Readers' Choice 2009 Winning Photos

It was tough to pick just one winning photo this year with all the top-notch submissions. So, here are the top five.

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Kevin Abbuhl snapped this shot of Derek Wolfe on Colorado’s 13,581-foot Mt. Emma.

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On a dayhike of the Grand Canyon’s Bright Angel Trail, Joseph Sage captured this scene.

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In Glacier National Park, Denise Chamberlain photographed this goat watching her pitch camp.

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Shelby McCune scored this sunrise shot of Tenaya Lake while on a six-day, late-June trek in Yosemite.

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Keith McCullough caught this scene of the Sierra’s Banner Peak from Thousand Island Lake.

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