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  • photo by @randyolson | words by @neilshea13 — Halfway between Alia Bay and Kalokol a dark island rises and from it the mouths of two volcanoes open skyward. They are dead now and water-filled, and for those who make the crossing each contains a marvel. To the west, shallower and rimmed with grass, is the lagoon of crocodiles. To the east, down steeper trails, lies the lake of flamingoes. Marco Polo might have told of these twin cities, separated by a tall rampart of rock. Or Herodotus, who wrote of winged serpents that swarmed out of the Arabian desert and the heroic ibises who met and killed them before they could reach Egypt. Either man might have observed the customs of the species here, noted how they respect borders, never trespassing, and described how in seclusion they live and die, breed and lay, shielded by their citadel walls. On a hot afternoon we climbed the eastern rim, stopped for a breath, and stared into this pink chaos: ten-thousand flamingoes wheezing and guzzling below, a stadium filled with murmurs and farting. Their smell and noise smothered—a dense gauze that made us blink and laugh—and we stumbled to the fetid, feather-coated lake. We spent hours trying to learn something but each time we drew near the great flock lifted and flapped away. All those bodies, all those wings and silly dangling legs. They were like beads tossed at carnival, or some bubble-gum constellation waiting for a name. In a notebook I still keep a few feathers taped to the yellowing pages. They help me know that what we saw was real. These Instagram pieces are part of our ongoing project, #NGwatershedstories, and they’re linked to our feature article on Kenya’s Lake Turkana in the August issue of @natgeo magazine. For the last six years, we’ve been documenting culture, change, and conflict in the ecosystem that connects southern Ethiopia and northern Kenya, and we hope you’ll join us @randyolson and @neilshea13 as we follow water down the desert. #2014 #africa #kenya #laketurkana #jadesea #centralisland #nationalpark #flamingo #crocodile #marcopolo #herodotus #documentary #everydayafrica #everydayeverywhere @thephotosociety @geneticislands by natgeo http://ift.tt/1MnXkVj

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  • Photo – @jimmy_chin / @merufilm The Sharks Fin on Mount Meru has seen more attempts and more failures by some of the world’s best climbers than any climb in the Himalayas. Unlike Everest, there are no Sherpas to carry your equipment and the climbing is highly technical. Imagine El Cap style big wall climbing on top of Denali at over 20,000ft. Beyond the stakes and grandeur of big mountain climbing, friendship and mentorship are at the core of the experience. @merufilm explores the complex decision making around risk, loyalty and obsession. @merufilm opens today in select theaters nationwide. Head to www.merufilm.com for an opening theater near you. #merufilm by natgeo http://ift.tt/1UHD0kLwww.merufilm.com for an opening theater near you. #merufilm by natgeo http://ift.tt/1UHD0kL

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  • Photo: @melissafarlow @thephotosociety | A mustang foal trots into the dust among horses at Wild Horse Sanctuary. Little horses learn how to act like big horses from the herd. California’s drought has put pressure on areas where herds of wild horses have been rescued. @theimagereview @natgeo @natgeocreative #wildhorses #horses #HMHkids #california #drought @terrifarley @wildhorsephotos by natgeo http://ift.tt/1INXKSo

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  • It looks like fall is coming early to the Mt Rose Meadows (north Lake Tahoe). Maybe sign of a huge winter to come?! [oc][2048×1362] via /r/EarthPorn http://ift.tt/1TTz9nE

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  • Sunrise in Belize- looked like something out of a picture book! [1600×1200] [OC] via /r/SkyPorn http://ift.tt/1E5ZPKB

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  • Photo taken by @stevemccurryofficial // Lamayuru, an ancient Tibetan Buddhist monastery, was established in the 11th century in Ladakh, India. It is famous for its statues, thangkas, and paintings. It belongs to the Red Hat sect of Buddhism. by natgeo http://ift.tt/1Moty2Q

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  • Testing on Deck via NASA http://ift.tt/1PmyG6I

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  • The Gift of the Daguerreotype (24 photos) http://ift.tt/1TTSQf7

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  • Schiehallion, Scotland, or perhaps The Lonely Mountain, by Walkhighlands [1400×933] via /r/EarthPorn http://ift.tt/1J4euoT

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  • A Watercolor Sunset Over The British Virgin Islands [OC] [3264×1836] via /r/SkyPorn http://ift.tt/1J4cvRe

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  • Weekend Hashtag Project: #WHPtexture The goal this weekend is to capture creative photos that feature prominent textures. Some tips to get you started: Strong texture photos evoke a sense of touch. Look for rough, cracked, soft, prickly, fluffy and all kinds of surfaces that make viewers immediately think of how something feels. Look for textures in unconventional places. Look past walls and fabrics to the natural environment around you and the textures in leaves, fur, everyday objects and even skin. Side-lit materials and surfaces highlight textures much better than subjects faced directly with a light source. PROJECT RULES: Please add the #WHPtexture hashtag only to photos taken over this weekend and only submit your own photographs to the project. Any tagged image taken over the weekend is eligible to be featured Monday morning. For more examples and inspiration, check out blog.instagram.com. Featured photo by @pixie.zi by instagram http://ift.tt/1haNxGX

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  • PUCCINI, BITCH! http://ift.tt/1KwfkbE

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  • Got sand on ma wiener. http://ift.tt/1K6rL28

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  • A recent visit to Grazalema, Spain [OC] [4608×3072] via /r/EarthPorn http://ift.tt/1Nl7ub3

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