{"id":5052,"date":"2007-12-31T00:00:36","date_gmt":"2007-12-31T07:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oceanlight.com\/log\/?p=5052"},"modified":"2020-03-08T03:38:56","modified_gmt":"2020-03-07T19:38:56","slug":"best-photos-of-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oceanlight.com\/log\/best-photos-of-2007.html","title":{"rendered":"Best Photos of 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"

Best Photos of 2007<\/strong><\/p>\n

I had a couple of fantastic road trips last year, putting big miles on my Expedition, including a winter trip through Utah and Arizona (where I was able to enjoy a number of iconic locations totally alone!), a long weekend in Minnesota, a memorable journey to Lake Clark National Park in Alaska, and a fall outing to Yellowstone with my daughter and my father where we toured the park and enjoyed the fall elk rut. Here are my favorite images from 2007:<\/p>\n

\"Mesa<\/a><\/p>\n

Mesa Arch, Utah. An exuberant hiker greets the dawning sun from atop Mesa Arch. Yup, that’s me.
\nImage ID: 18036<\/a>
\nLocation: Island in the Sky<\/a>, Canyonlands National Park<\/a>, Utah<\/a>, USA<\/a><\/p>\n

\"A<\/a><\/p>\n

A hiker admiring the striated walls and dramatic light within Antelope Canyon, a deep narrow slot canyon formed by water and wind erosion.
\nImage ID: 17993<\/a>
\nLocation: Navajo Tribal Lands<\/a>, Page<\/a>, Arizona<\/a>, USA<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Black<\/a><\/p>\n

Black bear walking in a grassy meadow. Black bears can live 25 years or more, and range in color from deepest black to chocolate and cinnamon brown. Adult males typically weigh up to 600 pounds. Adult females weight up to 400 pounds and reach sexual maturity at 3 or 4 years of age. Adults stand about 3′ tall at the shoulder.
\nImage ID: 18744<\/a>
\nSpecies: American black bear<\/a>, Ursus americanus<\/i><\/a>
\nLocation: Orr<\/a>, Minnesota<\/a>, USA<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Western<\/a><\/p>\n

Western gull, early morning pink sky.
\nImage ID: 18394<\/a>
\nSpecies: Western gull<\/a>, Larus occidentalis<\/i><\/a>
\nLocation: La Jolla<\/a>, California<\/a>, USA<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Juvenile<\/a><\/p>\n

Juvenile female coastal brown bear (grizzly bear) grazes on sedge grass.
\nImage ID: 19137<\/a>
\nSpecies: Brown bear<\/a>, Ursus arctos<\/i><\/a>
\nLocation: Lake Clark National Park<\/a>, Alaska<\/a>, USA<\/a><\/p>\n

\"The<\/a><\/p>\n

The Kenai Mountains rise above thick ice sheets and the Harding Icefield which is one of the largest icefields in Alaska and gives rise to over 30 glaciers.
\nImage ID: 19016<\/a>
\nLocation: Kenai Range<\/a>, Kenai Fjords National Park<\/a>, Alaska<\/a>, USA<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Lunar<\/a><\/p>\n

Lunar eclipse sequence, showing total eclipse (left) through full moon (right). While the moon lies in the full shadow of the earth (umbra) it receives only faint, red-tinged light refracted through the Earth’s atmosphere. As the moon passes into the penumbra it receives increasing amounts of direct sunlight, eventually leaving the shadow of the Earth altogether. August 28, 2007.
\nImage ID: 19392<\/a>
\nLocation: Earth Orbit<\/a>, Solar System<\/a>, Milky Way Galaxy<\/a>, The Universe<\/a><\/p>\n

\"A<\/a><\/p>\n

A great white shark opens it mouth just before it attacks its prey with a crippling, powerful bite. After the prey has been disabled, the shark will often wait for it to weaken from blood loss before resuming the attack. If the shark looses a tooth in the course of the bite, a replacement just behind it will move forward to take its place.
\nImage ID: 19452<\/a>
\nSpecies: Great white shark<\/a>, Carcharodon carcharias<\/i><\/a>
\nLocation: Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)<\/a>, Baja California<\/a>, Mexico<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Brown<\/a><\/p>\n

Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage.
\nImage ID: 20051<\/a>
\nSpecies: Brown Pelican<\/a>, Pelecanus occidentalis<\/i><\/a>, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus<\/i><\/a>
\nLocation: La Jolla<\/a>, California<\/a>, USA<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Coyote<\/a><\/p>\n

Coyote in snow covered field along the Madison River.
\nImage ID: 19635<\/a>
\nSpecies: Coyote<\/a>, Canis latrans<\/i><\/a>
\nLocation: Yellowstone National Park<\/a>, Wyoming<\/a>, USA<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Grizzly<\/a><\/p>\n

Grizzly bear in snow.
\nImage ID: 19616<\/a>
\nSpecies: Grizzly bear<\/a>, Ursus arctos horribilis<\/i><\/a>
\nLocation: Lamar Valley<\/a>, Yellowstone National Park<\/a>, Wyoming<\/a>, USA<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Madison<\/a><\/p>\n

Madison River steaming in the cold air, sunrise, autumn, tall grasses and golden light.
\nImage ID: 19592<\/a>
\nLocation: Madison River<\/a>, Yellowstone National Park<\/a>, Wyoming<\/a>, USA<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Bull<\/a><\/p>\n

Bull elk in sage brush with large rack of antlers during the fall rut (mating season). This bull elk has sparred with other bulls to establish his harem of females with which he hopes to mate.
\nImage ID: 19746<\/a>
\nSpecies: Elk<\/a>, Cervus canadensis<\/i><\/a>
\nLocation: Mammoth Hot Springs<\/a>, Yellowstone National Park<\/a>, Wyoming<\/a>, USA<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Breaking<\/a><\/p>\n

Breaking wave, tube, hollow barrel, morning surf.
\nImage ID: 19567<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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