Best of 2010 Hiking Pictures

[Iceaxe]

Time to get our annual best of 2010 thread going...

The rules.... only one picture per post and no more then 5 pictures from any one person. The pictures must have been taken in 2010. The pictures do not have to be yours, but proper photo credit must be given and you must have permission to post the photo if it is not yours.

And while it is not required it's always nice if you post a little bit of info along with your picture. What, where when, who and how...

For those interested:

Best of 2006 pictures
http://www.bogley.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4943

Best of 2007 pictures
http://www.bogley.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9752

Best of 2008 pictures
http://www.bogley.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=15426

Best of 2009 pictures
http://www.bogley.com/forum/showthread.php?t=37457

:rockon:

[Iceaxe]

And to get things started.... here is one of my favorite pictures from 2010. This is Slickhorn Perfect Kiva, which is a hike I did with the wife and kids in October.

Slickhorn Canyon
http://climb-utah.com/CM/slickhorn.htm

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[Cirrus2000]

Zebra Slot, May '10:

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_O_8PLe3Zn6g/TAbtQBRuhwI/AAAAAAAAW9o/osLOcxGQcpY/s640/IMGP3912.JPG

[denaliguide]

ahh, the ladder in slickhorn's perfect kiva. i can remember in 1978 and 81 climbing the original ladder while it was there. that ladder is now in the edge of the cedars museum in blanding, although they say it came out of grand gulch. in 81 we were there during thanksgiving and packed in the whole turkey day spread. right down to the cranberry sauce. i vaguely remember something about mushrooms being involved on that trip. great shot ice! :2thumbs:

[asdf]

night hike to Delicate on valentines day
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2741/4362575841_525ce59a8d_z.jpg

[Swamp Thing]

If I may be so bold as to post a picture from a non-Utah part of the world. Here's the wife and kid at the bottom of Tallulah Gorge in northern Georgia.

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_0BEfaXoyh04/TFs0h6QvyUI/AAAAAAAACoU/0OMI2ohXS8Q/s800/1007.jpg

[Bo_Beck]

I had to hike to get here. Does this count? Anyway this picture I took was intentional, but I made a mistake and set off Dave Brunnels strobes (using up his batteries for the proffessional shots he was taking) and was the best shot I got in this un-disclosed cave on April 21, 2010.

[asdf]

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[Udink]

Little Wild Horse Canyon, February 2010
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/S4Dnmgr_QgI/AAAAAAAAI5c/baYYDvx0R8Q/s800/IMG_0880.JPG
http://www.bogley.com/forum/showthread.php?t=38402

[Udink]

Petrified Sand Dunes - Snow Canyon State Park, March 2010
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/S5WCLnWNYqI/AAAAAAAAJZg/cYx8uf6qIlI/s800/IMG_1363.JPG
http://www.bogley.com/forum/showthread.php?t=38551

[Udink]

Sand Bench - San Rafael Swell, April 2010
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/S8E62VJ4b4I/AAAAAAAAKFI/Oe0M9738HW0/s800/IMG_2464.JPG
http://www.bogley.com/forum/showthread.php?t=38862

[Udink]

Mt. Elliott - Book Cliffs, May 2010
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/S90Wi5_HmvI/AAAAAAAALEQ/0LMNmIDptGs/s800/IMG_3475.JPG
http://www.bogley.com/forum/showthread.php?t=39119

[Udink]

Wild Horse Window, September 2010
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TJbFi8yNq_I/AAAAAAAAO4I/bDL2M5_eLd4/s800/IMG_7378.JPG
http://www.bogley.com/forum/showthread.php?t=40746
(http://www.bogley.com/forum/showthread.php?t=38862)

[ibenick]

Muir Woods, California - January 2010

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4125/5080182108_3a89d0ff06_z.jpg

[Win]

Yo at North Coyote Buttes, The Wave.

Win

http://www.fototime.com/6234339107200C9/orig.jpg

[asdf]

pano from inside jacob hamblin arch in coyote gulch
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4072/4458951814_733973b1be_z.jpg

[bigred72]

pano from inside jacob hamblin arch in coyote gulch
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4072/4458951814_733973b1be_z.jpg

:2thumbs:

I'll be going there in May. Great pic.

[ibenick]

pano from inside jacob hamblin arch in coyote gulch

I second that this is an awesome shot. It's tough to capture how awesome these couple of bends in Coyote gulch really are because of how deep and wide the cuts are. Nice work man. :hail2thechief:

[ibenick]

inflatable mattress + Death Hollow = :cool2:

September, 2010

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4109/5056237152_85433825d5_b.jpg

[Iceaxe]

Monarch Cave - Cedar Mesa
October 2010
http://climb-utah.com/CM/monarch.htm


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[erial]

blue mtn beach, fl nov 2010

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[asdf]

Sunset from Emerald Lake - Timpanogos
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4115/4821088150_c04a06f2cf_b.jpg

[shaggy125]

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_wQ60dxYujlg/S_bt2iArHDI/AAAAAAAABdI/RO79lhFX93o/s800/DSC_0015.jpg

Pretty typical shot of Calf Creek Falls.

[shaggy125]

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_wQ60dxYujlg/S_bvIDGCNHI/AAAAAAAABdI/8pdHEU75NWc/s800/DSC_0309.jpg

Death Hollow.

[shaggy125]

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_wQ60dxYujlg/S_bvKhS2uqI/AAAAAAAABdI/w03H2kw15QI/s800/DSC_0329.jpg

The head of Micro Death Hollow as the sun gets low.

[goofball]

muddy mountains from black mesa

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[mattandersao]

Devils Fire aka Hobgoblins Playground
Spring 2010
Off Gold Butte Backway Nevada

http://www.bogley.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=33489&d=1272598053

[Reddirtdawg]

After hunting for "The Fishman" all summer.......finally found him this fall.

[Reddirtdawg]

Found this Shaman while hunting for The Fishman ~

[Reddirtdawg]

Sandstone water pot hole on Comb Ridge with Buter Wash in the background ~

[Reddirtdawg]

One of the joys of hiking around Comb Ridge are little finds like this projectile point found in Comb Wash ~

[Reddirtdawg]

2010 was a GREAT year of hiking for me. Met lots of new folks.....guided many from Europe and some that had even come as far away as Australia. But the one that stands out the most was at the end of the season my last big hike with two of my best old hiking buddies that came into town. I caught them at the top of Comb Ridge at sunset on the last day of our outing. These shots may not be my best ones from this season....but they are the ones that have the most meaning to me this season. Each one has it's own story for me ~

[bretoyce]

Chiricahua National Monument

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[Philippe]

Zebra slot with a nest !

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[Philippe]

Lewis Lodge an impressive place (look for my friend John)

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[Iceaxe]

That's probably the best picture of Lewis Lodge that I have seen. :2thumbs:

That's not an easy place to photgraph...

[IntrepidXJ]

I had a nice hike in Davis Canyon this spring. The Five Faces were the highlight of the day.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5207/5229037268_665fe3bb61_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/5229037268/)
Five Faces (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/5229037268/) by rlngstrt (http://www.flickr.com/people/rlngstrt/), on Flickr

[IntrepidXJ]

Getting to Fallen Roof Ruin this year was on my 'must-do' list, and I was glad to make it!

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4104/5203261692_4685959f7d_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/5203261692/)
Fallen Roof (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/5203261692/) by rlngstrt (http://www.flickr.com/people/rlngstrt/), on Flickr

[IntrepidXJ]

In the spring we made the hike up Rattlesnake Canyon to see all of the arches.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5244/5219081759_caf35e6097_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/5219081759/)
Cedar Tree Arch (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/5219081759/) by rlngstrt (http://www.flickr.com/people/rlngstrt/), on Flickr

[Philippe]

That's probably the best picture of Lewis Lodge that I have seen. :2thumbs:
That's not an easy place to photgraph...

Thank you for your comment about my picture... and thank you very much for your excellent web site climb-utah.com ! :hail2thechief:

Philippe

[asdf]

ashdown gorge

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4144/5036867145_1131d45b26_z.jpg

[jdgibney]

Agua Canyon Early Light, Bryce Canyon
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[ibenick]

An unusual view from the inside of Colonnade Arch. Quite possible my favorite Utah destination in 2010... so far.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5123/5225640984_5b45b5c3a9_b.jpg

[Dayhiker]

Tempi' po' op Trail, Santa Clara River Reserve

[Dayhiker]

Picacho Peak, Arizona

[Dayhiker]

White Sands National Monument, New Mexico

[Dayhiker]

Orginial Oak Creek Trail, Red Rock Canyon Conservation Area Nevada

[Dayhiker]

Teutonia Peak Trail, Mojave National Preserve California

[bryan]

Deer Park, Olympic National Park, Washington
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[bryan]

Hoh Rainforest, Olympic National Park, Washington
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[bryan]

Those are awesome shots, btw, Dayhiker. My favorite is the white sands. :hail2thechief:

[stefan]

outstanding photos everyone :hail2thechief:

[ibenick]

outstanding photos everyone :hail2thechief:

x2

But where are all the trip reports to go with these awesome pics?!

[Gambel Oak]

Subtle, no shock and awe but it grew on me in the digital frame. It is from my last day of mountain running in the Wasatch before the mud and snow set in. The shot is taken late October from the bridge about a mile up Broad's Fork in Big Cottonwood Canyon. No trip report, because once I got up toward the ridge line I got plastered with fog, snow and freezing rain. I tucked my tail and got back below treeline and to the car as fast as I could run.
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[ibenick]

Coyote Buttes North, December 2010

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5004/5259596208_57b5285bda_b.jpg

[IntrepidXJ]

Awesome!


Coyote Buttes North, December 2010

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5004/5259596208_57b5285bda_b.jpg

[accadacca]

Looking down Big Cottonwood Canyon from the guardsmans pass road. Taken with my iPhone 4.

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[accadacca]

Mammatus Clouds out my back door. Taken with my iPhone 4

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[accadacca]

The Helmet Shot. Taken with my iPhone 4

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[accadacca]

Oops. Maybe those are not exactly "hiking." :ne_nau: That's all I got. :haha:

There are some amazing photos in here. :hail2thechief:

[mattandersao]

Yellow Rock just off Cottonwood Canyon Road GSENM

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[tmartenst]

September backpacking trip to Maybird Gulch, Little Cottonwood Canyon, Wasatch Mountains, Salt Lake City, Utah. We had the place to ourselves. Camped just above and east of the Maybird lakes. This shot was taken in early morning on our way to the ridge separating Maybird from Hogum Gulch. Pfiefferhorn is in on the right side.

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[tmartenst]

Mt. Baldy between Snowbird and Alta, looking Southwest into Mineral Basin at Snowbird. This was taken as I hiked all over the mountain shooting photos of the Speekgoat 50k foot race. This is a brutal race which gains over 11,000 feet in 30+ miles (also loses the same amount). I have taken photos for this race for years since my friend is the race director, however 2010 was special. My wife ran it and finished strong. She is a runner but had never even run a marathon on flat land before (prefers trails). Super impressed.

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[tmartenst]

In early October, my wife and I went to St. Maarten as part of a month of travel. We paid $500 for a Jet Blue pass that allowed us to fly wherever they flew for 30 days. The $300 hotel on the beach helped make it a fairly cheap month of travel. We also went to New York City twice, Williamsburg, VA & Long Beach, CA for the day. This phallic cactus shot was taken on a short hike from our hotel in St. Maarten to an old fort called Fort Amsterdam. It sits on a peninsula that is rarely visited because it is accessed through private property. We had the place to ourselves each time we went.

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[tmartenst]

In February, we went down to do Little Wild Horse & Bell Canyons. I've done it before in the winter but never with this much snow. We only really go there anymore to take others for the first time and that was the case here as we took my sister in law and brother in law. The snow was pretty ok in the canyons but was a pain in the ass on the hike between Bells and Little (I always do a reverse loop in order to end the hike with the best stuff). It was about 6 inches of snow with a sun crust the whole way so you would sit on top for a sec and then punch through. There were also some tricky iced out pouroffs in LWH. A great time with no other people seen.

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[tmartenst]

This was taken in Cedar Mesa on a redemption hike. Last year, my wife and I attempted to reach this ruin but were cheated by sure death on a skinny ledge. My friend and I came back and reached it from the top. The 2 day weekend trip was jam packed with hikes to Bluff rock art, Seventeen Room Ruin, a San Juan River raft, a hike to the top of Comb Ridge, a hike up to Mexican Hat, a drive through Valley of the Gods, a drive up the Moki Dugway and to Mulie Point, great photos of Monument Valley at sunset, viewing an intact Anasazi pot and the Cedar Mesa hike you see here. Capped it off with a burger at Blondie's in Hanksville.

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[IntrepidXJ]

Let's bring this thread back to the top...

Corona Arch.....it has been on my to-do list for a while, and I finally managed to get there this year :)

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4104/5073704607_57633d20f3_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/5073704607/)
Corona Arch (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/5073704607/) by IntrepidXJ (http://www.flickr.com/people/rlngstrt/), on Flickr

[IntrepidXJ]

My favorite ruin I visited this year; The Doll House

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4083/5217905100_e8f2125698_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/5217905100/)
Doll House (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/5217905100/) by IntrepidXJ (http://www.flickr.com/people/rlngstrt/), on Flickr

[wes242]

I have been eyeballing Zebra Slot for a while so this past March for my birthday that is were we went.
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[CarpeyBiggs]

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5289/5277114086_d250da8408_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/35831538@N00/5277114086/)
Gokyo Lake (http://www.flickr.com/photos/35831538@N00/5277114086/) by megascapes (http://www.flickr.com/people/35831538@N00/), on Flickr

[CarpeyBiggs]

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5010/5276502043_cc0e2ae7da_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/35831538@N00/5276502043/)
Gokyo Valley (http://www.flickr.com/photos/35831538@N00/5276502043/) by megascapes (http://www.flickr.com/people/35831538@N00/), on Flickr

[CarpeyBiggs]

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5201/5277105902_02b231b6a1_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/35831538@N00/5277105902/)
Gokyo Ri (http://www.flickr.com/photos/35831538@N00/5277105902/) by megascapes (http://www.flickr.com/people/35831538@N00/), on Flickr

[americanhero]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4068/4719022910_7db1744654_z.jpg

White Pocket

[Rob L]

Wow! Stunning! Carpey and americanhero, where are those?

[PirateQueen]

Bull Valley Gorge
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[PirateQueen]

Arch in Hidden Canyon
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[PirateQueen]

Wire Pass/Buckskin Gulch40001
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[Richie]

Yellow Rock, summer 2010

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[Dr. Nebz]

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Ostler Peak and Ostler Lake, Amethyst Basin, Uintas.

[Scott P]

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[Scott P]

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[Scott P]

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Actually I have a lot of better photos than the above from my recent Indonesia/Malaysia trip, but I haven't had time to add them yet. A TR is coming.

[canyonphile]

This thread is awesome!:2thumbs: Seeing everyone's photos makes me want to hit the trails.

Since moving to Durango in late July, we resumed hiking like fiends :mrgreen:, both locally and a few trips to southern Utah.

From our Aug 20 car camping trip near Telluride, here is a view from the Lizard Head trail, in the Lizard Head Wilderness area, of the San Miguel Mtns.:

[canyonphile]

And another from a hike near Silverton, to Ice Lake. It was an ass-kicker of 2,400' elevation gain to get to the money shots of the lake, which is over 12,000'. The skies were overcast by the time we got up there, which kills some otherwise good photos, but what are ya gonna do? :ne_nau:

Taken Aug 27, 2010.

[canyonphile]

From our Labor Day trip to Timp Point, north rim of the big ditch. Hiked along the Rainbow Rim trail from N. Timp Pt. to Locust Pt, but the pano is from N. Timp at the end with the better light:

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0S-jsbRcfBY/TIoCCS4aQqI/AAAAAAAAJrE/q1ROcicDBLA/s1600/DSC_205-208.jpg

[canyonphile]

From our trip to the Needles Dist., Oct 14 - a view along the Confluence Trail towards the confluence. This was actually my first time to Canyonlands, and now I'm totally obsessed with going back as often as possible :nod:.

[canyonphile]

And, finally, from our Oct 28 trip to Arches/Moab - definitely one of the best "bang-for-your-buck" hikes ever (and trying to make the most of crappy lighting):

[gnwatts]

I like your Ice lake shot. If it is the same one I know, we used to hike over from Swamp Canyon when we lived in Ophir. BTW I like cloudy days. It makes for great detail and texture I think.

[canyonphile]

I like your Ice lake shot. If it is the same one I know, we used to hike over from Swamp Canyon when we lived in Ophir. BTW I like cloudy days. It makes for great detail and texture I think.

Thanks! I have not been to Ophir, although I know where it is. I'm sure it is the same lake - not too many that I've seen that are that shade of blue/turquoise in the San Juans. I will have to go find Swamp Canyon on the map now; that must have been a rugged hike!

[Scott P]

I'm going to cheat and add a few more.

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[Scott P]

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[Scott P]

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[Scott P]

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[Scott P]

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[shaggy125]

And another from a hike near Silverton, to Ice Lake. It was an ass-kicker of 2,400' elevation gain to get to the money shots of the lake, which is over 12,000'. The skies were overcast by the time we got up there, which kills some otherwise good photos, but what are ya gonna do? :ne_nau:

Taken Aug 27, 2010.

Hey, I went there in '09, you can borrow some of my pics if you want. Had perfect skies for photos.

http://utoutdoors.blogspot.com/2009/09/week-in-san-juans-day-4.html

[canyonphile]

Hey, I went there in '09, you can borrow some of my pics if you want. Had perfect skies for photos.

http://utoutdoors.blogspot.com/2009/09/week-in-san-juans-day-4.html

Eric, what an awesome set of photos :2thumbs:; the clouds were the perfect kind for enhancing landscape pics. That lake was so intensely turquoise blue it is hard to believe in photos if you didn't see it yourself. And even more so on a sunny day!

Is that old miner's cabin further up along the same trail? Old buildings like that are so cool...

[americanhero]

Coyote Buttes South again :wink:

http://yvonnebaurphotography.smugmug.com/Other/White-Pocket/CBS-Scenery/1147017356_LdXeA-L.jpg

[shaggy125]

Eric, what an awesome set of photos :2thumbs:; the clouds were the perfect kind for enhancing landscape pics. That lake was so intensely turquoise blue it is hard to believe in photos if you didn't see it yourself. And even more so on a sunny day!

Is that old miner's cabin further up along the same trail? Old buildings like that are so cool...

Ya, and crazy how the lake coming from the one drainage is so turquoise but the lakes from the drainage right next door are normal and clear. Wild. Ya if you continued past the blue lake to the upper basin there was another larger lake next to that old cabin. Really beautiful area, hope to make it back again next summer for some canyons in Ouray and to explore more areas.

[Trieu]

So beautiful

[Trieu]

the ladder in slickhorn's perfect kiva. i can remember in 1978 and 81 climbing the original ladder while it was there. that ladder is now in the edge of the cedars museum in blanding, although they say it came out of grand gulch. in 81 we were there during thanksgiving and packed in the whole turkey day spread. right down to the cranberry sauce. i vaguely remember something about mushrooms being involved on that trip. great shot ice!