November 12, 2005

New South Wales, Australia
1997
R. Ian Lloyd

On a lonely highway in the Australian outback, the air is still, dry, and very hot. The road is a nine-foot-wide ribbon of bitumen that disappears into a shimmering horizon.
(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Australia by Bike," December 1997, National Geographic magazine)

November 13, 2005


Marsabit District, Kenya
1998
Maria Stenzel

Ariaal women and warriors dance at a traditional wedding in the Marsabit District of Kenya.

Before weddings, warriors and beaded girls prepare by applying makeup of red ocher and sheep fat. During the festivities, a newly circumcized bride spends much of the celebration in her mother’s hut in the company of her best friend.
(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Vanishing Cultures," August 1999, National Geographic magazine)

November 14, 2005


Pecos River, New Mexico
1992
Bruce Dale

"Tinged by an autumn sunset over Sena, New Mexico, the Pecos River makes its arduous run toward the Mexican border. The river, along a water-rights battleground, feeds the hopes of sturdy souls along its banks."
—From "The Pecos: River of Hard-won Dreams," September 1993, National Geographic magazine

November 15, 2005


Canadian Rockies, Canada
1998
Maria Stenzel

A ground squirrel emerges into a field of wildflowers in the Canadian Rockies.
Ground squirrels are well suited to survival in the sometimes unforgiving climate of these mountains. Their networks of burrows help them stay dry during storms. They hibernate during the winter cold; and their large litters help them maintain their population.

(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Wilderness by Air," July/August 1999, National Geographic Traveler magazine)