December Gallery

Highway 1, Big Sur Coastline, Central California

© Reid, Rich / Animals Animals/Earth Scenes

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Swedish, American, Mexican and Australian tourists ride camels past river gum trees

Swedish, American, Mexican and Australian tourists ride camels past river gum trees on the dry bed of the Todd River near Alice Springs December 30. An enterprising tour company called "Take a Camel Out To Dinner", in its 16th year of business, offers tourists airport transfers, an hour's camel ride, admission to a camel farm and a three-course meal for $A80.00. In Australia's summer months, most tourists are from the northern hemisphere. ?? - PBEAHUMITDI

An Australian kite glides over the parched landscape beneath an almost-full moon outside

An Australian kite glides over the parched landscape beneath an almost-full moon outside Alice Springs in the central town of Australia December 31. Kites join other raptors, birds of prey, [searching for reptiles, rodents and small birds in the countryside surrounding towns and cities]. Alice Springs is a major site for foreign and domestic tourists keen to sample the wide open spaces, spectacular countryside and unique outback lifestyle.
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