Here are the photos that partygoers at the 2025 GLS holiday party voted as their favorites, along with all the other entries in the photo contest. Thanks to all the photographers who sent us their photos.
Categories
Favorites
On the trail with GLS (photos taken on a 2025 GLS outing)
#56: Nancy Beverly; Mt. Hillyer, Sniffing a Pine Tree
GLS People
#03: Mike Brostoff; Margo and Alan’s Ventriloquist Act for an Uninterested Sister
Landscape & scenery in California
#35: Nancy Beverly; Lake at Yosemite, with Snow
California flora
#15: Gina Masequesmay; Tiger Lilies at McKinley Grove
California fauna
#63: Asep Setiawan; Pelicans
Look where I’ve been! (hiking and outdoor photos taken outside of California)
#05: Mike Brostoff; Soltres, Spain
All-around favorites (three photos)
#36: Susan Campo; Reflection of Indian sacred mountain, near Butte, South Dakota #40: Tan Nguyen; Storm Clouds on the Horseshoe Mesa Trail #70: Asep Setiawan; Breaking Surf
The photos below are numbered as they were in the slide show shown at the party. Click the photos to view them larger.
01. On the Trail with 30 3rd graders. Sierra Club ICO, Debs Regional Park, 04/2502. ‘I See You!’ Sierra Club ICO Hike Debs Regional Park 04-2503. Margo and Alan’s Ventriloquist Act for an Uninterested Sister04. Coastal Camino, Northern Spain05. Soltres, Spain06. Shepherd Shacks near Soltres, Spain07. Hiking an Ancient Path Along the Lycian Way, Look Where I’ve Been08. Make Hula Hoops, not Crucifixes, Toledo, Spain09. Gathering Wild Asparagus along the Lycian Way10. ‘Sniffing the Ceanothus,’ Picos de Europa11. ‘Wildflowers,’ Picos de Europa12. Clematis in Topanga State Park13. Apache Plume – Fallugia paradoxa – Grand Canyon – April 202514. Gumweed in Topanga State Park15. Coastal Goldenbush16. Tiger Lilies at McKinley Grove17. Hibiscus After L. A. Rain, 202518. Datura in San Gabriel Mountains in November 202519. Shaggy Parasol Grows under Oak Trees in La Cañada20. Flower at the Getty, with a bee21. California Rose and Western Honey Bee22. Lady Bug convention in the San Gabriels23. Brown Button Spider24. Salamander by the trail25. Yellow-Legged Mud-Dauber Wasp26. Marmot in Yosemite27. Fawn of White Tail deer, Fauna28. Silhouette of bird just before sunset29. ‘Lichen on Granite,’ Picos de Europa30. Mallard on a Pond in Irvine31. Tree of Heaven with native grapevines32. Quartz Mountain Trail to Chain Lakes33. Giant’s Causeway in Ireland – Aug. 2025 – Look Where I’ve Been34. Returning from Hell for Sure Pass on Hell for Sure Trail in Red Mountain Basin. The hike was steep but the hellish experience was the mosquitoes at Rae Lake in June.35. Lake at Yosemite with Snow36. Reflection of Indian Sacred Mountain, near Bear Butte, SD37. Lake Tenaya at Yosemite38. Smoke from Garnet Fire seen in Bishop, CA – Sep 9, 202539. Sunset in Topanga State Park Descent on fire road down to Trippet Ranch trailhead as the sun was setting.40. Storm Clouds on the Horseshoe Mesa Trail, Grand Canyon April 202541. Cedar Breaks National Monument, Morning in September 202542. Eastern Sierra…. Gully Below Mount Whitney43. Sunset Behind Mt. Baldy From Forest Falls, CA, 07/2544. Limber Pine at Yosemite45. Mount Waterman, Single Burnt Tree46. From below VERDUGO PEAK looking into local San Gabriel Mountains47. Double Rainbows Kaanapali, HI, 10/2548. Almost at Sing Peak, the only summit named after an Asian American Tai Sing was a mountain chef who accompanied the U.S. Geological Survey teams on many expeditions. One famous trip was with the Mather party where Sing provided elaborate meals outdoors and helped convince influential men to found the National Park Services.49. Sheepdog50. Pacific Grove, CA, 08/2551. Sea Lion Invasion. San Carlos Beach, Pacific Grove, CA, 08/2552. Who Can Bark Louder? Pacific Grove, CA, 08/2553. Grizzly Flats, Dog in Pack54. Three Points to Cloudburst, Cellphone Cameras55. Little Dume Beach, March 756. Mt. Hillyer, Sniffing a Pine Tree57. Watching Black Necked Stilts and Ruddy Ducks58. Big Dume Beach, March 759. Cascades, Washington #160. Cascades, Washington #261. Cascades, Washington #362. Burney Falls63. Pelicans64. Lighthouse #165. Lighthouse #266. Blond Bull67. Sea Arch68. Offshore Breeze Under Low Clouds69. Turkey Vultures70. Breaking Surf71. Latir Wilderness, New Mexico72. Wheeler Peak, New Mexico, at the Onset of Fall
