Best of November

I wasn't as active with my blog in November. However, I still wanted to share some of the people and places that I photographer over the month. Here are a few of my highlights from November.

James Reeder finishes attaching his regalia ahead of the opening ceremonies at the 9th Annual Social Pow-Wow at Clearfield High School on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014. Reeder came down from Logan to dance along with his wife and son.
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Visitors explore the Ogden Exchange Building during a groundbreaking and open house on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014. Built in 1930, the building has set vacant since the 1970's, but new plans call for the art-deco structure to be the heart of a new business park.
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Tomas Gomez has worked at Prairie Schooner Steak House for 16 years. On his way in to work on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014, Gomez stopped along the Ogden River for a cigarette and a break before the dinner shift.
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Wildlife biologist Steve Bates, left, checks for an ear tag on a bull bison while Bob Middlemas, right, tries to detract the animal and control its head at Antelope Island State Park on Monday, November 10, 2014. Most years, the large bulls are not rounded up with the rest of the herds due to their aggressive nature. This year, all of the animals were brought in so that genetic testing could be down in order to see if there are cattle genes mixed in with the herd.
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Riders carry their bikes over a pair of barriers during the Utah Cyclocross State Championships at Mt. Ogden Golf Course on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014. Designed especially for poor weather, cyclocross races involve multiple laps on short courses filled with obstacles. At the state championships, riders had 45 minutes to an hour to try and complete as many laps as possible on the 1.7 mile course which included hurdles, a fence hoping and numerous sharp, slick turns.
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Bob Okazaki of Denver pauses at the frozen fall in Waterfall Canyon on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014. Just a few days after consistently freezing temperatures arrived in Northern Utah, the large waterfall is already frozen solid. Sunlight doesn't reach over the steep canyon walls for several months during the winter.
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Georgie Corkery, left, tries to bring in a loose ball with her battle during a game of kayak polo at the Marshall White Center in Ogden on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014. Throughout the winter, kayakers gather once a week for several hours of polo.
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Hundreds of "Santas" warm-up as they wait for the start of the annual Santa Run in downtown Ogden on Saturday, Nov. 29, 2014. Around a thousands dressed up runners took part in the 5K run.
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Ron Gardner rides his horse, Sundance, down Washington Ave. during the Electric Lights Parade on Saturday, Nov. 29, 2014. Sundance was decorated with 140 LED lights.
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