Daily Inter Lake photographer Casey Kreider's favorite images of 2021

Montana running back Junior Bergen (5) catches a 74-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter against Montana State during the 120th Brawl of the Wild at Washington-Grizzly Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 20. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Kalispell Police Chief Doug Overman, bottom right, speaks to the crowd gathered during the annual Blue Light Tree Lighting Ceremony to honor fallen law enforcement officers outside the Flathead County Justice Center in Kalispell on Thursday, Dec. 9. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

With temperatures hovering in the 30s, Dave Brown, who goes by the name "Bonefish Dave," casts into the Flathead River in search of cutthroat trout on Wednesday, Dec. 8. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Columbia Falls quarterback Cody Schweikert (9) evades the pass rush by Libby linebacker Cy Stevenson (6) in the second quarter at Satterthwaite Field on Friday, Sept. 17. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Vadim Khmelev, of Kalispell, backflips into the Flathead River as he and his brother Micah, bottom left, go for a swim on Thursday, July 15. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Greg Theis, Executive Director of Flathead Area Mountain Bikers, rides off a drop in the Malice in Plunderland trail near the North Spencer Mountain Trailhead in Whitefish on Thursday, Sept. 30. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Greg Theis, Executive Director of Flathead Area Mountain Bikers, rides the Big Gulps, Eh? trail near the North Spencer Mountain Trailhead in Whitefish on Thursday, Sept. 30. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Montana wide receiver Samuel Akem (18) takes a 65-yard touchdown reception to the end zone in the first quarter against Cal Poly at Washington-Grizzly Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Two ice fishers wait for bites on Somers Bay at Flathead Lake on Thursday, Feb. 18. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Snow geese take flight at Freezout Lake Wildlife Management Area on Monday, March 29. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Glacier's Bridger Dalla Betta (15) scores a goal in the first half against Flathead at Legends Stadium on Thursday, Oct. 7. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Whitefish quarterback Fynn Ridgeway (7) jukes as he picks up yardage on a run in the second quarter against Polson at Memorial Field in Whitefish on Friday, Oct. 22. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Glacier wide receiver Connor Sullivan (2) holds on to a reception in the third quarter against Missoula Hellgate at Legends Stadium on Thursday, Oct. 21. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

A common loon adult male and juvenile swim near the shoreline of Upper Thompson Lake in Lincoln County on Sunday, July 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Montana celebrates with the Great Divide Trophy after a 29-10 win over Montana State at Washington-Grizzly Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 20. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Seamus Burke and his son Cillian, 3, of Kalispell, go for a bike ride along Airport Road on Thursday, May 13. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

A bison crosses Red Sleep Mountain Drive at the Bison Range on the Flathead Indian Reservation on Tuesday, May 18. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

From left, Justin Garber, Jackson Hurford and Jaydan Erdman, of Kalispell, take turns jumping into the Stillwater River from a bridge on Ringneck Drive on Wednesday, June 23, 2021. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Kiel Guffin stands with his horse Ivy during pre-junior level Showmanship at the 4-H Horse Show at the Northwest Montana Fair on Saturday, Aug. 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

A bald eagle takes flight from a tree near Foys Lake on Tuesday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Glacier's McKenna McCarthy and Flathead's Sara Harrison shake hands before their match at 152 lbs. at Flathead High School on Friday, Jan. 22. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Melissa Pfeifle, a pharmacist with Kalispell Regional Healthcare, prepares COVID-19 vaccines during a clinic at the Flathead County Fairgrounds in Kalispell on Friday, Feb. 12. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Hikers rest on a ledge over Hidden Lake on the Dragon's Tail in Glacier National Park on Friday, Oct. 8. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Glacier running back Jake Rendina (33) breaks loose in the second quarter against Flathead at Legends Stadium on Friday, Oct. 15. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

A bison grazes at the Bison Range on the Flathead Indian Reservation on Tuesday, May 18. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

The sun dips behind a ridgeline from the shore of Upper Thompson Lake in Lincoln County on Saturday, July 24. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Two young bull elk graze in a field near Middle Road on Wednesday, Dec. 30. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)