Last year I sat down and came up with a list of what I considered to be my top images of 2010 for inclusion on Jim Goldstein’s best photos of the year blog project. Now that 2011 has come and gone, I present my favorites from last year (I managed to come up with 10 this year):

Descending Winter Alta’s North Ridge – Sequioa National Park

Clouds and Evening Light on El Cap – Yosemite National Park

Frost on Yosemite Falls – Yosemite National Park

Pardington Cove – Big Sur

Liberty Cap, Nevada, and Vernal Falls – Yosemite National Park

Taft Point Sunset – Yosemite National Park

Moonrise over Half Dome – Yosemite National Park

The Tunnels – San Diego

Ice Skating on Tenaya Lake – Yosemite National Park

Late Afternoon – San Francisco