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September 1, 2005


Loango National Park, Gabon, Africa
2004
Michael K. Nichols

Peeking out of the murky water in Loango National Park, a mudskipper reveals its blunt head and close-set, protruding eyes. These elongated fish are noted for their ability to climb out of water with the aid of their strong pectoral fins. Once out of water mudskippers breathe air and moisture trapped in their gill chambers.
(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "In the Land of the Surfing Hippos," August 2004, National Geographic magazine)


September 2, 2005


Bixby Bridge, Big Sur Coast, California
1998
Macduff Everton

The Big Sur Coast stretches from just south of Carmel down to San Simeon, home of Hearst Castle. Spanish missionaries called the area el pais grande del sur, which means "the big country to the south." In a heavily populated state, Big Sur is stark, remote, and sparsely populated. Here, seals and sea lions may outnumber the humans.
(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "A Drive on the Wild Side," May/June 1998, National Geographic Traveler magazine)


September 3, 2005


Sangola, India
2004
William Albert Allard

"Under a tattered tent in Sangola, an all-male audience—common in rural areas—watches intently. Big-city viewers are livelier, says film scholar Manjunath Pendakur. "They cheer, boo, get into fights, even get on stage and dance." Part of the appeal: Devoid of overt sex, Bollywood films exude a subtle eroticism, especially in 'wet sari' scenes."
—Text and photograph from "Welcome to Bollywood," February 2005, National Geographic magazine


September 4, 2005


Venezuela
1976
Robert W. Madden

The capybara, the world's largest rodent, can weigh up to a hundred pounds (45.3 kilograms) and resembles a miniature hippopotamus. Its partially webbed feet help it swim and dive.
(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Venezuela's Crisis of Wealth," August 1976, National Geographic magazine)


September 5, 2005


Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Washington
1989
James P. Blair

Labor Day vacationers enjoy Takhlakh Lake as a cloud-covered Mount Adams towers in the background.
Great forests once covered much of the United States. By the mid-20th century almost all virgin forest had been cut from private lands in the conterminous U.S. Citizen debate now centers on when and where to slow or stop logging on public lands.

(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Old Growth Forests: Will We Save Our Own?," September 1990, National Geographic magazine)



September 6, 2005


Rainbow Lake Wilderness, Wisconsin
1997
Peter Essick

Hints of autumn appear in the water at Rainbow Lake Wilderness in Wisconsin's Chequamegon National Forest.
—From the special issue "National Geographic's Best of America," September 2002


September 7, 2005


Odzala National Park, Republic of the Congo, Africa
2000
Michael K. Nichols

"The bai [clearing] is a kind of village green for gorillas, a place to feed, play, groom, and just hang out."

—From "Green Abyss: Megatransect Part II," March 2001, National Geographic magazine


September 8, 2005


Dangriga, Belize
2001
Susie Post Rust

Among the Gar韋una people of Belize, fishermen rise before daybreak to head out to sea. Women work farms, raise the children, and prepare meals of fresh fish and cassava, plantains, pineapples, and coconuts plucked from village trees.
(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "The Gari韋una: Weaving a Future From a Tangled Past," September 2001, National Geographic magazine)


September 9, 2005


Assateague Island, Maryland or Virginia
1975
James L. Stanfield

Assateague Island's "wild" horses are actually feral, meaning they descended from domesticated horses. Every July young horses on the Virginia side of the island are rounded up for auction to raise money for the volunteer fire department on Chincoteague Island. Their journey includes a quick swim across a channel made famous by the children's book Misty of Chincoteague.
(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, the National Geographic book The Wild Ponies of Assateague Island, 1975)


September 10, 2005


New South Wales, Australia
1996
Medford Taylor

On the driest inhabited continent in the world, a waterfall on the Colo River is a much appreciated sight. Most Australians live on the coast and work in the city, escaping the dry conditions of the interior.
(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Australia by Bike," December 1997, National Geographic magazine)

September 11, 2005


Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada
1993
Raymond Gehman

"As any eagle can show you, a six-foot [183-centimeter] wingspan makes travel a lot easier among the magnificently corrugated Rocky Mountains. Although cliff-nesting golden eagles are most common, bald eagles like the adult perched on this subalpine fir also occur, especially along the edges of rivers and lakes."
From the National Geographic book Yellowstone to Yukon, 2000


September 12, 2005


Republic of Tuva, Russia
2002
Sisse Brimberg

Horses cantering across a valley in southern Siberia evoke the mystery of the ancient Scythian peoples who once lived here. One of history's earliest and mightiest horse-riding cultures, the Scythians revered their mounts in life, death, and art.
Most details of the Siberian Scythians' everyday life remain a mystery. Nomads and fierce warriors, they faded from the scene in the second century B.C., and their culture entered the realm of legend and artifact.

(Photograph from and text adapted from "Masters of Gold," June 2003, National Geographic magazine)


September 13, 2005


Glacier Bay, Alaska
1983
David Alan Harvey

A kayaker carefully maneuvers around jagged icebergs in Glacier Bay, Alaska. Glacier Bay was designated as a national park in 1980, protecting this unique area, while still allowing adventurers to take part in recreational activities like camping, kayaking, and rafting.
(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "A Place Apart," January 1984, National Geographic magazine)



September 14, 2005


Montserrat, West Indies
1996
Vincent J. Musi

In 1995 the Soufriere Hills volcano on the island of Montserrat erupted for the first time since the early 1600s. After the 1995 eruption and evacuation, continuing volcanic activity prompted three other evacuations. Thousands of former residents have fled the island, and although many hope to return, it could be years before the volcano simmers down.
(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Under the Volcano: Montserrat," July 1997, National Geographic magazine)


September 15, 2005


Loango National Park, Gabon, Africa
2003
Michael K. Nichols

Camouflaged by its colors and patterns, an extremely venomous Gabon viper is barely visible on the forest floor.


At 18 pounds (8 kilograms) the Gabon viper is the heaviest venomous snake in Africa. It also has the longest fangs of any snake, up to 4 centimeters (1.6 inches) long.
Photograph from "In the Land of the Surfing Hippos," August 2004, National Geographic magazine


September 16, 2005


Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaska
1993
George F. Mobley

Visitors to Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve head home from Labor Day festivities.
A 13.2-million-acre (1.6-million-hectare) park created in 1980, Wrangell-St. Elias is primarily a wilderness area, with few campgrounds, amenities, or designated trails. It also contains the historic copper-mining town of Kennicott. Kennicott was once a boomtown, then a ghost town, and is now a popular tourist destination.

(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Alaska's Sky-High Wilderness," May 1994, National Geographic magazine)


September 17, 2005


Bihar, India
2002
William Albert Allard

"Discarded chicken scraps bought from a restaurant barely make a meal for Untouchables in Bihar, one of India's poorest states. These villagers belong to the Musahar, or rat-eaters, caste, its members known for hunting rodents. Musahar women, many of whom work as field hands, have begun to agitate for better living conditions. This takes courage, says a local activist. 'If an Untouchable woman demands or questions something and a landlord doesn't like it, he will beat or sexually harass her.'"
From "India's Untouchables," June 2003, National Geographic magazine


September 18, 2005


United Kingdom
1992
Sam Abell

"In southern England alone, perhaps as many as one-fifth of all surviving hedgerows date from Saxon times, a living link with the Dark Ages. Some even date back to Roman times."
(Text from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Hedgerows," September 1993, National Geographic magazine)


September 19, 2005


Füssen, West Germany
1977
Robert W. Madden

"Eulogy in stone to a musical genius, Neuchwanstein Castle beckons from its Alpine setting far behind a country church near F黶sen. Bavaria's King Ludwig II was so taken with Richard Wagner's operas that he built this castle expressly to capture the spirit of their soaring romantic strains."
—From "West Germany: Continuing Miracle," August 1977, National Geographic magazine


September 20, 2005


Sahara, Chad
1998
George Steinmetz

Rocky skylines and dunes red with iron oxide make for a Martian landscape in northern Chad. Evidence of the Sahara's ancient seas and rivers, sandstone pinnacles were eroded by rainfall. The Sahara梩he largest desert in the world梘ets its name from the Arabic word sahra, or desert.
— Text and photograph from "Journey to the Heart of the Sahara," March 1999, National Geographic magazine

September 21, 2005


Malheur, Oregon
1996
Sarah Leen

This southeast region of Oregon was appropriately named Malheur (French for "misfortune") by trappers because of its bleak terrain. There are few residents in the area; only 1 percent of the state's population occupies this corner of Oregon.
(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Oregon's Outback," August 1997, National Geographic magazine)


September 22, 2005


Loango National Park, Gabon, Africa
2003
Michael K. Nichols

Viewed by a paraglider-riding photographer, a fish eagle soars over a lagoon.

Fish eagles most often inhabit African rivers, lakes, coastal lagoons and estuaries south of the Sahara. Fish are their main sources of food, especially catfish and lungfish. In some cases they also eat other waterbirds or their young.
—Photograph from "In the Land of the Surfing Hippos," August 2004, National Geographic magazine


September 23, 2005


South Dakota
1993
Daniel R. Westergren

The Black Hills region of South Dakota includes high ridges and deep caverns, the remains of a several-hundred-million-year period of intense pressure from the earth's molten crust. Over time, wind and water have eroded the landscape, a process still under way.
(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Scenic Drive: South Dakota Badlands and Black Hills," May/June 1996, National Geographic Traveler magazine)


September 24, 2005


Alaska Range, Alaska
1996
Bill Hatcher

This cyclist was a member of a trio that crossed a 700-mile (1,126-kilometer) section of the Alaskan Range by bicycle. The bicycles served not only as transport, but also as ice picks and tent stakes in the harsh conditions.
(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Biking Across the Alaska Range," May 1997, National Geographic magazine)


September 25, 2005


Stone Mountain Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada
1999
Raymond Gehman

A rainbow graces the sky above Stone Mountain Provincial Park. High elevations and harsh winter conditions limit the ranges of many species in the park, but this mountainous terrain is nevertheless home to a variety of wildlife, including grizzly and black bears, wolves, beaver, and golden eagles, among others.
(Photograph from the National Geographic book Yellowstone to Yukon, 2000)


September 26, 2005


Vermont and New Hampshire
1997
Michael S. Yamashita

As seen from neighboring Vermont, autumn begins to sprinkle the White Mountains of New Hampshire with color.

"Winter rules here in Vermont, but the rest of the seasons make up in splendor for what they lack in length. 'At times there's a luxury in the beauty, and at other times an austerity,' says a local poet. 'But the beauty is always there.”
—From "Vermont: Suite of Seasons," September 1998, National Geographic magazine


September 27, 2005


Loango National Park, Gabon, Africa
2003
Michael K. Nichols

"Flares of white cheeks and a blaze of red on its head gave away the lookout of a spying mangabey. 'Animals like sunset on the beach just as we do, and I often waited to see who would come out then,' Michael Nichols [a National Geographic photographer] says. 'One day this young mangabey came up the mangroves and watched me for five minutes. Then he was gone.'”
—From "In the Land of the Surfing Hippos," August 2004, National Geographic magazine


September 28, 2005


Papua New Guinea
1997
Jodi Cobb

Putting on their best faces, men of the Huli people prepare for a sing-sing, an annual festival of clan pride in the highlands of Papua New Guinea. Together they preen, strut, and shake their feathered costumes, mimicking the local birds of paradise.
(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "The Enigma of Beauty," January 2000, National Geographic magazine)