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The Further Adventures of the National Geographic Explorer Kids (cont.)

There was no shortage of subject matter, and the kids were given some assignments, like self-portraits" and portraits of each other. "They seemed to be as into the sharing and viewing of photos as the taking of them," Bruce says. "They loved showing each other what they'd got."

Bruce's verdict on the kids' skills? "I'm glad I'm not getting started in photography today because the competition would be so great. Today, if a person has a good eye, he can capture great pictures."

The entire expedition got a glimpse of what Bruce knows very well: the problems a photojournalist often encounters. The expedition was well planned and organized, but not everything can be anticipated. "We ran into a bus strike in Cusco, a cold front, some rain and lots of mud," Bruce reports. "But it was a spectacular adventure. Machu Picchu is just incredible. It comes upon you suddenly—you hike up this back trail and if you closed your eyes the last 50 feet, you could open them up and be looking right down on it, just like a postcard. We had the kids do that—they held hands and we walked them into position and said, 'Okay, now you can look.' It was really neat."

Bruce Dale's website, www.brucedale.com, features a selection of images published in National Geographic magazine. You can find out about National Geographic Kids at kids.nationalgeographic.com.

Bruce Dale has been an NPS member since 1998.