Best images of 2021
Wind, Water, and Fire
At the end of 2021, I spent several weeks in my home country - The Netherlands - visiting family during a 'hard lockdown'. These windmills are a world heritage site and they are found the corner (15 minutes on the bike) from where I grew up.
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From Kinderdijk
Final resting place on the red sea
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From Barr Lake State Park
On a CMC trip to Waterton Canyon, we ran into this ram that had clearly seen quite a bit of action (the broken horn tip speaks volumes)
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From Waterton Canyon
Contrast
This is one of the most relaxing scenes I have ever run into in Rocky Mountain National Park. I did a 15 mile hike this day where I did not see a single person right until the end - a rare feat in RMNP
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From Wild Basin Area
Around the bend
A gorgeous waterfall in Ricketts glen state park, Pennsylvania
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