2007: A Photo-a-Month Retrospective

Inspired by Two-Heel Drive's "Year in Photos", I thought I would dig through the photos I posted this year and choose a favorite from each month. Let's get to it, shall we?

January

In January, we visited Solvang and Hearst Castle. Hearst's study was one of my favorite rooms on the tour.

February

For 28 days in February, I produced a photo comic I haphazardly called "The Daily Brick". This was one of my favorites. I have been meaning to revisit this project and it's on my Action List for 2008.

March

In March, I had a brief fascination with taking photos in downtown San Jose. It happened around the time the NCAA Basketball Tournament came to town.

April

April would see our second of six trips to Yosemite in 2007. While we don't usually need an occasion to visit the park, this one happened to correspond with Earth Day.

May

Four months before the devastating Lick Fire, I had hiked to Mt. Sizer in Henry Coe State Park and had taken this photograph of Booze Lake, the spot where the fire began. I never wrote a trip report, but photographs from the hike can be found on Flickr.

June

While backpacking through Desolation Wilderness, near Lake Tahoe, we happened to witness the Angora Fire from a distance.

July

We returned to Yosemite in July and I hiked to the top of Clouds Rest. This hike and the one to the top of North Dome would likely make my list of Top 5 favorite hikes of 2007. (Note to self: Look into the feasibility of creating such a list.)

August

We traveled to Arizona in August. One of the places we visited was Casa Grande Ruins National Monument. The next trip to Arizona will involve more hiking and less heat.

September

September saw a romp through the Forest of Nisene Marks and a visit to the top of Yosemite's North Dome.

October

After the Lick Fire, a return to Henry Coe State Park was in order. I hiked to China Hole and came across this golden field on the way back along the Springs Trail.

November

After an adventure to Dewey, Crocker, and Stanford Points in Yosemite, we stumbled upon this moonrise above El Capitan and Half Dome. (For those keeping score at home, I realize that is now four photos from the same park in one year. I promise the next one will not be from Yosemite.)

December

In December, we visited Sequoia National Park and the Nation's Christmas Tree. The next day, I would hike to Silliman Pass.

Whew! So that was just a taste of 2007 in photographs. I hope 2008 provides as many (if not more) opportunities for some great shots and great adventures. There are still many sights to see and places to explore. I can't wait to get to it.