August 2008 Reader Photos

Waterfalls and sunsets rule in this summer batch of BACKPACKER reader photos.

Author:: Katie Herrel
Publish date:: May 21, 2008

Gallery

17 Images

Beginner Skills

Trail News

Essays

Weird Outdoor News

Opinion

Stories

California, Argentina, Mexico–our readers sought the endless summer this month.

Stories

Your best shots: BACKPACKER readers have been to some spectacular places and here's the proof from more than 700 submissions.

Photo Contests

This month our readers found sun in Sedona, Arizona and snow and ice on Rainier–plus everything in between.

Skills

10 more great photos from Backpacker's September 2010 Reader Photo Contest

Skills

Here are the top 10 finalists for the Reader Photo of the Month.

Photo Skills

Browse the finalists in November's Reader Photo Contest.

1 New Zealand Milfor Sound ContestJessica Bar

Photo Contests

This year's Backpacker Photo Contest was a tight race. Here, see outstandings photos that just missed the cut. See the January 2010 issue for the winners.

Skills

Here are the ten finalists from the latest photo contest. Vote for your favorite to help us choose the winner. The winning photo will be published in Backpacker's September's issue and the winner will receive a Tamron zoom lens*.