RESULTS: Mini Challenge #321 Scenic trails and roads

bfluegie

I really enjoyed seeing all the great roads and trails in the entries. A whole lot of planet earth is represented. And I have a few more ideas of places I have to see now. I kept going back and forth in trying to pick favorites, and as I start writing this I have no idea how I’m going to select a top three. I considered making a deck of cards and shuffling. But, here I am, at the end of the challenge and I have to pick. So here goes.

@grandmaR, I really liked the sense of distance with the curving walk drawing the viewer into the photo of Maclay Gardens. Also, the cold, cold Colorado photo really appealed to me as well. Not to mention that I wish I had your skills at scanning slides. Yours are always a treat.
@pegelli I wouldn’t mind taking a walk down any of the three trails/roads in your photos. My favorite is the first, along the canal. There is just so much to enjoy in that scene, and the fluffy clouds are just like the icing on the cake, so to speak.
@dlscott56, all three of your photos have a different feel to them. I really like the light in the shot from Tennessee, and that photo reminds me of a hike I took just a couple of months ago. So that’s my favorite of your entries.
@Cavalier, I enjoyed all three of your entries as well. Picking a favorite was tough, but after a lot of consideration I chose Monitor pass.
@JAG, I keep going back and forth on your photos. I really like the beautiful light in the Seward Highway photo and the crisp feel of the snow all around in the photo of your driveway. I really hope you have a snowplow for that…
@sarasphotos, My favorite of yours is the Tirol road. I think I want to visit that restaurant at the end of the road. A glass of wine while watching the sun set behind those beautiful mountains sounds perfect to me.
@DavidRGillespie, I think the Patagonia photo gets the most unusual trail of the challenge award. I’ve hiked trails with huge puddles before but none completely under water. But I really like the rugged mountains in “Alpine Trail”. With scenery like that I could always disguise stopping to catch my breath as just admiring the view.
@sapphire73, I always enjoy the photos you post from your travels, and these three do not disappoint. Picking a favorite was hard, but I think I’m going to go with the road through Hard Knott Pass for the scenery that just goes on and on.

Since I enjoyed everyone’s photos, and because I had such a hard time deciding, I’m giving an honorable mention to all my favorite photos that didn’t place.
@grandmaR, Maclay Gardens in Tallahassee
@dlscott56, Tennessee
@JAG, Into the sunset (Seward Hwy Alaska)
@DavidRGillespie, Alpine trail, Mt. Assiniboine Provincial Park, BC

Third Place (tie):
Gretchen @sapphire73 for Road through Hard Knott Pass, UK

Sara @sarasphotos for Near the Stubai Glacier in Tirol, Austria

Second Place: Pieter @pegelli for Along the canal towards Herentals (Belgium)

First Place: Jo @ Cavalier for Monitor Pass, California

Cavalier

Thank you for the first place selection, Barbara! So many wonderful entries - I didn't expect to place. The shot was actually in memory of my late husband - he loved the Sierra's and this was one of his favorite views.
I will come up with a new mini challenge either today or tomorrow.

grandmaR

Thank you running an interesting mini - which got some beautiful photos. I would have had trouble making a choice among them. Also thanks for the kind comments and the HM. But ....I confess, I sent my slides off to a commercial place to scan them - I didn't do them myself

sarasphotos

Barbara, thanks so much for the 3rd place - I'm sure glad I wasn't judging! Congrats to @Cavalier , @pegelli and @sapphire73 - Jo, I'm looking forward to the next challenge.

JAG

Nicely done Barbara! @bfluegie for a well run challenge and nice write up of the entries! Thank you for the HM and congrats to the placers @Cavalier , @pegelli and @sapphire73 ! Kudos to everyone for great entries!

DavidRGillespie

Thank you so much Barbara @bfluegie for the kind comments and the HM. Congratulations to @Cavalier , @pegelli and @sapphire73. for 1, 2 and 3.

sapphire73

Barbara @bfluegie, thank you for the lovely challenge and the tie for third place. I thoroughly enjoyed seeing all of the entries. Congratulations to @Cavalier , @pegelli and @sarasphotos for 1, 2, and the tie for third.

pegelli

Congrats to @Cavalier for winning this mini, the low perspective makes the shot and I liked it from the time I saw it. Also congrats to @sarasphotos and @sapphire73 for third place and thanks @bfluegie for awarding me second place as well as all the comments. It was certainly a very interesting challenge with many cracking entries so ending so high was a flattering surprise.