Weekend Warrior: Best Reader Photos
October 2, 2012, 1:56 pm / Categories: Miscellaneous
GearJunkie readers go on some of the most epic adventures imaginable. “Weekend Warrior” showcases you, the GJ reader, hiking, running, biking, climbing, paddling, and just generally getting it done in the great outdoors. Here are this week’s top reader photo submissions. Enjoy!
Say Cheese! Andy Rowland swims through the skank of Cheesebox Canyon in Cedar Mesa wilderness, Utah; Photo by Ian McLagan
Casually casting: Lindsay Purifoy casting a line in the Flathead River, north of Whitefish, Mont.
Happy to be at the top. Jumping with joy during a hike in the Hudson Valley; Photo by Sarah Knapp/Discover Outdoors
Out on the ledge: Peter Wentzel of Minneapolis teeters near the edge on Half Dome at Yosemite National Park
Nuptial Bliss: Britta Turner slack-lining in her wedding dress during the middle of the dinner ceremony
A walk in the woods: Elana Brubaker explores Governor Dodge State Park near Dodgeville, Wis.; Photo by Colin McGuire
Jason Gardner snapped a shot of his 10-year-old daughter during a ride on the Slaughter Pen trails in Arkansas
Goodnight! Settled into a hammock after a long, rainy hike in Baxter State Park, Maine; Photo by Chad Januskiewicz
Bike ride to the Sun: Joe Johnson takes a break on top of “Going to the Sun Road” in Glacier National Park
—We post new “Weekend Warrior” photos early each week. To participate, email a few photos from your own weekend adventure to pmurphy@gearjunkie.com with name, location, and brief captions. We’ll post the best new ones each week.
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So fun to see everyone out having so much fun outside! Love the youngsters living it up too!