November 1, 2004

     
  Greece
  1982
  James L. Stanfield

"The inscription on a skull—at St. Anne's monastic community—records the death of a Father Gregentios in 1979."
—From "The Byzantine Empire: Rome of the East," December 1983, National Geographic magazine

November 2, 2004

     
  Alaska Range, Alaska
  1996
  Bill Hatcher

The Alaska Range stretches from Canada's Yukon border in the east to the base of the Aleutian Range in the west.
(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Biking Across the Alaskan Range," May 1997, National Geographic magazine)

November 3, 2004

     
  Iceland
  1998
  Sisse Brimberg

"Symbol of survival, the Icelandic horse served as the only transport for a thousand years. Purebred descendants of stock brought by ninth-century Viking settlers, the much loved, five-gaited horses are now ridden for pleasure and in farmers' annual sheep roundups."
(Text from "Iceland: Life Under the Glaciers," February 1987, National Geographic magazine)

(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "In Search of the Vikings," May 2000, National Geographic magazine)

November 4, 2004

     
  Port Campbell National Park, Victoria, Australia
  1995
  Sam Abell

Sculpted by heavy winds and a fierce surf, these sea stacks stand along the Port Campbell National Park coast as remnants of retreating limestone cliffs.
(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, the National Geographic book Wild Shores of Australia, 1996)

November 5, 2004

     
  Florida’s Gulf coast
  2004
  Brooks Walker

"Sittin' on the dock of the bay, a brown pelican takes in the passing scene at Cedar Key. Here on Florida's Gulf coast, the pace is slower than that along the more populous Atlantic shore."
—From "Deep South Finale," November/December 2004, National Geographic Traveler magazine

November 6, 2004

     
  Ayparahui, Bolivia
  1998
  Maria Stenzel

The desert laps at the edges of the Chipaya village of Ayparahui, allowing it minimal amounts of grass and wood.

(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Vanishing Cultures," August 1999, National Geographic magazine)

November 7, 2004

     
  White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico
  1990
  George F. Mobley

"Ears flattened and teeth bared threateningly, a mountain lion will most likely back off from a human—in a hundred years fewer than 60 attacks have been recorded in the U.S. and Canada. Cougars like this New Mexico cat can kill animals eight times their size."
—From "Learning to Live With Mountain Lions," July 1992, National Geographic magazine

November 8, 2004

     
  Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Superior National Forest, Minnesota
  1997
  Raymond Gehman

"Dawn mists shroud the forest primeval of Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, in Superior National Forest."
From the National Geographic book American Legacy: Our National Forests, 1997

November 9, 2004

     
  Fraser Island, Australia
  1995
  Sam Abell

A hiker left behind a trail that will soon vanish on Fraser Island, the largest sand island in the world.
(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, Wild Shores of Australia, 1996, National Geographic Books)

November 10, 2004

     
  Siberia, Russia
  1996
  Maria Stenzel

A Nenets grandmother uses teeth and hands to turn reindeer tendon into thread. Nenets women spend many hours a week sewing coats, hats, boots, and other items from reindeer skins.

(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Nenets: Surviving on the Siberian Tundra," March 1998, National Geographic magazine)

November 11, 2004

     
  Mae Hong Son, Thailand
  1994
  Jodi Cobb

Some women of the Padaung people are fitted with brass neck rings at a young age to ward off evil spirits. The weight and pressure of the added rings crush the collar bones and sometimes the ribs of these women.
(Text adapted from "The Many Faces of Thailand," February 1996, National Geographic magazine)

(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "The Many Faces of Thailand," February 1996, National Geographic magazine)

November 12, 2004

     
  British Columbia, Canada
  2004
  Susan Seubert

"The three daughters of a workshop leader at British Columbia’s Hollyhock retreat take a break from beachcombing for crabs."
—From "Canada Coast-to-Coast," November/December 2004, National Geographic Traveler magazine

November 13, 2004

     
  Lake Myvatn, Iceland
  1998
  Sisse Brimberg

One of the numerous "mud pots" around Lake Myvatn gives the area its lunar-landscape appearance.
(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "In Search of the Vikings," May 2000, National Geographic magazine)

November 14, 2004

     
  Alaska Range, Alaska
  1996
  Bill Hatcher

Sloping and high-peaked, the Alaska Range stretches over 700 miles (1,126 kilometers) from east to west. Home to rugged mountains and ancient glaciers, this area's natural beauty draws adventurers to its trails every year.
(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Biking Across the Alaskan Range," May 1997, National Geographic magazine)

November 15, 2004

     
  Rethimnon, Crete, Greece
  1979
  James P. Blair

A wine-shipping port since the late Middle Ages, Rethimnon now also traffics in almonds, olive oil and tourism.
(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Greece," March 1980, National Geographic magazine)

November 16, 2004

     
  Sequoia National Park, California
  1995
  Raymond Gehman

Navigating a road filled with smoke from a prescribed burn can be a dangerous drive. Prescribed burns, while beneficial for the forest, can cause residual problems. Smoke causes low visibility and also negatively effects tourism, an issue that keeps prescribed burns from being used to prevent larger, more devastating forest fires.
(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "The Essential Element of Fire," September 1996, National Geographic magazine)

November 17, 2004

     
  Alaska Range, Alaska
  1996
  Bill Hatcher

A seven-week bike trip along the Alaska Range led cyclists Carl Tobin, Paul Adkins, and Roman Dial across a variety of landscapes. Icy glacial streams were among the obstacles the trio met along their journey.
(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Biking Across the Alaska Range," May 1997, National Geographic magazine)

November 18, 2004

     
  Port Campbell National Park, Victoria, Australia
  1995
  Sam Abell

Eroded sedimentary layers of limestone color these coastal cliffs.
(Text adapted from the National Geographic book Wild Shores of Australia, 1996)

(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, the National Geographic book Wild Shores of Australia, 1996)

November 19, 2004

     
  Parrsboro, Nova Scotia, Canada
  2004
  Susan Seubert

"The Light Keeper's Guest House puts visitors ringside for Bay of Fundy tide changes."
—From "Canada Coast-to-Coast," November/December 2004, National Geographic Traveler magazine

November 20, 2004

     
  Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
  1997
  Joel Sartore

"'[Yellowstone] has become the best place in the world for observing wolves,' [according to David Mech, a federal wolf expert]. Mech would know. He has watched Canis lupus around the globe and recently started an intensive study in the park's northern range."
(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "The Return of the Gray Wolf," May 1998, National Geographic magazine)

(Text adapted from "Return of the Gray Wolf," May 1998, National Geographic magazine)

November 21, 2004

     
  Iceland
  1998
  Sisse Brimberg

A large breach near the town of Thingvellir is a testimony to the history of this area's volcanic activity.
(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "In Search of the Vikings," May 2000, National Geographic magazine)

November 22, 2004

     
  Badlands National Park, South Dakota
  1996
  Daniel R. Westergren

"All around me wind and weather had carved a country of the imagination. Ridges rose like clustered tepees. Shadows created doorways in lost Tibetan temples. Clouds seemed to flutter like pennants above earthen castles, complete with towers, moats, and ramparts."
—From "Scenic Drive South Dakota," May/June 1996, National Geographic Traveler magazine

November 23, 2004

     
  South of the Gulf of Ob, Siberia, Russia
  1996
  Maria Stenzel

"In thin forest just south of the tree line, a Nenets herder leads his reindeer across snow-covered pastures where lichens serve as winter fodder. Soon they will cross the Arctic Circle into the treeless tundra of the Yamal Peninsula, where the Nenets have been pasturing their animals for centuries."

—From "Nenets: Surviving on the Siberian Tundra," March 1998, National Geographic magazine

November 24, 2004

     
  Las Vegas, Nevada
  1998
  William Albert Allard

"During the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas, kids go to the arcades and cowboys go to the casinos, where you can let it ride at the table for a lot longer than the eight seconds you have to stay on a bull to score."
—Text from "Rodeos: Behind the Chutes," September 1999, National Geographic magazine

(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Rodeos: Behind the Chutes," September 1999, National Geographic magazine)

November 25, 2004

     
  Wallenstein, Ontario, Canada
  1977
  Sam Abell

A sizeable rafter, this group of domesticated turkeys resides on a farm in Wallenstein, Ontario. Some of these turkeys may have a future in the United States where an estimated 86 million birds are consumed annually.
(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Ontario: Canada's Keystone," December 1977, National Geographic magazine)

November 26, 2004

     
  Knowlton, Eastern Townships, Quebec, Canada
  2004
  Susan Seubert

"Knowlton's lakefront reflects the scenic bliss of Quebec's Eastern Townships."
—From "Canada Coast-to-Coast," November/December 2004, National Geographic Traveler magazine

November 27, 2004

     
  Victoria Peak, Hong Kong
  1998
  Steve McCurry

"In Hong Kong's Central District, a forest of office towers has been rising for decades, creating a skyline that is unsurpassed in Asia for its boldness and variety."
—Text from "Hong Kong: The World's Greatest Chinatown," January/February 2000, National Geographic Traveler magazine)

(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Hong Kong: The World's Greatest Chinatown," January/February 2000, National Geographic Traveler magazine)

November 28, 2004

     
  Canterbury, New Hampshire
  1989
  Sam Abell

"The [Shaker] dwelling-house bathroom at Canterbury bespeaks communal life. The rocking chairs were placed in front of sinks perhaps on a whim by the sister who lives there."
—From "The Shakers' Brief Eternity," September 1989, National Geographic magazine

November 29, 2004

     
  Kastellorizon island, Greece
  1979
  James P. Blair

The island of Kastellorizon lies two miles (3.2 kilometers) off the Turkish coast. Since antiquity it has known many reversals of fortune. In the 1930s it prospered as a stopover for seaplanes. By 1979 many islanders had moved to Australia and scores of houses stood vacant.
(Text adapted from "Greece," March 1980, National Geographic magazine)

(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Greece," March 1980, National Geographic magazine)

November 30, 2004

     
  Siberia, Russia
  1996
  Maria Stenzel

A Nenets brigade, or herding group, makes ready to follow their reindeer to summer pastureland. The journey to the treeless tundra within the Arctic Circle is one of some 200 miles (322 kilometers).
(Text adapted from "Nenets: Surviving on the Siberian Tundra," March 1998, National Geographic magazine)

(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Nenets: Surviving on the Siberian Tundra," March 1998, National Geographic magazine)