Scott Rinckenberger, of Chase Jarvis Photography, had a friend suggest an idea to get folks to share their favorite 11 photos of 2011. Here are mine.

Outside a home in Toney, Alabama after the tornados in April.

God rays, storm clouds and the open road. A tribute to Chris LeDoux in California’s Carrizo Plain.

The Eastern Sierras’ Parker Lake.

Climbing in Bukhansan National Park, outside Seoul, Korea.

Cloud’s Rest, Yosemite National Park, California.

Highway 89 thru Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, where the buffalo still roam.

Grinnell Glacier trail in Glacier National Park, Montana.

Aspen in the hills above Telluride, Colorado.

String Lake in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.

Looking back from the Grinnell Glacier Trail, Glacier National Park, Montana.

Scouting on foot in California’s Eastern Sierras.