2025 Photo Contest

Mission Trails Regional Park Photo Contest

The submission period for this year’s contest has concluded. Please check back next year!

Below is a gallery of all qualified submissions from 2025.

Adults: Animals

Baby BunnyCheryl Old HummingbirdEileen Hansotte OspreyScott Mocabee Crafty CorvidsAlana Asmussen SailingJohn Haney Float Like a Hummingbird, Sting Like a BeeTiffany Williams Native Sweat Bee on Flowering Oak CatkinMatthew Fedder Double VisionCrystal Spaulding Cherry Plum Bee in Pollen WonderlandJulia Showalter Curious KermitNicole Van Proyen Gills gone WildLandon Fimbres Quail family on Cowles MountainDan Burnes scratch, Scratch, SCRATCH!!!Sofia Kruska Ribbitlinsey Stidham Hanging AroundEvelyn Liautard California Trasher Bird at MTRPElba Watkins Morning SwimAlexis Deming Thisbe’s Tarantula-hawk WaspRuth Harrison Tight HugHanna Kallwass White Crowned SparrowScott West Bronze and Fur Dog Duo DelightLuke Anderson Resilienceanna cavalcanti fadul PollinatorBrandon Segura Baby Rattle!!Duane Reichenberg Poor but willingRachel Harper Phainopepla resting next to the American MistletoeROBERT JONES Learning to fly is the hardest thingRobert Otto Tangerine MariposaRaydeen Belliard Snowy Egret, suitable for framingSteven Waller Taking a bathInigo Yanguas CormorantMiles Gray Say CheeseK. Catherine Pike Maybe She’s Born With It . . .Alexander Hodge-Wallis LeonLance Weidauer Red-winged Blackbird at Lake MurrayDarlene Luckins Heron Looking For LunchLuis Cruz Cardoso RobynChani Gonzalez Cruising along the Old Mission DamSherry Dietz Wings of the SeraphZachary Grubbs Swallowtail in Poison OakStacey Miller Food DeliverySanam Salehian Beewonderment in a Coast Morning GloryMark James Morning at the LakeMary Peddecord Orb-Weaver SpiderMichael Peddecord Hidden smileStacey Vielma Mule Deer at MTRPBarry Nakamura OspreyGwynne Bruck Lighter Than AirMichael Nies Dragonfly on tree branch facial sculpture.John (Hawkeye) Wozny White-Faced IbisBill Brothers Blue DragonflyMark Schulze White-Faced IbisKelly Lemm Lunch!Benjamin Martin Blue GrosbeakChuck Kaye California Mantis (Stagmomantis californica)Marc Whitaker

Adults: Cowles Mountain

Cowles at Cloudy Day’s EndNichole Condon Cowles Mountain Trail CompanionsGrace Mulvey Cowles mountainGerardo Valenzuela Suprise Gift.Don Thomas Cowles Mountain Summit ViewAnna Williams Good Morning Cowles!David Kiley Winter Sunset Atop CowlesAllison Czapracki Cowles’ RewardBrian Jones Golden AnniversaryAmanda Archenhold Sunset Views from Cowles MountainHaley Lukes Cowles Super BloomPatty Mooney Moon RockJulia Leclerc San Diego WinterWayne Seim Skybound AlchemyCaleb Hartmann Misty Morning SunriseJoseph Harter Sunset at the TopCharrlotte Germundson Cloud Tapestry over Cowles MountainJon Archenhold Fall BackMaggie Lawson

Adults: Landscapes

Natural LifeLiz Harter Moonlight at KumeyaayJulie Deming Basking in the moonlightKristin Rigsbee Sunset ReflectionsKristen Bentz Cloudy Day at Old Mission DamBarbara Watson Lake Murray ParadiseVik Jam TranquilityCarolyn Marx SanctuaryElaine Moore Breathtaking BrightKira Walton As Above So BelowSat Wilensky Sunflower VistaMichael Ranson The Majestic ForestPatricia Lira After the rainJoan Walters Cascading CrescendoJay Steiger River ReflectionsRod Innes sliarT noissiMLouka Dlagnekov Grasslands PanoramaJoan Mentze Golden Grasslands at DawnNolan Rosik A case of the bluesBenjamin Wong Nature’s CanvasVenkata Krishna Chaitanya Pothukuchi LeaflessZachary Daly Grasslands Spring FallsNicole Toesca The Eye of Time (has seen the past and is now looking at the growth of today and the future)Rachel Heilpern The First HelloKristy Hobbs Up the Stairs at South Fortuna PeakPaul Wicks Nature’s SymphonyDanika Anderson Nailed It!Becky Suffridge Early Morning Above the CloudsMatt Kearney Posting the GrasslandLee Bowman “It was always too high to cross” (2025)Sofia LaRosa ElevatedLizette Wancho FlowRhea Faeldonea-Walker Fog over Kwaay Paay at SunriseAlex Frenzel SunriseJerry Polletta Miles from NowhereDonald Gillis A Peaceful PlacePatricia L Haley It’s Damn Beautifuljoel sharp Golden MorningAlexandria Tiedtke Selected image number 13 from the “Lamenting the Earth Series,” toned rice paper prints in antiquated framesCaity Fares Flowing LifeJohnny Bradley Nature in my NeighborhoodCynthia Growden LakeMurrayKayaking2025Juan Francisco Orozco Yucca enjoying the viewTodd Linke First LightRobert Younger Infared Photograph of Climbers RockTom Roseth Purple HazeRandall Cooper Golden Moment on the Oak Grove Loop TrailCarolyn Standler-Reed November MornFrank Solano Don’t Fence Me InRoger Tubbesing Secret Place By The StreamWendy Vollenweider Fall Colours in the ParkKamala Venkatesh Sun StruckNick Zubel Valley HazeAaron Parkinson AutumnShannon Kurz The Circle Of LifeChristopher Lilac Rest StopJoe Hlebica First Light Over Mission Trails 2025Edwing Ulloa Fall ReflectionsAllison Alberts Patio View at EveningScott Maches Llion-S-FortunaMary Gibson Peaceful ReflectionBeth Strohman Oak treeAmy Miller-Hale The SaddleMatt Gresham Above the FogJustin Robinson Fall over the San Diego RiverMelissa Ozbek Grasslands Deep FreezeRick Wiley ShadowsJoanne Amundsen-Huber A time to reflectChristina Frink Magic hourGregory LaDuca Lake Murray in Fog at MTRPJennifer Spencer ReflectionEmilee Mjelde Head In The CloudsKaela Lobosco ReflectionsRose Langford Golden SunsetStephanie Marroquin Low Clouds in the GorgeRainer Kurz Bridge To HappinessCAROL HAINLIN Reflections off the WaterScott Lagace BumpJosh Pikal Night Vista on the Trail Down from the SummitAlberto Cabrera I Spy With My Daisy Eye……Fortuna!Vanessa Dimalanta Sunrise in the GrasslandsCruz Salas The FortunasMelissa Rodriquez Early Morning at Padre DamRalph Vasquez Cotton Candy SunsetHeidi Gutknecht Padre DamDavid McManus Spring in Mission TrailsScott Cunningham PossibilitiesBrendan Casey MTRP MuseBRIDGET GAST Bridge Over Troubled WaterMark Valen A walk into serenityMaurita Donaldson Reflections at Kumeyaay LakeJoseph Martinez River of LeavesJan Ferree Cowles in the CloudsKarina Llorens Lake Murray ReflectionsAndrew McCall Blue GoldALICE Hoffman

Adults: People

Explorers, Part 2Shannon Alt Next MovePeter T Pham A lesson in lilacHolden Nonia Shadow on the SD River algaeNORA BODRIAN Wild and FreeMelissa Gomez Bear Enjoying the SuperbloomTinsika Riggs Young Hearts Run FreeAndrea Evangelesta Zen MomentsJeannette White Out of the Rain and In the WoodsJonathan Serna Do Not Enter When FloodedMike Allen Varietal Rocks in the winter sunMelinda Hansen Dance of a Coast Live OakCynthia Robertson Walk Like An EgyptianJazmin West Little ClimberCalvin Bois Climbing to New HeightsKimberly DeCew Maternity in the wildIsabel Rogers Climbers Loop SunsetJeff Etheridge “Besties having fun on a run!”Laura Behana Steep SerpentineChristine kirkcaldy SanctuaryHeather Circle Sunshine after the rainFlorence Laberge-Chalifoux Family AdventuresAshley Bajaj Eclipse: April 8, 2024Tom Vissers TogethernessMartha Saucedo Remembering a FriendCarol Wootton Sunsets & SassJessica McNeil Horizons of Young LoveNavia Phildor Mountain MischiefAlishia Prescott Curious ExplorerTracy Jennings Top of the World (almost)Susan Conrad After the RainLauren Gibson Journey to WomanhoodTheresa Ortega Rocking A SmileJuli West Years Together, Step by StepJosh Breslow First rappel with DadJohn Caffrey 30 Years in the MakingAdriana Vance Mission TrailsLaTanya Hickson Never know who you will meet!!!Sonya Dickey My Just Keep Livin’ kiddos taking a break!Nasara Gargonnu The Happiest Tyke on the TrailShannon Schneider Sunset HavenPamela Cash Merry CowlesmasKevin Schrage Sage and SunKathleen Hansen

Adults: Plants

Fiery AspirationJessie Stein Harmony in BloomDeborah Ramos sol y sombraAnnie R Early SpringBarton Palmer Buckwheat’s BouquetThomas Rinck Fiery DodderLoraine Moreno Timeless BloomSurya Gayatri Buddhavarapu Look, but dont touchTiffany Buckner Purple Owl’s CloverKatherine Zubel Life Finds a WayJoshua Heilpern Chaparral Candle in BloomNancy Stassinopoulos Spring is in the airMarc Liautard Sun FlowerTawab Nazari From belowShayla Crowel Criss Cross OaksErica Miller Spiderweb and plant after rainSusan Pease Sunny Side Up (Matilija Poppy)Sharon Ferguson Lovely but LethalSigne Nelson Flowery fieldGreg Bergeron Stopping By Trails On A Frosty MorningKevin Cullen Purple PromiseLisa Gardner Mission Trails SpringGwen Small Wedding GownMichele Addington Buds & Matilija PoppiesCarol P Murdock Sunlight through the Coast Live Oak leavesDeborah Jones Salvia leucophylla – Purple SageJack Keane Ceanothus in bloomNancy Fisk OutreachCatherine Presmyk Purple MajestyAmanda Salas Exquisite Pink FloralMarsha J. MacDonald Sunny Side Up: Coulter’s Matilija PoppyJohn Baretta

Adults: Professional

Going With The FlowThom Vollenweider

Kids 12 and Under

Green waterfallEllie Pham Churning WaterElanor Janiak The Heart Of RocksTigerlily Evangelesta CroakWeston Newhouse River frogMazzy stidham-manglicmot The Mossy RockElliott Friend LilypadAnnabelle LeVan Lizard on trunkElora Segura Rocky HillGrace Behana NatureAva Andres Elephant’s HideoutYsadora Baldueza

Teens

Path to the CloudsMira Sandquist Egret in FlightJasper Cook runner in actionbeka gomez Mission Trails Regional ParkDayana Parma Natures Leafy LandscapeBethel Abera Basking FrogHudson Newhouse Mountain landscapeAlina Franch Within the PetalsZack Watkin Exploring Cowles Mountain: A Trailside ViewSalma Flores A Towering CliffLillian Heilpern Bee Pollinating CA LilacVerdad West Valley landscapeSebastian Hernandez The ViewAndre Willeme spring into bloom!Annie Lawrence Bee HappyLakota Spaulding Wading DuckSienna Schwarz Sunny Side upNeve Holcomb Reflections of DawnRay Santiago Emerald FlowNaia Gonzalez Alanis Bushtit during sunsetMagnus Wahlin