Opening to a building at Nan Madol.

The ruins at Nan Madol.

An early sea-turtle storage area for later consumption at Nan Madol.

The lagoon entrance at Fanning Island.

Coconut grove on Fanning Island.

Fanning Island shoreline with research vessel WESTWARD in background.

Fanning Island lagoon shoreline with native outrigger.

Native boat shed for outrigger canoe.

Copra workers homes

Copra drying sheds. Copra on rail cars would be rolled out when sunny, rolled into sheds when raining.

Grouper coming up during ciguatera studies. Grouper are suspect species in these islands for carrying toxin.

Lagoon shoreline.

Natural sandbar covering coral rubble on lagoon side

Local residence

Pigs on shore pond

Plantation manager's residence

Plantation manager's residence

Looking down from the mast of the WESTWARD to the bowsprit

A view of the deck of the WESTWARD while under sail.

The road servicing the two cars on the island.

First mate of the WESTWARD viewing copra drying operation.

Men's meeting house presided over by island chief

Man-made canal built for moving coconuts to the drying sheds.

Traversing the man-made freshwater canal.

A view of the jungle adjacent to the freshwater canal.

Native workers traversing the freshwater canal system.

Micronesian workers traversing the freshwater canal system.

Traversing the man-made freshwater canal.

Village site along man-made freshwater canal.

Necker Island

Necker Island

Remains of prehistoric house site

The cliffs

La Perouse Rock - Dave Olsen of National Park Service in bow of boat ready to land.

Lisianski Island

Dave Olsen of National Park Service jumping to zodiac launch at Lisianski Island

Scientists counting birds at Gardner Pinnacles.

Gardner Pinnacles - numerous sharks made landing here very exciting. They attempted to attack the biologists swimming to shore.

Gardner Pinnacles - numerous sharks made landing here very exciting. They attempted to attack the biologists swimming to shore.

Climbing up the rock wall and catching breath after evading sharks.

Guano on Gardner Pinnacles

The landing area on Gardner Pinnacles

University of Hawaii research vessel TERITU at Gardner Pinnacles. Known as the "Terrible Two" because of rolling ability.

Approaching La Perouse Rock - This was once a large volcanic island but erosion has removed all but this last remnant.

Gardner Pinnacles

The University of Hawaii research vessel TERITU at Gardner Pinnacles

Coral rock reef-line on Laysan Island

Biologists studying marine fauna in tidal pools on Laysan Island

Stranded parrotfish in tidal pool at low tide on Laysan Island

Aerial view of Midway Island. Note people on sand beach.