August 10, 2020
2020 Photo Contest
The winning image from our 2020 Wilderness Medicine Section Photo Contest
Into the Mist and Smoke
Brian Tanksley
Gallery of Images
Catch a slide show of stunning landscapes and thrilling wilderness adventures some our members embarked on this past year! With COVID putting travel plans on hold for many, our members are getting creative, exploring their local wilderness, and living their LIFE FUEL!
Start the slideshow by clicking on any one of the images below.
"Backyard Paradise" Enjoying the sunset in my backyard in Columbus, OH during the coronavirus quarantine
"Submersion Injury" During Medical College of Georgia Wilderness Medicine Day residents and students practice resuscitating a drowning victim.heic
"Bald Eagle Sighting" Bald eagle sighting during a float trip on the James River, Virginia
"Sked Evacuation" During Medical College of Georgia Wilderness Medicine Day residents and students practice evacuation by sked
"Social Distancing" Social distancing in the wilderness during a backcountry backpacking trip in April 2020
Alpine Mount Adams, NH
Dawn White Mountains, NH
Fire start, Mount Adams, NH
Hippos in the Victorian Nile, Uganda
Muchison Falls, Uganda
Learning the Ropes
Shoulder Season
Stille Wasser
A Cave Clong Reynisfjara Beach
Ceiba Pentandra Tree
Mushroom on the Top of Kennebago Divide, Maine
On Top of Skógafoss
Vatnajökull Blue Ice Cave
Campfire in the remote White Desert National Park, Egypt
Pulling up to a valley of mushroom cliff formations in White Desert National Park
Campfire illuminating tent, car, and large chalk rock formation at camp site in the remote White Desert National Park, Egypt
Driving through the Black Desert of Egypt. A land mass covered in volcanic dolerite dating back 180 million years
Laguna Churup in Huascaran National Park Peru
Overlooking the Chisos Basin from the top of Casa Grande in Big Bend National Park
The unending sand dunes of Huacachina Peru
The view from a remote side trail near Lake Louise, Banff National Park, Canada
Throwing a little bomb drop while sandboarding in Peru
Broken barn
Claude
Hammock by the river
Let’s do it anyway
Penny
All Creatures Great and Small
Masks, on the other hand, are for everyone
Sailor's Delight
When a global pandemic cancels your adventure honeymoon, you have to improvise
When Pugs Fly
Winter Hike in the Whites
Early Rise Mount Adams
Peak to Peak, White Mountains, New Hampshire
Up for Sunset
White Sunrise
“The outdoor classroom” - or how it was “pitched” to program leadership
When COVID cancels your wedding plans, you respond by finishing a 13 hour MICU shift and getting the job done
Baker and Shuksan
Construction Stop at Desolation Point, WA
Mora Beach, WA
Oh Deer! Olympic National Park, WA
Wind Rivers, WY
Girls backcountry trip with the pups in Indian Peaks Wilderness Colorado
Ice climbing for our CME trip in Ouray
Me deep water soloing in Croatia
Scouting lines for our backcountry ski CME in Ophir, Colorado
skinning near Red Mountain pass in Ophir
Beautiful day on Snake Dike, CA
Crack Climbing in Joshua Tree, CA
Redwoods at sunset, Peninsula, CA
Running out on the moon, Yosemite, CA
Waterfall season, Yosemite, CA
Dawn Rising at the Top of the Mountain
Into the Mist and Smoke
Quiet Sunset on Catalina Island
A Family Adventure-- In one month, we hiked 12 trails and a total of 29 miles, my youngest are 3-yr old twin girls, and they walked every step
Emma and Joseph at Soldier’s Beach Trail
Little Rock Towers
Noah, King of the Mountain
Our Finish-- The Pioneer Long Trail
Half Dome Overlook
Morning Descent on the Appalachian Trail
Navigating Duck Woods
Top of Devils Marble Yard
Estes Park
Lake Louise Banff
Chipmunk Rockies
Iguana tree Puerto Vallarta
Meteora Greece