A zebra and her newborn baby stand together in the Linyanti Wildlife Reserve.

A zebra and her newborn baby stand together in the Linyanti Wildlife Reserve. (view all Savuti Camp, Botswana photos)

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2012.

Man on road with goats

Tiger Leaping Gorge, China

Actors perform a reenactment of a Ghenghis Khan horseback battle at Splendid China in Shenzhen.

Splendid China, Shenzhen, China


2011.

Climbers stand below The Egg, a karst in Yángshuò, Guăngxī, China.

Yangshuo, Guangxi, China

Star Ferry Harbour Tour A Symphony of Lights show

Hong Kong, China

Pagoda on West Lake

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

The bridge across Hongcun's South Lake was featured in the opening scene of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

Huizhou Villages, Anhui, China

Chinese tour groups hike up stairs on China's Huangshan (Yellow Mountain).

Huangshan, Anhui, China

Actors perform during a Beijing opera at the Yifu Theatre in Shanghai, China.

Shanghai, China

A kayaker paddles in front of Yukon Island in Homer, Alaska.

Homer, Alaska

Japanese schoolgirl near Sunshine City

Otome Road, Ikebukuro, Tokyo, Japan

Manga characters overlook a busy street in Akihabara, Tokyo, Japan.

Akihabara, Tokyo, Japan

A young Japanese girl looks at Cinderella's Fairy Tale Hall in Tokyo Disneyland at night.

Tokyo Disneyland

Shinto worshippers throw coins and pray at Meiji Jingu shrine.

Harajuku & Meiji Jingu, Tokyo, Japan

Mountains, trees view

Panorama Trail, Yosemite

Chicago Marathon Station Get a Full Tank of Freedom sign

Route 66 Road Trip

Hikers hiking toward red rock formations

Red Rock Canyon, Nevada

Cows in Sun Valley, Idaho Cows, Mountains in Sun Valley, Idaho

Great Basin Highway Road Trip

Mountain, Lake McDonald view from bridge

Avalanche Trail, Glacier National Park

Kayakers relax on a rock at sunset on Catalina Island.

Sea Kayaking Catalina Island

A skier stands on Yosemite's Horizon Ridge on the way to Ostrander Ski Hut.

Ostrander Ski Hut, Yosemite

The sun rises behind Angkor Wat early in the morning in Angkor, Cambodia.

Angkor, Cambodia

Downtown

Siem Reap, Cambodia

Traffic and a mural pass under Hanoi's historic Long Bien Bridge.

Hanoi, Vietnam

The

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Hue Khai Dinh Tomb statues

Hue, Vietnam

Tourists explore the ancient My Son Temple Complex near Hoi An, Vietnam.

Hoi An, Vietnam

Nha Trang Boats with Vietnam flags on Nha Trang Bay

Nha Trang and Da Lat, Vietnam

A carving depicts an Egyptian king making an offering to an erect Amun, the Egyptian god of fertility, in Karnak's Great Hypostyle Hall.

Karnak, Egypt

Ramesseum First Pylon with fallen Ramses colossus head

Luxor, Egypt

Demonstrators sell

Cairo, Egypt

Men on camels ride near the Queen's, Mycerinus, Chephren, and Cheops Pyramids outside Cairo.

Egyptian Pyramids

Hank looks out at the Himalayan Mountains next to a stupa near Namche Bazaar, Nepal.

Everest Base Camp Trek, Nepal

A paraglider takes a tourist flying above the Arabian Sea in Varkala, India.

Varkala, India


2010.

A man performs a morning puja ceremony at the Amritapuri ashram in Kerala, India.

Amritapuri Ashram, India

An actor wearing elaborate makeup performs Kathakali in Fort Cochin, India.

Fort Cochin, India

A houseboat sits on the Backwaters in Kerala, India.

Alleppey (Alappuzha), India

A view of the City Palace's Chandra Mahal -- the royal residence -- in Jaipur, India

Jaipur, India

Tiger T17 saunters through Ranthambore National Park, India.

Ranthambore National Park, India

The entrance gate to Fatehpur Sikri, an ancient city that once served as the Mughal Empire's capital.

Fatehpur Sikri, India

The Itimad-Ud-Daulah, known as the exquisite

Agra, India

An Indian couple is entranced by the view of the Taj Mahal at sunset from Mehtab Bagh Park in Agra, India.

Taj Mahal, Agra, India

Customers clamor to buy tickets at the New Delhi train station.

Delhi, India

A woman soaks clothing in a blood-filled stream adjacent to the temple of Kali, Shiva's bloodthirsty consort.

Dakshinkali, Nepal

Beautiful Lost Palms Oasis sits at the end of a 3.5-mile trail in Joshua Tree.

Munsen Canyon, Joshua Tree

Hikers look out from John Muir Trail onto Garnet Lake in the Ansel Adams Wilderness in Northern California.

Thousand Island Lake

A packraft, a boat light enough to be carried in a backpack, sits on the edge of Sanctuary River in Denali National Park, Alaska.

Packrafting Denali, Alaska

Hikers walk toward Portage Glacier in Whittier, Alaska.

Portage Glacier, Whittier, Alaska

Hank rides on an all-terrain vehicle outside the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska

1948 Piper PA-14 Family Cruiser

Planes of Alaska

Seaview Cafe exterior

Hope, Alaska

The Alaska Railroad's Glacier Discovery Train takes passengers to Whittier, Spencer Glacier, and Grandview.

Alaska Railroad: Whittier, Spencer Glacier

A bicycle sits on Anchorage's Coastal Trail as the sun sets over the Cook Inlet.

Coastal Trail, Anchorage, Alaska

An RV passes a bicycle sitting on the Seward Highway near Alaska's Cook Inlet and Kenai Mountains.

Turnagain Arm Cycle, Alaska

A hiker stands at the edge of Lost Lake near Seward, Alaska.

Lost Lake, Seward, Alaska

Jagged ice ridges comprise the surface of the Harding Icefield in Kenai Fjords National Park.

Harding Icefield, Kenai Fjords, Alaska

Three Barons Renaissance Fair attendees learn how to belly dance.

Anchorage Market and Renaissance Fair

Hank shooting and hits a clay!

Grouse Ridge Shooting Club, Alaska

The Lady of the Lake pulls away from Prince Creek Beach on Washington's Lake Chelan.

Lake Chelan, Washington

Monument Valley has appeared in numerous films, television shows, and commercials.

Monument Valley

Spruce Tree House sits below a snow-covered cliff in Mesa Verde National Park.

Spruce Tree House in Mesa Verde

A cliff dwelling built by the Verde Hohokam sits on the rim of Sycamore Canyon in Arizona.

Sycamore Canyon Ruins

The Sinagua built Montezuma Castle, one of the best preserved cliff dwellings in North America.

Montezuma Castle

Ruins

White House Ruins in Canyon de Chelly

Twilight fans stand in front of the Forks Chamber of Commerce and a replica of Bella's 1953 Chevy pickup truck.

Forks, Washington

Santa Claus (a.k.a. Brian) dons a Santa suit on the Grand Canyon's South Kaibab Trail.

Grand Canyon Rim to Rim to Rim


2009.

Northern elephant seals sleep on a beach in Año Nuevo State Reserve.

Pigeon Point and Año Nuevo State Reserve

My mom hikes up the 302 stairs above the Point Reyes Lighthouse.

Point Reyes

Coast Redwood trees tower over visitors to Muir Woods.

Muir Woods

The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk is California's oldest surviving seaside amusement park.

Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk

Kleyweg's Stads-Koffyhuis in Delft, Netherlands

Coffee Shops of the World

Tourists enjoy the view of the Grand Canyon on the patio at the North Rim Lodge.

Grand Canyon North Rim

Bright orange hoodoos abound in Bryce Canyon's otherworldly landscape.

Bryce Canyon National Park

Lake view

Lake Powell

A hiker gazes at the canyon walls of Buckskin Gulch.

Buckskin Gulch

A view of Half Dome in the Yosemite Valley, seen from Glacier Point

Yosemite National Park

Kisangani street scene with cell phone store

Kinshasa and Kisangani, Congo

Children paddling a pirogue

Congo River

A 30-second exposure reveals hikers gazing at the moon near Death Valley's Telescope Peak.

Death Valley

A thrillseeker dives off the Bridge to Nowhere in the San Gabriel Mountains.

Bridge to Nowhere

Suzy flies a kite in front of the Korean Bell of Friendship.

Korean Bell of Friendship

A traveler pilots a Yamaha Rhino across a sand dune in southern Oregon.

Pacific Coast Highway

A sign warns trespassers at the boundary of Area 51 as security officers in a truck keep watch from a ridge.

Area 51

New Hampshire's Cornish-Windsor Bridge, the longest two-span wooden covered bridge in the world.

New England

A sign welcomes tourists to Alcatraz off the coast of San Francisco, Calif.

Alcatraz, San Francisco

Mountains shrouded in fog behind Refugio Lago Paine in Chilean Patagonia's Torres del Paine National Park.

Torres del Paine, Chilean Patagonia


2008.

The Wave, a sandstone formation near the Utah-Arizona border.

The Wave

Bridge view with trees and mountain

Zion National Park

Construction exposes the underbelly of the Las Vegas facade and inhuman lava machines at The Mirage.

Las Vegas

A couple looks at the horizon during magic hour in Utila, Honduras.

Honduras

The Celebrity Infinity sails near Alaska's Hubbard Glacier

Alaskan Cruise

A cable car hangs overhead as a hiker adjusts his tent (photo by Brian Leukart)

West Coast Trail: Days 1 - 3

My brother Brian folds a wet tent in the morning after our hike's worst day

West Coast Trail: Days 4 - 5

Socks and boots dry in the sun near the West Coast Trail's Michigan Creek (photo by Brian Leukart)

West Coast Trail: Days 6 - 8

Cactus flower

Devil's Canyon, Ca.

An abandoned chair sits on the shore of the Salton Sea

Salton Sea, Ca.

Disneyland at night as seen from behind the statue of Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse near Main Street

Disneyland

A Darter models for the camera

Kwetsani Camp, Botswana

A zebra and her newborn baby stand together in the Linyanti Wildlife Reserve.

Savuti Camp, Botswana

Barbed wire on a prison fence on Robben Island

Cape Town, South Africa


2007.

Hiking toward Coxcomb Mountains Inner Basin

Coxcomb, Joshua Tree

Hank slowly makes his way across Muldrow Glacier (photo by Brian Leukart)

Denali, Alaska: Days 7 - 8

Brian looking at lake

Denali, Alaska: Days 4 - 6

The McKinley River with tens of braids in the distance

Denali, Alaska: Days 1 - 3

Kings of Leon plays on Coachella's mainstage

Coachella 2007


2006.

Tourists on the shores of Big Sur

Big Sur & Venice, Ca.

Pacific Coast Highway snakes through a Redwood forest in northern California.

Redwoods & San Francisco

Crater Lake, in the Cascade Mountains in Southern Oregon, lies in a collapsed volcanic basin.

Crater Lake, Oregon

Victoria legislature building and harbor 1

Victoria, BC

A windmill in the Yakima Valley at sunset

Yakima Valley

A memorial cemetery sits on Santa Monica Beach

Santa Monica, Ca.

Local residents dance in lederhosen and dirndls during Leavenworth's annual Maifest festival.

Leavenworth, Wa.

A stunning view on the way to Lake Serene

Lake Serene, Wa.

A hiker trudges up the mountains behind Copper Creek Lodge in Hells Canyon

Hells Canyon, Id.

Mount St. Helens spews smoke and ash while being observed from Loowit Viewpoint

Mount St. Helens

Speed boats on the Mekong River in Huay Xai, Laos

Laos

A stone elephant in the infinity pool at the Anantara Resort in the Golden Triangle in Thailand

Golden Triangle, Thailand

Chiang Mai Wat Suan Dok monks

Chiang Mai, Thailand

A Thai flag marks a mountain summit on a sunrise hike in Um Phang, Thailand

Mae Sot/Um Phang, Thailand

The sun sets over the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok

Bangkok, Thailand


2005.

The Church of Santa Maria Novella in Florence, Italy.

Florence and Rome

Kleyweg's Stads-Koffyhuis in Delft, Netherlands

The Hague and Delft

The Dam in Amsterdam

Amsterdam

A foggy view through trees during a climb on Mt. Pilchuck

Mt. Pilchuck, Washington

Bayonet-shaped leaves of a Joshua Tree

Palm Springs & Joshua Tree, Ca.

GS Run 2

Whistler, BC


2004.

Sea lion below clouds on Fernandina Island 2

Galapagos Islands

A view of Mt. Rainier during a hike to Noble Knob

Noble Knob, Washington

Denny Way sledding 2

Seattle Snow Day!

Pyrenees view 4

French Pyrenees

Mont. St. Michel from road

Mont. St. Michel, France

Imperial College 2

London

Omaha Beach, one of the main landing points of the Allied invasion of German-occupied France during World War II.

Normandy, France

Toulouse view 3

Toulouse, France


2003.

Cascade mountains from Dungeness Spit

Dungeness Spit, Washington

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How to win your ex-girlfriend back (in Honduras)

A Central American love story.

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