August 1, 2005
Warsaw, Poland
1987
James L. Stanfield
A mourner's memories linger among the stone crosses that populate Warsaw's Powazki Cemetery on August 1, the anniversary of Warsaw's ill-fated uprising against the German occupation in 1944.
(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Poland: The Hope That Never Dies," January 1988, National Geographic magazine)
August 2, 2005
United Kingdom
1992
Sam Abell
Hedgerows outline fields throughout Britain. A hedge may be a vestige of a Roman or medieval field system or trace a parish boundary.
(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Hedgerows," September 1993, National Geographic magazine)
August 3, 2005
McCarthy, Alaska
1993
George F. Mobley
The prickly rose (Rosa acicularis) is the most widespread of the three species of roses found in Alaska. The rose provides a source of food for people as well as animals, is frequently used in teas and jellies, and is known to locals for its high content of vitamin C.
(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Wrangell-St. Elias National Park: Alaska's Sky-High Wilderness," May 1994, National Geographic magazine)
August 4, 2005
Summer Palace, Beijing, China
1978
Dean Conger
Named for its red fur, the red panda is about the size of a raccoon and sports a long curled tail. There are two subspecies of red panda梠ne living in the Himalayas, the other in southwestern China梐nd both are endangered.
(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, the National Geographic Book Journey Into China, 1982)
August 5, 2005
Route 66, Arizona
1996
Vincent J. Musi
A brisk wind carries a cowboy hat along the road that carried generations of Americans west, Route 66. Route 66 is also known as "the Mother Road," "the Main Street of America," and "the Will Rogers Highway."
(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Route 66," September 1997, National Geographic magazine)
August 6, 2005
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
1967
William Albert Allard
"Bison, once millions strong across the plains, were nearly wiped out by hunting. They also have refused to go gently, rebounding from a population of a thousand in 1889 to 300 times that many in North America today."
—From the special issue "National Geographic's Best of America," September 2002
August 7, 2005
Alaska
1909
O.D. Von Engeln
"As photography rose in importance, so did the need to pack a camera to record the trip, as O.D. von Engeln advised on the Society's 1909 expedition to Alaska. 'Develop in the field,' he urged fellow explorers, 'and as soon as possible after
exposure.' "
—From the special issue "National Geographic's Best of America," September 2002
August 8, 2005
Zambezi River, Africa
1996
Chris Johns
Lions spend up to 21 hours a day sleeping, napping, and cooling off, interspersed with short bouts of activity. Adult lions often frolic with their cubs to promote coordination and basic survival skills.
(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Down the Zambezi," October, 1997 National Geographic magazine)
August 9, 2005
Giverny, France
1989
Farrell Grehan
Looking like a painting come to life, this water-lily pond in Giverny, France is just one of the many legacies of French Impressionist painter Claude Monet. Monet began painting in Giverny, a village on the Seine some 45 miles (74 kilometers) west of Paris, in 1883. Few modern fans of his paintings, however, know that he also designed the gardens he immortalized on canvas. Monet designed this pond and garden near his Giverny home and drew inspiration from it for many of his later paintings.
(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Giverny," March 1989, National Geographic Traveler magazine)
August 10, 2005
New Orleans, Louisiana
1971
James L. Stanfield
"The rhythm of life slows in [a town] famed for music. A New Orleans carriage driver pauses between tourist rides around the French Quarter."
—From the special issue "National Geographic's Best of America," September 2002
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