Best of 2008

Dolf Der Van Wal catches air while competing during the men’s halfpipe qualifying round at the 2008-09 U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix at Copper Mountain Resort in Summit County, Colo.

J.D. Johnson of Bothwell, Utah, goes head over heels as his feet are caught in stirrups while competing in saddle bronc riding during a Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeo.

** FILE **In this Friday, June 20, 2008 file photo, Billy Steele, of Amarillo, Texas, regional representative for American Quarter Horse Association, looks over the horizon from inside the Casper Events Center in Casper, Wyo. The Laramie Boomerang's Andy Carpenean is the Second Place winner of the June 2008 member photo of the month in Wyoming. (AP Photo/Laramie Boomerang, Andy Carpenean)

** FILE **In this Friday, June 20, 2008 file photo, Billy Steele, of Amarillo, Texas, regional representative for American Quarter Horse Association, looks over the horizon from inside the Casper Events Center in Casper, Wyo. The Laramie Boomerang’s Andy Carpenean is the Second Place winner of the June 2008 member photo of the month in Wyoming. (AP Photo/Laramie Boomerang, Andy Carpenean)

U.S. Air Force 3rd Class William Page dances as the Air Force Academy Marching Band warms up prior to the Utah Utes vs. Air Force Falcons football game at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Air Force Falcons cornerback Carson Bird soars above Wyoming Cowboys quarterback Karsten Sween resulting in a sack during 2nd half action at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colo. Air Force beat Wyoming 20-12.

A Siberian Husky by the name of Penny licks a grate inside a kennel awaiting to take a practice run.

Melissa Hoyer and Michael Phillips share one another’s shoulders as a headrest while enjoying an afternoon together on the University of Wyoming campus.

Wyoming guard Brandon Jones makes contact with UNLV guard Kendall Wallace while going up for a lay-up at Arena-Auditorium.

Cincinnati Reds left fielder Chris Dickerson wipes his hands clean of dirt after being thrown out at second base while playing the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field.

Cheyenne Grizzles pitcher Kolby Moore, left, places his hand on his forehead as catcher Alex Massari visits with Moore at the pitcher’s mound.

An imprint of a leaf leaves a lasting impression on a sidewalk in front of the Health Sciences building on the University of Wyoming campus after once falling in fresh concrete.

Shelby Engelbert performs a trick on her snow board during the 38th annual Spring Splash in Winter Park, Colo. The event marks the last weekend of skiing at the popular Colorado resort.

Blake Coble rests his head on a football while reading at Undine Park with his Golden Retriever Dixie by his side.

Presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton addresses an audience of supporters during a town hall meeting at Laramie County Community College Friday March 7, 2008 in Cheyenne, Wyo.  (AP Photo/Andy Carpenean)

Presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton addresses an audience of supporters during a town hall meeting at Laramie County Community College in Cheyenne, Wyo.

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton campaigns on behalf of his wife Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y. while speaking with an audience at Sweetwater County Events Complex Thursday March 6, 2008 in Rock Springs, Wyo. (AP Photo/Andy Carpenean)

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton campaigns on behalf of his wife Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y. while speaking with an audience at Sweetwater County Events Complex in Rock Springs, Wyo.