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Wow, there are already so many cool shots in this thread.
2017 was the year of the unexpected for me. Some of the big plans I had fell through, while opportunities I couldn't have dreamed of materialized.
My travels began in Bears Ears on January 1.
Then it was to Bend, Oregon to visit the High Desert Museum, where I had a photo in an exhibit. This captive Golden Eagle lives at the museum.
During the spring I hit East Canyon, the Green River and Gates of Lodore while working on news stories about 2017's big snowmelt. @Smokey and I went through a legit swift water rescue course.
Then in late spring, the huge blessing of a six-day adventure down the Yampa with @Nick and @Jen.
The good runoff also meant @Artemus was able to help me achieve a major personal goal by floating the Chute of Muddy Creek.
Somewhere in between I saw Devil's Tower for the first time.
I made several trips to the Uintas over the course of the year, though none longer than an overnight. That included repeated searches for Melvin Heaps.
Wildfire haze made the annual family trip to Flaming Gorge in August a bit interesting.
My brother and I made a quick run to Cirque of the Towers in the Winds late in the season.
I spotted this Bald Eagle on the way through Wyoming and thought its pose screamed 'Murica.
And oh yeah, my brother, his wife and I also had an unexpected trip to Alaska.
Though not outdoors related, I made trips to Seattle and Germany in October and December respectively. Both trips presented interesting challenges for photography.
In November, I spent a week kicking around the Arizona Strip, the Grand Canyon, Zion and Vermillion Cliffs. No trip report on this one just yet.
And I wrapped up 2017 with an impromptu run down to Arches to catch the pre-Christmas snow.
Looking back, the only one of these trips I could have reasonably expected at the start of 2017 was the annual family vacation to Flaming Gorge. Almost everything else was a roll of the dice.
Bring on 2018.
2017 was the year of the unexpected for me. Some of the big plans I had fell through, while opportunities I couldn't have dreamed of materialized.
My travels began in Bears Ears on January 1.
Then it was to Bend, Oregon to visit the High Desert Museum, where I had a photo in an exhibit. This captive Golden Eagle lives at the museum.
During the spring I hit East Canyon, the Green River and Gates of Lodore while working on news stories about 2017's big snowmelt. @Smokey and I went through a legit swift water rescue course.
Then in late spring, the huge blessing of a six-day adventure down the Yampa with @Nick and @Jen.
The good runoff also meant @Artemus was able to help me achieve a major personal goal by floating the Chute of Muddy Creek.
Somewhere in between I saw Devil's Tower for the first time.
I made several trips to the Uintas over the course of the year, though none longer than an overnight. That included repeated searches for Melvin Heaps.
Wildfire haze made the annual family trip to Flaming Gorge in August a bit interesting.
My brother and I made a quick run to Cirque of the Towers in the Winds late in the season.
I spotted this Bald Eagle on the way through Wyoming and thought its pose screamed 'Murica.
And oh yeah, my brother, his wife and I also had an unexpected trip to Alaska.
Though not outdoors related, I made trips to Seattle and Germany in October and December respectively. Both trips presented interesting challenges for photography.
In November, I spent a week kicking around the Arizona Strip, the Grand Canyon, Zion and Vermillion Cliffs. No trip report on this one just yet.
And I wrapped up 2017 with an impromptu run down to Arches to catch the pre-Christmas snow.
Looking back, the only one of these trips I could have reasonably expected at the start of 2017 was the annual family vacation to Flaming Gorge. Almost everything else was a roll of the dice.
Bring on 2018.
