Show Them the Money: OWAC Excellence-in-Craft Winners Receive Cash Awards

Serious 4x4 trails require modifications to stock vehicles

Cottages and their ruins are common everywhere you pedal on a cycling tour through Ireland

Cyclists cross the River Cong, passing an ancient Irish monastery's fisherman's hut

Lower Ottoway Lake (Inga Aksamit)

Women, local to their towns, often for generations, are Irish hospitality professionals with high standards of service, cleanliness and authentic Irish cooking.

Onion Valley road. Considered one of the toughest rides in the country. Photo: Gigi de Jong

Aaron Martens with the final bass of his well-lived life.

Paintbrush and lakes were abundant on the descent from Red Peak Pass

Works of chocolate art are almost too beautiful to eat.

Cyclists travel an ancient forest road that fairies and leprechauns have inhabited for centuries

Sunset over the Docks

Short cut to ... nowhere?

Leopard Rocks in Ansel Adams Wilderness (Inga Aksamit)

Cyclists ride into the picturesque town of Doolin, a ferry stop on the way to the Aran Islands

35-inch rainbow from Conway Pond, 2013. Photo by Yvonne Gaines.

New York: Four California cyclists pedaled 52 days to cross the Brooklyn Bridge and reach the Atlantic Ocean.

Fatbiking Sand Canyon, Bishop, CA

This 25-year-old image is still current today

Buck Island. Photo: Bob Semerau

Lone Buffalo on the Yellowstone Plateau

Locating the perfect stream-side picnic spot requires diligence. We are experts.

Mission Bay Park, San Diego. Photo: Gigi de Jong

The monster’s maw or mother nature’s art?

Half Dome, Vernal Falls and Nevada Falls (Inga Aksamit)

The Upper House (a.k.a. Moonviewing House) sits on the slope of the Moon Viewing Hill as a place of quiet retreat.

No one makes a more realistic fly than Mr. Blackstone.

Siamese twin lambs born circa 1940 now on display at Laws Railroad Museum. Photo: @terdfergus0n

Dawn, Virginia Lakes, 9/19/21, Clayton Peoples

Old tram tracks at Pine Creek Mine. Photo: Gigi de Jong

Shootin' shenanigans. Laurie Morrison and Barry Senescu practice pointers from John Poimiroo.

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Elliot McGucken

Photo taken on the traditional territory of the Ohlone. Photo: Robin Agarwal

The author with an "average size" trout from Alpers' Pond in 2006. Photo by Bill Beecher.

2021 Winner. Feature Image. "The Night is Young" Phil Reedy

Members of the Johanson family summited Mount Diablo together on a cloudy but happy day.

Mobius Arch frames Mt. Whitney. Photo: Gigi de Jong

Extensive Zen gardens are designed to encourage you to embrace nature’s beauty in quietude.

SEA ADVENTURE 80 CREW, left-to-right, Chad, Gavin, Captain Rob, Conner, with the day’s catch off Santa Catalina Island.

Who's that masked man? Osceola Refetoff.

RARIFIED AIR – Aaron Martens is all smiles after claiming the second of back-to-back WON BASS U.S. Open victories in 2005. He would later go on to win his third U.S. Open title in 2011, something only two other anglers — Mike Folkstead and Clifford Pirch — have ever accomplished.

Santa Barbara harbor

Mass Ascension. Photo: John Poimiroo. Winner EIC 2020.

Ducks swimminmg

Vermilion Grove, East Shore, Caples Lake, CA-88, 9/19/21, Philip Reedy

The 35 x 23-inch rainbow about to be released at Conway Pond, 2013. Photo by Yvonne Gaines.

Slim Princess at Laws Depot. Photo: Gigi de Jong

A night dive in the Red Sea near Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, caught this guy hiding in some Acropora coral

Duck and shorebird

Burrowing Owl. Photo: Tammy Kokjohn. Winner California Watchable Wildlife Photo of the Year 2020.

A trip up or down this old wagon road took all day 150 years ago.

Mount Diablo: Mount Diablo and other public lands provided relief for many after the pandemic arrived

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Irish master craftsman Tomas O'Cadhain hammers silver jewelry at the entrance to a 5,000 year old mini Stonehenge

Calm waters and dramatic colors can take your breath away

CHAMPIONSHIP IMAGINATION – Creativity, imagination and an uncanny ability to put the puzzle pieces together on the water were attributes at the forefront of Aaron Marten’s bass fishing success. This was perhaps on display more than ever at the 2015 Bassmaster Elite Lake Havasu event, where he noticed a largemouth eating a baby blackbird and shifted gears to throwing a black frog deep in the tules to imitate the bird. Sure enough it worked, well enough to win the tournament.

Snow Geese

THE MARTENS FAMILY celebrates Aaron’s taking the trophy for the 2015 Bassmaster Angler of the Year, the third time he earned that coveted title.

The vehicle you use to begin overland fishing doesn't need much modification to get started. Photo: Damon Bungard

20-YEAR MARINE VETERAN, Adrianne, enjoyed the fishing and sharing time with folks that shared his experience in military service while fishing the Toronado Veterans Fishing day.

Cycling towards the Cliffs of Moher, there is a sense something great lies ahead.

California Newt in Napa County. Photo Heather Bird

Red Lake Creek Cabin. Photo: John Poimiroo

Snow geese overhead

TORONADO DECKHAND FATIMA lends a hand with a beauty sculpin boated by Army veteran Rueben Elias.

The 35 x 23-inch rainbow caught at Conway Pond in 2013. Photo by Yvonne Gaines.

Shelf roads in states like Colorado are perfect for 4x4 vehicles.

VOLUNTEER GIOVANNI PEREZ spent his day helping, hooking, and handing, but managed to land a nice whitefish and a limit of sculpin.

Shades of pink and red; and California live oaks turn a golden amber color mid-October to November

Unnatural cones dotted the streets of Mariposa

Lyle Lovett at The Mountain Winery Courtesy The Mountain Winery

Witches Moon

So many choices. What to do?

Morro Bay

With fish boiling around the boat a quick toss of the hand-tied sardinia pattern got hit and hit hard. The 17-pound forkie ran and tore off line heading for open sea.

Male and female Northern Shoveler

Cocktails at Spring Conference in Siskiyou County. Photo: Gigi de Jong

Aspen, Hope Valley, 9/19/21, Philip Reedy

A taste of what was to come

Summer and fall means getting in the hunt offshore for tuna. Finding willing biters makes it well worth the effort.

Lake Chabot. Photo: Matt Johanson

Where beloved spirits run free for eternity.

Photography requires patience

Ever diligent, Risa Wyatt takes notes at Indigeny cidery.

And the winner is....

Snow geese take flight Credit: Mike Nellor

Young girl with wildflowers in the Eastern Sierra. Photo: Julie Faber

General meeting and workshops were held in Sonora's historic Opera Hall.

Overland camping means having lots of "stuff." The author pulls a trailer on some adventures.

Red Lake Creek Cabin, Hope Valley, CA-88, 9/19/21, Philip Reedy

A fog cover bridge is nearly lost in the evening sky

When the rain stops, it's a good time to go fishing with a fly rod. Photo: Tom Martens

Blue Heron

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Camera Phone Primer and Composing Better Pictures. Photo: John Poimiroo

CAPTAIN RAY LAGMAY, right, worked the Cortes Bank for mossbacks like angler John JT Torres boated on WON-Toronado Charter

Dasha: Dasa Yurkevich celebrates reaching New York and the end of a long journey.

Saratoga Oaks Lodge

Helping inner city and minority youth/ young adults become interested in nature through the immersive experience of bird watching. John Robinson.

Snow Goose

Kampot fish market, Southern Cambodia: Candid images of people going about every-day life arouses emotional curiosity, prompting the viewer to mentally feel, smell, and absorb a given environment. Utilizing one of the icebreaker techniques helps put your subjects at ease.

Sunset on White Mountains in winter. Photo: Gigi de Jong

Cyclists stop along the Bog Road between Clifden and Carna to view the Twelve Bens.

Author Matt Johanson and his dog, Sam.

Trash, like shotgun shells needs to be packed out -- leave the outback better than you found it.

Road Cycling in Round Valley near Bishop. Photo: Michael McDermott courtesy Bishop Visitor

Black Tailed Jackrabbit. Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge. Photo: Larry Whiting

PAIR OF SCULPIN displayed by Toronado deckhand, Fatima, for Army vets Carmen Estrada, left and Paul Hernandez, right.

McCloud Fall, Shasta County, California

Morning fog at the boat landing at Baum Lake. Photo: Tom Martens

Ruins of old charcoal kilns near Lone Pine.