Top 10 Photos of the year

1. Our first canoe trip- Benbrook Lake

2. My first nature exploration- Trinity River

3. Sunset- Trinity River
4. Greene Ave. in fall
5. The desert on the way to LV, Nevada
6. Roses at a museum

7. Sunset- Austin, TX
8. The water in Newport, CA
9. Our hike over study abroad- Spain
10. Our hike to Machu Picchu- Peru























 

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