2011 - The Year In Images

At the beginning of December, I posted close to 150 of my favorite 2011 photos on my Facebook page.  I asked my Facebook friends to vote by "liking" their favorite photos in the album.  Like the previous year, I decided to make calendars for my family for Christmas.  Like the cliché goes, there's no accounting for taste, so instead of picking the photos myself, I asked for help.
The following photo received the most votes.  It is of a waterfall on the Little Dolores River and was taken back in April. 
The Potholes Of The Little Dolores
Here are the other eleven that I used for calendar month pages (in chronological order, not in order of votes)
December 2010 Lunar Eclipse
Frozen Leaves In Echo Canyon
Gateway's "Palisade"
Reflections In Echo Canyon
Abandoned Homestead On The Colorado High Plains
Storm In The Laramie Mountains
Hail Fog In Wyoming
Box Cañon Falls Outlet
North Desert Lightning
Jumbo Reservoir Aspen Reflection
Frozen Irrigation In Utah
And here are a ton more that are my personal favorites...
Wind-swept Piñon
Secret Passage From The Devil's Kitchen
Monuments & Mesas
Snow On Historic 7th Street
Dillon Pinnacles & Frozen Blue Mesa
Gateway's Palisade II
West Creek At Dark
The Organ
Sandstone
Pine Tree Arch
Fruita Sunset
Juniper & Picture Rock
Akiti Arch
Golden Hour Above Pollock Canyon
Garfield In Spring
Dead Horse Creek
Spouting Rock
Falls Through The Veil
Below Hanging Lake
Dead Horse Creek II
Cameo
Diamond In Rough Canyon
The Black Pool
Down Rough Canyon Falls
Greeley-Lit Supercell
Grand Mesa Spring
Water Dog At Dusk
Pussywillow
Ouray's Cascade Falls
Summer On Piñon Mesa
Above Rifle Falls
Fog Arrives At Snow Mountain Ranch
North Inlet Creek Tributary, Rocky Mountain National Park
Before Sunrise On Garfield
Collared Lizard
Perfect Frame In The North Desert
Monsoon Color On Whitewater Hill
Forked
Rain In Arches
Lichen
Montana
Gros Ventre & Granite Creek
Maroon Bells
Grand Mesa In Autumn
Aspen
Leaf-Covered Pond
The Book Cliffs & The Mouth Of Hunter Canyon
Harvey Gap
Capitol Reef
Factory Butte
Mee Canyon Alcove
See the rest of the images with full descriptions but clicking on my public Facebook album: HERE
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It's hard not to look back on this year and realize that it was absolutely filled with adventure.  For a guy that misses the severe weather of the flat-lands, I feel like I took advantage of my time and the amazing places that can be found out west.  The older I get, the more I realize that our time on this earth is limited.  This year, I tried really hard not to waste any of it.  Hopefully, the years down the road will be just as fruitful.  
Dann.