2026 Traveling with Ann Calendar Contest
It’s time to choose the pictures for my 2026 Traveling with Ann calendar!
Click on the pictures below taken during my 2025 travels near and far to see a full screen view of each. Chose TWO pictures as your favorites and type the pictures NUMBERS in the comments below. Votes will be tallied by the end of October. I’ll share which winning photos had the most votes the following week.
NOTE–If you’ve never commented on one of my blog posts, your comment will appear AFTER I approve it behind the scenes (I have to keep those pain-in-the-rump spammers out).
In addition, I’ll do a random drawing from those who voted in the comments below and choose a few lucky winners for an autographed desk calendar! Be sure to check your email in mid-November to see if you receive a “Winner!” email from me.
Let the voting begin! ♥ Ann
Number 1 Snowy Flower Art—Prescott, Arizona |
Number 2 Terry Peak Ski Area—Lead, South Dakota |
 WINNER Number 3 Rocky Mountain Rocks—Southern Colorado |
 WINNER Number 4 Redwood Giants—California |
 WINNER Number 5 Old Graveyard—Galena, South Dakota |
 WINNER Number 6 Open Cut (mine)—Lead, South Dakota |
 WINNER Number 7 Sneaky Cat (he thinks)—Prescott, Arizona |
 Number 8 Rocky Mountain Grandeur—Southwest Colorado |
 Number 9 Spearfish Canyon—South Dakota |
 WINNER Number 10 Black Hills—Rapid City, South Dakota |
 Number 11 Garden Delight—Prescott, Arizona |
 WINNER Number 12 Curvy Beach Road—Hwy 101, Southern Oregon |
 WINNER Number 13 Fall in the Rocky Mountains—Southwest Colorado |
 WINNER Number 14 Granite Mountain Sunset—Prescott, Arizona |
 WINNER Number 15 Rainy Morning—Lincoln City, Oregon |
 Number 16 Sleepy Bee—Prescott, Arizon |
 Number 17 Marble Canyon/Colorado River—Arizona |
 Number 18 Driftwood Beach—Lincoln City, Oregon |
 Number 19 Rocky Mountain Valley—Colorado |
 WINNER Number 20 Christmas Tree—Lincoln City, Oregon |
 WINNER Number 21 Kitty Flowers—Prescott, Arizona |
 Number 22 Pacific Ocean—Hwy 101 in Oregon |
 WINNER Number 23 Pacific Light House—Hwy 101 in Oregon |
 WINNER Number 24 Desert Lake—Middle of Nevada |
13 & 3
It was really hard to only pick 2! You have some great photos.
11 & 14
#6 and #10
5 & 21
#10 and 14
6 & 7
I love all the photos but I like 7 and 12.The pictures are beautiful, really tough choice.
Number 5 and number 20 those are the ones that jumped out atvme
12 and 24
8 and 21
10 and 5
Tough call as they were all beautiful. My favorites are 5 & 13
For me its 7 and 10. Great lightung and scope. Cute cat. Nothing better.
Good eye, Ann. These are all wonderful 🙂
#6 & #13
#13 & 14
#4 and #6
7 & 20
All cat calender would good also!
Number 6 and 22. It is so hard to pick just two! You take beautiful pictures! And there are some great ones here!
7 and 13
6 & 21
#15 and #20. Both in Oregon. So beautiful! They both look like paintings. I lived in Oregon for a couple of years, my daughter was born there. Days like these were my favorite as it was so quiet. All of your pics are beautiful.
Pictures 6 & 7
I am very partial to the open cut picture and Loki is so sweet. It is a cat and I love my cats
2 & 3 – for sure hard to choose just two! Love the kitties!
8 & 14 – they all are so beautiful
6 & 10
24 and 16
1 & 21
15 and 24. Really hard to pick just 2.
5 & 22
23 & 24
12 and 21.
I’m going with 14 and 21. It’s too hard, I want to choose them all.
#13 and #9 It was so hard to only pick 2! You have an artistic eye for photography.
Really great photos!! Love them all.
8 & 11
5 & 12
7 & 14
Tough choice but my top two are 7 and 23.
5 & 6. They are all great pictures though!
Hard to choose just 2 but OK 14& 21
My picks are 5 & 7
My picks are 3 and 14.
4 & 14
4 and 23.
Amazing pictures, though.
Really hard to pick just 2.
6 & 24
12 & 14
They are all amazing! Vote for 6 & 13
Photos #6 and #21
Loved them all, was hard to pick
It’s so hard to choose! #5 & #12 for me.
I really like 14 and 17
10 & 22 are great!
#3 and #13
5 & 15
Gorgeous pix. I pick 14 and 21.
12 & 14
Numbers 3 & 18. I couldn’t pull up number 10. Awesome photos. I would have picked both cat photos. I love cats, but I think I see enough cat images. LOL
Numbers 3 & 18. I couldn’t pull up number 10. Awesome photos. I would have picked both cat photos. I love cats, but I think I see enough cat images. LOL
Numbers 3 & 18. I couldn’t pull up number 10. Awesome photos. I would have picked both cat photos. I love cats, but I think I see enough cat images. LOL
HARD TO PICK, BUT I’LL GO WITH 4 AND 24
10 & 23 for me. All great photographs!
#4 and #14
5 and 20
1 & 18. There are soooo many beaiputiful and interesting photos!
4 & 13
I’m in love with all of them, but 5 and 15 are just phenomenal.
13 and 21
Love them all.
5 and 23
I Love them all as well.
#17 and #24
I like #18 and #12
7 & 13. So hard to pick just 2.
5 & 15
14 & 24
Awesome photos!
8 and 21
10 and 15
4 and 22
5 and 21
9 and 23
Outstanding images this year, and my top two are #13 (I used to visit RM Ntl Park every Sept for the rut) and #22. Runner-up is #24 (swear I’ve flown over that lake en route from SF to Chicago).
Looking forward to the new book and final calendar!
Thanks for soliciting our input- fun to give one’s opinion.
#4 and #13 It was difficult to pick only 2 from these incredible photos.🤩🫶🏻
21 and 14! They are all really awesome though.
3 and 18
5 & 6 – love my South Dakota. So many beautiful photos & so hard to choose!
#2 & #10
I miss SD so much! ☺️
#2 & #10
I miss SD so much! ☺️
Great Pictures!
12 and 14
11 & 13
14 and 24
4 & 12
13&21
13&21
#4 and #12 are my favorite
So hard to pick 2 but I will say 2 and 14
9 & 23 But I love them all.
2 & 7! All great pictures!!
20 and 13
14 & 24
So many great shots, Ann. Author & Photographer, one talented lady. Though to only pick 2 favorites is a challenge.
13 & 23 are my favorites with several others right behind.
3 and 17 Beautiful pics!
16 & 21
4 & 18
So hard!!! 5 and 10. All is beautiful as always
2, 6 and 15. hard to narrow down! all great pics
18 & 22
I love them all! But I will vote for #7 and #23
3 and 6!
10 & 13 but they’re all fantastic.
7 & 23 – this was hard this year. So many beautiful ones!
4 & 22
13 & 14 outstanding pics!
13 & 14 outstanding pics!
I love all of the pictures they are beautiful . Makes it a little hard to pick just two lol.#5 and #7. I like to walk around in old cemeteries. I think it’s because one of my aunts has an old cemetery behind her house.
13 & 23
Ann, They are all amazing! My pick is 11 & 22
I live in Rapid City SD so I was so tempted to vote for #2 and #10. But, I fell in love with #7 Sneaky Cat and #14 Granite Mountain Sunset. So…
#7 and #14
14and21 please
I like 13 and 23. So many great pictures. It was hard to choose just two.