| 2012-5-claustral-canyon-hike-peter | | Photo: Hikers trekking through Claustral Canyon in Australia | | This Month in Photo of the Day: Adventure and Exploration Photos
Veteran guide John Robens (at far left) leads a soggy team through a moss-covered passage in Claustral Canyon, a few hours' hike from their exit point. Canyoneering is all about the serendipity of discovery, he says. "You walk for miles and suddenly you find yourself in this magical spot."
See more pictures from the October 2011 feature story "Deep Down Under."
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| 2012-5-mountain-biker-mist | | Photo: A mountain biker rides through the mist in South Africa. | | This Month in Photo of the Day: Adventure and Exploration Photos
The town of Hilton in South Africa is known for its misty weather, which came out in full force for an annual mountain bike classic. The unusually wet winter's day challenged competitors with muddy tracks, low visibility, and an icy wind. I battled to just keep my camera dry, and after failing to obtain sharp images through the haze, I took a step back and framed this shot, which captures the adventurous rider tackling the harsh environment.
(This photo and caption were submitted to Your Shot.)
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| 2012-5-scientists-redwood-nichols | | Photo: Scientists collecting samples from a giant redwood tree
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Partway up a 350-foot tree, botanist Marie Antoine (at right) passes a slender core sample of its wood—750 years of redwood biography—to canopy ecologist Giacomo Renzullo. Research now shows that the older such trees get, the more wood they put on.
See more pictures from the October 2009 feature story, "The Super Trees."
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| 2012-5-ice-climbing-croatia | | Photo: A climber scaling a frozen waterfall in Croatia | | This Month in Photo of the Day: Adventure and Exploration Photos
The long retention of low temperature favored the icing of small Sopot waterfall on Medvednica mountain. The red sky comes from the city lights of nearby Zagreb. Sopot waterfall is the only one in the area, therefore alpinists from Zagreb use every chance for climbing it and staying in shape.
(This photo and caption were submitted to Your Shot.)
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| 2012-5-deepwater-coral-skerry | | Photo: A diver exploring a bed of deepwater whip coral off the coast of Japan | | This Month in Photo of the Day: Adventure and Exploration Photos
What looks like a tangle of gnarled cables is in fact a forest of deepwater whip coral in Suruga Bay. Each strand is studded with feeding polyps that reach tiny tentacles into the currents to grab floating food.
See more pictures from the November 2010 feature story "3 Degrees of Japan’s Seas."
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