View 12 more
George Gray takes his photo with Gov. Gary R. Herbert after Thanksgiving dinner at the Rescue Mission of Salt Lake on Nov. 22. Tom Smart, Deseret News
View 12 more
Dianna Azevedo is reunited with her husband, Senior Airman Chris Azevedo, at the Salt Lake City International Airport on March 9 after a six-month deployment to Afghanistan. Dianna Azevedo is reunited with her husband, Senior Airman Chris Azevedo, at the Laura Seitz, Deseret News
View 12 more
Scott Strong leans against the hearse holding the casket of his twin brother, Elder Trevor Strong, on Nov. 14. Trevor was one of the LDS missionaries killed in Texas. Ravell Call, Deseret News
View 12 more
Jaclynn Brooks rides in the Davis County Sheriff's Mounted Posse Junior Queen contest. Stick horses were used due to concern for disease in the usual horses. Ravell Call, Deseret News
View 12 more
Real's Javier Morales screams out in pain after breaking his ankle. Real's Javier Morales screams out in pain after breaking his ankle. Scott G. Winterton, Deseret News
View 12 more
Beaver baseball infielders struggle to catch a pop fly against Enterprise during the 2A baseball tournament championship game on May 14. Enterprise won the title. Beaver baseball infielders struggle to catch a pop fly against Enterprise during the 2A bas Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
View 12 more
Asha Jones plays with 5-month-old Onysti Dozier before a meeting as the Calvary Baptist Church kicks off its Intermountain General Baptist Convention on Aug. 9. Scott G. Winterton, Deseret News
View 12 more
Mary Kaye Huntsman and Jon M. Huntsman Jr. take a moment before the dedication of the Huntsman Cancer Institute's $100 million expansion on Oct. 28. Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
View 12 more
Debra Brown, who served 17 years in prison for a 1993 murder, greets family and friends outside the Timpanogos Women's Prison after being exonerated. Tom Smart, Deseret News
View 12 more
A robin feeds her four young babies in their nest made in a home windowsill in Salt Lake City on June 2. Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
View 12 more
Dye is injected into the Great Salt Lake as part of a pollution study on Nov. 2. Dye is injected into the Great Salt Lake as part of a pollution study on Nov. 2. Ravell Call, Deseret News
View 12 more
Davis head coach Lori Salvo, center, jumps into the air in celebration of the match-winning point over Pleasant Grove in the 5A volleyball tournament. Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
View 12 more
The sunshine creates reflections from the sequins on Savanna Steed's shirt at the Utah High School Rodeo Association Queen contest at the Wasatch County Fairgrounds in Heber City on Wednesday, June 8, 2011. (Photo/Laura Seitz) Laura Seitz, Deseret News

By Deseret News

View Comments

It was a year of many highs and a few lows across Utah. While some Utah military personnel began overseas deployments, many more were welcomed home. From the agony of sports injuries and miscues, to the joy of triumph and the serenity of nature to the pain of personal loss, our photo editors have picked their favorite pictures from the year 2011.

Looking for comments?
Find comments in their new home! Click the buttons at the top or within the article to view them — or use the button below for quick access.