This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
Bathed in moonlight and swollen with floodwater, the rush of Haw Creek Falls in Arkansas announces the return of spring. To minimize maintenance, there are no bridges along the trail. "In some places you can hop from rock to rock," says Tim Ernst, one of the trail’s pioneers. "In others you have to get your feet wet and feel how cold the water really is."
See more photographs from the October 2008 feature story "Ozark Trail."
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
The mountain’s moods aren’t all bad. Spring warmth draws crowds to New England’s Tuckerman Ravine, including thrill seekers who attempt to ski a steep headwall. Others simply relax in the sun-washed glacial cirque and bask in the presence of the peak.
See more photographs from the February 2009 feature story "Mount Washington."
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
A century ago only a few hundred right whales survived in the Southern Hemisphere. But international protections are working, and the southern rights’ future, says Oregon State University biologist Scott Baker, "looks good."
See more photographs from the October 2008 feature story "Right Whales."
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
Like curtains drawn across the landscape, the walls of the Toad River Valley yield to untracked forests and pure lakes in northeastern British Columbia. Years of compromise and careful planning defined the enormous Muskwa-Kechika Management Area here, where competing interests—from miners to outfitters, preservationists, and native peoples—coexist in delicate balance.
See more photographs from the November 2008 feature story "Northern Giant."
