Our Favorite Photos of 2020

We get a lot of compliments on the photos we post in our blog. As principal photographer, Doug appreciates those compliments a lot. Most of the photos were taken on Doug's iPhone 11 Pro, with some post-production using the Mac app Luminar. A few photos (mostly animal closeups) are taken with our Canon EOS Rebel T3i SLR camera and a zoom lens.

Now that we're back home till next spring, we thought we'd share our top 30 photos from this year. We took over 5,700 photos between January and the end of October, so culling down to 30 was a challenge!

They're presented here in roughly chronological order. We've provided hyperlinks to related websites. Enjoy, and let us know which photos you particularly like.

Jeannette (lower right) with Shuttle Fuel Tank and Boosters, Kennedy Space Center, Florida

Pure white sand, Gulf Islands National Seashore, Florida

Blooming cactus, Saguaro National Park, Arizona

Tucson Mountain Park, Tucson, AZ

View from Sandia Peak overlooking Albuquerque, New Mexico

Smoke from Magnum Fire beyond the North Rim, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona

Descending the Kaibob Trail, Grand Canyon, Arizona

Looking down into the Royal Gorge of the Arkansas River, Canon City, Colorado

Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, Colorado

Emerald Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado

Above the treeline, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado

Sunset after a storm, Grand Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado

Painted Wall, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colorado

Multi-colored clouds at midday, from Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado

Red Mountains, on the Million Dollar Highway near Silverton, Colorado

Green River canyon, Canyonlands National Park, Utah

The Windows, Arches National Park, Utah

Sunset at Arches National Park, Utah

Grand Tetons at sunset, taken from Tetonia, Idaho

Black Sand Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Lava field, Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho

View of Payette Lake from Ponderosa State Park, McCall, Idaho

3,500-year-od Bristlecone Pine, Great Basin National Park, Nevada

Bison and Great Salt Lake at sunset, Antelope Island State Park, Utah

Descending the Navajo Loop, Bryce Canyon National Park, UT

Cholla cactus at sunset, Tucson, Arizona

The Big Room, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico

Fall colors, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina

Middle Prong cascade, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee

This is probably our final blog post of a very unique year. Look for us again in spring 2021!