What you did on your summer vacation August 27, 2012 -- Updated 1708 GMT (0108 HKT) Originally from Montreal, but now in the Philippines working on her thesis, Kristina Partsinevelos says she almost missed this priceless shot. "I had to retrace my steps when I saw this little girl," she said. " I've never seen a baby in a bucket before. See more about the photo on Kristina's iReport. One of the summer highlights for iReporter Mark Rogers and his partner was an unforgettable trip to Arches National Park near Moeb, Utah. "We are lucky to have such an incredible park in this country," he said. We finished our hike right as the sun set. We were both very lucky to see so much incredible scenery. See more spellbinding photos from this trip on Mark Roger's iReport. iReporter Cindy Schultz and 26 of her family members made a summer trip to her brother's lakeside house in Minnesota, where they lit paper lanterns and watched them beautifully float over the lake. "We talked in whispers as we watched them," she said. They puffed up into the sky like bags of microwaveable popcorn. Read more about their illuminating summer highlight on Cindy Schultz's iReport. For beach lover Jim Grant, his trip down to "the Wedge" in Newport Beach was a big highlight when he got to see the beauty and power of the waves as surfers enthusiastically took them on. " This spot is fantastic. I could drift up and down this section of beach for hours and never get bored," he said. Check out more photos of the spectacular waves on Jim Grant's iReport. Vactioning at one of the Caribbean's must-see islands, Barry Bellomy says he couldn't resist capturing this sight of Curacao. "I was captivated by the beautiful colors of the buildings," he said. See Barry's colorful photo on his iReport. With lush countrysides and beautiful castles shrouded in legend, Ireland boasts some of the world's most impressive sights. And for iReporter Lalith Jayasinghe, his favorite sight during her trip to Ireland was the Burren in County Clare. It's a 5000-year-old portal tomb. I was in awe," he told CNN. Read more about this little slice of Ireland on Lalith Jayasinghe's iReport. Hamragardar, Iceland Rizal, Philippines Moab, Utah Newport Beach, California Willemstad, Curacao Yosemite National Park County Clare, Ireland St. Lucia, Caribbean As summer comes to a close, here's to the memories of beaches, adventures and fun iReporters share photos of their favorite summer vacations (CNN) -- We can't take every summer vacation we'd like to take, but CNN iReporters can certainly take us to some of those places. Here, iReporters share some of their summer travels and photos, which cover a lot of terrain.