Dommage, en revanche qu'ils se fassent tant esquinter par les hélices des moteurs de bateaux rapides... Les gens préfèrent la vitesse plutôt que de faire attention à ces pensionnaires végétariens et débonnaires de leurs eaux...
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C'est vrai que c'est vraiment un symbole de "zen-attitude", le lamantin!
Dommage, en revanche qu'ils se fassent tant esquinter par les hélices des moteurs de bateaux rapides... Les gens préfèrent la vitesse plutôt que de faire attention à ces pensionnaires végétariens et débonnaires de leurs eaux...
Dommage, en revanche qu'ils se fassent tant esquinter par les hélices des moteurs de bateaux rapides... Les gens préfèrent la vitesse plutôt que de faire attention à ces pensionnaires végétariens et débonnaires de leurs eaux...
[center] Greenwich, England, 1985
Photograph by Bruce Dale
"Un saut fait passer de l'est à l'ouest à Greenwich en Angleterre, où une ligne en laiton représente la longitude 'zéro'. D'abord utilisée par des marins pour fixer leur position, l'heure de Greenwich a été adoptée par des chemins de fer et, après 1884, dans le monde entier comme norme pour l'heure. L'heure n'est plus maintenant fixée par la rotation de la terre, mais par l'horloge satellite et atomique."
Ils sont en retard pour celle d'aujourd'hui
Ils se sont arrêtés à celle du 5...
Je ne pouvais quand même pas la rater celle-ci ! 
Mars, 2000
Photograph by NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
"An artful view from space reveals a bracelet-like chain of shallow pits lining a trough created by faulting. The collapse zone appears on a flank of the Pavonis Mons volcano. Some 530 yards (475 meters) wide, the depression could have resulted from the underground movement of molten rock."
(Text and photograph from "A Mars Never Dreamed Of," February 2001, National Geographic magazine)
Photograph by NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
"An artful view from space reveals a bracelet-like chain of shallow pits lining a trough created by faulting. The collapse zone appears on a flank of the Pavonis Mons volcano. Some 530 yards (475 meters) wide, the depression could have resulted from the underground movement of molten rock."
(Text and photograph from "A Mars Never Dreamed Of," February 2001, National Geographic magazine)
Petite Mise à jour ....
le 06/01/2007
photographe: Gordon Gahan
le 07/01/2007
photographe: James L. Stanfield
Aujourd'hui
photographe: Annie Griffiths Belt
le 06/01/2007
photographe: Gordon Gahan
le 07/01/2007
photographe: James L. Stanfield
Aujourd'hui
photographe: Annie Griffiths Belt
Magnifiques fleurs devant une paroi en grès à Petra.
Petra, Jordan, 1998
Photograph by Annie Griffiths Belt
Wildflowers bloom in front of the rose-colored sandstone that makes up Petra. An ancient city that welcomed caravans from Arabia, Syria, Palestine, and Egypt, Petra was the capital of the Nabataeans, who ruled this part of the Middle East for more than four centuries.
(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Petra: An Ancient City of Stone," December 1998, National Geographic magazine)
Wildflowers bloom in front of the rose-colored sandstone that makes up Petra. An ancient city that welcomed caravans from Arabia, Syria, Palestine, and Egypt, Petra was the capital of the Nabataeans, who ruled this part of the Middle East for more than four centuries.
(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Petra: An Ancient City of Stone," December 1998, National Geographic magazine)
Loango National Park, Gabon, 2004
Photograph by Michael Nichols
A mother and her calf hippopotamus cool off in the "Land of the Surfing Hippos." Loango National Park got that nickname from the resident hippopotamuses' habit of swimming in the ocean and body-surfing to and from feeding grounds.
(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Gabon's Loango National Park: In the Land of the Surfing Hippos," August 2004, National Geographic magazine)
Tiens, Kenyboy m'a devancé aujourd'hui. 
le propriétaire du chameau gagnant encaisse 130 000 $ US
Suhar, Oman, 1992
Photograph by James L. Stanfield
Thundering across a berm racetrack, camels hurtle their 8 year-old jockeys toward the finish line while Omanis in pick-up trucks follow alongside. Though gambling is forbidden in this Muslim country, prize money goes to the owner of the winning camel whose value could be as much as 50,000 rials, or US$130,000.
(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Oman," May 1995, National Geographic magazine)
Photograph by James L. Stanfield
Thundering across a berm racetrack, camels hurtle their 8 year-old jockeys toward the finish line while Omanis in pick-up trucks follow alongside. Though gambling is forbidden in this Muslim country, prize money goes to the owner of the winning camel whose value could be as much as 50,000 rials, or US$130,000.
(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Oman," May 1995, National Geographic magazine)
Loango National Park, Gabon, 2003
Photograph by Michael Nichols
A flock of African skimmer birds glides over the fish-rich waters of Gabon's coastal region. With its uniquely shaped bill, the lower mandible is much longer than the upper one, skimmer birds feed on small fish by flying open-mouthed over the surface of estuaries and rivers.
(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Gabon's Loango National Park: In the Land of the Surfing Hippos," August 2004, National Geographic magazine)
Seoul, South Korea, 1979
Photograph by H. Edward Kim
Snow dusts the buildings of Toksu Palace in the shadow of Seoul’s towering hotels and office complexes. Originally occupied by the 16th century Yi Dynasty leader King Sonjo, the palace was rebuilt in the early 1900s and now houses a branch gallery of South Korea’s National Museum of Contemporary Art.
(Text adapted from and photograph from, "Seoul: Korean Showcase," December 1979, National Geographic magazine)
Vraiment super beau! Beau choix d'images que nous a fait le NG!
Celle du 14:
Lake Hoare, Antarctica, 1998
Photograph by Maria Stenzel
Antarctica’s perennially ice-covered Lake Hoare bears the scars of sand and dirt that have worked their way from the surface down into the ice. Soil blows onto the lake from the nearby dry valley, warms in the sun, and melts downward, leaving a bubble column in its trail.
(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Timeless Valleys of the Antarctic Desert," October 1998, National Geographic magazine)
Lake Hoare, Antarctica, 1998
Photograph by Maria Stenzel
Antarctica’s perennially ice-covered Lake Hoare bears the scars of sand and dirt that have worked their way from the surface down into the ice. Soil blows onto the lake from the nearby dry valley, warms in the sun, and melts downward, leaving a bubble column in its trail.
(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Timeless Valleys of the Antarctic Desert," October 1998, National Geographic magazine)
Helsinki, Finland, 1981
Photograph by Jodi Cobb
The imposing Lutheran Cathedral rises over the somber city of Helsinki as a man bundled against the cold makes his way across one of the city’s many frozen harbors. Built in 1852, the stark-white cathedral, called the Tuomiokorkko in Finnish, sits in Senate Square in the city center.
(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Helsinki," August 1981, National Geographic magazine)
Photograph by Jodi Cobb
The imposing Lutheran Cathedral rises over the somber city of Helsinki as a man bundled against the cold makes his way across one of the city’s many frozen harbors. Built in 1852, the stark-white cathedral, called the Tuomiokorkko in Finnish, sits in Senate Square in the city center.
(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Helsinki," August 1981, National Geographic magazine)
Un fermier amish en Pennsylvanie
Loganville, Pennsylvania, 1993
Photograph by Robert W. Madden
An Amish farmer in Loganville, Pennsylvania uses a horse-drawn wagon to spread manure over a shimmering, snow-covered field.
(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Chesapeake Bay—Hanging in the Balance,” June 1993, National Geographic magazine)
Photograph by Robert W. Madden
An Amish farmer in Loganville, Pennsylvania uses a horse-drawn wagon to spread manure over a shimmering, snow-covered field.
(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Chesapeake Bay—Hanging in the Balance,” June 1993, National Geographic magazine)
Porte menant à l'observatoire astronomique de Jaïpur en Inde.
Jaipur, India, 1985
Photograph by Bruce Dale
An arched doorway leads to a staircase in the astronomical observatory called Jantar Mantar. The complex, located in the city of Jaipur in Rajasthan, India, was built by astronomer Jai Singh around 1730 and is still in use today. It includes large, abstract-looking structures designed to track the motion of the sun and tell time, among other uses.
Jantar Mantar is a Sanskrit phrase meaning “magical device.”
(Text and photograph from, "In the Land of the Maharajas: Rajasthan by Rail," Spring 1986, National Geographic Traveler magazine)
Photograph by Bruce Dale
An arched doorway leads to a staircase in the astronomical observatory called Jantar Mantar. The complex, located in the city of Jaipur in Rajasthan, India, was built by astronomer Jai Singh around 1730 and is still in use today. It includes large, abstract-looking structures designed to track the motion of the sun and tell time, among other uses.
Jantar Mantar is a Sanskrit phrase meaning “magical device.”
(Text and photograph from, "In the Land of the Maharajas: Rajasthan by Rail," Spring 1986, National Geographic Traveler magazine)
Nanning, China, 1981
Photograph by James P. Blair
A footbridge spans the Yu River in Nanning in southeastern China. Nanning is the political, economic, and financial center of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, the National Geographic book China, 1981)
Colebrook, New Hampshire, 1972
Photograph by David L. Arnold
Snow blankets a farm in Colebrook, New Hampshire, along the slopes of the Connecticut River Valley. The Connecticut River forms the border between New Hampshire and Vermont and flows some 410 miles (610 kilometers), from just shy of the Canadian border to the Long Island Sound.
(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Yesterday Lingers Along the Connecticut,” September 1972, National Geographic magazine)
Deux magnifiques loups gris dans la neige du Minnesota.
Ely, Minnesota, 1997
Photograph by Joel Sartore
Two gray wolves relax in the snow at Minnesota’s International Wolf Center. Opened in June 1993, the center is at the forefront of efforts to educate people about the value of wolves in the ecosystem and to encourage the reintroduction and wide distribution of wolves in the wild.
(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Return of the Gray Wolf,” May 1998, National Geographic magazine)
Photograph by Joel Sartore
Two gray wolves relax in the snow at Minnesota’s International Wolf Center. Opened in June 1993, the center is at the forefront of efforts to educate people about the value of wolves in the ecosystem and to encourage the reintroduction and wide distribution of wolves in the wild.
(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Return of the Gray Wolf,” May 1998, National Geographic magazine)
On est bien loin de notre douceur actuelle...
St. John's, Newfoundland, 1974
Photograph by Sam Abell
A bush in St. John’s wears an icy glaze during what Newfoundlanders call the “silver thaw.” The freezing rain that causes this condition can damage trees and power lines, but is a harbinger of the coming spring.
(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Newfoundland Trusts in the Sea,” January 1974, National Geographic magazine)
Photograph by Sam Abell
A bush in St. John’s wears an icy glaze during what Newfoundlanders call the “silver thaw.” The freezing rain that causes this condition can damage trees and power lines, but is a harbinger of the coming spring.
(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Newfoundland Trusts in the Sea,” January 1974, National Geographic magazine)
Vatnajökull Glacier, Iceland, 1997
Photograph by Steve Winter
A traditional Icelandic sod house built into a hillside faces the wide expanse of Vatnajökull glacier. Vatnajökull was the site of a volcanic eruption in November 1996 that melted billions of a gallons of glacial ice and triggered a cataclysmic flood that lasted two days. No one was injured in the flood, but it destroyed a bridge and littered a floodplain with huge blocks of ice, some weighing more than 1,000 tons (1,016 metric tons).
(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Iceland’s Trial by Fire,” May 1997, National Geographic magazine)
Génial, ces maisons! Rondes, on aurait dit Hobbitbourg! En tous les cas, ça doit être terrible pour l'isolation thermique!
Magnifique photo, j'adore ce genre de paysage.
Deux bisons dans le magnifique parc national de Yellowstone.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, 1998
Photograph by O. Louis Mazzatenta
A female American bison and her calf move along a snow bank near a hot spring in Yellowstone National Park. About 16,000 bison roam the park, the only population of wild bison left in North America.
(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Life Grows Up,” April 1998, National Geographic magazine)
Photograph by O. Louis Mazzatenta
A female American bison and her calf move along a snow bank near a hot spring in Yellowstone National Park. About 16,000 bison roam the park, the only population of wild bison left in North America.
(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Life Grows Up,” April 1998, National Geographic magazine)
Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1985
Photograph by Joseph H. Bailey
The Atlantic Ocean stretches beyond a row of weathered thatch-roof houses, replicas of those built by the pilgrims on Plimoth Plantation in the 1620s. The houses are part of a recreated 17th century settlement that greets visitors to the living history museum in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, the National Geographic book, The Adventure of Archaeology, 1985)
On a vraiment la sensation d'être dans un autre siècle... Belle image!
Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, 1986
Photograph by George F. Mobley
A lone arbutus tree perches atop a hill on Salt Spring Island in British Columbia. Home to about 10,000 people, Salt Spring is the largest of Canada�s Gulf Islands. The Gulf Islands comprise about a dozen large islands and hundreds of smaller islets which dot the inland Strait of Georgia south of Vancouver. The island�s sheltered location, relatively dry climate, and strong tides give rise to a number of species unique to this region.
(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, the National Geographic book Traveling the Trans-Canada: From Newfoundland to British Columbia, 1987)
Photograph by George F. Mobley
A lone arbutus tree perches atop a hill on Salt Spring Island in British Columbia. Home to about 10,000 people, Salt Spring is the largest of Canada�s Gulf Islands. The Gulf Islands comprise about a dozen large islands and hundreds of smaller islets which dot the inland Strait of Georgia south of Vancouver. The island�s sheltered location, relatively dry climate, and strong tides give rise to a number of species unique to this region.
(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, the National Geographic book Traveling the Trans-Canada: From Newfoundland to British Columbia, 1987)
Moscow, Russia, 1997
Photograph by Gerd Ludwig
Pedestrians bundled against the Moscow chill push through plazas dotted with storefronts touting luxury goods. In spite of recent high oil prices and an expanding middle class, Russia still suffers from inflation, corruption, and an unstable banking system, making high-end goods unreachable to all but Russia�s elite.
(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Moscow: The New Revolution," April 1997, National Geographic magazine)
Photograph by Gerd Ludwig
Pedestrians bundled against the Moscow chill push through plazas dotted with storefronts touting luxury goods. In spite of recent high oil prices and an expanding middle class, Russia still suffers from inflation, corruption, and an unstable banking system, making high-end goods unreachable to all but Russia�s elite.
(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Moscow: The New Revolution," April 1997, National Geographic magazine)
J'adore cette photo...
Near Haines, Alaska, 1976
Photograph by Steve Raymer
A bald eagle perches, wings stretched, in a snow-covered tree by the Chilkat River near Haines, Alaska. The area is home to a bald eagle preserve that is a prime wintering ground for the birds, attracting some 3,000 eagles annually.
(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, the National Geographic book Alaska Highway, 1976)
Photograph by Steve Raymer
A bald eagle perches, wings stretched, in a snow-covered tree by the Chilkat River near Haines, Alaska. The area is home to a bald eagle preserve that is a prime wintering ground for the birds, attracting some 3,000 eagles annually.
(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, the National Geographic book Alaska Highway, 1976)
Harlington, Texas, 1978
Photograph by George F. Mobley
“In Harlington, Texas, rows on rows of trailers, each with its palm tree, house some of the thousands of 'Winter Texans' who flock to the lower Rio Grande Valley to escape the northern cold. Average temperature of 75˚F (25˚C), humidity of 60 percent, and rainfall of 25 inches (64 centimeters) mean an almost ideal climate for tourism.“
(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for the National Geographic book The Great Southwest, 1980)
Photograph by George F. Mobley
“In Harlington, Texas, rows on rows of trailers, each with its palm tree, house some of the thousands of 'Winter Texans' who flock to the lower Rio Grande Valley to escape the northern cold. Average temperature of 75˚F (25˚C), humidity of 60 percent, and rainfall of 25 inches (64 centimeters) mean an almost ideal climate for tourism.“
(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for the National Geographic book The Great Southwest, 1980)
Queen Maud Land, Antarctica, 1997
Photograph by Gordon Wiltsie
The jagged peaks of Antarctica’s Filchner Mountains rise in the distance as an intrepid mountaineering team makes camp on an ice field.
(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "On the Edge of Antarctica: Queen Maud Land,” February 1998, National Geographic magazine)
Remarquable photo prise par le spécialiste du genre, des récits et témoignages photos des aventures à haut risque en Antarctique.
De Gordon Wiltsie, "Antarctique sur le fil du Rasoir"
De Gordon Wiltsie, "Antarctique sur le fil du Rasoir"
Dubois, Wyoming, 1987
Photograph by Raymond Gehman
Neon lights at a Dubois, Wyoming motel give an array of icicles an eerie red tinge. Dubois is auspiciously located for national park visitors�roughly an hour�s drive from Grand Teton National Park and about two hours from Yellowstone.
(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, the National Geographic book Yellowstone Country: A Wilderness Celebration, 1989)
Photograph by Raymond Gehman
Neon lights at a Dubois, Wyoming motel give an array of icicles an eerie red tinge. Dubois is auspiciously located for national park visitors�roughly an hour�s drive from Grand Teton National Park and about two hours from Yellowstone.
(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, the National Geographic book Yellowstone Country: A Wilderness Celebration, 1989)
Parfois les photos du National Geopgraphic n'ont pas grand interet...
Quand je regarde celle-ci, j'ai l'impression d'être dans une cave oû il fait très froid....
Quand je regarde celle-ci, j'ai l'impression d'être dans une cave oû il fait très froid....
Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, 1997
Photograph by Flip Nicklin
A large ice floe in the Arctic Ocean bears an icicle-trimmed cave. This cave served as a hideout for a bearded seal seeking shelter from the harsh Arctic climate.
(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Bearded Seals�Going With the Floe,� March 1997, National Geographic magazine)
Photograph by Flip Nicklin
A large ice floe in the Arctic Ocean bears an icicle-trimmed cave. This cave served as a hideout for a bearded seal seeking shelter from the harsh Arctic climate.
(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Bearded Seals�Going With the Floe,� March 1997, National Geographic magazine)
Tiens, ba quand on parle de cave oû il fait très froid 
...
Cette photo est très jolie
...Cette photo est très jolie
Ouaip très belle photo !
French Polynesia, 1996
Photograph by Jodi Cobb
A naked boy stands at the turquoise blue edge of the South Pacific in French Polynesia. This island paradise is a haven for European tourists, but its natives have long been troubled with feelings of antipathy over 150 years of French rule.
(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "French Polynesia: Charting a New Course," June 1997, National Geographic magazine)
Photograph by Jodi Cobb
A naked boy stands at the turquoise blue edge of the South Pacific in French Polynesia. This island paradise is a haven for European tourists, but its natives have long been troubled with feelings of antipathy over 150 years of French rule.
(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "French Polynesia: Charting a New Course," June 1997, National Geographic magazine)
Cà fait rêver, vivement l'été!
Ces magnifiques paysages de plage paradisiaques me laisseront toujours aussi reveur...
Vivement cet été !!!!!!!!!!!!
Vivement cet été !!!!!!!!!!!!
02.02.07
Yellowstone National Park, 1990
Photograph by George F. Mobley
A mountain lion peers out from a rocky nook in Yellowstone National Park. Demonized by farmers and ranchers, mountain lions were almost hunted out of existence until substantial research in the 1960s helped dispel fears about these mysterious big cats which are in fact more likely to run up a tree than attack a human.
(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Learning to Live with Mountain Lions," July 1992, National Geographic magazine)
Je trouve cette photo magnifique, il est trop mimi le chat
Yellowstone National Park, 1990
Photograph by George F. Mobley
A mountain lion peers out from a rocky nook in Yellowstone National Park. Demonized by farmers and ranchers, mountain lions were almost hunted out of existence until substantial research in the 1960s helped dispel fears about these mysterious big cats which are in fact more likely to run up a tree than attack a human.
(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Learning to Live with Mountain Lions," July 1992, National Geographic magazine)
Je trouve cette photo magnifique, il est trop mimi le chat
Ce superbe parc naturel U.S situé majoritairement dans le Wyoming nous donne souvent droit à de magnifiques photos. Yellowstone est certainement l'un des sites les plus exceptionnels de la planète tant du point de vue géologique que biologique. La composition du sol est riche en soufre ce qui lui donne cette couleur jaune dont le parc tire son nom : "pierre jaune". Le parc contient à lui seul les deux tiers des geysers de la planète.
Yellowstone est certainement l'un des sites les plus exceptionnels de la planète tant du point de vue géologique que biologique. La composition du sol est riche en soufre ce qui lui donne cette couleur jaune dont le parc tire son nom : "pierre jaune". Le parc contient à lui seul les deux tiers des geysers de la planète.
Yarmouth, Maine, 1968
Photograph by B. Anthony Stewart
Twilight illuminates the snow-covered grounds of a Universalist Church in Yarmouth, Maine.
(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Character Marks the Coast of Maine,” June 1968, National Geographic magazine)
Photograph by B. Anthony Stewart
Twilight illuminates the snow-covered grounds of a Universalist Church in Yarmouth, Maine.
(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Character Marks the Coast of Maine,” June 1968, National Geographic magazine)
Toujours dans le Wyoming...
[center]
Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, 1979
Photograph by David Alan Harvey
A lone evergreen in a snowy expanse of Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park waits to see whether the sun will emerge from the thick morning fog.
(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Grand Teton—A Winter’s Tale,” July 1979, National Geographic magazine) [/center]
St. Anne, Martinique, 1980
Photograph by Michael Yada
A boy�s silhouetted figure walks along a pier as volcanic mountains rise against a mauve-colored sky in St. Anne, Martinique. A French overseas department, this 425-square-mile (1,100-square-kilometer) Caribbean island boasts ruggedly beautiful landscapes and a legacy of Carib indigenous warriors so fierce that 16th-century Spanish conquistadores decided against trying to colonize it.
(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, �The Caribbean: Sun, Sea, and Seething,� February 1980, National Geographic magazine)
Photograph by Michael Yada
A boy�s silhouetted figure walks along a pier as volcanic mountains rise against a mauve-colored sky in St. Anne, Martinique. A French overseas department, this 425-square-mile (1,100-square-kilometer) Caribbean island boasts ruggedly beautiful landscapes and a legacy of Carib indigenous warriors so fierce that 16th-century Spanish conquistadores decided against trying to colonize it.
(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, �The Caribbean: Sun, Sea, and Seething,� February 1980, National Geographic magazine)
Poland, 1987
Photograph by James L. Stanfield
Niedzica Castle rises behind a hydroelectric dam, still under construction in this photograph, on Poland’s Dunajec River. The castle, originally built in the 14th century, once overlooked the Dunajec Breach, a five-mile-long (two-kilometer-long) gorge flanked by towering rock walls. Now, it oversees tranquil Czorsztyn Lake, formed when the controversial dam was completed in 1994.
(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Poland: The Hope That Never Dies," January, 1988, National Geographic magazine)
Mount Edziza Provincial Park, Canada, 1981
Photograph by Sam Abell
A belt of snow-spotted lava beds stretches across 568,342 acres (230,000 hectares) of Mount Edziza Provincial Park in northwest British Columbia. The park is a spectacular volcanic wilderness of lava flows, basalt plateaus, cinder fields and cones formed from eruptions and basalt flows that occurred between 10,000 and 4 million years ago.
(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, the National Geographic book Canada’s Wilderness Land, 1982)
Manobier, Wales, 1985
Photograph by Robert W. Madden
A bird soars over the lichen-draped remains of Manorbier Castle in Wales. At its height in the 12th century, the castle consisted of a gatehouse, a keep, two towers, and a vaulted chapel enclosed within two high stone curtain walls. Originally built as a fortified manor house, this medieval castle never encountered attack, which is why it remains remarkably well-preserved today.
(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, the National Geographic book Discovering Britain and Ireland, 1985)
Kistache National Forest, Louisiana, 1994
A leaf sits pinned between a rock and the flowing waters of a Kisatchie National Forest stream. The 600,000-acre (242,812-hectare) forest boasts seemingly endless stands of longleaf pines and is home to the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker, whose designated nest trees are identifiable by the white band painted around their trunks.
(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, the National Geographic Book Guide to Scenic Highways and Byways, 1994)
A leaf sits pinned between a rock and the flowing waters of a Kisatchie National Forest stream. The 600,000-acre (242,812-hectare) forest boasts seemingly endless stands of longleaf pines and is home to the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker, whose designated nest trees are identifiable by the white band painted around their trunks.
(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, the National Geographic Book Guide to Scenic Highways and Byways, 1994)
Primis, Egypt, 1976
Photograph by Thomas J. Abercrombie
Bartolome Island, Ecuador, 1986
Photograph by Sam Abell
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