国家地理]精美图片 （四十九）

1326. “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
　　

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　1327. ‘[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
　　

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　1328. 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)
　　
　　

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　1329. "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
　　
　　

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　1330. "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

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　1331. "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)
　　

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1332. 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, "Ontari Canada‘s Keystone," December 1977, National Geographic magazine)
　　

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1333. "Knowlton‘s lakefront reflects the scenic bliss of Quebec‘s Eastern Townships."
　　桭rom "Canada Coast-to-Coast," November/December 2004, National Geographic Traveler magazine
　　

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　1334. "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)
　　

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　1335. "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
　　

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