A school of minnows appears to glide past underwater rocks and tiny islands.

But no, those shapes are kayaks, propelled by human beings who cherish both the beauty of a natural environment and its challenges.

Photographed from 400 feet in the air, we see the tops of ancient mountains just below the surface, some of them poking up above the water as islands.

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