2010 Photo Contest Winners

You gave us your best. We give you 16 winners. The results are in, and these are the winners of Washington Trails Association's 2010 Northwest Exposure Photo Contest. Enjoy them while exploring our new Photo Gallery. Click on the photo for more information, including the trail (if known) where it was taken. Or view the photos in a slideshow. Enjoy!

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Mount Rainier from the Tatoosh Range

By David Hogan

Taken Sep 02, 2010 on Plummer Peak in the Mt. Rainier region.

2010 Grand Prize Winner, Northwest Exposure Photo Contest: "I started taking pictures at sunset on the Paradise side and shot all night. I worked my way around the mountain and ended at Tipsoo Lake for sunrise.

Fern Unfurling

By Kathy Fournier

Taken Jun 17, 2008 in the Olympics region.

First Place Flora and Fauna, 2010 Northwest Exposure Photo Contest. Fern macro taken in Olympic National Park by Kathy Fournier.

Glissading

By Robbie Rech

Taken Jul 10, 2010 in the West region of Olympics.

First Place Hikers in Action, 2010 Northwest Exposure Photo Contest. Sarah Huls glissading after summiting Mount Olympus.

Photographers silhouetted in front of Mt. Baker

By Jay Galvin

Taken Sep 14, 2010 on Ptarmigan Ridge in the Mount Baker Highway region of North Cascades.

Second Place Hikers in Action, 2010 Northwest Exposure Photo Contest: "One of the golden rules of photography is keeping an open mind. There in front of me was the shot - my friends silhouetted against the East slopes of Mount Baker."

Sunrise at Park Butte

By Paul Raymaker

Taken Sep 13, 2010 on Park Butte in the West Slope region of North Cascades.

First Place Wild Landscapes, 2010 Northwest Exposure photo contest 2010. Sunrise at Park Butte.

Sunrise over Mt. Shuksan

By Benjamin Thompson

Taken Sep 17, 2007 on Artist Ridge - Huntoon Point in the Mount Baker Highway region of North Cascades.

Second Place Wild Landscapes, 2010 Northwest Exposure photo contest: "A midnight adventure up Mt. Baker highway reveals an elegant sunrise over Mt. Shuksan."

Lightbeam in Lave Tube

By Tom Peterson

Taken Oct 20, 2010 on Trail of Two Forests in the Mt. St. Helens region of South Cascades.

Third Place Wild Landscapes, 2010 Northwest Exposure photo contest: "This particular cave is a lava tube formed 1950 years ago during an eruption when lava flowed from fissures on Mount St. Helens. Moss was growing on the walls where the light hit. Steam was rising up from the rocks where the sun gave warmth. Water was dropping from the cave ceiling. There was a lot going on here, a bit of an underground ecosystem."

Maple Leaf with Raindrops

By Christopher Tack

Taken Dec 17, 2009 in the North Sound region of Puget Sound and Islands.

Second Place Flora and Fauna, 2010 Northwest Exposure photo contest. Marco of leaf taken at McCollum Pioneer Park in Everett, WA.

Creek on Sol Duc Trail

By Lance McCoy

Taken Jun 23, 2010 on Sol Duc Falls in the North region of Olympics.

Third Place Flora and Fauna, 2010 Northwest Exposure photo contest. A creek along the Sol Duc Trail in Olympic National Park.

Hiking Treats

By John Soltys

Taken Aug 26, 2010 on Sourdough Ridge in the NE - Sunrise / White River region of Mt. Rainier.

First Place Families on Trail, 2010 Northwest Exposure photo contest: "The picture was shot just uphill from Sunrise on the way to Frozen Lake in Mount Rainier National Park in this August. Whenever my wife is busy I tend to head to a trail with the kids (7, 5, and 3) and we were trying to get to Fremont Lookout before a storm moved in. With the less-than-ideal weather I broke out the M&Ms early on this trip. We've called them "Special Hiking Bites" since my oldest daughter decided she didn't want to ride in the backpack anymore, and I needed some way to encourage her to go more than half a mile."

Sandy Foot

By Michelle Johanski

Taken Aug 21, 2009 on Second Beach in the Coast region of Olympics.

Second Place Families on Trail, 2010 Northwest Exposure photo contest: "This picture was taken at La Push, Second Beach. My two boys enjoyed a sun break playing in the water before we did the short hike back to the trail head. They got so dirty that we didn't bother putting their shoes back on and just threw them into the backpacks. While we were walking I got the camera out to take a picture of my son's super cute sandy feet while he was in the backpack. It was just chance that they couple were having a picnic in the background."

Little Girl at Mt. Rainier

By Trish Abbate

Taken Aug 02, 2009 on Naches in the Chinook Pass - Enumclaw or Hwy 410 area region of South Cascades.

Third Place Families on Trail, 2010 Northwest Exposure Photo Contest. A young hiker takes to the trail at Mount Rainier National Park.

Corgi on Red Mountain

By John Wolff

Taken Oct 11, 2009 on Red Mountain in the Snoqualmie Pass region.

First Place Offbeat Outdoors, 2010 Northwest Exposure photo contest. Al (Allegro) was a 3 year old, 25 lb. Pembroke Welsh Corgi, although his legs are about 6" long, this hike is no challenge for a corgi, bred for herding cattle on small farms in Wales.