatross. (Photo by Jorge Wolf)</image:title><image:caption>David tries to capture photos of a flying albatross. (Photo by Jorge Wolf)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-03-13-122701.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Jack hiking on Steeple Jason Island - Falkland Islands.</image:title><image:caption>Jack hiking on Steeple Jason Island - Falkland Islands.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-06-18T07:11:42+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/03/17/saunders-island/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-03-12-120972.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Albatross chicks at an Albatross rookery - Saunders Island, Falkland Islands.</image:title><image:caption>Albatross chicks at an Albatross rookery - Saunders Island, Falkland Islands.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/saunders-island-map.png</image:loc><image:title>saunders-island-map</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-03-12-120931.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Albatross chicks at an Albatross rookery - Saunders Island, Falkland Islands.</image:title><image:caption>Albatross chicks at an Albatross rookery - Saunders Island, Falkland Islands.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-03-12-121017-hdr-edit.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Rockhopper penguin at a colony - Saunders Island, Falkland Islands.</image:title><image:caption>Rockhopper penguin at a colony - Saunders Island, Falkland Islands.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-03-09-122876.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2023-03-09-122876</image:title><image:caption>Expedition Leader, Russ, grew up on this farm on Saunders Island - West Falkland Islands.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-06-17T18:26:05+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/03/17/south-georgia-whales/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-03-09-120502.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Blue whale(s) - at sea near South Georgia.</image:title><image:caption>Blue whale(s) - at sea near South Georgia.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-03-09-119379.jpg</image:loc><image:title>THREE Humpback whales - at sea near South Georgia.</image:title><image:caption>THREE Humpback whales - at sea near South Georgia.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-03-09-118523.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2023-03-09-118523</image:title><image:caption>Humpback whale, fur seal, and seabird - hunting together off the coast of South Georgia.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/south-georgia-whales.png</image:loc><image:title>south-georgia-whales</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-03-08-117676.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Southern Right Whale - South Georgia.</image:title><image:caption>Southern Right Whale - South Georgia.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-03-09-119253.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Blue whale(s) - at sea near South Georgia.</image:title><image:caption>Blue whale(s) - at sea near South Georgia.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-06-11T21:05:41+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/03/17/south-georgia-stromness/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-03-09-118408.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The "Endurance" at Stromness Harbor - South Georgia.</image:title><image:caption>The "Endurance" at Stromness Harbor - South Georgia.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/south-georgia-stromness.png</image:loc><image:title>south-georgia-stromness</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-03-09-118412.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Gentoo penguin at Stromness Harbor - South Georgia.</image:title><image:caption>Gentoo penguin at Stromness Harbor - South Georgia.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-03-09-118316.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Whaling station at Stromness Harbor - South Georgia.</image:title><image:caption>Whaling station at Stromness Harbor - South Georgia.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-06-11T20:21:59+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/03/17/south-georgia-shackleton/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-03-09-118306.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Shackleton Falls - above Stromness, South Georgia.</image:title><image:caption>Shackleton Falls - above Stromness, South Georgia.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-03-09-118277.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Following in the footsteps of Shackleton - South Georgia.</image:title><image:caption>Following in the footsteps of Shackleton - South Georgia.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-03-09-118340.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Crean lake, along the Shackleton trail - Souith Georgia.</image:title><image:caption>Crean lake, along the Shackleton trail - Souith Georgia.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/detailed_map.gif</image:loc><image:title>detailed_map</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-03-09-118270.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Following in the footsteps of Shackleton - South Georgia.</image:title><image:caption>Following in the footsteps of Shackleton - South Georgia.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-03-09-118298.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Descending toward Stromness, in the footsteps of Shackleton - South Georgia.</image:title><image:caption>Descending toward Stromness, in the footsteps of Shackleton - South Georgia.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-03-07-117250.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2023-03-07-117250</image:title><image:caption>David with a replica of the "James Caird", the boat used by Shackleton to reach South Georgia from Antarctica.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/hike-shackleton-narrow.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>hike-shackleton-narrow</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/hike-shackleton-wide.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>hike-shackleton-wide</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/south-georgia-fortuna-bay-to-stromness.png</image:loc><image:title>south-georgia-fortuna-bay-to-stromness</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2023-06-11T19:46:00+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/03/17/south-georgia-st-andrews-bay/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-03-08-117934.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2023-03-08-117934</image:title><image:caption>Arriving at St. Andrews Bay, South Georgia. Heaney Glacier on right, Buxton Glacier on left.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-03-08-117985.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Hiking to Heaney Glacier - St. Andrews Bay, South Georgia.</image:title><image:caption>Hiking to Heaney Glacier - St. Andrews Bay, South Georgia.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-03-08-118153.jpg</image:loc><image:title>King penguin colony in St. Andrews Bay, South Georgia.</image:title><image:caption>King penguin colony in St. Andrews Bay, South Georgia.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/south-georgia-st.andrews-bay.png</image:loc><image:title>south-georgia-st.andrews-bay</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/hike-st.andrews-bay.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>hike-st.andrews-bay</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2023-06-10T10:58:26+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/03/17/south-georgia-ocean-harbour/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-03-08-117472.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2023-03-08-117472</image:title><image:caption>One shed remains from the whaling station at Ocean Harbor - now used by researchers as a field shelter - South Georgia.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/south-georgia-ocean-harbor.png</image:loc><image:title>south-georgia-ocean-harbor</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/hike-ocean-harbour.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>hike-ocean-harbour</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-03-08-117632.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Wreck of the "Bayard" - Ocean Harbor, South Georgia.</image:title><image:caption>Wreck of the "Bayard" - Ocean Harbor, South Georgia.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-03-08-117525.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2023-03-08-117525</image:title><image:caption>View of Ocean Harbor, with the "Endurance" and the wreck of the "Bayard" - South Georgia.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-06-09T11:02:46+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/03/17/south-georgia-godthul-bay/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-03-07-120602.jpg</image:loc><image:title>David takes the "polar plunge" - Godthul Bay, South Georgia.</image:title><image:caption>David takes the "polar plunge" - Godthul Bay, South Georgia.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-03-07-120597.jpg</image:loc><image:title>David takes the "polar plunge" - Godthul Bay, South Georgia.</image:title><image:caption>David takes the "polar plunge" - Godthul Bay, South Georgia.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-03-07-117361.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Playful seal pups in Godthul Bay, South Georgia.</image:title><image:caption>Playful seal pups in Godthul Bay, South Georgia.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/south-georgia-godthul-bay.png</image:loc><image:title>south-georgia-godthul-bay</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2023-06-08T01:10:47+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/03/17/south-georgia-grytviken/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-03-07-117295.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A seal naps on an old whalebone at the museum of Grytviken, South Georgia.</image:title><image:caption>A seal naps on an old whalebone at the museum of Grytviken, South Georgia.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-03-07-117297.jpg</image:loc><image:title>David mails a postcard at a box in Grytviken, South Georgia.</image:title><image:caption>David mails a postcard at a box in Grytviken, South Georgia.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-03-07-117242.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2023-03-07-117242</image:title><image:caption>Ascending a small ridge from Maivatn Lake on our way to Grytviken - South Georgia.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-03-07-117303.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The church in Grytviken, South Georgia.</image:title><image:caption>The church in Grytviken, South Georgia.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-03-07-117274.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Raising a toast to Shackleton at his grave in Grytviken, South Georgia.</image:title><image:caption>Raising a toast to Shackleton at his grave in Grytviken, South Georgia.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-03-07-117245.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Descending into Grytviken - South Georgia.</image:title><image:caption>Descending into Grytviken - South Georgia.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/hike-grytviken.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>hike-grytviken</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/south-georgia-grytviken.png</image:loc><image:title>south-georgia-grytviken</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2023-06-07T01:05:04+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/03/17/south-georgia-drygalski-fjord/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-03-06-117216.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Glacier near the head of Drygalski Fjord, South Georgia.</image:title><image:caption>Glacier near the head of Drygalski Fjord, South Georgia.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/south-georgia-drygalski-fjord.png</image:loc><image:title>south-georgia-drygalski-fjord</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2023-06-06T11:09:18+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/03/17/south-georgia-cooper-bay/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/south-georgia-cooper-bay.png</image:loc><image:title>south-georgia-cooper-bay</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-03-06-116945.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Macaroni penguins - Cooper Bay, South Georgia.</image:title><image:caption>Macaroni penguins - Cooper Bay, South Georgia.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-06-06T01:13:03+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/03/17/south-georgia-gold-harbour/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/hike-gold-harbour.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>hike-gold-harbour</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-03-06-116367-edit.jpg</image:loc><image:title>King penguins - Gold Harbour, South Georgia.</image:title><image:caption>King penguins - Gold Harbour, South Georgia.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-03-06-116525.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Looking back from our hike toward our ship in Gold Harbour.</image:title><image:caption>Looking back from our hike toward our ship in Gold Harbour.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-03-06-116411.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2023-03-06-116411</image:title><image:caption>Eric replaces the camera in an automated time-lapse camera station at Gold Harbour - South Georgia.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-03-06-116753.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Elephant seals beside our hiking path - Gold Harbour, South Georgia.</image:title><image:caption>Elephant seals beside our hiking path - Gold Harbour, South Georgia.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-03-06-116315.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Chinstrap penguin - Gold Harbour, South Georgia.</image:title><image:caption>Chinstrap penguin - Gold Harbour, South Georgia.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-03-06-116377.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Gentoo penguin moulting - Gold Harbour, South Georgia.</image:title><image:caption>Gentoo penguin moulting - Gold Harbour, South Georgia.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-03-06-116250-edit.jpg</image:loc><image:title>King penguins - Gold Harbour, South Georgia.</image:title><image:caption>King penguins - Gold Harbour, South Georgia.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/south-georgia-gold-harbour.png</image:loc><image:title>south-georgia-gold-harbour</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-03-06-116307-edit.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Elephant Seals - Gold Harbour, South Georgia.</image:title><image:caption>Elephant Seals - Gold Harbour, South Georgia.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-06-05T10:59:16+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/03/17/south-georgia-salisbury-plain/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-03-05-115791.jpg</image:loc><image:title>King penguin chick at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia.</image:title><image:caption>King penguin chick at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-03-05-115945.jpg</image:loc><image:title>King penguin colony at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia.</image:title><image:caption>King penguin colony at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-03-05-115894.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A fur seal nuzzling a whale vertebra on Salisbury Plain, South Georgia.</image:title><image:caption>A fur seal nuzzling a whale vertebra on Salisbury Plain, South Georgia.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-03-05-116018.jpg</image:loc><image:title>David with King Penguins - Salisbury Plain, South Georgia.</image:title><image:caption>David with King Penguins - Salisbury Plain, South Georgia.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-03-05-115709.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Penguins swimming beside our ship - Salisbury Plain, South Georgia.</image:title><image:caption>Penguins swimming beside our ship - Salisbury Plain, South Georgia.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/south-georgia-salisbury-plain.png</image:loc><image:title>south-georgia-salisbury-plain</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2023-06-04T01:40:48+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/03/17/south-georgia-right-whale-bay/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-03-05-115571.jpg</image:loc><image:title>King penguins (with Skua overflight) at Right Whale Bay - South Georgia.</image:title><image:caption>King penguins (with Skua overflight) at Right Whale Bay - South Georgia.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-03-05-115694.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Fur seal at Right Whale Bay - South Georgia.</image:title><image:caption>Fur seal at Right Whale Bay - South Georgia.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-03-05-115339.jpg</image:loc><image:title>King penguin exploring a GoPro camera at Right Whale Bay - South Georgia.</image:title><image:caption>King penguin exploring a GoPro camera at Right Whale Bay - South Georgia.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-03-05-114915-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Riding a Zodiac to shore in Right Whale Bay, South Georgia.</image:title><image:caption>Riding a Zodiac to shore in Right Whale Bay, South Georgia.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-03-05-114934-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>David and King Penguins at Right Whale Bay - South Georgia.</image:title><image:caption>David and King Penguins at Right Whale Bay - South Georgia.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/south-georgia-right-whale-bay.png</image:loc><image:title>south-georgia-right-whale-bay</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2023-06-03T20:57:33+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/03/17/south-georgia/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/voyage-map-south-georgia-sgfa-28-feb-15-march.png</image:loc><image:title>voyage-map-south-georgia-sgfa-28-feb-15-march</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/lossless-page1-1852px-antarctic-convergence-map.tif.png</image:loc><image:title>lossless-page1-1852px-antarctic-convergence-map.tif</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/lossless-page1-1852px-antarctic-convergence-map-upper-left.tif.png</image:loc><image:title>lossless-page1-1852px-antarctic-convergence-map-upper-left.tif</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/map2-south-american-and-antarctica.png</image:loc><image:title>map2-south-american-and-antarctica</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-03-05-114902.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Jack is excited to be arriving in South Georgia.</image:title><image:caption>Jack is excited to be arriving in South Georgia.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-03-05-114830-hdr.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sunrise and first glimpse of South Georgia.</image:title><image:caption>Sunrise and first glimpse of South Georgia.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-06-03T14:15:54+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/03/17/south-atlantic-at-sea/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/falklands-to-georgia-map.001.png</image:loc><image:title>falklands-to-georgia-map.001</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-03-01-113843-edit.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Giant Petrel, in the South Atlantic.</image:title><image:caption>Giant Petrel, in the South Atlantic.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-03-04-114698-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Shag Rocks, in the South Atlantic.</image:title><image:caption>Shag Rocks, in the South Atlantic.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-03-04-114698.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Shag Rocks, in the South Atlantic.</image:title><image:caption>Shag Rocks, in the South Atlantic.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/fur-seal.jpg</image:loc><image:title>fur-seal</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-03-02-122877-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2023-03-02-122877-2</image:title><image:caption>Jack and David (and other guests) trying to photograph seabirds during our crossing to the Falkland Islands.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-03-04-114630.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Hourglass dolphins riding our bow wave, in the South Atlantic.</image:title><image:caption>Hourglass dolphins riding our bow wave, in the South Atlantic.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-03-04-114739.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Iceberg in the South Atlantic.</image:title><image:caption>Iceberg in the South Atlantic.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-06-03T12:58:42+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/03/17/argentina/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2023-02-28-112973.jpg</image:loc><image:title>First view of our ship, the "Endurance".</image:title><image:caption>First view of our ship, the "Endurance".</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2023-03-15-122893.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2023-03-15-122893</image:title><image:caption>Sunrise over the Beagle Channel leading into Ushuaia, Argentina - with fresh snow on all the surrounding mountains.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2023-02-27-112571.jpg</image:loc><image:title>La Recoleta Cemetery, Buenos Aires, Argentina.</image:title><image:caption>La Recoleta Cemetery, Buenos Aires, Argentina.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2023-02-28-112947.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2023-02-28-112947</image:title><image:caption>We board a catamaran for a cruise of the Beagle Channel, from the national park to the port where we meet the ship.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2023-02-27-112612.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2023-02-27-112612</image:title><image:caption>Casa Rosario ("Pink House") – the president's office - in Buenos Aires, Argentina.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-06-01T23:34:26+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/03/17/stanley-falkland-islands/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-03-02-114101.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2023-03-02-114101</image:title><image:caption>Yorke Bay - the final beach cleared of landmines - in Stanley, Falkliand Islands.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-03-02-114220.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2023-03-02-114220</image:title><image:caption>Jack walking the coastline at the entrance to Stanley harbor, Falkliand Islands.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-03-02-114183.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The bow of our ship, "Endurance"  - in Stanley, Falkland Islands.</image:title><image:caption>The bow of our ship, "Endurance"  - in Stanley, Falkland Islands.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/ushuaia-to-falklands.png</image:loc><image:title>ushuaia-to-falklands</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/falkland-map.png</image:loc><image:title>falkland-map</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2023-06-01T23:33:59+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/03/17/return-to-port/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023-03-14-122844.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2023-03-14-122844</image:title><image:caption>Map of our approximate route from Tierra del Fuego to Falklands to South Georgia to Falklands and back.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023-03-24-122905.jpg</image:loc><image:title>South America, Falkland Islands, and South Georgia Island.</image:title><image:caption>South America, Falkland Islands, and South Georgia Island.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023-03-06-116440.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Looking back from our hike toward the ship and the penguins on the beach.</image:title><image:caption>Looking back from our hike toward the ship and the penguins on the beach.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023-03-06-116506.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Hiking down from Gold Point, toward our ship at Gold Harbor - South Georgia.</image:title><image:caption>Hiking down from Gold Point, toward our ship at Gold Harbor - South Georgia.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023-03-13-122788.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A tussock bird lands on David's lens. (Photo by Doug Allen)</image:title><image:caption>A tussock bird lands on David's lens. (Photo by Doug Allen)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023-03-05-116015.jpg</image:loc><image:title>David and Jack with King Penguins - Salisbury Plain, South Georgia.</image:title><image:caption>David and Jack with King Penguins - Salisbury Plain, South Georgia.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023-03-05-114910.jpg</image:loc><image:title>David and Jack riding a Zodiac to shore in South Georgia.</image:title><image:caption>David and Jack riding a Zodiac to shore in South Georgia.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023-03-02-113967.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Magellanic Penguins at Gypsy Cove - in Stanley, Falkliand Islands.</image:title><image:caption>Magellanic Penguins at Gypsy Cove - in Stanley, Falkliand Islands.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023-02-28-112973.jpg</image:loc><image:title>First view of our ship, the "Endurance".</image:title><image:caption>First view of our ship, the "Endurance".</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023-03-24-122904.jpg</image:loc><image:title>South America, Falkland Islands, and South Georgia Island.</image:title><image:caption>South America, Falkland Islands, and South Georgia Island.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-06-01T23:32:58+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/05/29/southern-presies/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-05-29-128432.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2023-05-29-128432</image:title><image:caption>We encounter old snowpack along the Ammonoosuc Ravine Trail. Presidential Range, White Mountains, NH.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-05-29-128464.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2023-05-29-128464</image:title><image:caption>Jen, Lelia, Lars, David, and Karhu on Mount Monroe, with Mount Washington in the background. Presidential Range, White Mountains, NH.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/img_7384.jpg</image:loc><image:title>img_7384</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2023-05-30T01:24:18+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/02/25/off-to-the-antarctic/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/falklands-and-south-georgia.png</image:loc><image:title>falklands-and-south-georgia</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2023-05-21T20:48:26+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/05/20/thomas-orde-lees/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-05-03-128397.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2023-05-03-128397</image:title><image:caption>Diary of Thomas Orde-Lees, written during the Shackleton expedition to Antarctica in 1914-16. (Collection of Rauner Library, Dartmouth College)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-05-03-128394.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2023-05-03-128394</image:title><image:caption>Diary of Thomas Orde-Lees, written during the Shackleton expedition to Antarctica in 1914-16. (Collection of Rauner Library, Dartmouth College)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-05-03-128401.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2023-05-03-128401</image:title><image:caption>Diary of Thomas Orde-Lees, written during the Shackleton expedition to Antarctica in 1914-16. (Collection of Rauner Library, Dartmouth College)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-05-03-128386.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2023-05-03-128386</image:title><image:caption>Diary of Thomas Orde-Lees, written during the Shackleton expedition to Antarctica in 1914-16. (Collection of Rauner Library, Dartmouth College)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-05-03-128385-2819263521-e1684588753282.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2023-05-03-128385</image:title><image:caption>Diary of Thomas Orde-Lees, written during the Shackleton expedition to Antarctica in 1914-16. (Collection of Rauner Library, Dartmouth College)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-05-03-128396.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2023-05-03-128396</image:title><image:caption>Diary of Thomas Orde-Lees, written during the Shackleton expedition to Antarctica in 1914-16. (Collection of Rauner Library, Dartmouth College)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/00_cover.jpg</image:loc><image:title>00_cover</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-05-03-128384.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2023-05-03-128384</image:title><image:caption>Diary of Thomas Oord-Lees, written during the Shackleton expedition to Antarctica in 1914-16. (Collection of Rauner Library, Dartmouth College)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/orde-lees.jpg</image:loc><image:title>orde-lees</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2023-05-20T14:19:18+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/05/13/dartmouth-pow-wow/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-05-13-128366.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Dartmouth pow-wow 2023.</image:title><image:caption>Dartmouth pow-wow 2023.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-05-13-128332.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Dartmouth pow-wow 2023.</image:title><image:caption>Dartmouth pow-wow 2023.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-05-15T10:45:20+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/04/15/porcupine/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2023-04-15-122964-hdr.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Porcupine resting in a tree, woods near home.</image:title><image:caption>Porcupine resting in a tree, woods near home.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-04-18T01:05:08+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/03/26/winters-last-gasp/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/img_7073.jpg</image:loc><image:title>img_7073</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/img_7070.jpg</image:loc><image:title>img_7070</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/img_7071.jpg</image:loc><image:title>img_7071</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2023-03-27T01:50:56+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2007/10/16/columbia-river-gorge/</loc><lastmod>2023-02-26T17:19:18+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/02/24/winter-returns/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2023-02-23-112523.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Woodpecker in the woods behind our house.</image:title><image:caption>Woodpecker in the woods behind our house.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/img_6130.jpg</image:loc><image:title>img_6130</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2023-02-25T03:13:56+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/02/18/mount-moosilauke/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2023-02-18-112454.jpg</image:loc><image:title>David on the summit of Mount Moosilauke.</image:title><image:caption>David on the summit of Mount Moosilauke.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2023-02-18-112466.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2023-02-18-112466</image:title><image:caption>Two hikers on the summit of Mount Moosilauke with views to the Franconia and Presidential ranges.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2023-02-18-112445.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Frost feathers accumulate on the rocks and trees on Mount Moosilauke.</image:title><image:caption>Frost feathers accumulate on the rocks and trees on Mount Moosilauke.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2023-02-18-112444.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Our group approaches the main peak of Mount Moosilauke.</image:title><image:caption>Our group approaches the main peak of Mount Moosilauke.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2023-02-18-112460.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2023-02-18-112460</image:title><image:caption>David and his friends on the summit of Mount Moosilauke: David, Lelia, Lars; below, Tim, Ken, Jen. And Karhu the dog!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2023-02-18-112459.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Lelia and David on the summit of Mount Moosilauke.</image:title><image:caption>Lelia and David on the summit of Mount Moosilauke.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2023-02-18-112473.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Our route to Mount Moosilauke follows the Appalachian Trail from Glencliff.</image:title><image:caption>Our route to Mount Moosilauke follows the Appalachian Trail from Glencliff.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-02-19T01:50:40+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/02/16/relocating-mice/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/img_6076.jpg</image:loc><image:title>img_6076</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2023-02-17T01:05:38+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/02/09/barred-owl/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2023-02-09-112414-edit.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Barred owl, early in the morning near home.</image:title><image:caption>Barred owl, early in the morning near home.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-02-10T02:42:04+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/01/25/tracking-fox/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/img_6049.jpg</image:loc><image:title>img_6049</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/img_6047.jpg</image:loc><image:title>img_6047</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2023-01-26T01:13:25+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/01/22/sticky-snow/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/2023-01-21-112197.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2023-01-21-112197</image:title><image:caption>Trail signs along the Appalachian Trail to Holts Ledge, passing Trapper John shelter.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/apc_0341.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Snow on the bushes and trees of Lyme Hill.</image:title><image:caption>Snow on the bushes and trees of Lyme Hill.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/apc_0340.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Snow on the bushes and trees of Lyme Hill.</image:title><image:caption>Snow on the bushes and trees of Lyme Hill.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-01-22T20:52:41+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/01/08/river-ice/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/2023-01-08-112184.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ultra-thin ice forms along the shore of the Connecticut River.</image:title><image:caption>Ultra-thin ice forms along the shore of the Connecticut River.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-01-08T22:12:56+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2022/12/31/top-12-photos-of-2022/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/screen-shot-2022-12-30-at-10.48.05-am.png</image:loc><image:title>screen-shot-2022-12-30-at-10.48.05-am</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2022-10-09-110804.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Autumn colors on Slide Brook, Mount Moosilauke.</image:title><image:caption>Autumn colors on Slide Brook, Mount Moosilauke.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2022-09-02-109714-edit.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Brown bear and cub - Geographic Harbor, Katmai.</image:title><image:caption>Brown bear and cub - Geographic Harbor, Katmai.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2022-08-31-107686-edit.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2022-08-31-107686-edit</image:title><image:caption>A young bear pauses with his fish, standing to keep an eye on a bigger, older bear nearby; Geographic Harbor, Katmai</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2022-08-30-106186.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2022-08-30-106186</image:title><image:caption>A bear holds its fresh-caught salmon still so it can eat; in the river above Kuliak bay - Katmai.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2022-08-28-104044-edit.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2022-08-28-104044-edit</image:title><image:caption>A salmon flaps fruitlessly after being caught at the head of Geographic Harbor, Katmai.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2022-07-09-100737.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Gibbs Falls, along Crawford Path in the White Mountains.</image:title><image:caption>Gibbs Falls, along Crawford Path in the White Mountains.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2022-07-05-99727.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Mount Desert town historical site - Acadia</image:title><image:caption>Mount Desert town historical site - Acadia</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2022-07-04-99389.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Fireworks in Bar Harbor (Acadia) on July 4th</image:title><image:caption>Fireworks in Bar Harbor (Acadia) on July 4th</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2022-07-04-99576-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2022-07-04-99576-1</image:title><image:caption>The proprietor of Lobster Buoy Campsites – and daughter of its founders – surveys the grounds on July 4th.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-01-01T10:51:53+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2023/01/01/kiawah-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2022-12-26-111623.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sunset from Captain Sam's Spit at the western end of Kiawah Island.</image:title><image:caption>Sunset from Captain Sam's Spit at the western end of Kiawah Island.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-01-01T00:48:52+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2022/12/18/snowstorm/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2022-12-17-111326.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Snow on the backyward fence, after a heavy, wet snowfall.</image:title><image:caption>Snow on the backyward fence, after a heavy, wet snowfall.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2022-12-17-111331.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Snow on the solar tracker, after a heavy, wet snowfall.</image:title><image:caption>Snow on the solar tracker, after a heavy, wet snowfall.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2022-12-17-111372.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Home, during a heavy, wet snowfall.</image:title><image:caption>Home, during a heavy, wet snowfall.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2022-12-18T21:49:32+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2022/12/16/december-green/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2022-12-15-111363.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Christmas tree and illuminated Dartmouth Hall, Hanover.</image:title><image:caption>Christmas tree and illuminated Dartmouth Hall, Hanover.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2022-12-18T14:21:04+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2022/12/06/seattle-scenes/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2022-12-05-111345.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sign at Pike Place fish market, Seattle.</image:title><image:caption>Sign at Pike Place fish market, Seattle.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2022-12-18T14:14:31+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2022/12/04/big-tree-at-tradition-plateau/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2022-12-04-111319.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2022-12-04-111319</image:title><image:caption>A massive Douglas Fir along the "Big Tree" trail; Tradition Lake area, outside Seattle.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2022-12-04-111318.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2022-12-04-111318</image:title><image:caption>David poses by Douglas Fir (8 feet diameter) along the "Big Tree" trail; Tradition Lake area, outside Seattle.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2022-12-04-111308.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2022-12-04-111308</image:title><image:caption>Jon hikes along snow-covered trails in the Tradition Lake area outside of Seattle.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2022-12-04-111306.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Snow-covered forest around Tradition Lake, east of Seattle.</image:title><image:caption>Snow-covered forest around Tradition Lake, east of Seattle.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/img_2ddd8537b786-1.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>img_2ddd8537b786-1</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2022-12-05T01:20:13+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2022/12/03/cr3-vs-dng/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/dng.png</image:loc><image:title>dng</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2023-01-07T00:57:24+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2022/11/26/alaska-photos/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/alaska-katmai-geographic-harbor.png</image:loc><image:title>alaska-katmai-geographic-harbor</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/alaska-katmai.png</image:loc><image:title>alaska-katmai</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/underwater-salmon.png</image:loc><image:title>underwater-salmon</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2022-08-27-104395.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Our group scrambles off the skiffs at the head of Geographic Harbor, Katmai.</image:title><image:caption>Our group scrambles off the skiffs at the head of Geographic Harbor, Katmai.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2022-09-03-110378.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Morning light in Geographic Harbor, Katmai</image:title><image:caption>Morning light in Geographic Harbor, Katmai</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2022-08-27-101574-edit.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Bald eagle, Geographic Harbor, Katmai.</image:title><image:caption>Bald eagle, Geographic Harbor, Katmai.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2022-08-28-103901-edit.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A bear chases a salmon upstream; Geographic Harbor, Katmai.</image:title><image:caption>A bear chases a salmon upstream; Geographic Harbor, Katmai.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2022-09-02-109714-edit.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Brown bear and cub - Geographic Harbor, Katmai.</image:title><image:caption>Brown bear and cub - Geographic Harbor, Katmai.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2022-11-30T09:24:49+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2022/09/04/katmai-finale/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-09-02-109901.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Brown bear watching for approaching bear - Geographic Harbor, Katmai</image:title><image:caption>Brown bear watching for approaching bear - Geographic Harbor, Katmai</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-09-03-110387.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Our plane for the ride back from Geographic Harbor to Kodiak.</image:title><image:caption>Our plane for the ride back from Geographic Harbor to Kodiak.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-09-03-110394.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Scenes from our flight from Geographic Harbor to Kodiak, Alaska.</image:title><image:caption>Scenes from our flight from Geographic Harbor to Kodiak, Alaska.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-09-03-110366.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Early morning light in Geographic Harbor, Katmai</image:title><image:caption>Early morning light in Geographic Harbor, Katmai</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-09-03-110527.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2022-09-03-110527</image:title><image:caption>The full group of photographers on our Muench Katmai Bears expedition.  L to R: Kevin, Pam, Jeff, Gene, Jerry, Caryn, Jeff, Allen, Dave, Jack; kneeling: John.  Photo by Kevin Lisota.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2022-11-27T12:06:10+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2022/09/02/katmai-days-6-7/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-09-02-110134-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Brown bear siblings play-fighting - Geographic Harbor, Katmai</image:title><image:caption>Brown bear siblings play-fighting - Geographic Harbor, Katmai</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-09-02-109682-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A bear comes very close to us - and is warned off.  Geographic Harbor - Katmai.</image:title><image:caption>A bear comes very close to us - and is warned off.  Geographic Harbor - Katmai.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-09-02-110334.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Brown bear cub takes salmon from momma bear; Geographic Harbor, Katmai</image:title><image:caption>Brown bear cub takes salmon from momma bear; Geographic Harbor, Katmai</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-09-02-110241.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Juvenile short-billed Seagull diving for salmon roe; Geographic Harbor, Katmai</image:title><image:caption>Juvenile short-billed Seagull diving for salmon roe; Geographic Harbor, Katmai</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-09-02-110254.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Juvenile short-billed Seagull diving for salmon roe; Geographic Harbor, Katmai</image:title><image:caption>Juvenile short-billed Seagull diving for salmon roe; Geographic Harbor, Katmai</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-09-02-109680-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Wading shallow drainages at the head of Geographic Harbor - Katmai.</image:title><image:caption>Wading shallow drainages at the head of Geographic Harbor - Katmai.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-09-02-109714.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Brown bear and cub - Geographic Harbor, Katmai</image:title><image:caption>Brown bear and cub - Geographic Harbor, Katmai</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-09-02-109797.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Brown bear and cub - Geographic Harbor, Katmai</image:title><image:caption>Brown bear and cub - Geographic Harbor, Katmai</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-09-02-109677.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Bear print in the sand, next to a size-12 boot - Geographic Harbor - Katmai</image:title><image:caption>Bear print in the sand, next to a size-12 boot - Geographic Harbor - Katmai</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-09-01-109381.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Bear in Geographic Harbor, Katmai</image:title><image:caption>Bear in Geographic Harbor, Katmai</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2022-11-27T12:05:44+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2022/08/31/katmai-days-4-5/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/stand-up.gif</image:loc><image:title>stand-up</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-08-31-107237.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Bear in Geographic Harbor - in the rain - Katmai</image:title><image:caption>Bear in Geographic Harbor - in the rain - Katmai</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-08-31-106977.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Bear in Geographic Harbor - in the rain - Katmai</image:title><image:caption>Bear in Geographic Harbor - in the rain - Katmai</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-08-31-107014-edit.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Bear in Geographic Harbor - in the rain - Katmai</image:title><image:caption>Bear in Geographic Harbor - in the rain - Katmai</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-08-31-110502.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2022-08-31-110502</image:title><image:caption>David (3rd from left) and Jack (fourth from left) photographing bears on a rainy day in Geographic Harbor, Katmai.  Photo by Kevin Lisota.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-08-30-106305.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Bear in Hidden Valley - Katmai</image:title><image:caption>Bear in Hidden Valley - Katmai</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-08-30-106258.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Bald eagle on shore at the head of Kuliak Bay - Katmai.</image:title><image:caption>Bald eagle on shore at the head of Kuliak Bay - Katmai.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-08-30-106186.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Bears fishing in the river above Kuliak bay - Katmai.</image:title><image:caption>Bears fishing in the river above Kuliak bay - Katmai.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-08-30-106163.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Bears fishing in the river above Kuliak bay - Katmai.</image:title><image:caption>Bears fishing in the river above Kuliak bay - Katmai.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-08-30-106118.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Gulls fishing in the river above Kuliak bay - Katmai.</image:title><image:caption>Gulls fishing in the river above Kuliak bay - Katmai.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2022-11-27T12:05:22+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2022/08/29/katmai-day-3/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-08-29-105750.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2022-08-29-105750</image:title><image:caption>Bears fishing in the river above Kuliak bay - those dark streaks in the water are salmon.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-08-29-105395.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Brown bear and (immature) bald eagle in Kuliak Bay, Katmai.</image:title><image:caption>Brown bear and (immature) bald eagle in Kuliak Bay, Katmai.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-08-29-105919.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Walking through high grass in the meadow above Kuliak Bay, Katmai</image:title><image:caption>Walking through high grass in the meadow above Kuliak Bay, Katmai</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-08-29-105207.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Bears fishing in the river above Kuliak bay - Katmai.</image:title><image:caption>Bears fishing in the river above Kuliak bay - Katmai.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-08-29-105843.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Bears fishing under rocks in the river above Kuliak bay - Katmai.</image:title><image:caption>Bears fishing under rocks in the river above Kuliak bay - Katmai.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-08-29-105327-edit.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Brown bear and (immature) bald eagle in Kuliak Bay, Katmai.</image:title><image:caption>Brown bear and (immature) bald eagle in Kuliak Bay, Katmai.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-08-29-105708.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Salmon schooling in the river above Kuliak Bay - Katmai</image:title><image:caption>Salmon schooling in the river above Kuliak Bay - Katmai</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-08-29-105924-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Salmon schooling in the river above Kuliak Bay - Katmai</image:title><image:caption>Salmon schooling in the river above Kuliak Bay - Katmai</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-08-29-105425-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Bears fishing in the river above Kuliak bay - Katmai.</image:title><image:caption>Bears fishing in the river above Kuliak bay - Katmai.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-08-29-105294.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Bears fishing in the river above Kuliak bay - Katmai.</image:title><image:caption>Bears fishing in the river above Kuliak bay - Katmai.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2022-11-27T12:04:44+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2022/08/28/katmai-day-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-08-28-104425.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Brown bear on the shore at the head of Geographic Harbor.</image:title><image:caption>Brown bear on the shore at the head of Geographic Harbor.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-08-28-103476.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Bears in Geographic Harbor, Katmai.</image:title><image:caption>Bears in Geographic Harbor, Katmai.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-08-28-104505.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Brown bear on the shore at the head of Geographic Harbor.</image:title><image:caption>Brown bear on the shore at the head of Geographic Harbor.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-09-02-109680.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Wading shallow drainages at the head of Geographic Harbor - Katmai.</image:title><image:caption>Wading shallow drainages at the head of Geographic Harbor - Katmai.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-08-28-110472.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2022-08-28-110472</image:title><image:caption>David (left) photographing bears in Geographic Harbor, Katmai.  Photo by Kevin Lisota.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-08-28-104271.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Bears in Geographic Harbor, Katmai.</image:title><image:caption>Bears in Geographic Harbor, Katmai.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-08-27-103406-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Coastal Brown Bear, Geographic Harbor, Katmai.</image:title><image:caption>Coastal Brown Bear, Geographic Harbor, Katmai.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2022-11-27T12:04:25+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2022/08/27/katmai-national-park-day-1/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-08-27-101740.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Immature bald eagle, Geographic Harbor, Katmai.</image:title><image:caption>Immature bald eagle, Geographic Harbor, Katmai.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-09-03-110385.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Morning light in Geographic Harbor, Katmai</image:title><image:caption>Morning light in Geographic Harbor, Katmai</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-08-27-104395.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Our group scrambles off the skiffs at the head of Geographic Harbor, Katmai.</image:title><image:caption>Our group scrambles off the skiffs at the head of Geographic Harbor, Katmai.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-08-27-103156.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Coastal Brown Bear, Geographic Harbor, Katmai.</image:title><image:caption>Coastal Brown Bear, Geographic Harbor, Katmai.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-08-27-103406.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Coastal Brown Bear, Geographic Harbor, Katmai.</image:title><image:caption>Coastal Brown Bear, Geographic Harbor, Katmai.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-08-27-110462.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2022-08-27-110462</image:title><image:caption>Jack climbs off the floatplane and onto the ship Dreamcatcher, on Geographic Bay; Katmai.  (Photo by Jeff Wendorff.)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-08-28-104409.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Jack suits up for a visit to shore.</image:title><image:caption>Jack suits up for a visit to shore.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-08-27-106339.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2022-08-27-106339</image:title><image:caption>Our photo-workshop group test-fits their emergency immersion suits, as part of our ship-safety training.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-08-28-104759-edit.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Brown bear on the shore at the head of Geographic Harbor.</image:title><image:caption>Brown bear on the shore at the head of Geographic Harbor.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-08-26-101491.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Views of Kodiak island as we fly from Anchorage.</image:title><image:caption>Views of Kodiak island as we fly from Anchorage.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2022-11-27T12:03:06+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2022/11/25/nature-first/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/asset-13403x-500x239-1.png</image:loc><image:title>asset-13403x-500x239-1</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2022-11-25T15:07:19+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2022/11/19/first-snowfall-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2022-11-19-111296.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2022-11-19-111296</image:title><image:caption>Crusty ice spires in the mud along the Appalachian Trail on Holts Ledge. Lyme NH.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2022-11-19-111295.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Descending the Appalachian Trail on Holts Ledge. Lyme NH.</image:title><image:caption>Descending the Appalachian Trail on Holts Ledge. Lyme NH.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2022-11-19-111289.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2022-11-19-111289</image:title><image:caption>Snowmaking coats the trees at the top of Dartmouth Skiway. Holts Ledge. Lyme NH.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2022-11-19T23:51:53+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2022/11/08/lunar-eclipse-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2022-11-08-111236-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Lunar eclipse photographed at Dartmouth College.</image:title><image:caption>Lunar eclipse photographed at Dartmouth College.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2022-11-08-111184.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Time-lapse of the lunar eclipse over Baker Tower and the Dartmouth campus.</image:title><image:caption>Time-lapse of the lunar eclipse over Baker Tower and the Dartmouth campus.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2022-11-13T21:19:00+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2022/10/30/up-beaver-brook-down-benton/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2022-10-30-111100.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Lelia pauses by Beaver Brook cascades, on Mount Moosilauke.</image:title><image:caption>Lelia pauses by Beaver Brook cascades, on Mount Moosilauke.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2022-10-30-111093.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Beaver Brook cascades, on Mount Moosilauke.</image:title><image:caption>Beaver Brook cascades, on Mount Moosilauke.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2022-10-30-111114.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Incredible views from the summit area of Mount Moosilauke.</image:title><image:caption>Incredible views from the summit area of Mount Moosilauke.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2022-10-30-111118.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2022-10-30-111118</image:title><image:caption>Little Tunnel Brook Ravine, from an overlook on the Benton Trail, Mount Moosilauke.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/img_341ec9ff6430-1.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>img_341ec9ff6430-1</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2022-10-31T14:51:10+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2022/10/28/hard-frost/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/frosty-leaf.jpg</image:loc><image:title>frosty-leaf</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2022-10-29T16:02:44+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2022/10/22/sunapee-foliage/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/img_5748.jpg</image:loc><image:title>img_5748</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/img_5751.png</image:loc><image:title>img_5751</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/img_5747.jpg</image:loc><image:title>img_5747</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2022-10-22-111032.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Fall foliage on the Summit Trail, Mount Sunapee, New Hampshire.</image:title><image:caption>Fall foliage on the Summit Trail, Mount Sunapee, New Hampshire.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2022-10-23T01:28:01+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2022/10/17/tarleton-balds/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2022-10-16-110837.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Fall colors along Route 10, Orford NH</image:title><image:caption>Fall colors along Route 10, Orford NH</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2022-10-16-110935.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A pair of bald eagles, high on a snag above Lake Tarleton, NH</image:title><image:caption>A pair of bald eagles, high on a snag above Lake Tarleton, NH</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2022-10-16-110944-edit.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A pair of bald eagles above Lake Tarleton, NH</image:title><image:caption>A pair of bald eagles above Lake Tarleton, NH</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2022-10-16-110996-edit.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A pair of bald eagles above Lake Tarleton, NH</image:title><image:caption>A pair of bald eagles above Lake Tarleton, NH</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2022-10-18T01:53:41+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2022/10/09/slide-brook/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2022-10-09-110804.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Autumn colors on Slide Brook, Mount Moosilauke.</image:title><image:caption>Autumn colors on Slide Brook, Mount Moosilauke.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2022-10-11T01:49:52+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2022/10/08/hunters-moon/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2022-10-08-110750.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2022-10-08-110750</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2022-10-08-110747.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2022-10-08-110747</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2022-10-09T07:01:34+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2022/10/04/red-fox/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2022-09-30-110623.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A red fox in the tall grass near our home.</image:title><image:caption>A red fox in the tall grass near our home.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2022-09-30-110659.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A red fox runs away from our lawn.</image:title><image:caption>A red fox runs away from our lawn.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2022-10-05T01:15:13+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2022/09/17/moose-mountain-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/map-2022-09-17.jpg</image:loc><image:title>map-2022-09-17</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2022-09-17-110696.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Quartz boulders on the slope of Moose Mountain.</image:title><image:caption>Quartz boulders on the slope of Moose Mountain.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2022-09-17-110689.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Steep slopes and boulders on the west slope of Moose Mountain</image:title><image:caption>Steep slopes and boulders on the west slope of Moose Mountain</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2022-09-17-110695.jpg</image:loc><image:title>North summit of Moose Mountain.</image:title><image:caption>North summit of Moose Mountain.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2022-09-17-110687.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2022-09-17-110687</image:title><image:caption>Map of the Mayor-Niles and Britton Forest area on the west slope of Moose Mountain</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2022-10-03T10:30:10+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2022/10/02/holts-ledge-fall-colors/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2022-10-02-110708.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Wooly bear catepillar, on the AT on Holts Ledge.</image:title><image:caption>Wooly bear catepillar, on the AT on Holts Ledge.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2022-10-02-110683.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Fall colors from the top of Holts Ledge, Lyme NH</image:title><image:caption>Fall colors from the top of Holts Ledge, Lyme NH</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2022-10-02-110682.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2022-10-02-110682</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2022-10-03T00:55:56+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2022/09/28/curious-beaver/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-04-02-95982.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A beaver swims at the mouth of Grant Brook, Lyme NH</image:title><image:caption>A beaver swims at the mouth of Grant Brook, Lyme NH</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2017-05-24-37509-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Beaver near his den, near our home.</image:title><image:caption>Beaver near his den, near our home.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2017-05-24-37495.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Beaver near his den, near our home.</image:title><image:caption>Beaver near his den, near our home.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2017-05-24-37509.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Beaver near his den, near our home.</image:title><image:caption>Beaver near his den, near our home.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2022-09-28T12:55:43+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2022/09/12/laguna-beach/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-09-11-110591.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sunset view from Surf &amp; Sand Resort, Laguna Beach.</image:title><image:caption>Sunset view from Surf &amp; Sand Resort, Laguna Beach.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2022-09-25T19:36:41+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2022/09/20/forty-years-ago-today/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/1982-dartmouth-id-scrubbed.jpg</image:loc><image:title>1982-dartmouth-id-scrubbed</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/1982-09-11-110559.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Moosilauke Ravine Lodge.</image:title><image:caption>Moosilauke Ravine Lodge.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/mountain-sticky-stew.png</image:loc><image:title>mountain-sticky-stew</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/1982-09-09-110545.jpg</image:loc><image:title>1982-09-09-110545</image:title><image:caption>Dave and Dave preparing for the Dave Trip (92D), Freshman Trips 1982. [Photo by The Aegis]</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/1982-09-09-110550.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The Dave Trip on West Bond, at sunset.</image:title><image:caption>The Dave Trip on West Bond, at sunset.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2022-09-20T10:09:35+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2022/08/26/alaska/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2022-08-26-101504.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Kodiak harbor, Alaska.</image:title><image:caption>Kodiak harbor, Alaska.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2022-08-26-101498.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Kodiak harbor, Alaska.</image:title><image:caption>Kodiak harbor, Alaska.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2022-08-26-101491.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Views of Kodiak island as we fly from Anchorage.</image:title><image:caption>Views of Kodiak island as we fly from Anchorage.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2022-08-25-101458.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2022-08-25-101458</image:title><image:caption>Looking roughly southwest (from a plane over Canada's Kluane National Park) toward the Alaska panhandle.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2022-09-17T10:44:12+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2022/09/06/bush-pilots-haircut/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/haircut.jpg</image:loc><image:title>haircut</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/bush-pilots-barbershop.jpg</image:loc><image:title>bush-pilots-barbershop</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2022-09-06T18:57:12+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2022/09/06/chugach-state-park/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/map-chugach.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>map-chugach</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-09-05-110449.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2022-09-05-110449</image:title><image:caption>David at the overlook into the Williwaw valley, Chugach State Park, outside Anchorage.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2022-09-06T06:21:09+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2022/08/14/pinnacle-meadow/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/pinnacle-meadow-large.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>pinnacle-meadow-large</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2022-08-14T21:21:38+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2022/08/13/riverside-birds/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2022-08-13-101253.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ducks in the Connecticut River, near home.</image:title><image:caption>Ducks in the Connecticut River, near home.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2022-08-13-101240.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ducks in the Connecticut River, near home.</image:title><image:caption>Ducks in the Connecticut River, near home.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2022-08-13-101282.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A busy insect-catcher bird, next to the Connecticut River, near home.</image:title><image:caption>A busy insect-catcher bird, next to the Connecticut River, near home.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2022-08-13-101277.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A busy insect-catcher bird, next to the Connecticut River, near home.</image:title><image:caption>A busy insect-catcher bird, next to the Connecticut River, near home.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2022-08-14T19:28:56+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2022/08/13/vermont-institute-of-natural-science/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2022-08-13-101410.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Canopy walk at the Vermont Institute of Natural Science (VINS), Vermont.</image:title><image:caption>Canopy walk at the Vermont Institute of Natural Science (VINS), Vermont.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2022-08-13-101412.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Canopy walk at the Vermont Institute of Natural Science (VINS), Vermont.</image:title><image:caption>Canopy walk at the Vermont Institute of Natural Science (VINS), Vermont.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2022-08-13-101406.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Canopy walk at the Vermont Institute of Natural Science (VINS), Vermont.</image:title><image:caption>Canopy walk at the Vermont Institute of Natural Science (VINS), Vermont.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2022-08-13-101411.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Canopy walk at the Vermont Institute of Natural Science (VINS), Vermont.</image:title><image:caption>Canopy walk at the Vermont Institute of Natural Science (VINS), Vermont.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2022-08-13-101408.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Canopy walk at the Vermont Institute of Natural Science (VINS), Vermont.</image:title><image:caption>Canopy walk at the Vermont Institute of Natural Science (VINS), Vermont.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2022-08-13-101397.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Possum at VINS, Vermont.</image:title><image:caption>Possum at VINS, Vermont.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2022-08-13-101368.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Porcupine at VINS, Vermont.</image:title><image:caption>Porcupine at VINS, Vermont.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2022-08-13-101313.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Red-tailed hawk at VINS, Vermont.</image:title><image:caption>Red-tailed hawk at VINS, Vermont.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2022-08-14T11:27:57+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2022/08/05/crop-factor/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2022-07-27-101221-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Canon 500mm; 1/640 at f/7.1, ISO 2000</image:title><image:caption>Canon 500mm; 1/640 at f/7.1, ISO 2000</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2022-07-27-101222-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Nikon 500mm; 1/200 at f/5.6, ISO 500</image:title><image:caption>Nikon 500mm; 1/200 at f/5.6, ISO 500</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2022-07-27-101221-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Canon 500mm; 1/640 at f/7.1, ISO 2000</image:title><image:caption>Canon 500mm; 1/640 at f/7.1, ISO 2000</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2022-07-27-101222.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Nikon 500mm; 1/200 at f/5.6, ISO 500</image:title><image:caption>Nikon 500mm; 1/200 at f/5.6, ISO 500</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2022-07-27-101221.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Canon 500mm; 1/640 at f/7.1, ISO 2000</image:title><image:caption>Canon 500mm; 1/640 at f/7.1, ISO 2000</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2022-08-06T11:03:59+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2022/08/03/going-mirrorless/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/nikon-and-canon.jpg</image:loc><image:title>nikon-and-canon</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2022-08-04T00:19:17+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2022/07/30/groundhog/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-07-30-101190.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Our groundhog comes out at dusk to browse in the yard.</image:title><image:caption>Our groundhog comes out at dusk to browse in the yard.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-07-30-101184.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Our groundhog comes out at dusk to browse in the yard.</image:title><image:caption>Our groundhog comes out at dusk to browse in the yard.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2022-07-31T00:59:50+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2022/07/28/bald-eagle/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-07-28-101150.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A bald eagle on River Road, Lyme.</image:title><image:caption>A bald eagle on River Road, Lyme.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2022-07-29T01:57:21+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2022/07/25/moosilauke-7/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/screen-shot-2022-07-25-at-8.09.46-am.png</image:loc><image:title>screen-shot-2022-07-25-at-8.09.46-am</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/screen-shot-2022-07-25-at-8.09.27-am.png</image:loc><image:title>screen-shot-2022-07-25-at-8.09.27-am</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-07-24-101076.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View of the ridge and South Peak, as we descend north peak of Mount Moosilauke.</image:title><image:caption>View of the ridge and South Peak, as we descend north peak of Mount Moosilauke.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-07-23-101063.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Starry night, Moosilauke Ravine Lodge.</image:title><image:caption>Starry night, Moosilauke Ravine Lodge.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2022-07-25T13:42:30+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2022/07/17/camels-hump-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-07-17-100999.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2022-07-17-100999</image:title><image:caption>Lelia and Kristin reaching a viewpoint on the Long Trail, with Camel's Hump in view at rear; Vermont.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/camels_hump-map.png</image:loc><image:title>camels_hump-map</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2022-07-18T12:47:50+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2022/07/10/ammonoosuc-river-falls/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/jump.gif</image:loc><image:title>jump</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-07-10-100987.jpg</image:loc><image:title>People swimming at the Upper Falls of the Ammonoosuc River, White Mountains.</image:title><image:caption>People swimming at the Upper Falls of the Ammonoosuc River, White Mountains.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/ammonoosuc-falls-1.png</image:loc><image:title>ammonoosuc-falls-1</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2022-07-13T02:16:22+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2022/07/10/mount-willard/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-07-10-100836.png</image:loc><image:title>2022-07-10-100836</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/ammonoosuc-falls.png</image:loc><image:title>ammonoosuc-falls</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-07-10-100821.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Centennial Pool, along the Mount Willard trail, White Mountains.</image:title><image:caption>Centennial Pool, along the Mount Willard trail, White Mountains.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-07-10-100831.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Early morning view from Mount Willard, looking south through Crawford Notch.</image:title><image:caption>Early morning view from Mount Willard, looking south through Crawford Notch.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2022-07-10T23:26:06+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2022/07/09/this-tesla-climbed-mount-washington/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-07-09-100711.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Summit of Mount Washington, after a drive up the Autoroad.</image:title><image:caption>Summit of Mount Washington, after a drive up the Autoroad.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-07-09-100710.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Summit of Mount Washington, after a drive up the Autoroad.</image:title><image:caption>Summit of Mount Washington, after a drive up the Autoroad.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-07-09-100707.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Pam and David on the summit of Mount Washington, after a drive up the Autoroad.</image:title><image:caption>Pam and David on the summit of Mount Washington, after a drive up the Autoroad.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-07-09-100704.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Summit of Mount Washington, after a drive up the Autoroad.</image:title><image:caption>Summit of Mount Washington, after a drive up the Autoroad.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2022-07-10T22:19:19+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2022/07/08/acadia-finale/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-07-05-99727.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Mount Desert town historical site - Acadia</image:title><image:caption>Mount Desert town historical site - Acadia</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2022-07-10T21:56:48+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/01/08/franz-wv/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/2020-01-08-79546.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Kotz homestead, Wardensville, WV</image:title><image:caption>Kotz homestead, Wardensville, WV</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/2020-01-08-79326.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Franz Kotz documents; Wanderbuch pages 14-15</image:title><image:caption>Franz Kotz documents; Wanderbuch pages 14-15</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/2020-01-08-79325.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Franz Kotz documents; Wanderbuch pages 12-13</image:title><image:caption>Franz Kotz documents; Wanderbuch pages 12-13</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/2020-01-08-79324.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Franz Kotz documents; Wanderbuch pages 10-11</image:title><image:caption>Franz Kotz documents; Wanderbuch pages 10-11</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/2020-01-08-79323.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Franz Kotz documents; Wanderbuch pages 8-9</image:title><image:caption>Franz Kotz documents; Wanderbuch pages 8-9</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2022-07-10T20:52:32+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2022/07/09/mount-pierce-and-mitzpah-hut/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-07-09-100737.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Gibbs Falls, along Crawford Path in the White Mountains.</image:title><image:caption>Gibbs Falls, along Crawford Path in the White Mountains.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-07-09-100701.png</image:loc><image:title>2022-07-09-100701</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-07-09-100806.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2022-07-09-100806</image:title><image:caption>View of the Presidential Range from near the summit of Mt. Pierce, White Mountains.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-07-09-100702.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2022-07-09-100702</image:title><image:caption>Lunch at the Mount Washington Inn, with view of Mount Washington and the Presidential Range.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2022-07-10T14:50:18+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2022/07/08/boulder-beach-sunrise/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-07-08-100650.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Otter Cliffs from Boulder Beach at sunrise; Acadia National Park.</image:title><image:caption>Otter Cliffs from Boulder Beach at sunrise; Acadia National Park.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2022-07-08T15:35:39+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2022/07/07/jordan-pond-peaks-and-popovers/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-07-07-100614.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2022-07-07-100614</image:title><image:caption>A choice between a rock and a hard place! Descending Pemetic Mountain; Acadia National Park.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-07-07-100604.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sargent Peak, seen from Penobscot Mountain. Acadia National Park.</image:title><image:caption>Sargent Peak, seen from Penobscot Mountain. Acadia National Park.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-07-07-100608.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Jordon Pond House outdoor dining; Acadia National Park.</image:title><image:caption>Jordon Pond House outdoor dining; Acadia National Park.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-07-07-100580.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2022-07-07-100580</image:title><image:caption>Jordan Pond and the Gulf of Maine, seen from Penobscot Mountain; Acadia National Park.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-07-07-100596.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2022-07-07-100596</image:title><image:caption>The trail on the west side of Jordan Pond includes nearly mile of boardwalk – with periodic passing lanes.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-07-07-100623.jpg</image:loc><image:title>David at Bubble Rock, on South Bubble Mountain; Acadia National Park.</image:title><image:caption>David at Bubble Rock, on South Bubble Mountain; Acadia National Park.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-07-07-100617.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2022-07-07-100617</image:title><image:caption>A steep ravine, descending Pemetic Mountain - here looking back up; Acadia National Park.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-07-07-100613.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2022-07-07-100613</image:title><image:caption>Popover Sunday at Jordon Pond House; Jordon Pond and The Bubbles at rear; Acadia National Park.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-07-07-100628.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>2022-07-07-100628</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2022-07-08T14:49:45+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2022/07/06/thunder-hole/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-07-06-99784.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Thunder Hole; Acadia National Park.</image:title><image:caption>Thunder Hole; Acadia National Park.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-07-06-100324.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Thunder Hole; Acadia National Park.</image:title><image:caption>Thunder Hole; Acadia National Park.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2022-07-10T12:15:55+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2022/07/06/champlain-mountain/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-07-06-100424.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2022-07-06-100424</image:title><image:caption>David enjoys the view of Frenchman Bay from the summit of Champlain Mountain, Acadia National Park.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-07-06-100556.png</image:loc><image:title>2022-07-06-100556</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2022-07-08T13:47:10+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2022/07/06/bar-island/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-07-06-100313.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Warning sign beside the sandbar to Bar Island from Bar Harbor, Acadia.</image:title><image:caption>Warning sign beside the sandbar to Bar Island from Bar Harbor, Acadia.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-07-06-100311.jpg</image:loc><image:title>People stream across the sandbar to Bar Island from Bar Harbor, Acadia.</image:title><image:caption>People stream across the sandbar to Bar Island from Bar Harbor, Acadia.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-07-06-100315.png</image:loc><image:title>2022-07-06-100315</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2022-07-08T13:32:32+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2022/07/04/acadia-mountain/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-07-04-99294.jpg</image:loc><image:title>St. Sauveur trail, Acadia National Park</image:title><image:caption>St. Sauveur trail, Acadia National Park</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-07-04-99293.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View of Somes Sound from the trail to Valley Peak, Acadia.</image:title><image:caption>View of Somes Sound from the trail to Valley Peak, Acadia.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-07-04-99290.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2022-07-04-99290</image:title><image:caption>View of Cadillac Mountain and Somes Sound from near the summit of St. Sauveur Peak, Acadia.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-07-04-99273.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Hikers enjoy the view of Somes Sound from summit of Acadia Mountain, Acadia.</image:title><image:caption>Hikers enjoy the view of Somes Sound from summit of Acadia Mountain, Acadia.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-07-04-99735.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Map and hike stats for hike of Acadia Mountain - Acadia.</image:title><image:caption>Map and hike stats for hike of Acadia Mountain - Acadia.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2022-07-08T13:31:24+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2022/07/05/cadillac-mountain/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-07-05-99733.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Map and hike stats for hike of Cadillac Mountain - Acadia.</image:title><image:caption>Map and hike stats for hike of Cadillac Mountain - Acadia.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-07-05-99682.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2022-07-05-99682</image:title><image:caption>View of Bar Harbor from near the summit of Cadillac Mountain, Acadia National Park.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2022-07-07T22:04:59+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2022/07/04/bar-harbor-fireworks/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-07-04-99389.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Fireworks in Bar Harbor (Acadia) on July 4th</image:title><image:caption>Fireworks in Bar Harbor (Acadia) on July 4th</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2022-07-07T21:49:10+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2022/07/04/tesla-camping/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-07-03-99244.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Tesla "Camp" mode displays a crackling fire.</image:title><image:caption>Tesla "Camp" mode displays a crackling fire.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-07-04-99575.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2022-07-04-99575</image:title><image:caption>Tesla charger plugged in to a conventional outlet; Lobster Buoy Campsites, Maine.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-07-04-99573.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Tesla camping; Lobster Buoy Campsites, Maine.</image:title><image:caption>Tesla camping; Lobster Buoy Campsites, Maine.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-07-03-99242.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Tesla camping.</image:title><image:caption>Tesla camping.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-06-20T02:10:21+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2022/07/04/spruce-head-maine/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-07-04-99576.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2022-07-04-99576</image:title><image:caption>The proprietor of Lobster Buoy Campsites – and daughter of its founders – surveys the grounds on July 4th.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-07-03-99212.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2022-07-03-99212</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/screen-shot-2022-07-04-at-7.39.40-am-3.png</image:loc><image:title>screen-shot-2022-07-04-at-7.39.40-am-3</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/screen-shot-2022-07-04-at-7.39.40-am-2.png</image:loc><image:title>screen-shot-2022-07-04-at-7.39.40-am-2</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/screen-shot-2022-07-04-at-7.39.09-am.png</image:loc><image:title>screen-shot-2022-07-04-at-7.39.09-am</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-07-04-99246.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2022-07-04-99246</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/screen-shot-2022-07-04-at-7.39.40-am-1.png</image:loc><image:title>screen-shot-2022-07-04-at-7.39.40-am-1</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/screen-shot-2022-07-04-at-7.39.40-am.png</image:loc><image:title>screen-shot-2022-07-04-at-7.39.40-am</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-07-03-99159.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2022-07-03-99159</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-07-03-99239.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2022-07-03-99239</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2022-07-06T01:50:35+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2022/06/30/black-bear-burgles-birdseed/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/2022-06-30-99115-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A 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crew who went up Ridge Trail for trailwork.</image:title><image:caption>The crew who went up Ridge Trail for 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and the Cessna Skyhawk II</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2021-02-10T13:41:51+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2008/12/20/coorg/</loc><lastmod>2021-02-10T13:39:56+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2008/09/28/kolkata-to-kharagpur/</loc><lastmod>2021-02-10T13:37:56+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2008/09/22/being-indian/</loc><lastmod>2021-02-10T13:36:29+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2016/06/25/kilimanjaro/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016-06-20-306811.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Evening at Karanga Camp.</image:title><image:caption>Evening at Karanga Camp.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016-06-22-30801-e1467993980434.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Lucas Walema, head waiter.</image:title><image:caption>Lucas Walema, head waiter.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016-06-20-30623-e1467993999501.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Assistant guide, Polite.</image:title><image:caption>Assistant guide, Polite.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016-06-20-30621-e1467994016649.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Assistant guide, George.</image:title><image:caption>Assistant guide, George.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016-06-20-30620-e1467994034367.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Our lead guide, James.</image:title><image:caption>Our lead guide, James.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016-06-23-30975.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Kibo summit in the clear, as we descend on Day 8.</image:title><image:caption>Kibo summit in the clear, as we descend on Day 8.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016-06-22-30796.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ken on the final stretch from Stella Point to the summit.</image:title><image:caption>Ken on the final stretch from Stella Point to the summit.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016-06-20-30609.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sunnrise over Kibo, at Lava Tower campsite.</image:title><image:caption>Sunnrise over Kibo, at Lava Tower campsite.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016-06-20-30645.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The Barranco Wall - some of the easier sections - in the rain.</image:title><image:caption>The Barranco Wall - some of the easier sections - in the rain.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/western-approach-route-map-small.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Western Approach Route Map - Small</image:title><image:caption>Thomson Trek's schematic of the route. We changed plans on summit day, spending night 9 at Barafu, and night 10 at Mweka rather than Millenium. (This map counts camp 1 as night 3.)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2021-02-10T12:35:10+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2009/04/12/himalayan-trek/</loc><lastmod>2021-02-10T11:29:52+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2009/05/05/reva/</loc><lastmod>2021-02-10T11:28:41+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2008/08/12/first-impressions/</loc><lastmod>2021-02-10T03:16:23+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2014/06/30/grand-canyon-days-1-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2014-06-30-08921.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Our lead boat rounds the Nankoweap peninsula.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2021-02-10T03:15:23+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/04/13/zwanzgerle/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/zwc3a4nzgerle1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Zwänzgerle1</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/kr-zwaenzgerle-10269-1280x960-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>kr-zwaenzgerle-10269-1280x960</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/kr-zwaenzgerle-10269-1280x960-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>kr-zwaenzgerle-10269-1280x960</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2021-02-10T03:14:22+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/1999/01/01/moosilauke-for-new-years-day/</loc><lastmod>2021-02-10T03:13:26+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2019/10/06/bellinzona/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019-10-06-72591.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2019-10-06-72591</image:title><image:caption>The gondola lifts hikers and tourists from Monte Carasso to Mornera, near Bellinzona, Switzerland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019-10-06-72533.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Castle Grande in Bellinzona, Switzerland.</image:title><image:caption>Castle Grande in Bellinzona, Switzerland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019-10-06-72584.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The hillside restaurant at Curzutt;  near Bellinzona, Switzerland.</image:title><image:caption>The hillside restaurant at Curzutt;  near Bellinzona, Switzerland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019-10-06-72570.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2019-10-06-72570</image:title><image:caption>Chestnuts litter the forest floor in Monte Carasso,  near Bellinzona, Switzerland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019-10-06-72556.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2019-10-06-72556</image:title><image:caption>The Ponte Tibetano (Tibetan Bridge) in Monte Carasso,  near Bellinzona, Switzerland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/bellinzona-trails-e1570635665549.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Map of Monte Carasso hiking trails, near Bellinzona, Switzerland.</image:title><image:caption>Map of Monte Carasso hiking trails, near Bellinzona, Switzerland.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2021-02-10T02:57:50+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/07/06/bremen-worpswede/</loc><lastmod>2021-02-10T02:55:56+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/05/17/negative/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/negativ.png</image:loc><image:title>negativ</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/vital-signs-e1589722448740.png</image:loc><image:title>vital signs</image:title><image:caption>My vital signs were normal.
(blue annotations are mine)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/screen-shot-2020-05-17-at-3.16.24-pm.png</image:loc><image:title>Screen Shot 2020-05-17 at 3.16.24 PM</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2021-02-10T02:55:14+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2009/03/03/iisc-founders-day/</loc><lastmod>2021-02-10T02:54:34+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2009/04/03/hijra/</loc><lastmod>2021-02-10T02:53:24+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2009/06/11/new-zealand-is-how-far-south/</loc><lastmod>2021-02-10T02:52:43+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2008/12/28/delhi/</loc><lastmod>2021-02-10T02:51:26+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2009/05/09/aravind-eye-hospital/</loc><lastmod>2021-02-10T02:48:56+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2013/03/09/moosilauke/</loc><lastmod>2021-02-10T02:48:06+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2014/01/19/the-greatest-survival-story-ever/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/61ybmfia5l-_sl175_.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Endurance</image:title><image:caption>Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage, by Alfred Lansing.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2021-02-10T02:47:28+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2014/07/11/bryce-canyon/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/2014-07-11-11029.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Bryce Canyon Amphitheatre from Inspiration Point, early morning.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/2014-07-11-11069.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2014-07-11-11069</image:title><image:caption>David pauses on his hike around the Bryce Canyon Amphitheatre, at some point between Sunset and Inspiration Point.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/2014-07-11-11121.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2014-07-11-11121</image:title><image:caption>Hiking through Bryce Canyon Amphitheatre often incudes short tunnels through the fins and hoodoos.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2021-02-10T02:42:32+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2013/08/26/just-around-the-river-bend/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/2013-08-22-034711.jpg</image:loc><image:title>John in the kayak</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/2013-08-23-035281.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Andy.</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/2013-08-23-035301.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Mara.</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/map2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The bends</image:title><image:caption>A small section of our trip, showing the meandering river; pins mark some photo locations.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/map.jpg</image:loc><image:title>map</image:title><image:caption>The river forms the VT-NH border.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2021-02-10T02:41:49+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2014/08/25/connecticut-river-paddle/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2014-08-23-11452.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Comerford dam and portage; Andy brings the last load.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2014-08-23-11481.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>One of two Bald Eagles sighted below Comerford Dam.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2014-08-23-11500.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Canoeing the Connecticut River</image:title><image:caption>Passing the Vermont town of Barnet.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2021-02-10T02:39:00+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2015/08/30/paddling-home/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/2015-08-28-21927.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Eastman Brook wetlands, Underhill Campsite. Connecticut River Canoe Trip 2015.</image:title><image:caption>Eastman Brook wetlands, Underhill Campsite. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/2015-08-29-21974.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Underhill Campsite. Connecticut River Canoe Trip 2015.</image:title><image:caption>Underhill Campsite in the early morning fog.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/2015-08-30-22042.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Home is in sight! Connecticut River Canoe Trip 2015.</image:title><image:caption>Home is in sight!</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2021-02-10T02:37:10+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2016/08/29/connecticut-river-canoe-trip/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/2016-08-29-33520.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2016-08-29-33520</image:title><image:caption>John picked us up from our endpoint and we stopped for lunch at Harpoon Brewery on the way home.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/2016-08-29-33383.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Our campsite at Burnham Meadow, in Windsor VT.</image:title><image:caption>Our campsite at Burnham Meadow, in Windsor VT.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/2016-08-29-33467.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Andy and I approach the Cornish-Windsor bridge.</image:title><image:caption>Andy and I approach the Cornish-Windsor bridge.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/2016-08-28-33339.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Got all my ducks in a row.</image:title><image:caption>Got all my ducks in a row (at Wilder Dam).</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2021-02-10T02:34:18+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2019/06/29/seoul/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2019-06-23-66841-hdr.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2019-06-23-66841-HDR</image:title><image:caption>Sunset view from the "Seoul Sky" observation deck in Korea's Lotte Tower, the 6th highest building in the world.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2019-06-22-66572.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Changdeokgung Palace in Seoul.</image:title><image:caption>Changdeokgung Palace in Seoul.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2019-06-22-66312.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Bukchon neighborhood of Seoul.</image:title><image:caption>Bukchon neighborhood of Seoul.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2019-06-19-66200.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A reconstructed portion of the ancient wall around Seoul.</image:title><image:caption>A reconstructed portion of the ancient wall around Seoul.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2019-06-24-66983.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2019-06-24-66983</image:title><image:caption>Hundreds of blessing cards blow in the evening breeze at Bongeunsa temple, Seoul.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2019-06-23-66783.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Korea's Lotte Tower, the 6th highest building in the world.</image:title><image:caption>Korea's Lotte Tower, the 6th highest building in the world.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2019-06-23-66739.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Alexis and other hikers ascend Baegundae mountain, above Seoul.</image:title><image:caption>Alexis and other hikers ascend Baegundae mountain, above Seoul.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2019-06-22-66239.jpg</image:loc><image:title>David at Gyeongbokgung palace.</image:title><image:caption>David at Gyeongbokgung palace.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2019-06-21-66925.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A fabulous meal at Jungstix Café in Seoul.</image:title><image:caption>A fabulous meal at Jungstix Café in Seoul.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2019-06-19-66186.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Lover's locks clipped onto the railings at the top of the cable car in Seoul.</image:title><image:caption>Lover's locks clipped onto the railings at the top of the cable car in Seoul.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2021-02-10T02:33:26+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2019/12/08/uteliberg-sunset/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2019-12-08-76787.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sunset view from Uetliberg, Zurich.</image:title><image:caption>Sunset view from Uetliberg, Zurich.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2021-02-10T02:31:20+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/01/26/northern-lights-sweden/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/2020-01-26-80748.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Mountains and Lake Torneträsk, before sunrise.</image:title><image:caption>Mountains and Lake Torneträsk, before sunrise.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/2020-01-24-80300.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2020-01-24-80300</image:title><image:caption>Northern Lights photography tour, close to Abisko STF  cottages and the light of its chair lift.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/2020-01-25-80682.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2020-01-25-80682</image:title><image:caption>Ice climbers practice on a waterfall in the lower canyon, Abisko, under the glare of an artificial light.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/2020-01-25-80450.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A loose reindeer along the road in Abisko.</image:title><image:caption>A loose reindeer along the road in Abisko.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/2020-01-25-80413.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A rocky promentory on Lake Torneträsk, Abisko.</image:title><image:caption>A rocky promentory on Lake Torneträsk, Abisko.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/2020-01-25-80482.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Water, ice, and snow in the upper canyon, Abisko.</image:title><image:caption>Water, ice, and snow in the upper canyon, Abisko.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/2020-01-24-80293.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Northern Lights and teepee as seen from Abisko.</image:title><image:caption>Northern Lights and teepee as seen from Abisko.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/abisko-national-park-location.png</image:loc><image:title>Abisko National Park location</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/2020-01-26-80848.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A small part of the Abisko STF hotel and event center; Njullá peak at rear.</image:title><image:caption>A small part of the Abisko STF hotel and event center; Njullá peak at rear.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/2020-01-24-80685.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Shopping center in Kiruna.</image:title><image:caption>Shopping center in Kiruna.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2021-02-10T02:19:26+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/06/16/frozen-fountain/</loc><lastmod>2021-02-10T02:14:27+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2017/11/07/hike-switzerland/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2017-11-08-41285.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Wasserauen train station and the departing train.</image:title><image:caption>Wasserauen train station and the departing train.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2017-11-08-41271.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The brook exiting Seealpsee is verdant at lower elevations.</image:title><image:caption>The brook exiting Seealpsee is verdant at lower elevations.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2017-11-08-41205.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The road down from Seealpsee to Wasserauen is carved out of a steep hillside.</image:title><image:caption>The road down from Seealpsee to Wasserauen is carved out of a steep hillside.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2017-11-08-41253.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Seealpsee, a pretty glacial tarn in this alpine valley.</image:title><image:caption>Seealpsee, a pretty glacial tarn in this alpine valley.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2017-11-08-41263.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2017-11-08-41263</image:title><image:caption>The high meadows include several seasonal homes - perhaps for farmers who summer their livestock here.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2017-11-08-41226.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The trail climbs steeply beside a brook, with many beautiful waterfalls.</image:title><image:caption>The trail climbs steeply beside a brook, with many beautiful waterfalls.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2017-11-08-41286.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2017-11-08-41286</image:title><image:caption>Pretty views from the train window as we pass through small villages in the Appenzeller valley.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2017-11-08-41280.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2017-11-08-41280</image:title><image:caption>Wasserauen train station and, indeed, pretty much the whole village.  Note the fresh snow on the hills above town.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2017-11-08-41252.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Looking back at the valley and the tiny village of Wasserauen.</image:title><image:caption>Looking back at the valley and the tiny village of Wasserauen.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/panoramakarte_sommer.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Panoramakarte_Sommer</image:title><image:caption>Zoomed version of Hiking map of the Alpenzeller region, to focus on Wasserauen and Seealpsee.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2021-02-10T02:12:23+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/india-2008-09/</loc><lastmod>2021-02-10T02:07:25+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2000/06/01/seatpack/</loc><lastmod>2021-02-10T02:01:56+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2001/10/21/lake-louise-banff/</loc><lastmod>2021-02-10T02:01:06+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2008/09/26/iit-kharagpur/</loc><lastmod>2021-02-10T02:00:06+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2008/10/20/chennai/</loc><lastmod>2021-02-10T01:58:53+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2013/04/22/weekend-in-montreal/</loc><lastmod>2021-02-10T01:57:26+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2009/05/20/imagining-india/</loc><lastmod>2021-02-10T01:56:11+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2009/06/19/new-zealand-wrap-up/</loc><lastmod>2021-02-10T01:53:51+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2012/08/20/westport-weekend/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/westport-5.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sunrise in Westport NY</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/dudley-04.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Dudley campers</image:title><image:caption>Pam and the kids - Andy, Mara, and John - at the Dudley family day.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/kiniya-05.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sunset from Camp Kiniya</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2021-02-10T01:52:27+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2012/09/17/lyme-hill/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/lyme-hill-5.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Gilbert Cemetary</image:title><image:caption>Andy inspects gravestone at Gilbert Cemetary</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2021-02-10T01:51:40+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2012/09/04/river-trip/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/debanville-campsite-06.jpg</image:loc><image:title>NFCT map</image:title><image:caption>NFCT map of the region around our trip</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/crjc-ct-lakes.png</image:loc><image:title>CRJC-CT-Lakes</image:title><image:caption>Connecticut Lakes</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/rr-trestle-campsite-12.jpg</image:loc><image:title>RR Trestle campsite - 12</image:title><image:caption>Sunset over Vermont, from the Railroad Trestle campsite.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/debanville-campsite-10.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Debanville campsite </image:title><image:caption>Ready to launch our canoes!  Nulhegan river in the background.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/debanville-campsite-01.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Nulhegan River</image:title><image:caption>Dragging the canoe up the Nulhegan River to the Debanville Campsite</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/connecticut-lakes-25.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Kayaking in Second Connecticut Lake</image:title><image:caption>Kayaking in Second Connecticut Lake</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/our-trip-google-earth.png</image:loc><image:title>Aerial view of our section of river</image:title><image:caption>Aerial view of the section we paddled, from Google Earth</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/connecticut-lakes-11.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Connecticut River source</image:title><image:caption>Source of the Connecticut River</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2021-02-10T01:50:15+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2013/02/11/snowy-weekend/</loc><lastmod>2021-02-09T02:31:02+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2014/06/29/southwest-canyon-trip/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/2014-06-29-08655.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>A dry and salty wash near Cliff Dweller's Lodge.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/2014-06-28-08588.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2014-06-28-08588</image:title><image:caption>Andy examines the bew bridge, bypassing Hoover Dam.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/2014-06-26-08542.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Pam and the kids walk along the Strip in Las Vegas.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2021-02-09T02:29:51+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2015/05/22/florence/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/2015-05-20-15803.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Tea room at Hotel Tornabuoni Beacci.</image:title><image:caption>Tea room at Hotel Tornabuoni Beacci.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/2015-05-19-15583.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A delicious lunch from one of the Shops in Mercato Centrale - Florence</image:title><image:caption>A delicious lunch from one of the Shops in Mercato Centrale</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/2015-05-21-15824.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2015-05-21-15824</image:title><image:caption>The view of the Duomo from the tower at Palazzo Vecchio - Florence</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/2015-05-19-15592.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Michelangelo's "David" - Galleria dell'Accademia - Florence.</image:title><image:caption>Michelangelo's "David" - Galleria dell'Accademia</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/2015-05-21-15867.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A particularly decorative lantern-holder on Via de Tornabuoni.</image:title><image:caption>A particularly decorative lantern-holder on Via de Tornabuoni.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2021-02-09T02:28:49+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2017/07/22/mount-allen/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/2017-07-22-39008-e1500771205558.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View of Skylight, Marcy, Haystack, Gothics and more from Mount Allen.</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/2017-07-22-39004.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Skylight Brook - where I camped.</image:title><image:caption>Skylight Brook - where I camped.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/2017-07-22-39013.jpg</image:loc><image:title>David on the summit of Allen before 7:45am.</image:title><image:caption>David on the summit of Allen before 7:45am.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/2017-07-22-38996.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Reflections on a beaver pond.</image:title><image:caption>Reflections on a beaver pond.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2021-02-09T02:25:26+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2017/11/06/delft-in-the-netherlands/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2017-11-06-411691.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2017-11-06-41169</image:title><image:caption>The spire of Nieuwe Kerk, behind another church, as viewed from my hotel room in Delft.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2017-11-06-41169.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A clever tromp-l'oeil on the street in Delft.</image:title><image:caption>A clever tromp-l'oeil on the street in Delft.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2021-02-09T02:23:36+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2019/08/29/switzerland-sabbatical/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/2019-08-29-70967.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The biergarten on the ground floor of our temporary flat.</image:title><image:caption>The biergarten on the ground floor of our temporary flat.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/2019-08-29-70960.jpg</image:loc><image:title>An old but well-kept home in central Zurich, dated 1688.</image:title><image:caption>An old but well-kept home in central Zurich, dated 1688.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/2019-08-29-70958.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A pretty street on my walk from ETH to our temporary flat.</image:title><image:caption>A pretty street on my walk from ETH to our temporary flat.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/2019-08-29-70944.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A pleasant stroll through a small park adjacent to U.Zurich hospital.</image:title><image:caption>A pleasant stroll through a small park adjacent to U.Zurich hospital.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/2019-08-29-70943.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View of Zurich city center from ETH cafeteria.</image:title><image:caption>View of Zurich city center from ETH cafeteria.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/2019-08-29-70941.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Weinbergstrasse, Zurich, on a sunny summer afternoon.</image:title><image:caption>Weinbergstrasse, Zurich, on a sunny summer afternoon.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2021-02-09T02:22:21+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2019/09/09/quantum-mechanics/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2019-08-28-70939.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2019-08-28-70939</image:title><image:caption>The old ETH Chemistry building is historic - and now the home of Computer Science.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2021-02-09T02:20:59+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2019/09/14/gandstock-hike/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2019-09-14-71444-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2019-09-14-71444</image:title><image:caption>David near the Berglimattsee lake and the pass over a shoulder of Gandstock, Switzerland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2019-09-14-71378.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2019-09-14-71378</image:title><image:caption>Reflections in Berglimatsee, a lovely small pond on the pass to the south of Gandstock.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2019-09-14-71313.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The blue trail around Gandstock follows the contour around a gravelly corner.</image:title><image:caption>The blue trail around Gandstock follows the contour around a gravelly corner.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2019-09-14-71316.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2019-09-14-71316</image:title><image:caption>The blue trail around Gandstock follows the contour, as do the paths formed by grazing cows.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2019-09-14-71417.jpg</image:loc><image:title>At the top of the Luftseilbahn Kies-Mettmen</image:title><image:caption>At the top of the Luftseilbahn Kies-Mettmen</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2019-09-14-71407.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Waiting for the bus from Schwanden to Kies ... too many hikers!</image:title><image:caption>Waiting for the bus from Schwanden to Kies ... too many hikers!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2019-09-14-71401.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Meet under the big clock at Hautbahnhof.</image:title><image:caption>Meet under the big clock at Hautbahnhof.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2019-09-14-71410.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Overview map of the area.  Our hike is located near the glare spot at top left.</image:title><image:caption>Overview map of the area.  Our hike is located near the glare spot at top left.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2019-09-14-71402.jpg</image:loc><image:title>D-MTEC hike to Gandstock, Switzerland</image:title><image:caption>D-MTEC hike to Gandstock, Switzerland</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2019-09-14-71399.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Map of the hike route and surrounding area.</image:title><image:caption>D-MTEC hike around Gandstock.  Note the gondola (seilbahn) symbol at lower right, which we took to our hike starting point. The peaks at top (south) dominated our view.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2021-02-09T02:18:39+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2019/11/09/paxmontana/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/2019-11-07-75691.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Paxmontana Hotel, Flueli-Ranft, Switzerland.</image:title><image:caption>Paxmontana Hotel, Flueli-Ranft, Switzerland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/2019-11-07-75685.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Pasture near the Paxmontana Hotel, Flueli-Ranft, Switzerland.</image:title><image:caption>Pasture near the Paxmontana Hotel, Flueli-Ranft, Switzerland.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2021-02-09T02:16:27+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2009/04/28/mhealth-workshop/</loc><lastmod>2021-02-09T01:40:36+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2012/12/26/christmas-in-mumbai/</loc><lastmod>2021-02-09T01:36:50+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2012/12/22/mumbai/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/2012-12-21-3-005.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Mumbai - bayside</image:title><image:caption>A view from Narimon point to the north with the bayshore sweeping to the 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elegant fountain of Münsterhof plaza, with Fraumünster behind, on a spring evening.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-05-30T11:26:34+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/05/22/four-muses/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2020-04-12-82319.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2020-04-12-82319</image:title><image:caption>A decorative fountain on the corner of Pestalozzianlage square, in central Zurich.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2020-04-12-82322.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2020-04-12-82322</image:title><image:caption>A decorative fountain on the corner of Pestalozzianlage square, in central Zurich.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-05-30T07:00:10+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/05/29/robot-fountains/</loc><lastmod>2020-05-29T14:32:49+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/05/28/fountain-quest/</loc><lastmod>2020-05-28T18:12:21+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/05/27/mystery-solved/</loc><lastmod>2020-05-28T17:51:16+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/05/26/zurich-alps/</loc><lastmod>2020-05-26T06:06:06+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/05/25/morning-on-neumarkt/</loc><lastmod>2020-05-25T08:07:27+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/05/23/fountain-in-a-nook/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-19T20:38:32+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/05/21/orelli-rinderknecht/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/susanna-orelli.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Susanna-Orelli</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2020-04-11-82254.jpg</image:loc><image:title>One of many public fountains in Zürich.</image:title><image:caption>One of many public fountains in Zürich.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-05-21T10:58:08+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/05/20/escher-fountain/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2020-04-12-82299.jpg</image:loc><image:title>One of many public fountains in Zürich.</image:title><image:caption>One of many public fountains in Zürich.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2020-04-12-82300.jpg</image:loc><image:title>One of many public fountains in Zürich.</image:title><image:caption>One of many public fountains in Zürich.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-05-20T08:54:10+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/05/19/crises-overcome/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img_0167.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0167</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img_0184.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0184</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2020-05-19T08:31:41+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/05/18/fountains-of-zurich/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2020-04-28-82945.jpg</image:loc><image:title>An interesting fountain at the hospital in Zurich.</image:title><image:caption>An interesting fountain at the hospital in Zurich.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2020-04-13-82481.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A basic fountain in alt stadt, with a pretty reflection of morning light.</image:title><image:caption>A basic fountain in alt stadt, with a pretty reflection of morning light.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2020-04-12-82335.jpg</image:loc><image:title>One of many public fountains in Zürich.</image:title><image:caption>One of many public fountains in Zürich.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2020-04-12-82378.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Fountain in Zentralhof square - just off Bahnhofstrasse in Zürich.</image:title><image:caption>Fountain in Zentralhof square - just off Bahnhofstrasse in Zürich.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2020-04-12-82385.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Fountain in Zentralhof square - just off Bahnhofstrasse in Zürich.</image:title><image:caption>Fountain in Zentralhof square - just off Bahnhofstrasse in Zürich.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2020-05-18-83522.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Map of my fountain-search walks, as of May 18.</image:title><image:caption>Map of my fountain-search walks, as of May 18.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-05-18T08:49:54+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/05/16/spring-flowers/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2020-05-11-83507.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Liebfrauen Kirche, near our flat, Zurich.</image:title><image:caption>Liebfrauen Kirche, near our flat, Zurich.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-05-16T06:53:24+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/05/15/landesmuseum/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2020-05-11-83502.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2020-05-11-83502</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2020-05-15T07:50:05+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/05/14/haareschneiden/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img_0128-e1589367438755.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0128</image:title><image:caption>A Zurich hairsalon tries to lure in customers with free Champagne.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img_0165.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0165</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img_0164.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0164</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img_0163.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0163</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2020-05-14T05:09:19+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/05/13/fanciful-carvings/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2020-05-07-83466-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2020-05-07-83466-2</image:title><image:caption>One of the many fanciful decorations on residential buildings in our area of Zurich.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-05-13T07:02:52+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/05/12/dr-wasserschmocker-rothlisberger/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2020-04-15-82500.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2020-04-15-82500</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2020-04-15-82498.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2020-04-15-82498</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2020-05-12T07:36:07+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/05/11/reopening/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/screen-shot-2020-05-12-at-6.27.50-am.png</image:loc><image:title>Screen Shot 2020-05-12 at 6.27.50 AM</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2020-05-11-83486.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Shops reopen in Zurich.</image:title><image:caption>Shops reopen in Zurich.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2020-05-11-83476.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Starbucks reopens in Zurich.</image:title><image:caption>Starbucks reopens in Zurich.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2020-05-11-83481-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Shops reopen in Zurich.</image:title><image:caption>Shops reopen in Zurich.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2020-05-11-83481.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Shops reopen in Zurich.</image:title><image:caption>Shops reopen in Zurich.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2020-05-11-83483.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Laederach chocolate reopens in Zurich.</image:title><image:caption>Laederach chocolate reopens in Zurich.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2020-05-11-83495.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Mom and child off to school.</image:title><image:caption>Mom and child off to school.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-05-12T07:22:10+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/05/10/pilatus/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2020-05-09-83427.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Grand views of Alpnacher See and Lake Luzern with the Alps beyond.</image:title><image:caption>Grand views of Alpnacher See and Lake Luzern with the Alps beyond.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2020-05-09-83438.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A tiny, brilliant blue flower.</image:title><image:caption>A tiny, brilliant blue flower.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2020-05-09-83430.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Views of the peaks from Anmielden rail stop.</image:title><image:caption>Views of the peaks from Anmielden rail stop.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2020-05-09-83400.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2020-05-09-83400</image:title><image:caption>After a many km of climbing through the forest, we switchback up through high alpine meadows beside the funicular railway.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2020-05-09-83395.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2020-05-09-83395</image:title><image:caption>Andy on the trail to Pilatus, where the trail passes through a beautiful section of forest.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2020-05-09-83449.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Andy descends through the alpine meadows with views of the Alps beyond.</image:title><image:caption>Andy descends through the alpine meadows with views of the Alps beyond.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/pilatus-map.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>pilatus-map</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2020-05-10T12:53:46+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/05/09/ds-bisliferdu-rothlisberger/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2020-04-15-82511.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2020-04-15-82511</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2020-04-15-82510.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2020-04-15-82510</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2020-05-09T19:38:39+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/05/08/dfrou-wallimaa-rothlisberger/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2020-04-15-82505.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2020-04-15-82505</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2020-04-15-82506.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2020-04-15-82506</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2020-04-15-82504.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2020-04-15-82504</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2020-06-05T10:05:32+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/05/07/alpine-view/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2020-05-07-83365.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View of the Alps from our flat.</image:title><image:caption>View of the Alps from our flat.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-05-26T06:09:42+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/05/06/nightingales/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2020-05-06-83356.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A nightengale sings from a treetop on a spring morning in Zürich.</image:title><image:caption>A nightengale sings from a treetop on a spring morning in Zürich.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2020-05-06-83342.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A nightengale sings from a treetop on a spring morning in Zürich.</image:title><image:caption>A nightengale sings from a treetop on a spring morning in Zürich.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-05-06T08:35:34+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/05/05/dr-rossmischteler-rothlisberger/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2020-04-15-82508.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2020-04-15-82508</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2020-04-15-82507.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2020-04-15-82507</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2020-05-05T07:25:43+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/05/04/huttchopf-ridgeline-hike/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2020-05-03-83298.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Glarus Alps seen from a meadow outside Wald.</image:title><image:caption>Glarus Alps seen from a meadow outside Wald.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2020-05-03-83306.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A waterfall in the stream leading to Wald.</image:title><image:caption>A waterfall in the stream leading to Wald.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2020-05-03-83274.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Glarus Alps seen from  the summit of Hüttchopf.</image:title><image:caption>Glarus Alps seen from  the summit of Hüttchopf.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2020-05-03-83234.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Goats in a pasture above Fischenthal.</image:title><image:caption>Goats in a pasture above Fischenthal.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2020-05-03-83211.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The pretty village of Fischenthal, from a hillside meadow.</image:title><image:caption>The pretty village of Fischenthal, from a hillside meadow.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/route-map.png</image:loc><image:title>route map</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2020-05-04T06:18:33+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/05/03/return-of-the-pansies/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2020-05-01-83164.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Pansy in Zurich.</image:title><image:caption>Pansy in Zurich.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-05-03T13:20:03+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/05/02/dgartnere-rothlisberger/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2020-04-15-82496.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2020-04-15-82496</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2020-04-15-82495.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2020-04-15-82495</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2020-05-02T07:20:36+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/05/01/macro-snail/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2020-05-01-83033.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A snail crossing the path outside our flat in Zürich.</image:title><image:caption>A snail crossing the path outside our flat in Zürich.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2020-05-01-83043.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A snail crossing the path outside our flat in Zürich.</image:title><image:caption>A snail crossing the path outside our flat in Zürich.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2020-05-01-83108.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A snail crossing the path outside our flat in Zürich.</image:title><image:caption>A snail crossing the path outside our flat in Zürich.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-05-01T15:22:48+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/04/30/macro-pansy/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2020-04-29-82995.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Pansy in Zurich.</image:title><image:caption>Pansy in Zurich.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2020-04-29-83007.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Pansy in Zurich.</image:title><image:caption>Pansy in Zurich.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2020-04-29-83010.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Pansy in Zurich.</image:title><image:caption>Pansy in Zurich.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-04-30T06:40:04+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/04/29/fountain-cat/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2020-04-28-82945.jpg</image:loc><image:title>An interesting fountain at the hospital in Zurich.</image:title><image:caption>An interesting fountain at the hospital in Zurich.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2020-04-28-82947.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A cat visits a fountain near Universpital in Zurich.</image:title><image:caption>A cat visits a fountain near Universpital in Zurich.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-04-29T08:40:52+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/04/28/alperosli-rothlisberger/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2020-04-15-82503.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2020-04-15-82503</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2020-04-15-82502.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2020-04-15-82502</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2020-04-28T06:57:17+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/04/27/dr-basewuscher-rothlisberger/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2020-04-15-82515.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2020-04-15-82515</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2020-04-15-82514.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2020-04-15-82514</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2020-04-27T13:33:22+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/04/26/chuchimagd/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2020-04-15-82494-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2020-04-15-82494</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2020-04-15-82494-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2020-04-15-82494</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2020-04-15-82494.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2020-04-15-82494</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2020-04-15-82493.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2020-04-15-82493</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2020-04-26T08:43:25+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/04/25/zurich-by-night/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2020-04-24-82844.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2020-04-24-82844</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2020-04-25T07:33:22+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/04/24/hazy-alpine-views/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2020-04-22-82721.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sunrise (late) from Zurichberg.</image:title><image:caption>Sunrise (late) from Zurichberg.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2020-04-22-82723.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sunrise (late) from Zurichberg.</image:title><image:caption>Sunrise (late) from Zurichberg.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-04-24T07:03:39+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/04/23/chestnut-blossoms/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2020-04-17-82553.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The chestnut tree outside our flat is in bloom.</image:title><image:caption>The chestnut tree outside our flat is in bloom.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2020-04-17-82544.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The chestnut tree outside our flat is in bloom.</image:title><image:caption>The chestnut tree outside our flat is in bloom.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2020-04-17-82551.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The chestnut tree outside our flat is in bloom.</image:title><image:caption>The chestnut tree outside our flat is in bloom.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2020-04-20-82709.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The chestnut tree outside our flat is in bloom.</image:title><image:caption>The chestnut tree outside our flat is in bloom.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-04-22T18:32:41+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/04/22/dchalishobler-rothlisberger/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2020-04-15-82518.jpg</image:loc><image:title>d'Chabishoblere - Röthlisberger statue</image:title><image:caption>d'Chabishoblere - Röthlisberger statue</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2020-04-15-82519.jpg</image:loc><image:title>d'Chabishoblere - Röthlisberger statue</image:title><image:caption>d'Chabishoblere - Röthlisberger statue</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2020-04-15-82516.jpg</image:loc><image:title>d'Chabishoblere - Röthlisberger statue</image:title><image:caption>d'Chabishoblere - Röthlisberger statue</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-04-22T11:08:22+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/04/21/fabrikation/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2020-04-17-82543.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A historic home and workshop at Häldeliweg 8, Zurich.</image:title><image:caption>A historic home and workshop at Häldeliweg 8, Zurich.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-04-20T19:33:38+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/04/20/zurich-wildlife/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2020-04-19-82674-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2020-04-19-82674-2</image:title><image:caption>an Albino rat seen exploring the debris on the sidewalks of Bahnhofstrasse, Zürich.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2020-04-19-82673.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2020-04-19-82673</image:title><image:caption>an Albino rat seen exploring the debris on the sidewalks of Bahnhofstrasse, Zürich.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2020-04-19-82674.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2020-04-19-82674</image:title><image:caption>an Albino rat seen exploring the debris on the sidewalks of Bahnhofstrasse, Zürich.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-04-21T10:18:47+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/04/19/dr-granzdanker-rothlisberger/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2020-04-08-82195.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Röthlisberger statue "dr Gränzdänker".</image:title><image:caption>Röthlisberger statue "dr Gränzdänker".</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2020-04-08-82194.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Röthlisberger statue "dr Gränzdänker".</image:title><image:caption>Röthlisberger statue "dr Gränzdänker".</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-04-19T07:00:14+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/04/18/frogs-of-irchel/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2020-04-18-82640.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2020-04-18-82640</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2020-04-18-82663.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2020-04-18-82663</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2020-04-18-82601.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2020-04-18-82601</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2020-04-18-82648.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2020-04-18-82648</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2020-04-18T10:01:46+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/04/17/crooked/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2020-04-11-82269.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A crooked old house in Zurich.</image:title><image:caption>A crooked old house in Zurich.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2020-04-11-82265.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A crooked old house in Zurich.</image:title><image:caption>A crooked old house in Zurich.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-04-17T06:32:21+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/04/16/campfire-lunch/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2020-04-16-82523.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A campfire cookout on Zurichberg.</image:title><image:caption>A campfire cookout on Zurichberg.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-04-16T15:21:29+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/04/15/dr-faudmuser-rothlisberger/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2020-04-03-82190.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Röthlisberger statue "dr Fäudmuser".</image:title><image:caption>Röthlisberger statue "dr Fäudmuser".</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2020-04-03-82191.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Röthlisberger statue "dr Fäudmuser".</image:title><image:caption>Röthlisberger statue "dr Fäudmuser".</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-04-15T09:54:40+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/04/14/zwinglistadt-2019/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2020-04-12-82414.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2020-04-12-82414</image:title><image:caption>Zwingli statue created for 500th anniversary of the Reformation; this one poses questions about climate change and plastic waste.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2020-04-12-82415.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2020-04-12-82415</image:title><image:caption>Zwingli statue created for 500th anniversary of the Reformation; this one poses questions about climate change and plastic waste.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2020-04-12-82417.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2020-04-12-82417</image:title><image:caption>Zwingli statue created for 500th anniversary of the Reformation; this one poses questions about climate change and plastic waste.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-04-14T13:30:42+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/04/12/easter-zurich/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2020-04-12-82430-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2020-04-12-82430</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2020-04-12-82377.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2020-04-12-82377</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2020-04-12-82311.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2020-04-12-82311</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2020-04-12-82430-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2020-04-12-82430</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2020-04-12-82430.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2020-04-12-82430</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2020-04-12T08:18:59+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/04/08/ds-zigermannli/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2019-11-19-75925.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Röthlisberger statue 'di Zigermannli'.</image:title><image:caption>Röthlisberger statue 'di Zigermannli'.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2019-11-19-75926.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Röthlisberger statue 'di Zigermannli'.</image:title><image:caption>Röthlisberger statue 'di Zigermannli'.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2019-11-19-75927.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Röthlisberger statue 'di Zigermannli'.</image:title><image:caption>Röthlisberger statue 'di Zigermannli'.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-04-11T07:04:58+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/04/10/spazzacamini/</loc><lastmod>2020-04-11T07:04:40+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/04/11/handy-rothlisberger/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2020-04-08-82193.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Röthlisberger statue "Handy".</image:title><image:caption>Röthlisberger statue "Handy".</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2020-03-30-82128.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Röthlisberger statue "Handy".</image:title><image:caption>Röthlisberger statue "Handy".</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-04-11T07:04:12+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/04/09/homeless-in-switzerland/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2020-04-09-82196.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2020-04-09-82196</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2020-04-04-82130-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Homeless man asleep in Zurich</image:title><image:caption>Homeless man asleep in Zurich</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2020-04-04-82130.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Homeless man asleep in Zurich</image:title><image:caption>Homeless man asleep in Zurich</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-04-10T08:17:26+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/04/07/morning-limmat/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/apc_0230.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A pretty morning view across the Limmat river toward old Zurich.</image:title><image:caption>A pretty morning view across the Limmat river toward old Zurich.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-04-07T08:54:51+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/04/06/eth-sphinx/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2020-03-25-82122.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Gold-painted lampposts outside ETH main building.</image:title><image:caption>Gold-painted lampposts outside ETH main building.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2020-03-25-82121.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Gold-painted lampposts outside ETH main building.</image:title><image:caption>Gold-painted lampposts outside ETH main building.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2020-03-25-82123.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Gold-painted lampposts outside ETH main building.</image:title><image:caption>Gold-painted lampposts outside ETH main building.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-04-06T07:09:47+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/04/05/morning-walk/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/walk-map-1.png</image:loc><image:title>walk map</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2020-04-05T08:38:16+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/04/04/uetliberg-to-sihlbrugg/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2020-04-05-82186.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View of Uetliberg ridge (and Alps beyond) from Zurichberg viewpoint.</image:title><image:caption>View of Uetliberg ridge (and Alps beyond) from Zurichberg viewpoint.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2020-04-04-82134.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A pretty farm view from the Uetliberg ridge; the Alps are hidden in the haze.</image:title><image:caption>A pretty farm view from the Uetliberg ridge; the Alps are hidden in the haze.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2020-04-04-82157.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Hike stats for the whole outing – from home to home.</image:title><image:caption>Hike stats for the whole outing – from home to home.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2020-04-04-82156.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Trailside flowers outside Sihlbrugg.</image:title><image:caption>Trailside flowers outside Sihlbrugg.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2020-04-04-82137.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A family heads out to walk their ponies.</image:title><image:caption>A family heads out to walk their ponies.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2020-04-04-82132.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Cows grazing near Uetliberg.</image:title><image:caption>Cows grazing near Uetliberg.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2020-04-04-82140.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A lookout tower along Uetliberg ridge - closed due to coronavirus.</image:title><image:caption>A lookout tower along Uetliberg ridge - closed due to coronavirus.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/gpx-track.png</image:loc><image:title>gpx track</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/uetliberg-to-sihlbrugg.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Uetliberg-to-Sihlbrugg</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2020-04-05T07:53:45+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/03/30/spring-snow/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/2020-03-30-82124.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A snowy morning on Zurichberg.</image:title><image:caption>A snowy morning on Zurichberg.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/2020-03-30-82126.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A snowy morning on Zurichberg.</image:title><image:caption>A snowy morning on Zurichberg.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/2020-03-30-82125.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A snowy morning on Zurichberg.</image:title><image:caption>A snowy morning on Zurichberg.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/2020-03-30-82128-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A snowy morning on Zurichberg.</image:title><image:caption>A snowy morning on Zurichberg.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/2020-03-30-82128.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A snowy morning on Zurichberg.</image:title><image:caption>A snowy morning on Zurichberg.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-03-30T12:31:59+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/03/28/walk-from-zurichberg/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/2020-03-28-82110.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A fanciful water fountain.</image:title><image:caption>A fanciful water fountain.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/2020-03-28-82100.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A firewood storage area.</image:title><image:caption>A firewood storage area.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/2020-03-28-82105.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A logger had a bit of fun with this stump.</image:title><image:caption>A logger had a bit of fun with this stump.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/2020-03-28-82109.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A family plays beside the stream.</image:title><image:caption>A family plays beside the stream.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/screen-shot-2020-03-28-at-8.46.45-pm.png</image:loc><image:title>Screen Shot 2020-03-28 at 8.46.45 PM</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2020-03-28T19:56:07+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/03/21/braunwald-to-schwanden/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/2020-03-20-82080.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A cat in Schwanden; Puss and Boots.</image:title><image:caption>A cat in Schwanden; Puss and Boots.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/2020-03-20-82053.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Wildflowers burst forth on the trail down to Schwanden.</image:title><image:caption>Wildflowers burst forth on the trail down to Schwanden.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/2020-03-20-82073.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A teeny (and old) avalanche crosses the trail below Mittelstafel.</image:title><image:caption>A teeny (and old) avalanche crosses the trail below Mittelstafel.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/2020-03-20-81998.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2020-03-20-81998</image:title><image:caption>First view of Oblerblegisee, the white depression on opposite slope.  Note avalanches to its left.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/2020-03-20-82076.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Most of my hike involved post-holing in deep snow, from Braunwald to Schwanden.</image:title><image:caption>Most of my hike involved post-holing in deep snow, from Braunwald to Schwanden.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/2020-03-20-82020.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2020-03-20-82020</image:title><image:caption>Bösbächibach brook and the peaks (L to R) of Eggstock, Gassenstock, and Bösbächistock.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/screen-shot-2020-03-20-at-7.26.08-pm.png</image:loc><image:title>Screen Shot 2020-03-20 at 7.26.08 PM</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2020-03-21T12:01:34+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/03/16/uetliberg-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_9910.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_9910</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_9904.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_9904</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_9908.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_9908</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_9905.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_9905</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_9903.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_9903</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2020-03-16T20:59:17+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/03/08/braunwald-to-nussbuel/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/2020-03-08-81934.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Paragliders launch from Braunwald.</image:title><image:caption>Paragliders launch from Braunwald.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/2020-03-08-81892.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The restaurant at Nussbüel.</image:title><image:caption>The restaurant at Nussbüel.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/2020-03-08-81848.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A small avalanche swept across the road here.</image:title><image:caption>A small avalanche swept across the road here.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/2020-03-08-81831.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Views from Braunwald.</image:title><image:caption>Views from Braunwald.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/2020-03-08-81783.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Stunning alpine views from Braunwald.</image:title><image:caption>Stunning alpine views from Braunwald.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-03-08T18:33:08+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/03/02/fasnacht-zurich/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/2020-03-01-81631.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Zurich fasnacht musicians.</image:title><image:caption>Zurich fasnacht musicians.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-03-02T20:47:45+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/02/25/basel/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/2020-02-25-81199.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Paper-making area - Paper museum, Basel.</image:title><image:caption>Paper-making area - Paper museum, Basel.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/2020-02-25-81178.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2020-02-25-81178</image:title><image:caption>A clever ferry in Basel - requiring no power to move itself across the river Rhine.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/2020-02-25-81206.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The river Rhine, in Basel. seen from the cathedral square.</image:title><image:caption>The river Rhine, in Basel. seen from the cathedral square.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-02-27T20:19:31+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/02/21/obersaxen/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/2020-02-21-81134.jpg</image:loc><image:title>David at the ETH-St.Gallen lab ski day at Obersaxen, Switzerland.</image:title><image:caption>David at the ETH-St.Gallen lab ski day at Obersaxen, Switzerland.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-02-22T10:34:55+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/02/16/aarburg-castle/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/2020-02-16-81070.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ducks in the river Aare, Aarburg Switzerland.</image:title><image:caption>Ducks in the river Aare, Aarburg Switzerland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/2020-02-16-80993.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The castle (and its church) in Aarburg.</image:title><image:caption>The castle (and its church) in Aarburg.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/2020-02-16-81097.jpg</image:loc><image:title>1000-step stairway up summit opposite Aarburg.</image:title><image:caption>1000-step stairway up summit opposite Aarburg.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/2020-02-16-81091.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Summit of the hilltop opposite Aarburg</image:title><image:caption>Summit of the hilltop opposite Aarburg</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/2020-02-16-81085.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Riverside trails in Olten.</image:title><image:caption>Riverside trails in Olten.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/2020-02-16-81082.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Wanderweg crossing River Aare in Olten.</image:title><image:caption>Wanderweg crossing River Aare in Olten.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/screenshot-2020-02-16-at-5.41.14-pm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot 2020-02-16 at 5.41.14 PM</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/screen-shot-2020-02-16-at-7.07.39-pm.png</image:loc><image:title>Screen Shot 2020-02-16 at 7.07.39 PM</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/2020-02-16-81027.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The castle (and its church) in Aarburg.</image:title><image:caption>The castle (and its church) in Aarburg.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-02-18T21:11:08+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/02/10/referendum/</loc><lastmod>2020-02-10T16:09:22+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/02/09/kronberg/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/screen-shot-2020-02-09-at-9.21.49-pm.png</image:loc><image:title>Screen Shot 2020-02-09 at 9.21.49 PM</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/apc_0183.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View of Santis and the Alps as we descend off the ridge.</image:title><image:caption>View of Santis and the Alps as we descend off the ridge.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/apc_0168.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Following the ridgeline west of Kronberg.</image:title><image:caption>Following the ridgeline west of Kronberg.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/apc_0164.jpg</image:loc><image:title>APC_0164</image:title><image:caption>Descending the ridge from Kronberg summit; heading for that hut just left of the central green hilltop.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/apc_0152.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View of the restaurant on Kronberg summit.</image:title><image:caption>View of the restaurant on Kronberg summit.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/apc_0133.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View along the ridge toward the distant summit, past the guesthouse.</image:title><image:caption>View along the ridge toward the distant summit, past the guesthouse.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/2020-02-09-80876.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Panoramic view of Santis and the Alps before we descend off the ridge.</image:title><image:caption>Panoramic view of Santis and the Alps before we descend off the ridge.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/apc_0142.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Someone has stomped out a Heart in the snow.</image:title><image:caption>Someone has stomped out a Heart in the snow.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/2020-02-09-80877.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Map of our hike route (interpolated at the starting point in Jakobsbad).</image:title><image:caption>Map of our hike route (interpolated at the starting point in Jakobsbad).</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-02-09T21:15:59+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/01/22/grouse-finland/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/2020-01-22-80216.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A cabin in the woodlands of a National Park outside Oulu.</image:title><image:caption>A cabin in the woodlands of a National Park outside Oulu.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/2020-01-22-80246.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Late afternoon light in the wetlands outside Oulu.</image:title><image:caption>Late afternoon light in the wetlands outside Oulu.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/2020-01-22-80253.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Long shadows across the wetlands outside Oulu, on our grouse hunt.</image:title><image:caption>Long shadows across the wetlands outside Oulu, on our grouse hunt.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/2020-01-22-80204.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Timo hunting for grouse in the wetlands outside Oulu.</image:title><image:caption>Timo hunting for grouse in the wetlands outside Oulu.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/2020-01-22-80196.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Just after sunrise, reflects off a frozen creek outside Oulu,.</image:title><image:caption>Just after sunrise, reflects off a frozen creek outside Oulu,.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/2020-01-22-80250.jpg</image:loc><image:title>David and Timo, ready to ski out on a hunt for grouse, outside Oulu Finland.</image:title><image:caption>David and Timo, ready to ski out on a hunt for grouse, outside Oulu Finland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/2020-01-22-80182.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Timo scanning for grouse in the wetlands outside Oulu.</image:title><image:caption>Timo scanning for grouse in the wetlands outside Oulu.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/ski-map.png</image:loc><image:title>ski map</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2020-04-13T11:55:12+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/01/11/bern/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/2020-01-11-79602.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Bern Zytglogge</image:title><image:caption>Bern Zytglogge</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/2020-01-11-79688.jpg</image:loc><image:title>David and Pam with Einstein, at the Einstein museum, in Bern.</image:title><image:caption>David and Pam with Einstein, at the Einstein museum, in Bern.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/2020-01-11-79640.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Figureheads on Berner Münster cathedral's spire.</image:title><image:caption>Figureheads on Berner Münster cathedral's spire.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/2020-01-11-79641.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View from Berner Münster cathedral</image:title><image:caption>View from Berner Münster cathedral</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-01-20T09:08:06+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/01/18/flumserberg/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/apc_0089.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Late afternoon at Flumserberg.</image:title><image:caption>Late afternoon at Flumserberg.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/2020-01-18-80142.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Andy pauses while skiing at Flumserberg.</image:title><image:caption>Andy pauses while skiing at Flumserberg.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/apc_0066.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The highest lift to Leist, the 2222m summit at Flumserberg.</image:title><image:caption>The highest lift to Leist, the 2222m summit at Flumserberg.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/2020-01-18-80127.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The gondola rises into snowy terrain, close to Flumserberg.</image:title><image:caption>The gondola rises into snowy terrain, close to Flumserberg.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-01-19T16:18:50+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/01/14/rheinfall-schaffhausen/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/2020-01-14-80100.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Cafe Noordlicht, where we had lunch in Schaffhausen.</image:title><image:caption>Cafe Noordlicht, where we had lunch in Schaffhausen.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/2020-01-14-80099.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Some of the many elaborate oreils in Schaffhausen.</image:title><image:caption>Some of the many elaborate oreils in Schaffhausen.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/2020-01-14-80027.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The Rheinfall.</image:title><image:caption>The Rheinfall.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-01-19T18:53:51+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/01/13/fribourg/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/2020-01-13-79974.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2020-01-13-79974</image:title><image:caption>An interesting door in Fribourg, with a reflection of the Cathedral in its lantern.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/2020-01-13-79951.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View from Pont du Milieu, toward the core of old Fribourg.</image:title><image:caption>View from Pont du Milieu, toward the core of old Fribourg.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-02-04T19:35:43+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/01/12/locarno/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/2020-01-12-79859.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sunset view in Locano.</image:title><image:caption>Sunset view in Locano.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/2020-01-12-79750.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Lakeside view in Locarno</image:title><image:caption>Lakeside view in Locarno</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/2020-01-12-79710.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Lakeside view in Locarno</image:title><image:caption>Lakeside view in Locarno</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-01-19T10:37:46+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2019/12/31/favorites-of-2019/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2019-12-28-78444-pano.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Morning panorama of the Alps and Matterhorn, from Sunnegga, above Zermatt.</image:title><image:caption>Morning panorama of the Alps and Matterhorn, from Sunnegga, above Zermatt.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-01-07T15:36:37+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2020/01/04/lugano/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/2020-01-04-79217.jpg</image:loc><image:title>About Monte San Salvatore, Lugano.</image:title><image:caption>About Monte San Salvatore, Lugano.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/2020-01-04-78982.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Lake view, Lugano.</image:title><image:caption>Lake view, Lugano.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/2020-01-04-79178.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View from Monte San Salvatore, Lugano.</image:title><image:caption>View from Monte San Salvatore, Lugano.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-01-05T23:34:57+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2019/12/30/sulzau/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/sulzau-map.png</image:loc><image:title>Sulzau-map</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2019-12-30-78708.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Schloss Weitenburg, in Sulzau, Germany, original home of Franz Kotz.</image:title><image:caption>Schloss Weitenburg, in Sulzau, Germany, original home of Franz Kotz.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2019-12-30-78862.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Schloss Weitenburg, in Sulzau, Germany, original home of Franz Kotz.</image:title><image:caption>Schloss Weitenburg, in Sulzau, Germany, original home of Franz Kotz.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2019-12-30-78724.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2019-12-30-78724</image:title><image:caption>Family photo in front of the church of Sulzau, Germany, original home of Franz Kotz.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/heimath-schein.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Heimath-Schein</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/wandering-book-cover.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Wandering book cover</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/franz_kotz.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Franz_Kotz</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-07-05T12:58:19+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2019/12/15/another-sunrise/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2019-12-15-77088.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sunrise view of the Alps from Zürichberg.</image:title><image:caption>Sunrise view of the Alps from Zürichberg.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2019-12-15-77085.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sunrise view of the Alps from Zürichberg.</image:title><image:caption>Sunrise view of the Alps from Zürichberg.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2019-12-15-77017.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Trugberg, Mönch, Eiger, and Jungfrau, as seen from Zürichberg at sunrise.</image:title><image:caption>Trugberg, Mönch, Eiger, and Jungfrau, as seen from Zürichberg at sunrise.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2019-12-15-77002.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sunrise view of the Alps from Zürichberg.</image:title><image:caption>Sunrise view of the Alps from Zürichberg.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2019-12-15-76995.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2019-12-15-76995</image:title><image:caption>Finsteraarhorn, Lauteraarhorn, Schreckhorn, and Wetterhorn, as seen from Zürichberg at sunrise.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-01-04T08:42:36+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2019/12/28/zermatt-matterhorn/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2019-12-28-78254.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Views from the ski slopes at Zermatt.</image:title><image:caption>Views from the ski slopes at Zermatt.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2019-12-28-78340.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2019-12-28-78340</image:title><image:caption>Mara and Andy glide down the final traverse back to Zermatt, in the valley, while the sun sets behind the Matterhorn.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2019-12-28-78427.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View of the Matterhorn at sunrise, from Sunnegga, above Zermatt.</image:title><image:caption>View of the Matterhorn at sunrise, from Sunnegga, above Zermatt.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2019-12-27-78164.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View of the Matterhorn from Sunnegga, above Zermatt.</image:title><image:caption>View of the Matterhorn from Sunnegga, above Zermatt.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2019-12-27-78065.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A snowy train ride to Zermatt.</image:title><image:caption>A snowy train ride to Zermatt.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2019-12-26-78417.jpg</image:loc><image:title>John views the cloudy scene at Gornergrat, above Zermatt, Switzerland.</image:title><image:caption>John views the cloudy scene at Gornergrat, above Zermatt, Switzerland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2019-12-26-77995.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Brig, Switzerland.</image:title><image:caption>Brig, Switzerland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2019-12-28-78246.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Andy and Mara skiing at Zermatt, in sight of the Matterhorn.</image:title><image:caption>Andy and Mara skiing at Zermatt, in sight of the Matterhorn.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-01-03T00:01:50+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2019/12/25/christmas-in-zurich/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2019-12-21-77486.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Singing Christmas Tree, Zurich.</image:title><image:caption>Singing Christmas Tree, Zurich.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-01-01T17:58:58+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2019/12/21/luzern/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2019-12-22-77614.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The famous "Chapel bridge" in Luzern, Switzerland.</image:title><image:caption>The famous "Chapel bridge" in Luzern, Switzerland.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-12-31T21:26:07+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2019/12/21/another-uetliberg-sunset/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2019-12-21-77396.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View of Zurichsee and the Alps, from Uetliberg, at sunset.</image:title><image:caption>View of Zurichsee and the Alps, from Uetliberg, at sunset.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-12-31T19:19:02+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2019/12/18/geneva/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2019-12-18-77245.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A rainbow forms in le jet d'eau, in the lake at Geneva.</image:title><image:caption>A rainbow forms in le jet d'eau, in the lake at Geneva.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-12-24T09:03:56+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2019/12/17/lausanne/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2019-12-17-77498-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The EPFL campus has a beautiful view of the Alps.</image:title><image:caption>The EPFL campus has a beautiful view of the Alps.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2019-12-17-77494.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The EPFL campus has a beautiful view of the Alps.</image:title><image:caption>The EPFL campus has a beautiful view of the Alps.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2019-12-17-77491.jpg</image:loc><image:title>David with Christian Kull '91 in Lausanne.</image:title><image:caption>David with Christian Kull '91 in Lausanne.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-12-24T08:28:17+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2019/12/15/zurich-sunset/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2019-12-15-77127-hdr.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sunset over Zurich.</image:title><image:caption>Sunset over Zurich.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-12-15T19:21:29+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2019/12/11/alpine-sunrise-december/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2019-12-11-76853.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sunrise over the Alps, from Zurichberg observation point.</image:title><image:caption>Sunrise over the Alps, from Zurichberg observation point.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-12-11T10:44:43+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2019/12/07/st-gallen/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2019-12-07-76571.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Streets of St. Gallen's old town, Switzerland.</image:title><image:caption>Streets of St. Gallen's old town, Switzerland.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-12-07T19:52:54+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2019/12/04/first-grindelwald/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2019-12-04-76492.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Wetterhorn (left) and Schreckhorn (center), from First... above Grindelwald.</image:title><image:caption>Wetterhorn (left) and Schreckhorn (center), from First... above Grindelwald.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-12-04T21:50:09+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2019/11/30/bachtel/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/2019-11-30-76225.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2019-11-30-76225</image:title><image:caption>Andy in a patch of forest sunlight, the morning after a dusting of snow on Bachtel, just outside Wald, Switzerland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/2019-11-30-76314.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The town of Wald, Switzerland, with the Glarusalps beyond.</image:title><image:caption>The town of Wald, Switzerland, with the Glarusalps beyond.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-11-30T19:09:57+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2019/11/24/schnebelhorn/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/2019-11-23-76086.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The little town of Steg, Switzerland.</image:title><image:caption>The little town of Steg, Switzerland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/2019-11-23-76018.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View of the Glarusalps from the summit of Schnebelhorn.</image:title><image:caption>View of the Glarusalps from the summit of Schnebelhorn.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/2019-11-23-75990.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Views of the Glarusalps along the route to Schnebelhorn.</image:title><image:caption>Views of the Glarusalps along the route to Schnebelhorn.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/2019-11-23-76058.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View of the Glarusalps from the descent of Schnebelhorn.</image:title><image:caption>View of the Glarusalps from the descent of Schnebelhorn.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/2019-11-23-76070.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sheep in the barnyard of a small farm, along the descent of Schnebelhorn.</image:title><image:caption>Sheep in the barnyard of a small farm, along the descent of Schnebelhorn.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/2019-11-23-75971.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Zurich Canton mostly comprises flat farmland and rolling hills.</image:title><image:caption>Zurich Canton mostly comprises flat farmland and rolling hills.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/2019-11-23-75976.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A dusting of new snow highlights the horizontal ruts made by grazing livestock.</image:title><image:caption>A dusting of new snow highlights the horizontal ruts made by grazing livestock.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/schnebelhorn-route.png</image:loc><image:title>Schnebelhorn route</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2019-11-25T05:49:44+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2019/11/21/christmas-lights/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/2019-11-21-75939.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Opening night for Christmas on Bahnhofstrasse, Zurich.</image:title><image:caption>Opening night for Christmas on Bahnhofstrasse, Zurich.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-11-22T14:38:56+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2019/11/16/uetliberg/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/map.jpg</image:loc><image:title>map</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/2019-11-16-75922.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Hot chocolate in Zurich.</image:title><image:caption>Hot chocolate in Zurich.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/2019-11-16-75918.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Heiss Marroni (hot chestnuts) in Zurich.</image:title><image:caption>Heiss Marroni (hot chestnuts) in Zurich.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/2019-11-16-75915-e1574068016750.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A family enjoys a cookout picnic along the Uteliberg-Felsenegg pathway, Zurich.</image:title><image:caption>A family enjoys a cookout picnic along the Uteliberg-Felsenegg pathway, Zurich.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/2019-11-16-75912.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Pam, Andy, and David enjoy the view from Uetliberg, Zurich.</image:title><image:caption>Pam, Andy, and David enjoy the view from Uetliberg, Zurich.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/2019-11-16-75866-pano.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View of Zurich from Uetliberg.</image:title><image:caption>View of Zurich from Uetliberg.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-11-18T09:09:51+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2019/11/12/budapest/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/ket-szerecsen.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ket Szerecsen</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/2019-11-12-75852.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Statue of Steve Jobs in GraphiSoft Park, near AIT Budapest.</image:title><image:caption>Statue of Steve Jobs in GraphiSoft Park, near AIT Budapest.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/2019-11-12-75844.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2019-11-12-75844</image:title><image:caption>"Shoes along the Danube", a memorial for the hundreds of Jews and others who were murdered here during WWII.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/2019-11-11-75853.jpg</image:loc><image:title>David meets Ernö Rubik, the inventor of the Rubik's Cube, at AIT in Budapest.</image:title><image:caption>David meets Ernö Rubik, the inventor of the Rubik's Cube, at AIT in Budapest.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/2019-11-10-75816.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Parliament building, seen across the Danube - Budapest.</image:title><image:caption>Parliament building, seen across the Danube - Budapest.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/2019-11-10-75785.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2019-11-10-75785</image:title><image:caption>The high school (gymnasium) attended by John von Neumann and other notable mathematicians, in Budapest.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/2019-11-10-75773.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Rengeteg RomKafé, Budapest.  Excellent hot chocolate!</image:title><image:caption>Rengeteg RomKafé, Budapest.  Excellent hot chocolate!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/2019-11-09-75824.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Map of our train journey from Zurich to Budapest.</image:title><image:caption>Map of our train journey from Zurich to Budapest.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-11-12T18:41:45+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2019/11/03/amden-hohenweg/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/2019-11-02-75496.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Map of the terrain and trails near Amden.</image:title><image:caption>Map of the terrain and trails near Amden.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/2019-11-02-75475.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The first major trail junction; we started at Arvenbuel, near Amden.</image:title><image:caption>The first major trail junction; we started at Arvenbuel, near Amden.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/2019-11-02-75412.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2019-11-02-75412</image:title><image:caption>Andy hiking the Amden Höhenweg – High Mountain Trail – above Amden Switzerland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/2019-11-02-75485.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2019-11-02-75485</image:title><image:caption>View of Mürtschenstock  and the Glarusalps from Mattstock chairlift – above Amden Switzerland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/2019-11-02-75481.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2019-11-02-75481</image:title><image:caption>David and Andy pause at a Restaurant along Amden Höhenweg – High Mountain Trail – above Amden Switzerland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/2019-11-02-75472.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Mount Mürtschenstock from Amden Switzerland.</image:title><image:caption>Mount Mürtschenstock from Amden Switzerland.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-03-10T13:48:07+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2019/10/28/los-cabos/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019-10-21-75020.jpg</image:loc><image:title>David at El Arco (the Arch) of Los Cabos, Mexico.</image:title><image:caption>David at El Arco (the Arch) of Los Cabos, Mexico.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019-10-21-75074.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Los Cabos, Mexico.</image:title><image:caption>Los Cabos, Mexico.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019-10-24-75256.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2019-10-24-75256</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2021-05-11T13:57:09+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2019/10/20/cruise/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019-10-17-74102.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Our ship, Ler Bougainville, from Hydra, Greece.</image:title><image:caption>Our ship, Ler Bougainville, from Hydra, Greece.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-10-21T11:34:22+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2019/10/15/corinth-canal/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019-10-15-73782.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Transiting the Corinth Canal.</image:title><image:caption>Transiting the Corinth Canal.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/isthmus_of_corinth.png</image:loc><image:title>Isthmus_of_Corinth</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2019-10-21T11:24:16+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2019/10/19/athens/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019-10-18-74485.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The Olympieion, in Athens.</image:title><image:caption>The Olympieion, in Athens.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019-10-19-74709.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The Odeon of Herodes Atticus, Acropolis, Athens.</image:title><image:caption>The Odeon of Herodes Atticus, Acropolis, Athens.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019-10-19-74668.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The Parthenon and Erechtheum in morning light - at the Acropolis, Athens.</image:title><image:caption>The Parthenon and Erechtheum in morning light - at the Acropolis, Athens.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019-10-18-74405.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2019-10-18-74405</image:title><image:caption>Walls of a house that was used for over 1,000 years, in the ancient neighborhood under Acropolis museum, Athens.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019-10-18-74410.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The Acropolis Museum, Athens.</image:title><image:caption>The Acropolis Museum, Athens.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019-10-19-74650.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The Parthenon in morning light - at the Acropolis, Athens.</image:title><image:caption>The Parthenon in morning light - at the Acropolis, Athens.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019-10-19-74559.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Pam, Jack, and David in front of the Erechtheum, at the Acropolis, Athens.</image:title><image:caption>Pam, Jack, and David in front of the Erechtheum, at the Acropolis, Athens.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-10-20T19:33:56+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2019/10/17/hydra/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019-10-17-74307.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Our ship, Le Bougainville, seen at anchor off the shore of Hydra, Greece.</image:title><image:caption>Our ship, Le Bougainville, seen at anchor off the shore of Hydra, Greece.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-10-19T22:16:46+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2019/10/16/mycenae/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019-10-16-74068.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Treasury of Atreus, near Mycenae, Greece.</image:title><image:caption>Treasury of Atreus, near Mycenae, Greece.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019-10-16-74034.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Lions' Gate, the entrance to Mycenae, Greece.</image:title><image:caption>Lions' Gate, the entrance to Mycenae, Greece.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019-10-16-73976.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Looking back at Lions' Gate, from inside Mycenae, Greece.</image:title><image:caption>Looking back at Lions' Gate, from inside Mycenae, Greece.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-10-18T05:27:00+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2019/10/16/epidaurus/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019-10-16-73933.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The Hestiatorion Complex, at Epidaurus, Greece.</image:title><image:caption>The Hestiatorion Complex, at Epidaurus, Greece.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019-10-16-73904.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The ancient Greek theater at Epidaurus.</image:title><image:caption>The ancient Greek theater at Epidaurus.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-10-17T07:42:19+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2019/10/15/delphi/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019-10-15-73674.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2019-10-15-73674</image:title><image:caption>A retaining wall at ancient Delphi, Greece, with over 300,000 inscriptions of gratitude from pilgrims.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019-10-15-73707.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Theater at ancient Delphi, Greece.</image:title><image:caption>Theater at ancient Delphi, Greece.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019-10-15-73653.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Treasury of the Athenians, ancient Delphi, Greece.</image:title><image:caption>Treasury of the Athenians, ancient Delphi, Greece.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019-10-15-73590.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2019-10-15-73590</image:title><image:caption>The relief carvings that once topped the Treasury of the Sikyonians, ancient Delphi, Greece.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019-10-15-73583.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Group photo at Temple of Apollo, ancient Delphi, Greece.</image:title><image:caption>Group photo at Temple of Apollo, ancient Delphi, Greece.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-10-16T04:59:45+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2019/10/14/olympia/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019-10-14-73524.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Philippeion temple at ancient Olympia.</image:title><image:caption>Philippeion temple at ancient Olympia.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019-10-14-73513.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Model of ancient Olympia.</image:title><image:caption>Model of ancient Olympia.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019-10-14-73571.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Palaistra - One of the two "gymnasium" at ancient Olympia.</image:title><image:caption>Palaistra - One of the two "gymnasium" at ancient Olympia.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019-10-14-73565.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The stadium at ancient Olympia.</image:title><image:caption>The stadium at ancient Olympia.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019-10-14-73500.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2019-10-14-73500</image:title><image:caption>The statues that once decorated the roofline of the west entrance to the temple of Zeus.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-10-15T19:48:22+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2019/10/13/taormina/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019-10-13-73387.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2019-10-13-73387</image:title><image:caption>Our ship in the harbor at left; Mount Etna erupting at rear; seen from Taormina, Sicily.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019-10-13-73452.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2019-10-13-73452</image:title><image:caption>View of our ship, Le Bougainville, in the bay of Naxos, Sicily; the town of Taormina on the hlllside above; the fortress atop the central hill; the Greco-Roman theater atop the hill at right.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019-10-13-73435.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Greco-Roman theater in Taormina, with Mount Etna erupting at rear; Sicily.</image:title><image:caption>Greco-Roman theater in Taormina, with Mount Etna erupting at rear; Sicily.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019-10-13-73403.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Taormina, Sicily.</image:title><image:caption>Taormina, Sicily.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019-10-13-73274.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The launch from the cruise ship, Le Bougainville.</image:title><image:caption>The launch from the cruise ship, Le Bougainville.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019-10-13-73251.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Mount Etna erupts at sunrise, from offshore of Naxos, Sicily.</image:title><image:caption>Mount Etna erupts at sunrise, from offshore of Naxos, Sicily.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019-10-13-73192.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Mount Etna at sunrise, from offshore of Naxos, Sicily.</image:title><image:caption>Mount Etna at sunrise, from offshore of Naxos, Sicily.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-10-15T19:14:59+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2019/10/12/siracusa/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019-10-12-73176.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Saturday evening fishermen on the harbor pier, Catania, Sicily.</image:title><image:caption>Saturday evening fishermen on the harbor pier, Catania, Sicily.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019-10-12-73153.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Streets at sunset, Catania, Sicily.</image:title><image:caption>Streets at sunset, Catania, Sicily.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019-10-12-73126.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Greek theater (seats 15,000), Siracusa, Sicily.</image:title><image:caption>Greek theater (seats 15,000), Siracusa, Sicily.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019-10-12-73097.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2019-10-12-73097</image:title><image:caption>Orrechio di Dionisio (Grotto of Dionisys), where Greek actors would sing with echoes.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019-10-12-73094.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ruins of the ancient Greek city of Siracusa, Sicily.</image:title><image:caption>Ruins of the ancient Greek city of Siracusa, Sicily.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019-10-12-73183.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Our cruise ship, Le Bougainville, in Catania harbor, Sicily.</image:title><image:caption>Our cruise ship, Le Bougainville, in Catania harbor, Sicily.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-10-15T13:40:15+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2019/10/11/malta/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019-10-10-72737-pano.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2019-10-10-72737-Pano</image:title><image:caption>Panoramic view of the harbor from the war memorial on the ramparts of Valleta, Malta.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019-10-10-72837.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2019-10-10-72837</image:title><image:caption>Rampila Restaurant nestles at top right, above the dry moat around the city of Valleta, Malta.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019-10-10-72787.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Characteristic balcony windows in Valleta, Malta.</image:title><image:caption>Characteristic balcony windows in Valleta, Malta.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019-10-10-72864.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ambrosia Bistro, in Valleta, Malta.</image:title><image:caption>Ambrosia Bistro, in Valleta, Malta.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019-10-11-73044.jpg</image:loc><image:title>An artful gelato cone at Amorino gelato, in Valleta, Malta.</image:title><image:caption>An artful gelato cone at Amorino gelato, in Valleta, Malta.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019-10-11-73035.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2019-10-11-73035</image:title><image:caption>An impressive artifact from the pre-historic temples in Malta.  National Museum of Archaeology, in Valleta, Malta.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019-10-11-73020.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Throngs of tourists on Republic Street in Valleta, Malta.</image:title><image:caption>Throngs of tourists on Republic Street in Valleta, Malta.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019-10-11-72958.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Parliament building (R)  and Republic Street in Valleta, Malta.</image:title><image:caption>Parliament building (R)  and Republic Street in Valleta, Malta.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019-10-11-72953.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Tarxien temples, near Valleta, Malta.</image:title><image:caption>Tarxien temples, near Valleta, Malta.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019-10-11-72910.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Hagar Qim temple, near Valleta, Malta.</image:title><image:caption>Hagar Qim temple, near Valleta, Malta.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-10-14T11:11:35+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2019/10/01/oxford-university/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019-10-01-72401.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View from University Church tower, Oxford.</image:title><image:caption>View from University Church tower, Oxford.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-10-08T17:35:20+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2019/09/30/cambridge-university/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2019-09-30-72369.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Punts along the river, Cambridge UK.</image:title><image:caption>Punts along the river, Cambridge UK.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-10-08T06:50:41+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2019/09/29/bletchley-park/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2019-09-29-72342.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Enigma machines, Bletchley Park</image:title><image:caption>Enigma machines, Bletchley Park</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2019-09-29-72336.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Bletchley Park mansion, Bletchley Park</image:title><image:caption>Bletchley Park mansion, Bletchley Park</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2019-09-29-72354.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Alan Turing's office, Bletchley Park, England.</image:title><image:caption>Alan Turing's office, Bletchley Park, England.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2019-09-29-72337.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Visitors in 1940s clothing, Bletchley Park</image:title><image:caption>Visitors in 1940s clothing, Bletchley Park</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-04-07T04:42:03+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2019/09/21/faulhorn/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2019-09-19-72216.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2019-09-19-72216</image:title><image:caption>David with a view of the Berneralps over an undercast, from the Berghaus at Faulhorn.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2019-09-20-72276.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Map of our Faulhorn hike route.</image:title><image:caption>Map of our Faulhorn hike route.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2019-09-20-72274.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Grindelwald.</image:title><image:caption>Grindelwald.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2019-09-20-72240.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The trail from Faulhorn to First passes the pretty lakes of Bachsee.</image:title><image:caption>The trail from Faulhorn to First passes the pretty lakes of Bachsee.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2019-09-19-71861.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2019-09-19-71861</image:title><image:caption>Sunset's final glow on peaks of the Berneralps, seen from the summit of Faulhorn.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2019-09-19-72189.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The geology of Faulhorn peak involves impressively folded sedimentary layers.</image:title><image:caption>The geology of Faulhorn peak involves impressively folded sedimentary layers.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2019-09-19-72204.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2019-09-19-72204</image:title><image:caption>CDHI hikers enjoying sunshine and drinks at the summit of Faulhorn, with a view of the Berneralps over an undercast.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2019-09-19-71609.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View of the Berneralps from the trail over Winteregg on the way to Faulhorn.</image:title><image:caption>View of the Berneralps from the trail over Winteregg on the way to Faulhorn.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2019-09-19-72166.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2019-09-19-72166</image:title><image:caption>A tiny berghaus awaits hikers who like to stop for a beer and wurst, or a bowl of hot soup.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2019-09-19-71499.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The trail follows the contour, and finally pops above the undercast clouds.</image:title><image:caption>The trail follows the contour, and finally pops above the undercast clouds.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-01-06T04:56:30+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2019/09/17/swimming-zurichsee/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/img_6833.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_6833</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2019-09-17T20:11:01+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2019/09/13/london/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2019-09-11-71216.jpg</image:loc><image:title>David in London.</image:title><image:caption>David in London.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-09-13T13:40:45+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2019/09/10/alpine-sunrise/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2019-09-10-71209.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Morning view of the alps from our flat in Zurich.  160mm zoom.</image:title><image:caption>Morning view of the alps from our flat in Zurich.  160mm zoom.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-09-10T06:19:40+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2019/09/07/zurichsee/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2019-09-07-71164.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Evening along the lakeside in Zurich.</image:title><image:caption>Evening along the lakeside in Zurich.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-09-07T19:37:01+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2019/09/07/bells-bells-bells/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2019-09-07-71119.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2019-09-07-71119</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2019-09-07T19:10:05+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2019/09/06/zurich-international-school/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/zis-entry-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>ZIS entry</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/zis-front-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>ZIS front</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2019-09-06T06:56:14+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2019/09/03/zurich-flat/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2019-09-03-71117.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View from our ETH flat.</image:title><image:caption>View from our ETH flat.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2019-09-03-71116.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View from our ETH flat.</image:title><image:caption>View from our ETH flat.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-09-03T18:31:51+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2019/09/01/little-things/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2019-09-01-71095.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Zurich Hautbahnhof, with connections to ... everywhere.</image:title><image:caption>Zurich Hautbahnhof, with rail connections to ... everywhere.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2019-09-01-71103-e1567360448776.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Bakery in Zurich.</image:title><image:caption>Le Pain Quotidien, bakery in Zurich.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-09-24T08:50:32+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2019/08/31/rapperswil/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/2019-08-31-71094-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Seen in the streets of Rapperswil, Switzerland.</image:title><image:caption>Seen in the streets of Rapperswil, Switzerland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/2019-08-31-71094.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Seen in the streets of Rapperswil, Switzerland.</image:title><image:caption>Seen in the streets of Rapperswil, Switzerland.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-08-31T19:19:43+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2019/08/30/dolderbahn/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_6623.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_6623</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2019-08-31T23:47:01+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2019/08/24/end-of-summer/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/2019-07-26-70175.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Bald eagle on the Connecticut River, NH.</image:title><image:caption>Bald eagle on the Connecticut River, NH.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2021-03-07T13:50:44+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2019/06/30/paris/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2019-06-30-67582.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Petit dejeuner au Paris.</image:title><image:caption>Petit dejeuner au Paris.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2019-06-30-67651-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Early morning light at Le Louvre.</image:title><image:caption>Early morning light at Le Louvre.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2019-06-30-67579.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sunday morning trash, along the Seine, in Paris.</image:title><image:caption>Sunday morning trash, along the Seine, in Paris.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2019-06-30-67651.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Early morning light at Le Louvre.</image:title><image:caption>Early morning light at Le Louvre.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2019-06-30-68656.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Bicyclists in the Paris Triathalon.</image:title><image:caption>Bicyclists in the Paris Triathalon.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2019-06-30-67683.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A couple at Le Louvre for an early morning photo shoot.</image:title><image:caption>A couple at Le Louvre for an early morning photo shoot.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2019-06-30-67584.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Notre Dame, Paris.</image:title><image:caption>Notre Dame, Paris.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-07-01T01:23:55+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2019/06/30/provence/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2019-06-27-67398.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Les Baux de Provence</image:title><image:caption>Les Baux de Provence</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2019-06-28-67536.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Truffle hunting at Les Pastras truffle farm, Provence.</image:title><image:caption>Truffle hunting at Les Pastras truffle farm, Provence.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2019-06-28-67485.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2019-06-28-67485</image:title><image:caption>Roquefavour aqueduct, the largest stone aqueduct in the world. 19th century.  Near Aix-en-Provence.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2019-06-28-67475.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A country lane at sunrise, in Maillane, Provence.</image:title><image:caption>A country lane at sunrise, in Maillane, Provence.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2019-06-27-67261.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Boulangerie in Maillane, Provence.</image:title><image:caption>Boulangerie in Maillane, Provence.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2019-06-26-67266.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Church in the center of Maillane, Provence.</image:title><image:caption>Church in the center of Maillane, Provence.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2019-06-26-67142.jpg</image:loc><image:title>French cooking class, at an old farmhouse in Provence.</image:title><image:caption>French cooking class, at an old farmhouse in Provence.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2019-06-26-67038.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Butterflies in lavender plants - Provence.</image:title><image:caption>Butterflies in lavender plants - Provence.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-06-30T17:34:57+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2019/03/20/presidential-sunset/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/2019-03-19-65317.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2019-03-19-65317</image:title><image:caption>The Presidential Range of the White Mountains, New Hampshire, at sunset, as view from Mount Martha.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-03-21T01:50:38+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2019/03/10/snowy-farm-fields/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/2019-03-10-65276.jpg</image:loc><image:title>An old farm instrument on a farm in Lyme, on a snowy day.</image:title><image:caption>An old farm instrument on a farm in Lyme, on a snowy day.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/2019-03-10-65293.jpg</image:loc><image:title>An old farm instrument on a farm in Lyme, on a snowy day.</image:title><image:caption>An old farm instrument on a farm in Lyme, on a snowy day.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-03-10T17:55:37+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2019/02/21/cancun-mexico/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/2019-02-19-65140.jpg</image:loc><image:title>El Castillo (the main pyramid) at Chichen Itzá.  Yucatan, Mexico.</image:title><image:caption>El Castillo (the main pyramid) at Chichen Itzá.  Yucatan, Mexico.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/2019-02-19-65112_3_4.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Swimming in Hubiku Cenote (underground lake), Yucatan, Mexico.</image:title><image:caption>Swimming in Hubiku Cenote (underground lake), Yucatan, Mexico.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/2019-02-19-65053.jpg</image:loc><image:title>El Castillo (the main pyramid) after dark, at Chichen Itzá.  Yucatan, Mexico.</image:title><image:caption>El Castillo (the main pyramid) after dark, at Chichen Itzá.  Yucatan, Mexico.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/2019-02-18-64902.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2019-02-18-64902</image:title><image:caption>Preparing to explore an underground Cenote (lake) near Tulum; Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/2019-02-18-64893.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2019-02-18-64893</image:title><image:caption>Pam, David, and Andy at Tulum historic site; coast of the Yucatan peninsula, Mexico.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/2019-02-17-64277.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sunrise on the beach in Cancun.</image:title><image:caption>Sunrise on the beach in Cancun.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/2019-02-19-64963.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sunrise on the beach in Cancun.</image:title><image:caption>Sunrise on the beach in Cancun.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-06-21T09:01:06+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2018/07/14/costa-rica-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/2018-07-08-51835.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2018-07-08-51835</image:title><image:caption>Central American squirrel monkey, drinking from a puddle in the knot of a tree branch.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/2018-07-10-53424.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Red-eye tree frog at Crocodile Bay Resort - Costa Rica.</image:title><image:caption>Red-eye tree frog at Crocodile Bay Resort - Costa Rica.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-09-09T06:37:40+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2019/01/18/hong-kong/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/2019-01-17-64038.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The bronze dragon at the entrance to Wang Tai Sin temple in Hong Kong.</image:title><image:caption>The bronze dragon at the entrance to Wang Tai Sin temple in Hong Kong.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/2019-01-17-64083.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Panoramic view of Hong Kong from the top of Lion's Rock.</image:title><image:caption>Panoramic view of Hong Kong from the top of Lion's Rock.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/2019-01-17-64014.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Pilgrims place incense in front of Wang Tai Sin temple in Hong Kong.</image:title><image:caption>Pilgrims place incense in front of Wang Tai Sin temple in Hong Kong.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/2019-01-17-64079.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Trail to Lion's Rock includes many stone-paved steps; Hong Kong.</image:title><image:caption>Trail to Lion's Rock includes many stone-paved steps; Hong Kong.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/2019-01-17-63961.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View of Hong Kong from the top of Lion's Rock.</image:title><image:caption>View of Hong Kong from the top of Lion's Rock.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/2019-01-16-64063-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View from the top of the CUHK campus, overlooking the harbor.</image:title><image:caption>View from the top of the CUHK campus, overlooking the harbor.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/2019-01-16-64063.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View from the top of the CUHK campus, overlooking the harbor.</image:title><image:caption>View from the top of the CUHK campus, overlooking the harbor.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/2019-01-16-64058.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Dim sum lunch at CUHK restaurant; Hong Kong.</image:title><image:caption>Dim sum lunch at CUHK restaurant; Hong Kong.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-01-23T02:22:18+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2019/01/14/hampi/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/2019-01-12-62987.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A cow strolls down the street in Kamalapur, near Hampi.</image:title><image:caption>A cow strolls down the street in Kamalapur, near Hampi.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/2019-01-13-63629.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sunset at the Malyavanta Raghunatha Temple in Hampi.</image:title><image:caption>Sunset at the Malyavanta Raghunatha Temple in Hampi.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/2019-01-14-63931.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Vijayshree Resort. Hampi.</image:title><image:caption>Vijayshree Resort. Hampi.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/2019-01-13-63591.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The Virupaksha Temple has been continuously maintained and utilized, in Hampi.</image:title><image:caption>The Virupaksha Temple has been continuously maintained and utilized, in Hampi.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/2019-01-14-63942.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2019-01-14-63942</image:title><image:caption>A panoramic view of Hampi  from Matanga Hill: Virupaksha Temple at left, Achucharya Temple at right, and Vittalya Temple complex in the hazy middle distance.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/2019-01-13-63438.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2019-01-13-63438</image:title><image:caption>The Tungabhadra River flows through ancient Hampi; earlier we climbed those white steps to the Hanuman Temple on the far hill.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/2019-01-13-63506.jpg</image:loc><image:title>David is blessed by Laxmi, the resident elephant at Virupaksha Temple. Hampi.</image:title><image:caption>David is blessed by Laxmi, the resident elephant at Virupaksha Temple. Hampi.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/2019-01-12-62954.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2019-01-12-62954</image:title><image:caption>Saraswati Temple, Hampi, India.  David light-painted it Green for #Dartmouth250.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/2019-01-13-63416.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A quarry worker and his son, near Hampi.</image:title><image:caption>A quarry worker and his son, near Hampi.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/2019-01-13-63161.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Hanuman Temple, Hampi.</image:title><image:caption>Hanuman Temple, Hampi.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-01-21T04:35:30+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2019/01/14/bangalore/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/2019-01-11-62468.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2019-01-11-62468</image:title><image:caption>Bangalore traffic on Residency Road. Notice the new sidewalks, with barrier posts to prevent people from driving on sidewalks.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/2019-01-11-62467.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Residency Road. Notice the new sidewalks and bus kiosks.</image:title><image:caption>Residency Road. Notice the new sidewalks and bus kiosks.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/2019-01-11-62466.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Residency Road.  New sidewalks, swept daily by city workers.</image:title><image:caption>Residency Road.  New sidewalks, swept daily by city workers.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/2019-01-11-62465.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2019-01-11-62465</image:title><image:caption>St.Marks' Road. Notice the new sidewalks, with barrier posts to prevent people from driving on sidewalks.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/2019-01-10-62464.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Brigade Road - always a bustling place in the evening.</image:title><image:caption>Brigade Road - always a bustling place in the evening.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/2019-01-10-62463.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2019-01-10-62463</image:title><image:caption>The new M.G. Road station, spanning between M.G. Road and Church streets.  Dominoe's Pizza at left.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/2019-01-09-62436.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A monkey with his mouth full, near the new IISc supermarket.</image:title><image:caption>A monkey with his mouth full, near the new IISc supermarket.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-10-09T21:52:36+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2018/08/26/katahdin/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2018-08-24-60212.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2018-08-24-60212</image:title><image:caption>David descends from Chimney Peak, perhaps one of the most challenging bits of the ridge traverse.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2018-08-25-60307.jpg</image:loc><image:title>David and Jon on the summit of North Brother.</image:title><image:caption>David and Jon on the summit of North Brother.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2018-08-25-60219.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2018-08-25-60219</image:title><image:caption>AT thru-hikers sign their names on ceiling tiles at the AT Cafe in Millinocket, Maine.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2018-08-26-60342.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Map of our route, counter-clockwise around Katahdin's south basin.</image:title><image:caption>Map of our route, counter-clockwise around Katahdin's south basin.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2018-08-24-60194.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2018-08-24-60194</image:title><image:caption>David takes a refreshing dip in Roaring Brook after our ten-mile loop of Katahdin's cirque.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2018-08-24-60189.jpg</image:loc><image:title>David traverses one of the narrowest parts of the Knife Edge.</image:title><image:caption>David traverses one of the narrowest parts of the Knife Edge.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2018-08-24-60096.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2018-08-24-60096</image:title><image:caption>Jon looks down into the south basin as we begin to traverse the ridge around the cirque to South Peak at right and Pamola Peak at center.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2018-08-24-60187.jpg</image:loc><image:title>David on the summit of Hamlin Peak, with Baxter Peak at rear.</image:title><image:caption>David on the summit of Hamlin Peak, with Baxter Peak at rear.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2018-08-24-60102.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2018-08-24-60102</image:title><image:caption>Our route up Hamlin Ridge to the summit of Hamlin Peak (right distance), then left along the ridge (hidden) to Baxter Peak (center), then along the Knife Edge to Pamola Peak (left), then down the ridge to the left.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2018-08-24-60181.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A long line at the gate on Friday morning!</image:title><image:caption>A long line at the gate on Friday morning!</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-01-14T20:09:56+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2017/07/10/cliff-and-marshall/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/2017-07-09-38873.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Cedar Point lean-to at Lake Colden.</image:title><image:caption>Cedar Point lean-to at Lake Colden.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/2017-07-09-38786.jpg</image:loc><image:title>David near some cascades along the Opalescent River.</image:title><image:caption>David near some cascades along the Opalescent River.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/2017-07-09-38757.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View of Lake Colden (and Mount Colden) from Cedar Point lean-to.</image:title><image:caption>View of Lake Colden (and Mount Colden) from Cedar Point lean-to.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/2017-07-09-38828.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Horrible mud along the trail to Cliff Mountain.</image:title><image:caption>Horrible mud along the trail to Cliff Mountain.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/2017-07-09-38813.jpg</image:loc><image:title>David at summit of Cliff Mountain.</image:title><image:caption>David at summit of Cliff Mountain.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/2017-07-09-38881.jpg</image:loc><image:title>David at summit of Mount Marshall.</image:title><image:caption>David at summit of Mount Marshall.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/2017-07-08-38936.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Hanging Spear falls.</image:title><image:caption>Hanging Spear falls.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/2017-07-08-38903.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View of Flowed Lands from Flowed Lands lean-to.</image:title><image:caption>View of Flowed Lands from Flowed Lands lean-to.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-01-02T02:57:03+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2018/12/01/moosilauke-in-early-winter/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/2018-12-01-61563.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2018-12-01-61563</image:title><image:caption>Panorama from the Moosilauke summit looking east and south; a beautiful sunny day with undercast.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/2018-12-01-61576.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2018-12-01-61576</image:title><image:caption>View of Vermont from the Moosilauke summit, on a beautiful sunny day with undercast.  Mount Clough (3561') is just peeking out.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/2018-12-01-61549.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2018-12-01-61549</image:title><image:caption>Panorama from the Carriage Road on the ridge between North peak (left) and South peak (right) of Mount Moosilauke.  Undercast in the valley.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/2018-12-01-61669.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2018-12-01-61669</image:title><image:caption>Junction of Carriage Road and Glencliff Trail on Mount Moosilauke.  Deep snow for early season!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/2018-12-01-61545.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2018-12-01-61545</image:title><image:caption>Snowy trail near the "rock garden" on the upper reaches of the Glencliff Trail, Mount Moosilauke.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-12-02T13:07:47+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2018/11/03/delhi-india/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/2018-11-01-61231.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ugrasen ki Baoli, a stepwell in New Delhi.</image:title><image:caption>Ugrasen ki Baoli, a stepwell in New Delhi.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/2018-10-31-61043.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Police in dress uniform assemble near the India Gate in Delhi.</image:title><image:caption>Police in dress uniform assemble near the India Gate in Delhi.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-11-03T13:20:58+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2018/10/14/singapore/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/2018-10-11-60648.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Flowers in Marina Bay Gardens, Singapore</image:title><image:caption>Flowers in Marina Bay Gardens, Singapore</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/2018-10-08-60609.jpg</image:loc><image:title>"Satay by the Bay" in Singapore</image:title><image:caption>"Satay by the Bay" in Singapore</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/2018-10-10-60561.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2018-10-10-60561</image:title><image:caption>Marina Bay, Singapore, with the helix bridge (left), Marina Bay Sands hotel (center), and lotus-shaped museum (right).  Financial district at far right.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-10-14T19:30:26+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2018/09/03/river-trip-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/2018-09-03-60383.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant, annual canoe trip.  (Mara)</image:title><image:caption>Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant, annual canoe trip.  (Mara)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/2018-09-02-60370.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Pam and Mara on our annual canoe trip.</image:title><image:caption>Pam and Mara on our annual canoe trip.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/2018-09-03-60393.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Pam and Andy on our annual canoe trip.</image:title><image:caption>Pam and Andy on our annual canoe trip.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/2018-09-03-60379-e1536027705243.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Squirrel swimming from NH to VT.</image:title><image:caption>Squirrel swimming from NH to VT.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/2018-09-03-60384.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A pretty waterfall along the Connecticut River; annual canoe trip.</image:title><image:caption>A pretty waterfall along the Connecticut River; annual canoe trip.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-09-04T02:31:00+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2018/08/22/dolphins/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2018-08-16-59438.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Bottle-nosed dolphins strand feeding at Kiawah Island.</image:title><image:caption>Bottle-nosed dolphins strand feeding at Kiawah Island.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-08-23T16:37:51+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2018/08/02/maine-backpack/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/spot-medium-angle.png</image:loc><image:title>SPOT medium angle</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2018-08-01-59012-e1533261771147.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2018-08-01-59012</image:title><image:caption>Trail sign at the end of my dayhike, where the A.T. crosses the Caribou Valley Road. Note 23.9 miles since our starting point, indicating total backpack distance.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2018-08-01-59011.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Three times to the summit of South Crocker!</image:title><image:caption>Three times to the summit of South Crocker!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2018-08-01-59008.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2018-08-01-59008</image:title><image:caption>Andy ressts alongside the South Branch of the Carrabasset River, in Caribou Valley, where the A.T. crosses.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2018-07-31-58994.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Beautiful wild blueberries along the Mount Abraham ridge.</image:title><image:caption>Beautiful wild blueberries along the Mount Abraham ridge.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2018-07-31-59007.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Trail to Mount Abraham skirts this rocky outcrop and proceeds up that ridge.</image:title><image:caption>Trail to Mount Abraham skirts this rocky outcrop and proceeds up that ridge.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2018-07-30-58965.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2018-07-30-58965</image:title><image:caption>Andy turns to face me as we approach the summit of Saddleback Mountain, in background, on the A.T. in Maine.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2018-07-29-58979.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Andy inspects Piazza Rock, along the A.T. near Saddleback Mountain in Maine.</image:title><image:caption>Andy inspects Piazza Rock, along the A.T. near Saddleback Mountain in Maine.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2018-07-30-58962.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2018-07-30-58962</image:title><image:caption>Andy heads north from Saddleback Mountain toward The Horn, on the A.T. in Maine.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2018-07-30-58939.jpg</image:loc><image:title>David on the summit of Saddleback Mountain, in Maine.</image:title><image:caption>David on the summit of Saddleback Mountain, in Maine.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-08-03T15:01:36+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2018/06/28/yosemite/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018-06-26-47635.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2018-06-26-47635</image:title><image:caption>Rafters on the Merced River, with Halfdome behind ; from Sentinel Bridge, Yosemite National Park.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018-06-26-47595_92_84-hdr.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2018-06-26-47595_92_84-HDR</image:title><image:caption>Sunrise view of Bridalveil Falls, from the Valley View point along the Merced River. Yosemite National Park.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018-06-25-47499.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2018-06-25-47499</image:title><image:caption>John, Andy, and Mara view the terrain east of Half Dome - with Nevada and Vernal Falls to their left - Yosemite.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018-06-24-47178.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Vernal Falls from the Mist Trail, Yosemite.</image:title><image:caption>Vernal Falls from the Mist Trail, Yosemite.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018-06-23-47003.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Halfdome and Yosemite Valley from Glacier Point.</image:title><image:caption>Halfdome and Yosemite Valley from Glacier Point.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018-06-23-47044-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Family photo at Glacier Point, Yosemite National Park.</image:title><image:caption>Family photo at Glacier Point, Yosemite National Park.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018-06-24-47348.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Vernal Falls from the Mist Trail, Yosemite.</image:title><image:caption>Vernal Falls from the Mist Trail, Yosemite.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018-06-23-47092.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Andy and Mara overlook Halfdome and Yosemite Valley from Glacier Point.</image:title><image:caption>Andy and Mara overlook Halfdome and Yosemite Valley from Glacier Point.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-06-28T15:52:18+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2017/10/30/alta-snowbird-traverse/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-10-21-40985.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Hiking up trails along the slopes at Alta.</image:title><image:caption>Hiking up trails along the slopes at Alta.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-10-21-41013.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2017-10-21-41013</image:title><image:caption>Along the trail from Alta to Catherine's Pass, with views of Devil's Castle, Sugarloaf, and Baldy.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-10-18-40799.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Views from Hidden Peak at Snowbird, toward the Twin Peaks and the sunset.</image:title><image:caption>Views from Hidden Peak at Snowbird, toward the Twin Peaks and the sunset.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-10-19-40923.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Mule deer on the slopes at Snowbird.</image:title><image:caption>Mule deer on the slopes at Snowbird.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-10-19-40954.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Late afternoon light, late fall colors, Big Cotton Canyon, Utah.</image:title><image:caption>Late afternoon light, late fall colors, Big Cotton Canyon, Utah.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-10-21-41097.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2017-10-21-41097</image:title><image:caption>Sugarloaf Pass, where I realize the path to Snowbird (and to Hidden Peak at rear) requires a serious descent and re-ascent.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-10-21-41087.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Cecret Lake, Albion Basin.</image:title><image:caption>Cecret Lake, Albion Basin.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-10-21-41037.jpg</image:loc><image:title>High exposure on the trail to Sunset Peak - and it gets worse!</image:title><image:caption>High exposure on the trail to Sunset Peak - and it gets worse!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-10-21-41126.jpg</image:loc><image:title>David on Sunset Peak, Utah.</image:title><image:caption>David on Sunset Peak, Utah.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-10-23-41150.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2017-10-23-41150</image:title><image:caption>MotionX capture of hiking track (orange), starting from Alta base (center top) and ending at Snowbird (left).</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-06-28T11:45:35+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2018/03/06/zion/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/2018-03-06-46029_5879_5793_6218_6071-hdr.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The Virgin River at its exit from the Narrows, in Zion National Park.</image:title><image:caption>The Virgin River at its exit from the Narrows.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/2018-03-06-45652.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Panorama from Observation Point, Zion National Park.</image:title><image:caption>Panorama from Observation Point.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/2018-03-06-45868.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The trail to Observation Point follows a slot canyon, Zion National Park.</image:title><image:caption>The trail to Observation Point follows a slot canyon.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/2018-03-06-46125.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Snow and ice on trail to Observation Point, Zion National Park.</image:title><image:caption>Snow and ice on trail to Observation Point.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/2018-03-06-45967_819_671-hdr.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Court of the Patriarchs; Zion National Park.</image:title><image:caption>One peak in the Court of the Patriarchs.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/2018-03-06-45946.jpg</image:loc><image:title>David at Canyon Overlook, soon after sunrise; Zion National Park.</image:title><image:caption>David at Canyon Overlook, soon after sunrise.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/2018-03-06-46086.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Mount Carmel tunnel, shortly after sunrise, Zion National Park.</image:title><image:caption>Mount Carmel tunnel, shortly after sunrise.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/2018-03-06-46110_6230_5830_5684-hdr.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The streaked wall and the Sentinel, before sunrise; Zion National Park.</image:title><image:caption>The streaked wall and the Sentinel, before sunrise.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/2018-03-06-46073_5921_5777-hdr.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The Watchman as viewed from the bridge at Canyon Crossing - Zion National Park.</image:title><image:caption>The Watchman as viewed from the bridge at Canyon Crossing.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/zion-track.png</image:loc><image:title>Zion track</image:title><image:caption>GPS trace of my day in Zion</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2022-04-18T23:12:53+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2018/06/13/mount-washington/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018-06-13-46890.jpg</image:loc><image:title>David on the summit of Mount Washington.</image:title><image:caption>David on the summit of Mount Washington.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-06-14T10:33:38+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2018/04/15/winter-hikes/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/route.png</image:loc><image:title>route</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018-02-18-45587.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The summit of Moosilauke on a rather cloudy winter's day.</image:title><image:caption>The summit of Moosilauke on a rather cloudy winter's day.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018-03-18-46300.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2018-03-18-46300</image:title><image:caption>Deep snow at the top of the Glencliff Trail, Mount Moosilauke; note the trail blaze.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018-04-07-46411.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2018-04-07-46411</image:title><image:caption>David on the summit of Mount Liberty, with Mount Lafayette at center and Garfield at right.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018-02-03-45529.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Dennis and Cory and Saiah enjoy the view of the Jobildunc headwall.</image:title><image:caption>Dennis and Cory and Saiah enjoy the view of the Jobildunc headwall.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-06-14T10:19:07+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2017/04/09/still-winter-on-moosilauke/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2017-04-09-36896.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2017-04-09-36896</image:title><image:caption>Deep snow on Moosilauke Ridge, with South Peak on the background; the drift at left was at least 5-6' above the trailbed at right.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2017-04-09-36864.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2017-04-09-36864</image:title><image:caption>Approaching the North Peak of Moosilauke, with deep snow raising the trail above the trees.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2017-04-09-36847.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2017-04-09-36847</image:title><image:caption>Deep snow at the junction between Carriage Road and Glencliff Trail on Moosilauke.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2017-04-09-36831.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2017-04-09-36831</image:title><image:caption>The sun breaks over the ridge and through the trees along the Glencliff Trail on Moosilauke.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-03-11T14:26:29+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2015/12/06/moosilauke-2015-grid/</loc><lastmod>2018-03-11T14:25:41+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2017/08/21/total-eclipse/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017-08-21-001.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Total solar eclipse viewed from South Carolina.</image:title><image:caption>Total solar eclipse viewed from South Carolina. See the gallery for hi-res photos.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/eclipse.png</image:loc><image:title>eclipse</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2018-03-11T14:25:22+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2017/08/07/clyming-lyme/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/lyme-bottom-to-top-topo.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Lyme bottom to top topo</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017-08-06-39411.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A view of Smarts Mountain from the Lambert Ridge trail.</image:title><image:caption>A view of Smarts Mountain from the Lambert Ridge trail.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017-08-06-39319.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The Ranger Trail spends some time following the main branch of Grant Brook.</image:title><image:caption>The Ranger Trail spends some time following the main branch of Grant Brook.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017-08-06-39341.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View of Lyme (back along my route) from Smarts Mountain summit tower.</image:title><image:caption>View of Lyme (back along my route) from Smarts Mountain summit tower.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017-08-06-39397.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Panoramic view from Smarts summit, to the southeast.</image:title><image:caption>Panoramic view from Smarts summit, to the southeast.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017-08-06-39304.jpg</image:loc><image:title>This branch of Grant Brook is rather small, but pretty.</image:title><image:caption>This branch of Grant Brook is rather small, but pretty.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017-08-06-39272.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Another pretty cascade along Grant Brook.</image:title><image:caption>Another pretty cascade along Grant Brook.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017-08-06-39275.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A beaver dam across Grant Brook.</image:title><image:caption>A beaver dam across Grant Brook.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017-08-06-39273.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Rip-rap repair of Dorchester road.</image:title><image:caption>One of several sites where Dorchester road has been repaired after the July 1st storm.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017-08-06-39336.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A pretty waterfall forms a nice swimming hole, just below Route 10.</image:title><image:caption>A pretty waterfall forms a nice swimming hole, just below Route 10.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-03-11T14:25:06+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2017/09/25/bigelow-range/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-09-24-40547.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Pleasant ridge walking, Bigelow Mountain, Maine.</image:title><image:caption>Pleasant ridge walking, Bigelow Mountain, Maine.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-09-24-40419.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2017-09-24-40419</image:title><image:caption>David enjoying breakfast and the sunrise from Avery Peak, Bigelow Mountain, Maine.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-09-24-40379-hdr.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sunrise from Avery Peak, Bigelow Mountain, Maine.</image:title><image:caption>Sunrise from Avery Peak, Bigelow Mountain, Maine.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-09-23-40434-hdr.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sunset from West Bigelow Peak, Bigelow Mountain, Maine.</image:title><image:caption>Sunset from West Bigelow Peak, Bigelow Mountain, Maine.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-09-23-40496.jpg</image:loc><image:title>My tent at the Avery Col campsite, Bigelow Mountain, Maine,</image:title><image:caption>My tent at the Avery Col campsite, Bigelow Mountain, Maine,</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2021-01-14T15:50:15+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2017/09/10/moosilauke-ravine-lodge/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-09-16-40209.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ready for dinner at Moosilauke Ravine Lodge. Photo by David Kotz '86.</image:title><image:caption>Ready for dinner at Moosilauke Ravine Lodge. Photo by David Kotz '86.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-09-16-40235.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Moosilauke Ravine Lodge. Photo by David Kotz '86.</image:title><image:caption>Moosilauke Ravine Lodge. Photo by David Kotz '86.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-09-09-00134-crop.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2017-09-09-00134-crop</image:title><image:caption>An impressive 'slingshot' tree from Put's land, with a catwalk passing through; the clearstory windows from the old Lodge, and wainscoting made from logs salvaged from the old Ravine Lodge.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-09-29T16:13:54+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2017/09/03/canoe-trip/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-09-02-40130.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Pam and Andy on our CT River paddle trip.</image:title><image:caption>Pam and Andy on our CT River paddle trip.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-09-02-40138.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A re-enactor shows us the typical 'kit' for a frontier beaver hunter.</image:title><image:caption>A re-enactor shows us the typical 'kit' for a frontier beaver hunter.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-09-01-40085.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A beaver rests in a niche of the riverbank along the Connecticut River.</image:title><image:caption>A beaver rests in a niche of the riverbank along the Connecticut River.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-09-03T19:57:39+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2017/08/28/rooster-comb/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017-08-26-39907.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2017-08-26-39907</image:title><image:caption>Dad and David on the Rooster Comb in the Adirondacks, with Giant Mountain beyond.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017-08-27-400641.jpg</image:loc><image:title>An osprey perching on a pole in the Champlain valley of Vermont.</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017-08-26-39885.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View of Giant Mountain from the Rooster Comb in the Adirondacks.</image:title><image:caption>View of Giant Mountain from the Rooster Comb in the Adirondacks.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-08-28T21:40:49+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2017/08/24/adirondack-46/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017-08-24-39831.jpg</image:loc><image:title>David on the summit of Whiteface.</image:title><image:caption>David summits Whiteface Mountain, for the second time, to make it "count" for his 46.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017-08-24-39787.jpg</image:loc><image:title>David celebrates his 46th peak with his Dad on the summit of Whiteface.</image:title><image:caption>David celebrates his 46th peak with Dad on the summit of Whiteface.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-08-30T18:02:08+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2017/08/26/hunter-mountain/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017-08-25-39867.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A nest of three juvenile garter snakes on the summit of Hunter Mountain.</image:title><image:caption>A nest of three juvenile garter snakes on the summit of Hunter Mountain.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017-08-25-39853.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View from the outlook near the summit of Hunter Mountain.</image:title><image:caption>View from the outlook near the summit of Hunter Mountain.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-08-26T12:10:56+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2015/07/13/tanzania/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/2015-07-12-16879.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Rivertrees Hotel, outside Arusha Tanzania.</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/tanzania-map.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Tanzania map</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/2015-07-12-17462.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Lakeshores dotted with Lesser flamingo, Arusha N.P., Tanzania.</image:title><image:caption>Lakeshores dotted with Lesser flamingo, Arusha N.P., Tanzania.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/2015-07-12-17005.jpg</image:loc><image:title>We visit the waterfall at Arusha National Park.</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/2015-07-13-17409.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A man with his herd, along the road to Tarangire, Tanzania.</image:title><image:caption>A man with his herd, along the road to Tarangire, Tanzania.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/2015-07-12-16875.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Rivertrees Hotel, outside Arusha Tanzania.</image:title><image:caption>Rivertrees Hotel, outside Arusha Tanzania.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-08-22T13:27:10+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2016/10/18/adirondacks/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2016-10-16-35052.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Giant Mountain from Ausable Club.</image:title><image:caption>Giant Mountain from Ausable Club.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2016-10-16-35018.jpg</image:loc><image:title>David at Rainbow Falls.</image:title><image:caption>David at Rainbow Falls.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2016-10-16-34979.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Lower Ausable Lake, from Outlook #1 on the Scenic Trail to Sawteeth.</image:title><image:caption>Lower Ausable Lake, from Outlook #1 on the Scenic Trail to Sawteeth.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2016-10-16-34961.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Lower Ausable Lake, from the boathouse area.</image:title><image:caption>Lower Ausable Lake, from the boathouse area.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2016-10-16-34960.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Pretty fall colors, along Lake Road into Ausable Lake.</image:title><image:caption>Pretty fall colors, along Lake Road into Ausable Lake.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2016-10-16-34942.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The Ausable Club.</image:title><image:caption>The Ausable Club.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2016-10-16-34973.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Lower Ausable Lake, looking toward the dam.</image:title><image:caption>Lower Ausable Lake, looking toward the dam.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2016-10-15-34923.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2016-10-15-34923</image:title><image:caption>Stars over Mount Jo, illuminated by the Full Moon - with David jumping into the frame.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2016-10-15-34905.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Fall colors on the trail to Marcy Dam</image:title><image:caption>Fall colors on the trail to Marcy Dam</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2016-10-15-34881.jpg</image:loc><image:title>David on "hitch-up Matilda" bridges alongside Avalanche Lake.</image:title><image:caption>David on "hitch-up Matilda" bridges alongside Avalanche Lake.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-08-22T13:26:13+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2017/07/29/seward-range/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/2017-07-28-39050.jpg</image:loc><image:title>David on a viewpoint of Mount Seymour, with Mount Seward at rear.</image:title><image:caption>David on a viewpoint of Mount Seymour, with Mount Seward at rear.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/2017-07-29-39029.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Summit of Seward mountain.</image:title><image:caption>Someone carved this "S" into a tree at the summit of Seward mountain.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/2017-07-28-39067.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The mudpool in foreground distracted me and I ran my head into that log above.</image:title><image:caption>The mudpool in foreground distracted me and I ran my head into that log above.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/2017-07-29-39027.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Summit of Mount Emmons.</image:title><image:caption>Summit of Mount Emmons.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/2017-07-28-39085.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2017-07-28-39085</image:title><image:caption>Emmons, Donaldson, and Seward from Seymour.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/2017-07-28-39062.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Heavy erosion on the Seymour herd path.</image:title><image:caption>Heavy erosion on the Seymour herd path.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-08-22T13:21:09+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2017/06/25/couchsachraga-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/trail.png</image:loc><image:title>Bradley Pond Trail comparison</image:title><image:caption>Comparing Bradley Pond Trail in late-March and late-June 2017; notice the trail marker at center, which is 6'5" off the ground.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/couch.png</image:loc><image:title>Couchsachraga Ridge comparison</image:title><image:caption>Comparing Couchsachraga Ridge in late-March and late-June 2017; the view in March was better because I was standing on 3-4' of snow!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/2017-06-24-38680.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Couchsachraga viewed from my March turnaround location</image:title><image:caption>Couchsachraga viewed from my March turnaround location.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/2017-06-24-38669.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The Bradley Pond trail is wet and muddy.</image:title><image:caption>The Bradley Pond trail is wet and muddy. That trail marker is 6'5" from the ground.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/2017-03-19-36814.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The Bradley Pond trail is a deep trench through deep snow.</image:title><image:caption>The Bradley Pond trail is a deep trench through deep snow. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/2017-03-19-36768.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Couchsachraga viewed from my March turnaround location</image:title><image:caption>Couchsachraga viewed from my March turnaround location</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/2017-06-24-38682.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Couchsachraga summit! finally.</image:title><image:caption>Couchsachraga summit! finally.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-07-11T01:31:24+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2012/10/21/baker-tower-afternoon-light/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://davidkotz.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/baker-library-sky.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Baker Library &amp; sky</image:title><image:caption>October sky above Baker Tower, Dartmouth College.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-07-04T12:08:21+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org/2013/02/22/butterflies/</loc><lastmod>2017-07-04T12:07:58+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://davidkotz.org</loc><changefreq>daily</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority><lastmod>2026-04-02T16:01:31+00:00</lastmod></url></urlset>
