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July 2017 Photo Contest

Winner: MrBenji

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adam

Moderator

07/10/2017 05:43AM

It is time to start the July 2017 Photo Contest.

First an important note. If you see that you have won the contest or a prize in the contest, please email your address and choice of hat, shirt, or bandanna to me.

The theme for this month's contest is "Sunsets and Sunrises".

Monthly Category: Sunsets and Sunrises Photos in Canoe Country

Prize: BWCA Hat, Shirt or Bandanna.

Winner will receive an additional prize of leather work from Dicecupmaker with the bwca.com flying moose on it. Thank you Dicecupmaker!

Thanks to Cooke Custom Sewing (CCS) for sponsoring the year end prize!

Remember 1 entry per person please. This helps us vote accurately.

Rules:
- You must be signed in as a member with a valid email address in your profile to enter (or win).
- You can only enter one photo per monthly contest. You can enter the same photo if it did not win in a previous month.
- You must be the photographer of the photo and have the rights to post it.
- Photos are entered in the contest by making a reply posting to this message and using the "Add a photo to this message" link during composition. This will allow you to upload a photo from your computer to the contest or allow you to select a photo which you have already loaded into your photo gallery on this site. If you want to enter your photo in another way, please contact us.
- Please describe in the message the location of the photo.
- Judging will be done by the www.bwca.com staff and moderators.
- A member may win once per year.
- Photos must be posted to this thread by 11:59pm on July 31st - Photos must be in jpg (jpeg) format and uploaded to the site.

Thank you for participating!

Adam

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TuscaroraBorealis

07/10/2017 08:28AM

Sunrise, Missing Link Lake

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Sheepdogged

07/10/2017 09:08AM

Sunset on Bald Eagle Lake, September 2014 w/ LiquorPugs.

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cowdoc

07/10/2017 11:08AM

Struggling sunrise on Phoebe......June 2017

"What could happen?"

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Navigator

07/10/2017 01:33PM

A sunset to remember on Lake Saganagons - August 2015

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ayudell

07/10/2017 03:06PM

One last cast...
Fourtown Lake, Sept 2015

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Arcola

07/10/2017 08:07PM

Just before the nightly mosquito attack, Cummings, 2012

Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.

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canoegal

07/10/2017 09:07PM

Basswood Lake, BWCAW, July 2016.

"A lake is the landscape's most beautiful and expressive feature. It is earth's eye; looking into which the beholder measures the depth of his own nature." ~ Henry David Thoreau

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hiawatha

07/10/2017 10:57PM

The man who goes alone can start today; but he who travels with another must wait till that other is ready. --- Henry David Thoreau

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denwolf

07/10/2017 11:08PM

Sunrise Reflection.
I was greeted by this amazing sunrise over Stuart Lake our first morning of a seven day trip.

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PuffinGin

07/11/2017 09:00AM

I can tell already that this is going to be my favoritist photo contest of the year!

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SaganagaJoe

07/11/2017 10:34AM

2nd Bay of Saganaga, August 2016.

It brings me so much joy to know that I can still take canoe trips with Grandpa in the sunset years of his life, so more than one meaning to this picture.

aka HermitThrush "Such sights as this are reserved for those who will suffer to behold them." -Eric Sevareid

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egknuti

07/11/2017 11:04AM

Oyster Lake sunset

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nicek

07/11/2017 11:45AM

Brule Lake Jock Mock Bay, July 2014. Sunrise "on fire".

It's a beautiful day

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TomT

07/11/2017 10:36PM

Father son enjoying the sunset on Malberg Lake 2008.

"Life is not about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." --- George Bernard Shaw

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Twins87

07/12/2017 09:46AM

Sunset on Lake Polly Aug 2016

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Zulu

07/12/2017 10:26AM

Sunrise on Lake One. September 2011

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TomT

07/12/2017 11:34AM

quote Zulu: "
Sunrise on Lake One. September 2011"

Pagami Creek fire! I was in at the same time and didn't know about the fire till one morning on Basswood Lk. and thought it was fog but it smelled like smoke.

"Life is not about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." --- George Bernard Shaw

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EagleBox

Guest Paddler

07/12/2017 08:50PM

quote denwolf: " Sunrise Reflection.
I was greeted by this amazing sunrise over Stuart Lake our first morning of a seven day trip."

Which campsite did you stay on? That's a gorgeous shot.

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CityFisher74

07/13/2017 07:35AM

Army of trees head to battle. Lac La Croix. July 2017.

"The idea of wilderness needs no defense, it only needs defenders."

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mapsguy1955

07/13/2017 08:33AM

Quetico, Northern Tier, Rawn Lake cool morning, September 2016...

If we aren't actively working to protect our planet, we are acquiescing to those who run their life as if their personal WANTS are the only things that matter. John

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fishguts

07/13/2017 01:00PM

Sunset, Wicksteed Lake, Quetico, 2014

fishguts

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geotramper

07/13/2017 02:18PM

Sunset on Winchell, October 2016

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arctic

07/13/2017 02:30PM

Sunset, Powell Lake

“Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell.” -Edward Abbey

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baumannjoe

07/13/2017 06:32PM

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willfess

07/13/2017 06:56PM

Pan lake 2014 solo

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Spartan2

07/14/2017 06:41AM

Misty sunrise on Cherokee Lake

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ogarza

07/14/2017 10:04PM

paddling to our campsite on Jesse

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jjaviervi

07/16/2017 10:10AM

Okay, campers, rise and shine, and don't forget your booties 'cause it's cooooold out there today.

Lake Sarah Sunrise, Quetico Sept 2016

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lindylair

07/16/2017 08:02PM

Gabbro Lake sunset from the Eastern narrows site

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offroadjeeper

07/16/2017 09:34PM

Lake One sunset June 2017

He has achieved success who has worked well, laughed often, and loved much. --Elbert Hubbard--

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snakecharmer

07/17/2017 09:27PM

After the Storm ~ Saturday Bay, Crooked Lake

"Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after"
~ Henry David Thoreau

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Dalesfunkyglass

07/18/2017 06:46PM

Sunset on Long Island Lake, July 2017

We joined our Scout troop for our first trip to the BWCA. It was cool & rainy for most of the week, but we had fun anyways. The sun came out for one evening on our trip and we were treated to an awesome sunset!

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dhudacek

07/19/2017 08:56PM

Round Lake sunset - July 2017

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Trapper7

07/20/2017 08:04AM

Sunset on Stuart Lake

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Lightfoot

07/20/2017 12:47PM

A very serene sunset on Cummings Lake.

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paddelingruth

07/20/2017 10:27PM

Sunset at South Temperance

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ryanuncapher

07/21/2017 12:09PM

The beginnings of sunset over Birch Lake.

Ryan Uncapher

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walllee

07/22/2017 07:35PM

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schweady

07/22/2017 09:05PM

Sunset on Gabbro Lake
July 2017

"You can observe a lot just by watching." -- Yogi Berra

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Freeleo1

07/22/2017 10:37PM

sorry it's That Man at sunrise not Sheridan lake just noticed when doing a trip report I didn't get as many pictures as I thought I was getting this time.

"Geography is just physics slowed down, with a couple of trees stuck in it." Terry Pratchett

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BSW

07/23/2017 05:45PM

Lake One July 2017

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Fyresparxx

07/24/2017 10:45AM

Sunset on Moosecamp Lake last Wednesday 7-19-17

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BigZig

07/24/2017 02:27PM

Cummings Lake July 22, 2017

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Soledad

07/24/2017 04:13PM

I took this Friday night looking into the Kawishiwi River.

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Oisinirish

07/24/2017 10:06PM

In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous. Aristotle

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sbensing

07/24/2017 10:23PM

Gabbro Lake Sunrise

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Botadley

07/25/2017 08:25AM

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linden730

07/25/2017 05:00PM

sunset on long island lake

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euphoticjones

07/26/2017 08:39AM

Beautiful Iris on Moose River South

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rdricker

07/26/2017 11:23PM

Beautiful sunrise over Sturgeon Lake in Quetico

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gemlake1

07/27/2017 09:11AM

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MrBenji

07/27/2017 06:37PM

Wine Lake Sunset from the Island Site 5-21-17
A nice reward with a trout dinner after single portaging the Zenith...

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Mocha

07/27/2017 09:11PM

all such wonderful photos so far for July! and it's great to have so many new members in the past few days.

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NewmansMom

07/27/2017 09:29PM

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bmontgomery

07/28/2017 08:32AM

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mikedmarsh1

07/28/2017 07:10PM

Rookie Lake off of Fernberg Road, July, 2017.

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tobywan

07/31/2017 06:34AM

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syogod

07/31/2017 06:51AM

Sunset on Crooked Lake. mid-July 2017

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borealpaddler65

07/31/2017 09:46AM

Gull Lake sunset, July 2017.

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burt0094

07/31/2017 10:36AM

Sea Gull Lake - May 2016

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dzander7

07/31/2017 10:40AM

Fourtown Lake
July 2017

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twofishspawning

07/31/2017 11:08AM

Gaskin Lake, BWCA. 2011. Breathtaking.

When in doubt, win the trick. - Hoyle

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maxxbhp

07/31/2017 01:13PM

North Englishman Island, Sag

"...And the days I keep my gratitude higher than my expectations, .......well, I have really good days". Ray Wiley Hubbard

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stubby paddle

07/31/2017 04:18PM

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Dammfast

07/31/2017 05:47PM

DammFast

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Mocha

07/31/2017 07:59PM

Bologna lake sunrise

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Pamisha

07/31/2017 09:29PM

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Tammy

07/31/2017 10:47PM

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bottomtothetap

08/08/2017 02:16PM

quote dhudacek: "Round Lake sunset - July 2017

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WOW!! My favorite for July.

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adam

Moderator

09/05/2017 09:53PM

The winner of the July photo contest is MrBenji.

The trip report contest winner is TuscaroraBorealis.

The extra prize goes to syogod.

Congratulations to the winners and thank you all for entering!

Adam

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