National Geographic October 1973

Cowpunching on the Padlock Ranch
The author straps on spurs to join cowboys tending Herefords in Wyoming’s Bighorn country.
Chile, Republic on a Shoestring
Civil war tears the richly endowed South American nation as middle- class demonstrators protest the Marxist regime of Salvador Allende.
One Strange Night on Turtle Beach
In an incredible annual invasion of Costa Rica’s beaches, Pacific ridley turtles lumber ashore to lay their eggs.
The Bittersweet Waters of the Lower Colorado
Harnessed by dams, depleted by canals, the once- raging lower Colorado waters towns and industries, and makes millions of desert acres bloom.
City Astride Two Continents: Istanbul { Istanbul, the City That Links Europe and Asia}
The ancient Turkish metropolis proudly displays its past as the capital of Christendom, the seat of power for Ottoman sultans, and a long- standing bulwark of Islam.
The Flamingo Eaters of Ngorongoro
On Tanzania’s Lake Makat, hyenas hunt the colorful birds, then guard their kill from opportunistic jackals.