<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - road-trip</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/road-trip</link><description>Newsvine - road-trip</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Fri, 31 May 2013 13:15:19 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:40:42 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>My Road Trip, MO Chickens and Scenic View</title>
<description><![CDATA[Without too much backtracking..60 West and 67 South are Too close together but easy and fast turn around. I suspect it happens a lot to travelers like me that see the turn sign, Right as they are Passing it. There wasn't any animal life until.....I&nbsp;saw an armadillo trying to&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[mstanley2265]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[mstanley2265]]></source><link>http://mstanley2265.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/31/18654731-my-road-trip-mo-chickens-and-scenic-view</link><guid>http://mstanley2265.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/31/18654731-my-road-trip-mo-chickens-and-scenic-view</guid><category>road-trip</category><category>not-news</category><category>mo-chickens</category><pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2013 13:13:29 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mstanley22651616BEC9-B5D8-07F0-196D-31EFD2B3209A.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="449" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mstanley22651616BEC9-B5D8-07F0-196D-31EFD2B3209A.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="135" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Brutus with daughter on right and lady friend&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mstanley226502C6C777-610C-B49D-086E-FB531DA024CA.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="458" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mstanley226502C6C777-610C-B49D-086E-FB531DA024CA.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="138" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;The wind started picking up as he was scurrying back to the coop&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mstanley2265E83D453B-52CC-A711-D903-14425C4D3D0B.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mstanley2265E83D453B-52CC-A711-D903-14425C4D3D0B.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mstanley2265F8BC237D-3329-3F21-571C-785AFE7DF3F4.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="221" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mstanley2265F8BC237D-3329-3F21-571C-785AFE7DF3F4.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="67" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Storm moving in from the Southwest&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>'Nowhere on Earth more American than Mississippi,' British writer Richard Grant on why he lives in the Magnolia State (Video)</title>
<description><![CDATA['Nowhere on Earth is more American than the Mississippi delta', according to journalist and author Richard Grant, which is why he decided to make it his home. In search of the spirit of the Deep South, he takes us on a road trip exploring the eccentricities of the region, from th&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Carloz]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Carloz]]></source><link>http://carloz.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/10/18178630-nowhere-on-earth-more-american-than-mississippi-british-writer-richard-grant-on-why-he-lives-in-the-magnolia-state-video</link><guid>http://carloz.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/10/18178630-nowhere-on-earth-more-american-than-mississippi-british-writer-richard-grant-on-why-he-lives-in-the-magnolia-state-video</guid><category>travel</category><category>south</category><category>usa</category><category>mississippi</category><category>video</category><category>road-trip</category><category>uk</category><category>expats</category><category>the-guardian</category><category>a-brit-in-mississippi</category><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 23:47:01 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content medium="video" url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oz5r5ZK44PM" ><media:thumbnail url="http://i.ytimg.com/vi/Oz5r5ZK44PM/default.jpg" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>The Stocky Chronicles: We Saw London, We Saw France, They Saw Minnie's Underpants</title>
<description><![CDATA[When last we broke off our chronicle, Stocky and I were just arriving in le Paree after after a wrong way, I mean a round-trip around the tres lovely French countryside. Due to an unfortunate series of misunderstandings, we boarded a train for le Lyon, which is a lovely area, don&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[MinnieApolis]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[MinnieApolis]]></source><link>http://minnieapolis.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/07/14276892-the-stocky-chronicles-we-saw-london-we-saw-france-they-saw-minnies-underpants</link><guid>http://minnieapolis.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/07/14276892-the-stocky-chronicles-we-saw-london-we-saw-france-they-saw-minnies-underpants</guid><category>coming-home</category><category>humor</category><category>road-trip</category><category>funny</category><category>not-news</category><category>minnie</category><category>stocly-the-squirrel</category><pubDate>Sun, 7 Oct 2012 19:31:53 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Road Trip</title>
<description><![CDATA[
I made a road trip to Florida from Chicago in June with my kids. I love driving to Florida. I know the way by heart. Whenever we drive, we always swear we're going to take it slow and stop on the way to see interesting sights, but it almost never happens. We did a little better &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Viki Babbles Gonia]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Viki Babbles Gonia]]></source><link>http://vikibabbles.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/21/12875185-road-trip</link><guid>http://vikibabbles.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/21/12875185-road-trip</guid><category>storms</category><category>photos</category><category>arts</category><category>road-trip</category><category>moonrise</category><category>sunrises</category><pubDate>Sat, 21 Jul 2012 15:21:55 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=vikibabbles4E8BDD50-067F-5980-4528-F23B21C8B824.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=vikibabbles4E8BDD50-067F-5980-4528-F23B21C8B824.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Most mornings, I sit on the steps leading to the beach walk with my coffee and cigarette and wait for the sun.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=vikibabbles1113C5E7-2218-B778-2532-EE3B0FB3433A.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="600" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=vikibabbles1113C5E7-2218-B778-2532-EE3B0FB3433A.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;The way the light is hitting the water almost looks fake. &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=vikibabblesB05D24A7-AD1E-A4F0-8809-88D08FA116E8.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=vikibabblesB05D24A7-AD1E-A4F0-8809-88D08FA116E8.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Moonrise over the Atlantic Ocean. Ormond Beach, FL. 2012.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=vikibabbles18135729-B31F-8B94-B080-69C724888ADB.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=vikibabbles18135729-B31F-8B94-B080-69C724888ADB.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;&quot;Fairchild Oak: This Live Oak has withstood hurricane winds, fires, droughts, wars and the follies of mankind for centuries. Please help us to protect this magnificent tree by not climbing on its ancient limbs. Thank you. Florida Park Service.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=vikibabbles656B21C9-1BB6-F844-01A6-30A842F76F73.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=vikibabbles656B21C9-1BB6-F844-01A6-30A842F76F73.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;The rain coming down in sheets, but way down the beach. I stayed dry. For a little while, anyway.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=vikibabbles465F794A-25CB-0379-CCED-E87368167788.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="712" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=vikibabbles465F794A-25CB-0379-CCED-E87368167788.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="214" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;These clouds mean business&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=vikibabbles7F671D5B-6A08-C818-46F1-1A3EC02C765E.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=vikibabbles7F671D5B-6A08-C818-46F1-1A3EC02C765E.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;That darkness on the left between the water and the sky is a solid sheet of rain.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=vikibabbles383C244C-96BB-C62B-DF2A-58E11A2127EF.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=vikibabbles383C244C-96BB-C62B-DF2A-58E11A2127EF.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;The ocean fisherman enjoyed this too. &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Bored UCLA Student Joins Libyan Rebels</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Bummed out by the end of summer vacation? Want to take the awesomest road trip evar?  Not really bothered by the idea of conflict tourism or turning someone  else&rsquo;s struggle for freedom into your bar-stool anecdote?
Dude: you need to join the Libyan revolution!
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[krishna-167929]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[krishna-167929]]></source><link>http://krishna109.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/01/7563291-bored-ucla-student-joins-libyan-rebels</link><guid>http://krishna109.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/01/7563291-bored-ucla-student-joins-libyan-rebels</guid><category>libya</category><category>world-news</category><category>road-trip</category><category>boredom</category><category>arab-spring</category><pubDate>Fri, 2 Sep 2011 02:06:27 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Travel pictures from our Vinemeet Trip</title>
<description><![CDATA[
My final article about our trip to Kentucky. We were on the road for about 10 hours each way, which gave me lots of time to take some pictures of the sights. I took lots but am only showing you the best or most interesting.
&nbsp;
We had wonderful weather for our travels both to&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[rottlady]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[rottlady]]></source><link>http://bigmomma.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/02/6998465-travel-pictures-from-our-vinemeet-trip</link><guid>http://bigmomma.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/02/6998465-travel-pictures-from-our-vinemeet-trip</guid><category>travel</category><category>illinois</category><category>kentucky</category><category>missouri</category><category>road-trip</category><category>scenery</category><category>indianna</category><category>vinemeet</category><category>vinemeet-2011</category><category>missouri-route-66-welcome-center</category><pubDate>Sat, 2 Jul 2011 12:42:45 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma03D76A22-9289-BB18-0E45-0FF90BA1882D.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma03D76A22-9289-BB18-0E45-0FF90BA1882D.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Floor tile decoration inside the Visitors Center
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© 2011 by &lt;a href=&quot;http://flickr.com/photos/rottlady/&quot;&gt; Rottlady &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaCEFBC202-210E-4EAB-8DF2-E5795E81DFFC.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaCEFBC202-210E-4EAB-8DF2-E5795E81DFFC.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Inside the Missouri Route 66 Welcome Center
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© 2011 by &lt;a href=&quot;http://flickr.com/photos/rottlady/&quot;&gt; Rottlady &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma98CBBAAA-EB80-0D19-CB3C-C79B63575086.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma98CBBAAA-EB80-0D19-CB3C-C79B63575086.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Sign inside the Missouri Route 66 Welcome Center
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© 2011 by &lt;a href=&quot;http://flickr.com/photos/rottlady/&quot;&gt; Rottlady &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaD4212AB6-D009-44E8-7ED6-2239D52016A3.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaD4212AB6-D009-44E8-7ED6-2239D52016A3.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Route depicting Route 66 through Missouri and Illinois
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&amp;Acirc;&amp;copy; 2011 by &lt;a href=&quot;http://flickr.com/photos/rottlady/&quot;&gt; Rottlady &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma24DF4567-A6B0-8472-6225-90F7183582C3.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="456" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma24DF4567-A6B0-8472-6225-90F7183582C3.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="137" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Missouri Route 66 Welcome Center Sign
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© 2011 by &lt;a href=&quot;http://flickr.com/photos/rottlady/&quot;&gt; Rottlady &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaC06E3627-AEEB-0B82-AC09-1B625ED92F17.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaC06E3627-AEEB-0B82-AC09-1B625ED92F17.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Side view of Castle and Dragon
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© 2011 by &lt;a href=&quot;http://flickr.com/photos/rottlady/&quot;&gt; Rottlady &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaABE11BE8-8DE7-B42B-FEAC-1B85A4963EA0.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="359" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaABE11BE8-8DE7-B42B-FEAC-1B85A4963EA0.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="108" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Dragons and a Castle spotted somewhere near St Louis
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© 2011 by &lt;a href=&quot;http://flickr.com/photos/rottlady/&quot;&gt; Rottlady &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma0E079AF0-4D62-3806-95CA-86BEDFDE6EAC.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="305" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma0E079AF0-4D62-3806-95CA-86BEDFDE6EAC.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="92" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Bridges and cables over the Missouri River
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© 2011 by &lt;a href=&quot;http://flickr.com/photos/rottlady/&quot;&gt; Rottlady &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaD6029E9F-127D-9924-A6FE-BB02077FFA1F.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="233" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaD6029E9F-127D-9924-A6FE-BB02077FFA1F.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="70" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Scenery along a Kentucky Highway
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© 2011 by &lt;a href=&quot;http://flickr.com/photos/rottlady/&quot;&gt; Rottlady &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma7E394DAA-B83B-BB4F-9E31-2EF0A0233B1D.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma7E394DAA-B83B-BB4F-9E31-2EF0A0233B1D.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Kentucky rocks!
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© 2011 by &lt;a href=&quot;http://flickr.com/photos/rottlady/&quot;&gt; Rottlady &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma42263371-373B-B877-C9C9-F6E790DF5FB7.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="274" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma42263371-373B-B877-C9C9-F6E790DF5FB7.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="83" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Another cool bridge over Ohio River
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© 2011 by &lt;a href=&quot;http://flickr.com/photos/rottlady/&quot;&gt; Rottlady &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaD8CBB924-E9DF-4778-0A3E-45E00BB103D3.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="299" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaD8CBB924-E9DF-4778-0A3E-45E00BB103D3.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Bridge over Ohio River
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© 2011 by &lt;a href=&quot;http://flickr.com/photos/rottlady/&quot;&gt; Rottlady &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaD87DB28E-4018-AFC8-6ADD-3A05CF5F3710.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaD87DB28E-4018-AFC8-6ADD-3A05CF5F3710.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Highway travelers found at a rest area
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© 2011 by &lt;a href=&quot;http://flickr.com/photos/rottlady/&quot;&gt; Rottlady &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Major League Baseball: How to Visit 30 Ballparks in 35 Days This Summer</title>
<description><![CDATA[This is definitely on my bucket list. Would love to have the opportunity to attempt this one year. An 18,000 mile road trip over 5 weeks that lands you at all 30 MLB stadiums.&nbsp;
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[sahyder1]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[sahyder1]]></source><link>http://sahyder1.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/03/6781092-major-league-baseball-how-to-visit-30-ballparks-in-35-days-this-summer</link><guid>http://sahyder1.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/03/6781092-major-league-baseball-how-to-visit-30-ballparks-in-35-days-this-summer</guid><category>mlb</category><category>sports</category><category>baseball</category><category>wall-street-journal</category><category>road-trip</category><category>wsj</category><pubDate>Fri, 3 Jun 2011 20:21:38 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>We counted 21 Eagles this weekend and got more pics!</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[rottlady]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[rottlady]]></source><link>http://bigmomma.newsvine.com/_news/2011/02/02/5967126-we-counted-21-eagles-this-weekend-and-got-more-pics</link><guid>http://bigmomma.newsvine.com/_news/2011/02/02/5967126-we-counted-21-eagles-this-weekend-and-got-more-pics</guid><category>travel</category><category>eagles</category><category>road-trip</category><category>birdwatching</category><category>rottlady</category><category>good-news-wednesday</category><category>stella-missouri</category><pubDate>Wed, 2 Feb 2011 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fbigmomma2F5970485.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fbigmomma2F5970485.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Mock eaglet in nest built by Mo Conservation Dept.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Rottlady copywrite 2011&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fbigmomma2F5970501.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="321" width="384" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fbigmomma2F5970501.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="101" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Springfield to Stella and back. This was the route we took for our Sunday afternoon drive. It was approx. 159 miles.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs">Rottlady copywrite 2011</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Bertha Benz's amazing first road trip</title>
<description><![CDATA[On the even of the 125th anniversary of the automobile's invention in Germany, one woman's journey is being remembered as the seminal road trip.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[cartooncat]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[cartooncat]]></source><link>http://cartooncat.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/28/5941271-bertha-benzs-amazing-first-road-trip</link><guid>http://cartooncat.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/28/5941271-bertha-benzs-amazing-first-road-trip</guid><category>history</category><category>car</category><category>road-trip</category><category>125th-anniversary</category><category>bertha-benz</category><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2011 16:49:06 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Tin Cow Family Welcomes Travelers to Iowa</title>
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An udderly charming bovine family welcomes travelers to the rest stop at Lamoni, Iowa. The parents' heads are made from recycled milk cans. The whole bodies are painted with the typical black splotches on a white background of the Holstein breed of cow. Papa has longhorn-style h&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[MinnieApolis]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[MinnieApolis]]></source><link>http://minnieapolis.newsvine.com/_news/2010/12/18/5674009-tin-cow-family-welcomes-travelers-to-iowa</link><guid>http://minnieapolis.newsvine.com/_news/2010/12/18/5674009-tin-cow-family-welcomes-travelers-to-iowa</guid><category>travel</category><category>road-trip</category><category>automobile</category><category>northern-iowa</category><category>picture</category><category>diner</category><category>northwood</category><category>car-travel</category><category>maid-rite</category><category>lamoni</category><category>iowa-rest-stop</category><category>iowa-welcome-center</category><category>amish-crafts</category><category>cow-sculpture</category><category>milk-can-cows</category><category>holstein-sculpture</category><category>southern-iowa</category><category>lake-mills</category><pubDate>Sat, 18 Dec 2010 18:19:19 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2FMinnieApolis2F5674028.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2FMinnieApolis2F5674028.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This udderly charming bovine family expresses the new and old charms of the state of Iowa. They stand outside the travelers' center at the Lamoni location along I-35.. Careful, there is also another travelers rest stop about a mile or so north on I-35.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>My Weekend with the Marshall Tucker Band/Road trip update</title>
<description><![CDATA[ What a great weekend I had, my friend Cheryl and I left Manila Arkansas around 7am Friday and headed on our road trip to Metropolis Il. It was a pleasant drive, the weather had cleared and the sun was shining.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Knowlton's Rangers]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Knowlton's Rangers]]></source><link>http://knowlton-rangers.newsvine.com/_news/2010/11/30/5547717-my-weekend-with-the-marshall-tucker-bandroad-trip-update</link><guid>http://knowlton-rangers.newsvine.com/_news/2010/11/30/5547717-my-weekend-with-the-marshall-tucker-bandroad-trip-update</guid><category>road-trip</category><category>metropolis</category><category>marshall-tucker-band</category><pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 06:45:42 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fknowlton-rangers2F5547902.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="160" width="108" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fknowlton-rangers2F5547902.jpg&amp;width=120" width="108" height="160" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fknowlton-rangers2F5547904.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="120" width="160" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fknowlton-rangers2F5547904.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fknowlton-rangers2F5547909.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="200" width="300" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fknowlton-rangers2F5547909.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fknowlton-rangers2F5547911.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="158" width="160" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fknowlton-rangers2F5547911.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="119" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fknowlton-rangers2F5547914.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="213" width="300" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fknowlton-rangers2F5547914.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="86" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fknowlton-rangers2F5547916.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="116" width="160" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fknowlton-rangers2F5547916.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="87" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Weekend Road Trip Nov 26 2010</title>
<description><![CDATA[ Well Thanksgiving is over and I am working third shift, sitting all by my lonesome everyone seems to be out of town. Not a lot of traffic temp is dropping and the rain is moving out. So I thought I would drop everyone a line and say I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Knowlton's Rangers]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Knowlton's Rangers]]></source><link>http://knowlton-rangers.newsvine.com/_news/2010/11/26/5528869-weekend-road-trip-nov-26-2010</link><guid>http://knowlton-rangers.newsvine.com/_news/2010/11/26/5528869-weekend-road-trip-nov-26-2010</guid><category>superman</category><category>road-trip</category><category>metropolis</category><category>knowltons-rangers</category><category>marshal-tucker-band</category><pubDate>Fri, 26 Nov 2010 05:26:58 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Web traffic redirected to China still a mystery </title>
<description><![CDATA[Six months after Web traffic involving popular U.S.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Newshour]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Newshour]]></source><link>http://newshour.newsvine.com/_news/2010/10/10/5269074-web-traffic-redirected-to-china-still-a-mystery</link><guid>http://newshour.newsvine.com/_news/2010/10/10/5269074-web-traffic-redirected-to-china-still-a-mystery</guid><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>china</category><category>mystery</category><category>dns</category><category>road-trip</category><category>web-traffic</category><category>pennsylvania-dutch</category><category>space-programs</category><category>final-frontier</category><category>internet-most</category><category>pm-pdt-explain</category><category>pm-pdt-so</category><category>criminal-hackers-enterprise</category><category>cnet-river</category><category>insecurity-complex-eu</category><category>chinese-servers</category><pubDate>Mon, 11 Oct 2010 03:50:45 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Boy in Spiderman pajamas scoots along Illinois highway</title>
<description><![CDATA[Authorities said Jackson County sheriff's deputies picked up the boy and his Razor-type scooter about 2 a.m. Wednesday along Old Illinois 13 in Murphysboro after fielding two 911 calls about the child's trek. 
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[TestAnxiety]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[TestAnxiety]]></source><link>http://testanxiety.newsvine.com/_news/2010/09/10/5087047-boy-in-spiderman-pajamas-scoots-along-illinois-highway</link><guid>http://testanxiety.newsvine.com/_news/2010/09/10/5087047-boy-in-spiderman-pajamas-scoots-along-illinois-highway</guid><category>kids</category><category>pajamas</category><category>us-news</category><category>spider-man</category><category>road-trip</category><category>scooter</category><pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2010 18:59:50 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>The End Of The Road Trip for Foto-Friday (Part 2 Of Pictures Of Waterfalls in Northern Oregon)</title>
<description><![CDATA[ This is part 2 of my Foto-Friday pictures. Foto-Friday is a feature of Newsvine photographers. As I stated in the PREVIOUS ARTICLE my picture count was a little high this week and it crashed the article and I lost all the pictures.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[mightyj]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[mightyj]]></source><link>http://jjthefisherman.newsvine.com/_news/2010/07/30/4783067-the-end-of-the-road-trip-for-foto-friday-part-2-of-pictures-of-waterfalls-in-northern-oregon</link><guid>http://jjthefisherman.newsvine.com/_news/2010/07/30/4783067-the-end-of-the-road-trip-for-foto-friday-part-2-of-pictures-of-waterfalls-in-northern-oregon</guid><category>travel</category><category>road-trip</category><category>pictures</category><category>sophie</category><category>reina</category><category>foto-friday</category><category>america-at-70-mph</category><category>illegal-alien-dog</category><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:27:18 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4783132.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="533" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4783132.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="160" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This is another one of Harse Tail Falls. I couldn't help it. It's the cover shot.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4783135.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4783135.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;The Columbia River has these cool house boats laid out in a dock type setting like a little community. &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4783137.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4783137.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;I love the watery garages. Good for parking a wet bike or even a small boat.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4783140.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4783140.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;The Columbia River as seen from the bridge crossing into Washington.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4783141.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4783141.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;We Made It!!&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4783142.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4783142.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Washington has a lot of pretty rivers like this one.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4783143.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4783143.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Sign of the times, not too far to Seattle now.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4783144.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4783144.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;I am the inventor of high speed flower photography. For some reason I don't think it is going to catch on.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4783149.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4783149.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This is something you don't see everyday and answers a lot of questions nobody would ever bother to ask.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4783151.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4783151.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This interesting artwork is located south of Seattle on I-5. It is high speed art and was meant to be viewed doing at least 65 mph.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4783178.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4783178.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;There are some really tall trees in Washington.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4783182.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4783182.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Sophie asks, &quot;Are we there yet?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4783184.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4783184.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;I just thought this was a cool car. I was cool too in my bad U-haul truck this guy just seemed cooler.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4783187.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4783187.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Traffic is backed up on I-5 north all the way south of the Tacoma Dome. Stay tuned on KJJ radio cause we're not going anywhere. That actually is the Tacoma Dome.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4783189.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4783189.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;There it is Seattle, notice the cranes for the cargo port, and the Space Needle is just left of center.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4783190.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4783190.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;There is the Space Needle shot. Any story about Seattle must have that picture.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4783191.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4783191.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;They Call Seattle the City of Lakes. This one is called Lake Union and even though it is a fresh water lake that is above sea level, ocean going vessels like the one pictured here are able to get on the lake. They pass through the Ballard Locks to get up on the lake and have work done on them at one of the many shipyards. The lake is also very popular for recreational activities. The pollution from the work going on has been minimized, and a lot of the locals regularly enjoy boating, kayaking, rowing, and there is even little houseboat communities.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4783192.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4783192.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Sophie hanging out the left window of the car checks out our new house for the first time.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Pictures Of Waterfalls In Northern Oregon  (The End Of The Road Trip for Foto-Friday)</title>
<description><![CDATA[ These Pictures are a continuation of the subject of last week we are now in Seattle and I am so happy to be here. We stopped in Northern Oregon in a town called Troutdale it is on the Columbia River near the Gorge.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[mightyj]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[mightyj]]></source><link>http://jjthefisherman.newsvine.com/_news/2010/07/30/4781117-pictures-of-waterfalls-in-northern-oregon-the-end-of-the-road-trip-for-foto-friday</link><guid>http://jjthefisherman.newsvine.com/_news/2010/07/30/4781117-pictures-of-waterfalls-in-northern-oregon-the-end-of-the-road-trip-for-foto-friday</guid><category>travel</category><category>road-trip</category><category>pictures</category><category>sophie</category><category>reina</category><category>foto-friday</category><category>america-at-70-mph</category><category>illegal-alien-dog</category><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:53:17 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4782830.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="533" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4782830.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="160" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Postcard shot of Multnomah falls. That's the cover shot.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4782831.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4782831.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;First look at Multnomah Falls. Located in the Columbia River Gorge about 20 miles east of Portland Oregon.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4782835.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4782835.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This sign on the trail to the top of the falls tells the story of the local geology and geography. They really want everyone to stay on the trail.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4782836.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4782836.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This is a picture of the bottom of the upper fall where it falls into this pool. It's pretty there and cool because of the mist.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4782838.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4782838.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This is a view of the Columbia River from high up on the trail to the top of the falls. &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4782843.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4782843.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Reina may be, &quot;Just a dog,&quot; but she knows the importance of staying hydrated while on a big hike. Just after this picture was taken, a guy from Arrowhead Water gave her a scooby snack.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4782848.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4782848.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This is a picture of the elusive Northern Oregon Turbo Varmint they get 0-60 in 4.2 seconds and this one was very difficult to get a picture of. There was a large crowd standing behind me (3 people but they were all pretty big).&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4782855.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4782855.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This picture of the Columbia River taken from way up toward the top of the falls is kind of woodsy. Lots of trees obstructing the view. I liked this pic. due to the way the trees frame the river.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4782858.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="533" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4782858.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="160" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This is a shot of the top of the falls. It was taken from about the 550 foot level. The falls drop 620 feet for the upper fall top to the pool.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4782860.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4782860.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This is Reina in sylhouette, somebody tell A mac I am still trying. Reina does not really count as wildlife but she is feisty.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4782864.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4782864.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Notice the way Reina's tongue curls upward as she starts to overheat. Dogs evaporate saliva on their tongue to cool themselves, they also lie in a cool spot and will drop the heat out of their body if given the chance.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4782867.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4782867.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Waterfall dogs. Reina (center) and Sophie (right?) They were dog tired by this stage.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4782869.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="533" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4782869.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="160" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This is another postcard shot but the first one had a longer exposure which made the water stand out a little more. This one has better color for the background but my favorite would be the first one.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4782873.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4782873.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This is a picture of the lower fall. I like the water in motion effect.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4782874.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="533" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4782874.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="160" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Last look at Multnomah falls. These falls are actually close to the Portland Airport. Anybody with a long layover could take a cab the 18 miles to go see them. &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4782878.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4782878.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Dog devestation. For some reason I couldn't interest these guys in a nice walk.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4782881.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4782881.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;The sign at Horse Tail Falls. These falls are just a few miles east of Multnomah.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4782885.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="533" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4782885.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="160" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This pretty water fall actually does look like a horses tail.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4782886.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4782886.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;The bottom of Horse Tail Falls. It has a nice pool there, and there was a couple swimming there when I took this picture.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4782890.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4782890.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This shot of the Columbia River Gorge was taken at dusk.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4782891.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4782891.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Columbia River just after sundown.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4782893.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4782893.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This sign at the view point had some interesting Oregon history.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4782894.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4782894.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Poor Reina, Limping around like a three legged dog she collapsed right there and didn't get up for 10 hours. She is all better now, her particular breed has some leg issues.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Pictures of the Western States of the US at 70 Miles Per Hour (Road Trip For Foto-Friday)</title>
<description><![CDATA[ We are moving to Seattle! This has of course made it difficult to do Foto-Friday but driving down the road I had an idea. Since my camera is point and shoot anyway, why not use it for what it is good for pointing and shooting.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[mightyj]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[mightyj]]></source><link>http://jjthefisherman.newsvine.com/_news/2010/07/24/4740493-pictures-of-the-western-states-of-the-us-at-70-miles-per-hour-road-trip-for-foto-friday</link><guid>http://jjthefisherman.newsvine.com/_news/2010/07/24/4740493-pictures-of-the-western-states-of-the-us-at-70-miles-per-hour-road-trip-for-foto-friday</guid><category>road-trip</category><category>pictures</category><category>foto-friday</category><category>reina-sophie</category><category>america-at-70-mph</category><category>liberal-avenue</category><pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 06:33:01 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4740507.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4740507.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This 26 foot truck rented from U-haul was my ride for this trip. Apparently U-haul makes a little money they did 6 billion last year renting stuff. Most of that was probably from folks leaving California.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4740508.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4740508.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Sophie and Reina road in the chevy trailblazer, we wanted to trade it in but Cali has over 8 percent sales tax so we said, not!&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4740510.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4740510.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Sign of the times heading to Redding.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4740523.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4740523.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Dispatch this is Officer Shledenko we have them at gunpoint.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4740524.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4740524.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;I am not trying to say anything, but according to what I see here, in California you have to go right to get to liberal. &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4740525.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4740525.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;My newest attempt at A mac. style sylhouette. These cows aren't exactly wild life but they could get pretty riled up.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4740527.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4740527.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;The western sunset. Sundown for the US (lower 48)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4740532.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4740532.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;At the end of the day is something every dirty dog dreads,.....the bath! Poor Reina!&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4740533.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4740533.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Lake Shasta at high speed. It is pretty there.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4740534.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4740534.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Reina at lake Shasta. This is like doggies big adventure for her.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4740537.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4740537.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Sign of the times Portland is only 395 miles away which means only about 420 miles to a state that doesn't have an income tax.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4740555.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4740555.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Mt. Shasta still has snow on it in July......what's that Mr. Gore?  Al says it is just due to the heavy snows we had this winter. I just think it's pretty and wish there was more.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4740556.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4740556.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Mt. Global Warming.............I have no clue what this mountains name is. It is near Mt. Shasta&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4740559.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4740559.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;The savior of the California economy has arrived and just in time. You notice they are selling it at every exit. Note: There was a surprising amount of restaraunts and fast food joints around this town.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4740563.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4740563.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;I don't know what they do out at this airport ,but I have a one word guess.......Export!!!&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4740565.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4740565.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Pretty Northern California!&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4740566.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4740566.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Scenic mountain views at Oregon's southern border.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4740612.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4740612.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Despite all of the food breaks and rest stops we needed after our trip to weed, we made it to the border.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4740615.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4740615.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Oregon has a totally different kind of scenery and I thought this pic. kind of captured that.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4740617.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4740617.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Sign of the times. We are making good headway to the northward. Temperature is getting a little more reasonable too.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4740618.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4740618.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;I was behind a couple of Newsvine Trolls in their ride. This is what they  look like in the real world....oh,.... wait  for it,..... we have a judges ruling. Tyler gives out 1 day suspensions for troll abuse....1 day is not too bad. I could just go hang out with my friend Elaine.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4740619.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="301" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4740619.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="91" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Either that is Cheech and Chong having a smoke break or that van is just about ready to burst into flames.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4740624.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4740624.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;On the 205 just South East of Portland, Oregon a victim is removed from a multi- car accident. You can tell by the stretcher that they are planning to transport to the hospital.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4740627.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjjthefisherman2F4740627.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This picture was taken in Troutdale which is just east of Portland. The mountain is just across the river in Washington State. We stopped here for a side trip tomorrow that will be another photo subject.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title> Why Our Unemployment Rate Is So Much Higher Than Others</title>
<description><![CDATA[Compared to Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, and Brazil, Americans have real reasons to be dissatisfied with President Obama's policies.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Moderate-514640]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Moderate-514640]]></source><link>http://cuporeality.newsvine.com/_news/2010/04/28/4218415-why-our-unemployment-rate-is-so-much-higher-than-others</link><guid>http://cuporeality.newsvine.com/_news/2010/04/28/4218415-why-our-unemployment-rate-is-so-much-higher-than-others</guid><category>politics</category><category>unemployment</category><category>u-s</category><category>road-trip</category><category>economists</category><category>stimulus</category><pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 01:13:03 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>The Walrus Report</title>
<description><![CDATA[ Ever drive a long way on vacation?  I thought so.  When I was around 8 or 9, my father drove us from Denver to Anaheim so that we could visit Disneyland.  The trip there was fairly uneventful, but that's only because the stay and trip back were full of challenges.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Holly-348328]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Holly-348328]]></source><link>http://h-kuehn.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/23/4058422-the-walrus-report</link><guid>http://h-kuehn.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/23/4058422-the-walrus-report</guid><category>vacation</category><category>barbara-walters</category><category>disneyland</category><category>road-trip</category><category>breakdown</category><category>walrus</category><category>mojave-desert</category><category>goofy</category><category>family-trip</category><pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 18:58:32 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Spring Break Road Trip: Where should we stop?</title>
<description><![CDATA[ Hello my friends!

 Every Spring Break since the dawn of time, I have headed down to Florida. The few times I've flown, I've sworn to always fly and never drive again, but then by the next year, the road starts calling me again.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Viki Babbles Gonia]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Viki Babbles Gonia]]></source><link>http://vikibabbles.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/26/3954485-spring-break-road-trip-where-should-we-stop</link><guid>http://vikibabbles.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/26/3954485-spring-break-road-trip-where-should-we-stop</guid><category>travel</category><category>road-trip</category><category>spring-break</category><pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:53:54 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Taking The Great American Road Trip, Google-Style</title>
<description><![CDATA[Marc Horowitz and Pete Baldes wanted to embark on the timeless American tradition of a cross-country road trip, but these days even the cheapest ways of traveling have become a bit of a luxury.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[blinkin]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[blinkin]]></source><link>http://jg2090.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/23/3184273-taking-the-great-american-road-trip-google-style</link><guid>http://jg2090.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/23/3184273-taking-the-great-american-road-trip-google-style</guid><category>us</category><category>usa</category><category>internet</category><category>us-news</category><category>road-trip</category><category>video-conference</category><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:44:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Hitting the open road? Best, worst in-car food</title>
<description><![CDATA[With sun and sand often on the horizon, there's nothing more American than life on the open road - if only eating on the go were as simple. With summer vacation in mind, Epicurious presents the best and worst road trip snacks.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[msnbc.com U.S. & World News]]></source><link>http://world-news.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/07/3128344-hitting-the-open-road-best-worst-in-car-food</link><guid>http://world-news.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/07/3128344-hitting-the-open-road-best-worst-in-car-food</guid><category>street</category><category>today</category><category>american</category><category>cars</category><category>vacation</category><category>road-trip</category><category>the-office</category><category>the-beach</category><category>on-the-road</category><category>car-trip</category><category>food-wine</category><pubDate>Fri, 7 Aug 2009 12:48:30 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>5 ways to make road trips fun for kids, parents</title>
<description><![CDATA[A road trip with kids. Yes, there will be spilled drinks, crying, fighting and at least one shower of cold french fries. But do it anyway. It will be worth the effort, and these tips can make the experience memorable and fun for the whole family.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[msnbc.com U.S. & World News]]></source><link>http://world-news.newsvine.com/_news/2009/07/19/3038844-5-ways-to-make-road-trips-fun-for-kids-parents</link><guid>http://world-news.newsvine.com/_news/2009/07/19/3038844-5-ways-to-make-road-trips-fun-for-kids-parents</guid><category>child</category><category>today</category><category>children</category><category>family</category><category>families</category><category>vacation</category><category>road-trip</category><category>parenting</category><category>road-trips</category><category>travel-and-vacations</category><category>roads-and-traffic</category><category>parenting-family</category><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2009 14:19:38 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>A Road-Trip for 2009</title>
<description><![CDATA[I have been gone for a few days, on the road to Northern California.  Did anyone miss me?  ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[robertlyn-schultz]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[robertlyn-schultz]]></source><link>http://robertlyn-schultz.newsvine.com/_news/2009/07/01/2987405-a-road-trip-for-2009</link><guid>http://robertlyn-schultz.newsvine.com/_news/2009/07/01/2987405-a-road-trip-for-2009</guid><category>northern-california</category><category>road-trip</category><category>camping</category><pubDate>Wed, 1 Jul 2009 17:50:04 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Frobertlyn-schultz2F2987685.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Frobertlyn-schultz2F2987685.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;The Trinity River&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Frobertlyn-schultz2F2987686.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="533" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Frobertlyn-schultz2F2987686.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="160" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Dennis at the Sluice Box&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Frobertlyn-schultz2F2987707.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Frobertlyn-schultz2F2987707.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Sluice Box in action&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Frobertlyn-schultz2F2987711.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Frobertlyn-schultz2F2987711.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Dennis and Steve kick'n it in the shade (It was HOT up there)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Frobertlyn-schultz2F2987735.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Frobertlyn-schultz2F2987735.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A Visitor at our panning site&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Frobertlyn-schultz2F2987742.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Frobertlyn-schultz2F2987742.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A Sig, a Glock, and a CZ-75 - Your Basic three man Camp Defense System&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Frobertlyn-schultz2F2987775.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Frobertlyn-schultz2F2987775.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Chilling in camp with some new friends&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Frobertlyn-schultz2F2987783.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Frobertlyn-schultz2F2987783.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Tri-Tip appetizers&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Frobertlyn-schultz2F2987787.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Frobertlyn-schultz2F2987787.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Dennis pouring the stew into the Dutch Oven&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Frobertlyn-schultz2F2987791.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Frobertlyn-schultz2F2987791.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Adding pie crusts&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Frobertlyn-schultz2F2987800.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Frobertlyn-schultz2F2987800.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;laying on the Biscuits&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Frobertlyn-schultz2F2987802.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Frobertlyn-schultz2F2987802.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Loading the coals to the top of the Dutch Oven&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Frobertlyn-schultz2F2987819.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Frobertlyn-schultz2F2987819.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Now that looks good!&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Frobertlyn-schultz2F2987823.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Frobertlyn-schultz2F2987823.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Yeppers, tastes even better than it looks, Dennis is a talented cook&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Frobertlyn-schultz2F2987849.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Frobertlyn-schultz2F2987849.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;That is one packed down compact car.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Frobertlyn-schultz2F2987857.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Frobertlyn-schultz2F2987857.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;The Boys at Big Flat Ca.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Frobertlyn-schultz2F2987891.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Frobertlyn-schultz2F2987891.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Bigfoot and I&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Frobertlyn-schultz2F2987915.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Frobertlyn-schultz2F2987915.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Old Mining Water Monitor&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Frobertlyn-schultz2F2987922.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Frobertlyn-schultz2F2987922.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Found a hidey-hole&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Frobertlyn-schultz2F2987926.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Frobertlyn-schultz2F2987926.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;My bed under the Redwoods&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Frobertlyn-schultz2F2987936.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="533" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Frobertlyn-schultz2F2987936.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="160" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;My view from bed&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Frobertlyn-schultz2F2987948.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Frobertlyn-schultz2F2987948.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Camp Redwood&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Frobertlyn-schultz2F2988934.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Frobertlyn-schultz2F2988934.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Checking out a gravel bar on a river in Humboldt Co.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Frobertlyn-schultz2F2988940.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Frobertlyn-schultz2F2988940.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Avenue of the Redwoods Tourist stop - Smokie and I&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Frobertlyn-schultz2F2988947.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Frobertlyn-schultz2F2988947.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;My Compartment for the trip&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Frobertlyn-schultz2F2988953.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Frobertlyn-schultz2F2988953.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Yeppers - it is a tight fit&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Frobertlyn-schultz2F3006694.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="269" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Frobertlyn-schultz2F3006694.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;On top of one of the class 3 rapids on our run&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Frobertlyn-schultz2F3006695.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="269" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Frobertlyn-schultz2F3006695.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Over the short drop (In high water the rapid is classed at class 4)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>5 ways to make road trips fun for kids, parents</title>
<description><![CDATA[A road trip with kids. Yes, there will be spilled drinks, crying, fighting and at least one shower of cold French fries. But do it anyway. It will be worth the effort, and these tips can make the experience memorable and fun for the whole family.]]></description>
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