1321. Thinning reeds open to a watery view of Florida‘s Everglades National Park. Native Americans knew the Everglades as Pa-May-Okee ("grassy water").
　　(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "South to the Keys," January/February 1999, National Geographic Traveler magazine)
　　

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　1322. "A Chobe River swim can take an elephant from Botswana to Namibia to Zambia, passport free."
　　—Text from "Without Borders: Uniting Africa‘s Wildlife Reserves," September 2001, National Geographic magazine
　　
　　(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in "Without Borders: Uniting Africa‘s Wildlife Reserves," September 2001, National Geographic magazine
　　

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　1323. "The [Channel Islands Marine Sanctuary] extends from the high tidemark of five islands桽an Miguel, Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa, Anacapa, and Santa Barbara梩o six miles (9.7 kilometers) off their shores, taking in 1,658 square miles (2,668 kilometers) of Pacific Ocean."
　　(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in "Blue Refuges: U.S. National Marine Sanctuaries," March, 1998 National Geographic magazine)
　　

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　1324. This shell dress worn by the daughter of the Oglala Sioux Chief American Horse marked her as a woman of substance in 1908. Dentalia shells—such as those in her dress—were used as currency by Native Americans and early European traders throughout much of the western United States.
　　(Photograph from "Money From the Sea," January 1993, National Geographic magazine)
　　

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1325. Tired and sore after 700 miles (1,126 kilometers) of biking, these cyclists raft down the Stony River. Rafting was a luxury after crossing previous rivers on foot, running the risk of hypothermia or even drowning.
　　(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Biking Across the Alaska Range," May 1997, National Geographic magazine)
　　

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