Top 10 'Weekend Warrior' Photos
September 17, 2012, 4:08 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 10 reader photo submissions. Enjoy!
Heads up: Raina Patrocinio gets her first look at the redwoods in Jedediah Smith State Park, CA.
Photo by Lauren Lindley
Photo by Lauren Lindley
Shot from the top: Jared Spaniol and Ken Bradbury at the top of the second pitch at Winston Wall in Sandstone Quarry, Las Vegas
Touch the sky: Alex Eichman on Clouds Rest in Yosemite National Park
After the win: GearJunkie’s very own, Amy Oberbroeckling blew away the field in the women’s Cat 4 race at the Franconia Sculpture Cross in Franconia, MN
Kick back: Michael French’s view of red rock country from the rim of Sycamore Canyon, AZ
Up top: Matthew Klinner tops Blood mountain in northern Georgia
Break out the leg warmers: Chris Jennings on a short ride home after a time trial in Sherman, TX
A Bear by the fire: Andrew Gritzbaugh keeps warm at Serene Lake, Mt. Hood National Forest
Take a hike: Jon Knighton and the gang near Amethyst Lake in Utah’s High Uintas
Conquering the river: Tyler Bors and Max Patch raft down the French Broad River from North Carolina to Tennessee
—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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Love Lauren Lindley’s photos! Keep them coming!