Your favorite photo of 2011

[JohnL]

I didn't get to do any mountain hiking this year but I did get some scrambling done on the rocky New England shorelines for some photo work. This one is from earlier this month at Bass Rocks in Gloucester, MA a couple minutes after sunup.

JohnL

 

[Raymond]

Beautiful. You didn’t see the green flash, did you?

 

[forestgnome]

These are all amazing. Sheesh. Looking forward to a Top Ten from each of you in another thread! I think I might be too intimidated to post...

No!!!!!! Each person's favorite picture is just that, and this thread has been excellent so far because each poster has submitted just that. We have epic scenics, but we also have dawgs and kids and smiles...all are wonderful because they all convey whatever it is about hiking that is special to them.

So, share what is special to you

 

[JohnL]

I agree with forestgnome. This is not a contest. It's a chance to show others what really made you smile this year when you got home to look at your photos from your day of adventure. Remember the name of this thread..."favorite photo" not "best photo". Post away!

JohnL

 

[Billy]

I agree with forestgnome and JohnL. Not a contest, just show us your favorite. C'mon post something. Peer pressure, peer pressure!!!!!

 

[SteveHiker]

Pats Peak Trailhead (10/8/2011)

I did a lot of hiking over the summer. But in the fall, Christa and I began the biggest hike of all.....

 

[freighttrain48]

I did a lot of hiking over the summer. But in the fall, Christa and I began the biggest hike of all.....
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That may be the longest and most difficult hike of them all Steve, awesome pic looks like you guys had a nice day for it!!

 

[halfmoon]

Choprock Canyon

I think I will go with this one, just because it was soooooo hard to get there: drive to the absolute middle of nowhere in Utah, backpack 12 miles off trail, make 6 rappels, swim through hypothermic water in a wet-suit, and you are here:

 

[forestgnome]

impossible to assign "favorite" but this image represents something special


BeccaM in King Ravine on a classic summer day

 

[mtruman]

This has just been a fantastic thread! Now that the Top 10 of 2011 thread is open I guess it's time to break down and add one here.

This one is my favorite for both aesthetic and sentimental reasons. Was the perfect way to end a great day.

Late Afternoon Light on Franconia Ridge Over Lonesome Lake

Happy New Year everyone!

 

[PamW]

Been trying to post this for weeks! I just found a post that solved my problem and viola! This is from a summer backpack in the Sierras with my family-- sunrise on Garnet Lake with Banner and Ritter peaks. Not bad for a 3 yr old iPhone!

Love this thread! I hope it keeps going...

 

[Bobby]

Wow...there are some awesome shots here. I'll throw this one in the mix.

Morning sun over Franconia Ridge, with a nice lenticular cloud.

 

[NeoAkela]

My favorite from 2011... a triumphant Kirby summiting the Moose for the third time....

 

[yvon]

Thank you everybody for those very nice photos.

 

[Edelweiss]

Nevada Falls from the JMT (Yosemite National Park)

 

[Kevin Rooney]

Whoops, sorry Dave! Wrong thread.

 

[David Metsky]

No fair, this thread is for your single favorite photo. You have to choose!