Roff Smith wanders along sand dunes in South Australia. A well-known writer on Australian topics, Smith embarked on a nine-month, 10,000-mile (16,000-kilometer) bicycle trek around the rugged continent in 1996

A horse paws trampled snow in a paddock amid a criss-cross of split-rail fences on a Craftsbury, Vermont, farm.
Part of the Appalachian Mountain system, the Green Mountains (background) stretch for 250 miles (402 kilometers) through central Vermont. The name Vermont comes from the French verts monts, or "green mountains

A woman in Bhubaneswar, India, grinds brilliant red mineral pigments to powder on a stone pestle for Holi, the Indian festival of color

A mounded seaweed roof creeps down the walls of the main building in Laeso, Denmark's Museumsgården.
Parts of this building date to the 1600s. Like many older structures on Laeso, it is constructed in part using timber salvaged from ships stranded in the island's shallow waters. Laeso residents turned to seaweed to thatch their roofs after most of the island's trees and reeds were harvested and burned by the salt industry.

A man watches as hurricane-roiled surf pounds Rodanthe Pier in North Carolina's Outer Banks.
Tropical storms, nor'easters, and hurricanes frequently pound the Outer Banks, driving the Atlantic Ocean inland and constantly eroding and reshaping this fragile strip of barrier island

Members of the Querini boat club row alla veneta, or gondola-style, through the waters of Venice Lagoon during the city’s 20th annual Vogalonga, a spirited rowing marathon that covers an 18-mile (30-kilometer) loop from Venice to Burano and back.
A group of oarsmen started the race in 1974 to revive traditional Venetian lagoon rowing. Today, the competition attracts some 5,200 rowers in more than 1,400 boats

A horse and rider complete an introductory lap before a rodeo show in a muddy Tucson, Arizona, arena.
Rodeo evolved from the often dangerous tactics cowboys used to break horses and to catch and brand cattle. In most professional rodeo shows, riders compete in seven events: saddle bronc riding, bareback riding, bull riding, calf roping, steer roping, team roping, and steer wresting

Two men gaze into the azure waters of Lake Tritiva near Antisirabe, Madagascar. The volcanic lake's waters are said to mysteriously rise during the dry season and fall during rainy season.
According to legend, two intertwined trees on a ridge above the lake contain the spirits of a young couple who leapt from a cliff to their deaths when they were refused permission to marry

Students at the Indian Community School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, brandish drum beaters at a dedication ceremony.
Students at the school, most of whom belong to one of Wisconsin’s five main tribes, are instructed in traditional Native American values, history, and culture. A Potawatomi casino funds tuition, transportation, and meals at the school

Jagged tower karst formations rise in the distance as the Li River flows past a quiet landscape near Guilin, China.
These karst mountains are what remain of an ancient seabed that was lifted and subsequently eroded away. The formations line much of the Li River and have inspired Chinese poets and artists for centuries. They're also a source of national pride, earning an appearance on the back of China's 20 yuan note.

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Rolls of silk fabric line a Beijing shop shelf. Chinese silk has been a popular commodity at least since ancient Roman times, when it was favored by the rich and fashionable

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