Your Top Ten Photos of 2013!

Great images everyone - always such a great variety!

This year's theme is Midnight Mountain Madness.


Milky Way and Upper Ammonoosuc Falls


Castle Ridge By Moonlight


Close Encounters On Sunset Ridge


Descending Mount Madison in Pre-dawn Light


Mount Washington in Pre-dawn Light


On Mansfield At Night


Rimed Trees and Crescent Moon From Camels Hump


Running Down Camels Hump 1


Running Down Camels Hump 2


Aurora at Averill Lake

Tim, beautiful shots! I don't recognize Upper Ammonoosuc falls, though... is this the one along the Base Road?

John in NH - it was good to meet you at Pondicherry for the full moon shots - glad you got some good ones!

These are some awesome pictures! Don't think I can compete with these but below are my favorites from the year:

View East through a gap in the trees on Mt Flume (11/9/13)

View to Mt Monroe from Lakes Of The Clouds

The last summit cairn of my last 4,000 footer to complete the list (which had an tremendous seat built into it to view the Franconia Ridge, enjoy a Guiness and reflect on completing the list)

@Chris-I'm pretty sure it's the last crossing on the Ammo trail, but hopefully Tim will correct me if I'm wrong!

KDT

Tim, you make me want to throw away my cameras. Stunning.

Thanks everyone! Chris, I think Kevin had it right as to where the falls are located, after all the stream crossings are behind you, breaking out of the treeline.

Thanks, Kevin & Tim. I know that spot up on the Ammo trail - great shot! I was thrown by the moniker.... I'd never seen the official Upper Ammo looking quite that fine

OK, here are nine more. This year I was either very close to home, or Far Away.

Leatherleaf, Blue Hills, April:


Tiny turtle, Blue Hills, May:


Snakemouth orchid, Blue Hills, June:


Water-lily, Blue Hills, June:


Wet sheep, Iceland, August:


Loons, Iceland, August:


Pokeweed, Blue Hills, October:


Autumn colors, Blue Hills, October:


Horse Lake Mountain, Washington, December:

Great shots all. I definitely need to do more photography ... and I really need to get out more at night (love those shots, Tim)!

The only good shots I got this year were from a summer trip to Wyoming and Montana.


Snowy Range, a calm moment in between the thunderstorms, Wyoming


Sunrise at Mirror Lake, Snowy Range, Wyoming


Medicine Bow Peak Trail, Snowy Range, Wyoming


Rainy day moose, Snowy Range, Wyoming


Moose duo, Snowy Range, Wyoming ... there were 5 bull moose hanging out in our campground this morning!


Stream reflections, Bighorn Mountains, Wyoming ... the sky was hazy this day due to distant forest fires so I was trying for photos that didn't include the sky


Wildflowers, Logan Pass, Glacier National Park, Montana


Ground squirrel, Logan Pass, Glacier National Park, Montana ... this is probably my favorite shot of the year


Mountain Goats, Logan Pass, Glacier National Park, Montana


Devils Tower, Wyoming ... While taking some night shots we watched the headlamps of descending climbers

Wild Things 2013

Katydid or didn't she?


Splish splash I was taking a bath... Dark-eyed Junco


Wolf Spider


Green Frog


Black Bear eating my Raspberries.


Old Sam Peabody. White-throated Sparrow.


Spruce Grouse


Gray Jay coming in for a landing.


Not for the squeamish. A fully engorged Winter Tick, the bane of our New Hampshire moose.


American Marten on Passaconaway.


What happens at Lonesome Lake Hut stays at Lonesome Lake Hut.


John

I just want to thank everyone who contributed to this thread for some truly amazing photography! I look forward to these types of threads every year! I would also like to thank those of you who took the time to comment on my photos of Emma, she is dearly missed and even if someday another trail dog takes a place by our side there will never be a "replacement" for our little brave one. I know many of you have loved to see her pictures here and I would like you to know I am working on a book of her adventures that will hopefully be completed within the coming months, I'll be sure to post here when it becomes available… Thanks again!

KDT

Some of the places I went this year. Had some family members come with me on some, which were the most important ones. Hopefully the pictures come through on the forum here. It's nice to see the pictures others showed. Some beautiful views!

Mount Jackson at sunrise.


Not positive, but I think this is West Baldpate


Trip to Katahdin that involved my son and new son in law. The only view we had all day.


This was at the parking lot of Whiteface and Passaconaway.


East Royce just barely in Maine at Evans Notch. West Royce was visited as well (NH)


This is what started my obsession this year. My first real hike. Burnt Meadow in Maine.


My favorite hike this year. Caribou Mountain. Wife, Daughter, and son in law was with me.


Another family outing. Blueberry Mountain in Evans Notch.


My very first 4k trip. Lafayette and Lincoln. This is what hooked me completely.


Ahhh...this was the most desolate hike I took. A trail hardly anyone has been on this year. This is Goose Eye south of Mahoosuc Notch.

Hitchens Pond Overlook near Lows Lake