1386.Engaging in a prescribed burn, this forestry technician sets flames among the trees in Sequoia National Park. The controlled heat from the fire opens cones and creates space for young trees to grow. <BR>　　(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "The Essential Element of Fire," September 1996, National Geographic magazine) <BR>　　<BR><BR><IMG src="http://lava.nationalgeographic.com/pod/pictures/lg_wallpaper/06215_18.jpg">
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1387. Once a town that was a busy way station along "America's Main Street", historic Route 66, Seligman has little to show for its lost vitality. Although the traffic may be gone, people still live their lives. Here a man ranches cattle in Arizona's high desert. <BR>　　(Text adapted from and photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Romancing the Road," September 1997, National Geographic magazine) <BR>　　<BR><BR><IMG src="http://lava.nationalgeographic.com/pod/pictures/lg_wallpaper/06398_50.jpg">
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1388. "To get ready for the [Easter] festivities, some men of [;Oacute;limbos] village have their hair trimmed in a street outside the main coffeehouse." <BR>　　—From "Eternal Easter in a Greek Village," December 1983, National Geographic magazine <BR>　　<BR><BR><IMG src="http://lava.nationalgeographic.com/pod/pictures/lg_wallpaper/NGM1983_12p772-3.jpg">
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1389. Spread over 1.6 million acres (647,520 hectares) in Utah, Grand-Staircase Escalante National Monument is unique among the United States‘ protected lands, because it was created by the Bureau of Land Management, not by the National Parks Service, which is usually responsible for setting aside public lands. <BR>　　(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Celebrating Canyon Country: Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument," July 1999, National Geographic magazine) <BR>　　<BR><BR><IMG src="http://lava.nationalgeographic.com/pod/pictures/lg_wallpaper/06457_27.jpg">
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1391. Carved by glaciers, the Coast Mountains line the southeastern shores of Alaska and western British Columbia. <BR>　　(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Alaska‘s Southeast: A Place Apart," January 1984, National Geographic magazine) <BR>　　<BR><BR><IMG src="http://lava.nationalgeographic.com/pod/pictures/lg_wallpaper/05002_60.jpg">
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1392. “The wind-powered ferry shuttles people and automobiles across the choppy Strait of Tiquina, separating the lake’s two main segments. Steamboats and hydrofoils also ply Titicaca—highest of all navigable lakes.” <BR>　　(Text from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Titicaca, Abode of the Sun," February 1971, National Geographic magazine) <BR>　　<BR><BR><IMG src="http://lava.nationalgeographic.com/pod/pictures/lg_wallpaper/01207_28.jpg">

1393. African elephants are the largest of the world‘s land animals. Despite their large stature, they engage in a symbiotic relationship with the small cattle egret. The bird eats insects that are stirred up by the grazing of the elephant. <BR>　　(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Hiking Into the African Sky," July/August 1997, National Geographic Traveler magazine) <BR>　　<BR><BR><IMG src="http://lava.nationalgeographic.com/pod/pictures/lg_wallpaper/T0543_3.jpg">
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　1394. This public sculpture, shown from below, pays homage to Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. <BR>　　(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Helsinki," August 1981, National Geographic magazine) <BR>　　<BR><BR><IMG src="http://lava.nationalgeographic.com/pod/pictures/lg_wallpaper/02861_304.jpg">
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1395. Nestled in grasses off of the Zambezi River, a lion and her cub relax as evening sets in. Lion mothers give birth to two to four cubs at a time, on average. <BR>　　(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, ＂Down the Zambezi,＂ October 1997, National Geographic magazine) <BR>　　<BR><BR><IMG src="http://lava.nationalgeographic.com/pod/pictures/lg_wallpaper/06212_289.jpg">
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　1396. Forest elephants have straighter tusks and rounder ears than their larger, savanna-dwelling cousins. Both species梖orest elephants and African elephants梐re classified as endangered on the World Conservation Union's Red List. <BR>　　(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Gabon's Loango National Park," August 2004, National Geographic magazine) <BR>　　<BR><BR><IMG src="http://lava.nationalgeographic.com/pod/pictures/lg_wallpaper/MM6664_240.jpg">
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