10 Seconds to Sunrise
by HeiSch

Comment:
Lovely, rich tones. Rock hopping is quite captivating. Beautiful photo.

Surge
by spiritualspatula

Comment:
Quite a scene. Lovely contours, shadows, light and lines. A study in it. Beautiful.

High Mountain Splendor
by Brent_S

Comment:
Viewing on my laptop which isn't a perfect representation (so not voting), but you've got an amazing scene and photo, but to me it is a bit overcooked. I'd imagine you'd need some exposure blending/HDR work to not blow out the clouds and still get good color in the foreground flowers, but the colors seem just a bit too much.

Nice story with the hikers, as well.

Tree of Life
by VitaminB

Comment:
Very nice. Dreamy scene and nice processing to enhance that.

Iridescence
by marbo

Comment:
Great focal depth and lovely colors. Great shot.

Footsteps of Muir
by mpeters

Comment:
Nicely exposed. Very nice scene. Beauty of a shot.

The stinger
by NiallOTuama

Comment:
There's a silver lining here: 2012 is a leap year, so for the next "best of" you've got an extra day to do a bit better than this.

Serenity
by kawesttex

Comment:
Hell of a view. Reminds me of the parks in Alberta. Beautiful photo.

The Grainary
by crowis

Comment:
Lovely light and such a well-spotted scene and composition. Very nice.

Skiing the Treeline
by Bear_Music

Comment:
My favorite of the challenge, and then some. Excellent photo. Congrats on the ribbon (which is blue to me).