1. Victoria Coast Sunset, Victoria, Australia, 1998 'The stone spires off Victoria's coast are called the Twelve Apostles...' -From 'Closing the Circle: Australia by Bike, Part Three,' April 1998, National Geographic magazine Photograph by R. Ian Lloyd

2. Adirondack Summits, New York, 1996 Fog envelops the southern Adirondacks at sunrise. (Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, 'Adirondack High,'

3. Lake Sunrise, Arkansas, 1994 Sunlight glints off a tranquil lake in central Arkansas. The site is near historic Arkansas Route 7, which goes through Hot Springs, boyhood home of former U.S. President Bill Clinton, and continues deep into the Ozark National Forest, where signs warn that the road is 'crooked and steep,' and weary drivers can stop at a hillbilly trading post called 'Booger Hollow.' (Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, the National Geographic Book Guide to Scenic Highways and Byways,

4. The sun sets on the first-century ruins of Nemrud Dagh, Turkey, millennia after it set on the ancient kingdom itself. Built by King Antiochus I in southeastern Turkey, the kingdom is one of the best preserved but least known ruins of the Late Hellenistic period. Its monuments are a story in stone depicting the king, his family and ancestors, and their interaction with the gods. (Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, 'Wrath of the Gods: Centuries of Upheaval Along the Anatolian Fault,'

5. Desert Sunset, Giza, Egypt, 1981 'Splendor of the past endures in an Egyptian pyramid. Camels have provided desert transport in parts of Africa and Asia since ancient times.' -From the National Geographic book Exploring Your World: The Adventure of Geography

6. Beaufort Sea, Yukon Territory, Canada, 1999 Sunset over the Beaufort Sea plunges Canada's Yukon Territory into a crimson haze. More than 313,000 tourists make summer pilgrimages to the territory, one of North America's last great wildernesses. Today tourism booms there, drawing adventurers to the frontier's glaciated peaks, untouched wilderness, and abundant wildflowers and wildlife. (Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, 'Caribou Dreams,' March 1999, National Geographic Traveler

7. Sand Pond, Queensland, Australia, 1995 'The moon at sunrise lends an otherworldly feel to the freshwater lakes and pearly sands along the edge of lonely Shelburne Bay, on the remote northeast flank of the Cape York Peninsula.' -From the National Geographic book Australia: Journey Through a Timeless Land,

8. Cape York Sunset, Queensland, Australia, 1995 A vibrant sunset reflects Australia's stunning landscape. Cape York Peninsula is inhabited by 14,000 people and nearly 7,000 are Aboriginal. Today, ownership of almost a third of the land is in dispute between its original inhabitants and by those who came later. (Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, 'Cape York Peninsula,' June 1996, National Geographic

9. Meghna River Fishing Boat, Bangladesh, 1993 A fishing boat plies the Meghna River at sunset.

10. September Sunrise, New York, 1996 A September sunrise greets Mount Colden's summit. Lump together Glacier, Olympic, Yellowstone, and Grand Canyon National Parks, and Adirondack Park would still be bigger. A patchwork of property, the park is 57 percent privately owned. New York state, which controls the rest, protects it with an unusual constitutional provision stipulating that this land remain forever wild.