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Outdoor Project
The ultimate adventure guide
Daniel Sherman
Photo Date:
08/11/2018
Spindrift over Goat Ridge with Mount Adams above, part of Dan Sherman's best overall adventure, the Goat Rocks Thru-Hike.
Tam McTavish
Photo Date:
09/10/2017
Yunomine Onsen, a small valley town centered around an active hot spring, part of Tam McTavish's second-best overall adventure, the Kumano Kodo.
Calvin Perfall
Photo Date:
05/01/2018
Owen Point on the West Coast Trail, Calvin Perfall's third-best overall adventure.
Liah McPherson
Photo Date:
07/15/2018
After heavy rains, tannins in the Santa Fe River dye the surface water near Devil's Ear Spring fiery shades of red and orange. Liah McPherson's first-prize action photo from Ginnie Springs.
Calvin Perfall
Photo Date:
09/23/2018
Ascending the aptly named Knife Ridge of Capitol Peak, Calvin Perfall's second-prize action photo.
Lydia Cullum
Photo Date:
03/11/2018
Easter Sunday sunrise paddle in Kodiak Near Island Channel, Lydia Cullum's third-prize action photo.
Aaron Shady
Photo Date:
03/20/2018
Vibrant views from Pothole Point Trail, Aaron Shady's first-prize landscape photo.
Fernando Boza
Photo Date:
07/19/2018
Broad billed motmot near the Panama Rainforest Discovery Center, Fernando Boza's second-prize landscape photo.
Patrick Nichols
Photo Date:
01/08/2018
Mount Pumori just after sunrise is a spectacular sight, Patrick Nichols' third-prize landscape photo.
Dave Kiel
Photo Date:
07/07/2018
The forest floor of Otter Creek Wilderness, part of Dave Kiel's best first adventure.