2014 GayOutdoors Photography Contest

We are excited to announce the winner of the Annual GayOutdoors Photo Contest!. The photos are displayed by counting down from last to first place. The winner won $50 and has bragging rights. Photos from all the finalists will be appear on the GO website and Facebook pages. 

GO received photo collections from 25 gay and gay-friendly men from all across the country, making narrowing down the selection to 11 finalists quite challenging.  

The winner of the GayOutdoors Photo Contest is Sean from Murray, Utah. 

“We always have such a wonderful response for this contest,” noted Mike Boisvert, GO President. “Every year we receive amazing photos that capture the beauty of the greater outdoors. This is a great way to celebrate the gay community we serve and provides us the opportunity to highlight the artistic work of some very talented people.”

GO expects to begin accepting photo entries for next year’s contest in October 2015. Photo entries should capture the beauty of the greater outdoors with a focus on GayOutdoors events and members; enjoying the variety of trips and events that we offer year round. The winner will win $50 and win bragging rights; photos from all the finalists will be appear on the GO website and Facebook pages. 

11 Scott F. 2014

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10 PiperTrail

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These photos were taken on a hike up Mt. Osceola during the NH GO Gathering.

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9 Scott2014

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Photos include Smuggler Cove Santa Rosa Island, Channel Islands National Park; Yosemite high sierra John Muir trail near Cathedral Lakes at Cathedral Peak; Yosemite high sierra trail between Merced Lake and Sunrise camps along Fletcher Creek; Sunrise High Sierra Camp, Yosemite and Joshua Tree National Park, Panarama trail, Covington flats.

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8 Danny2014

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Photos include Bighorn sheep at Beaver Halls at Havasupai, AZ; towers at Cathedral Rock, AZ; shady pool at Seminole Canyon, TX; sitting in Beaver Falls natural seat; Rainbow Bridge at Lake Powell, AZ.

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7 Keith2014

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Two were taken October 2014 on a 6-day biking tour of Tuscany, Italy, and the additional 3 were taken in September 2014 while hiking at Ghost Ranch in Abiquiu, NM.

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6 Ed2014

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Photos include Balcony House, Mesa Verde, Colorado; Upper Antelope Canyon, Arizona; Queens Garden Trail, Bryce Canyon, Utah; Cascade Canyon, Grand Teton, Wyoming; and Suspension bridge over the French River at Campamento Italiano, Torres del Paine, Chile.

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5 Scott R. 2014

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Photos include floating through the Gates of the Arctic National Park; Momma Lax and her 3 yearlings - McNeil River State Game Sanctuary; Grizzly Fishing at the McNeil River State Game Sanctuary; Searching for a route on the Matanuska Glacier [you can see a small person lost in the glacier] and A double rainbow? Nope, just the Aurora Borealis!

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4 Denny2014

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Photos include Near the top of Dog Mountain - Columbia River Gorge, WA; Mt. St. Helens, WA; South and Middle Sister Mountains, OR; and Sahale Glacier Arm, North Cascades, WA.

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3 Don 2014

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Photos include frozen Lake Champlain, VT; geese from Lake Champlain, VT; Winooski River, VT; Rutland, VT; and Ogunquit, ME.

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2 Ron2014

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Photos include Aspens ablaze at Rocky Mountain National Park; Avalanche Creek, Glacier National Park; with a friend at Rainbow Falls, Devil's Postpile National Monument; fishing shacks reflected on Mosquito Lake, in Alpine County, off Hwy 4 in the Eastern High Sierra; and autumn's last hurrah, McDonald Creek, Glacier National Park.

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1 Sean 2014

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Photos include blue lake drainage, Big Willow Pass, Bell Canyon sunset, Fox Creek Serenity and Mount Evans sunset.

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