Photography: Bowers uses her photos to complement her writing.

Snoozing on Brazil’s Rio Negro, 2001.

Bacchus in my pool, 1979.

Magdalena Island, Baja Mexico, 2002.

Kayaking Missouri’s White River, 1973.

Taru Gardens, Delray Beach, Florida, 2002.

Caper Cat, 1999.

Nature’s leave-behinds, Baja Mexico, 2002.

Filleted pirarucu at Manaus' fish market

Prep for wreck diving off Palm Beach, 1986.

Breakers rolling into Hansen Beach

Hansen Beach, Kangaroo Island, S. Australia