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adam

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01/13/2011 12:50PM

It is time to start the January 2011 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.

As people are hard at work planning their trips, I thought this would make an appropriate theme for the month.

The theme for this month's contest is "Entry Points".

Monthly Category: Entry Points

Prize: BWCA Hat, Shirt or Bandanna.

Additional Prize of leather work from Dicecupmaker with the bwca.com flying moose on it. Thank you Dicecupmaker!

Thanks to Cooke Custom Sewing (CSS) 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 Jan 31st.
- Photos must be in jpg (jpeg) format and uploaded to the site.

Contact me if you have something in a different format or are having problems uploading to the site.

Thank you for participating!

Adam

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nojobro

01/13/2011 12:57PM

EP # 14, Little Indian Sioux North...at the put-in point after the portage from the parking lot, August 1997

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TuscaroraBorealis

01/13/2011 01:03PM

Missing Link

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kanoes

01/13/2011 05:11PM

Leano Lake entry, WCPP. a working photo.

i think bigfoot is blurry. (mitch hedberg)

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prettypaddle

01/13/2011 06:09PM

Little Indian Sioux South -- July 2008

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mr.barley

01/13/2011 07:30PM

Beaverhouse landing

Because I'm wearing one and I just did....

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BigZig

01/13/2011 08:33PM

Ram Lake EP#44

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fishguts

01/13/2011 08:35PM

#43 McAree, Brewer Rapids just below McAree Lake, Quetico

2005 fishguts

fishguts

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ducks

01/13/2011 08:36PM

Hog Creek EP #36 July 2010

Pura Vida

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snakecharmer

01/13/2011 08:42PM

Quetico!

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

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Zulu

01/13/2011 11:57PM

Entry Point #30. Lake One. At the End of the Road.

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Chilly

01/14/2011 01:00AM

Prairie Portage is kinda an entry point right? Anyhow thanks for the shirt. 2010, haha

"Now days these kids take out everything: radar, sonar, electric toothbrushs" Quint

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Kendra

01/14/2011 08:18AM

EP 43 Bower Trout

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griswold

01/14/2011 08:50AM

Trail head EP #33. Last pic of the 2010 trip. Not even the long trial could wipe the smiles off our faces!

Generally speaking, a howling wilderness does not howl: it is the imagination of the traveler that does the howling.~Thoreau

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tony

01/14/2011 10:42AM

Lake One entry point.

tony

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mooseplums

01/14/2011 05:09PM

Lizz Lake entry

"I am haunted by waters"~Norman Maclean "A River Runs Through It"

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jwartman59

01/15/2011 12:54AM

bearskin, hungry jack entry point

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Spartan2

01/15/2011 09:02AM

Clearwater Lake. This isn't actually the entry point to the BWCA, but is the dock at Clearwater Lodge, where you would begin your trip. You can, theoretically SEE the entry point in the photo. :-)

Taken on September 22, 2005 at 6:30 AM.

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wetcanoedog

01/15/2011 10:52AM

Little Indian Sioux North.

June 2010

it's just a level trail thru the woods.

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gutmon

01/15/2011 04:29PM

I just realized that after 30 years of tripping I don't have one picture of an entry point.

"The trouble with the world isn't that people know too little, but that they know so much that just ain't so." Mark Twain

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Spartan2

01/15/2011 05:14PM

That is an interesting comment, gutmon. I was surprised when I really began looking, to find that I have very few, and most of them aren't good photos at all. At first I thought "Oh, there must be lots and lots!" and when I actually began looking. . . .

Must be we are just too much in a hurry to get out there. Not a bad thing, either.

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Ho Ho

01/15/2011 05:55PM

Slim Lake Entry Point, May 8, 2008. We had to do a bushwhack portage at the EP to get to the open water of the main body of slim in this late-ice-out year -

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satchmoa

01/15/2011 07:05PM

Lake One landing

I would rather be upside down in my canoe than right side up at my desk

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schweady

01/15/2011 08:04PM

gutmon, Spartan2... I only started taking pictures of the most mundane things on our trips over the past 4 years or so... washing dishes, gathering wood, playing cribbage, tent setups, etc. Maybe it was influenced by seeing pictures of my parents and grandparents in normal everyday settings with backgrounds that told so much... the old appliances and big-finned cars in the driveway, etc.

So, I'm lucky to have 6 or 8 entry point pics. But you're right: they tell a story but none of them are very good, probably because we are all in such a hurry to get out there. Oh, and we have tried to do a group shot at the entry point sign ever year, usually on the way out, with spotty success. (Last year's group shot was at the Ely Steak House, one of the finer exit points around.)

Here's our normally organized group, in the typical giddy, haphazard formation that they assume every time upon entry.
North Kawishiwi River August 2010:

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

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arctic

01/15/2011 08:26PM

Last summer. Check out the shirt.

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cowdoc

01/15/2011 09:58PM

Crossbay.....June 09

"What could happen?"

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Boppa

01/15/2011 10:05PM

Start of portage from Poplar Lake to Skipper Lake, Entry #49 - 2008
Boppa

"Yesterday is the past, Tomorrow is the future, Today is a GIFT, that is why it is called the present".

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greenydd

01/16/2011 07:24AM

devyn nina moose entry 2009. sorry i couldnt pick between these two!

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Canoe Dude

01/16/2011 02:38PM

Hegman entry, midway down the trail to the put-in

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TH16MN

01/16/2011 04:22PM

Isabella Lake Entry Point - Packing Out the Gear

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canoerone

01/16/2011 05:42PM

Contemplating Camdre

canoerone

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XvXBrAnDoNXvX

01/16/2011 06:27PM

Brule Lake - July 2009

I will conquer the Jack Frost Loop before I die...

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Kiporby

01/16/2011 06:54PM

Cross Bay.

There is a light and it never goes out. Morrissey

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fishfry

01/16/2011 08:13PM

Entry #68 McFarland on our way to Pine.

It's not the speed, but the grace in which you arrive.

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chaseMX41

01/16/2011 10:29PM

EP 9 looking south on the LIS river.

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Old Hoosier

01/17/2011 03:28PM

Beaverhouse entry into the Q

Old Hoosier

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mboehme

01/17/2011 07:39PM

Portage to Ram Lake - EP #44

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nicek

01/17/2011 08:16PM

Sand pit before EP#43 Bower Trout May 2009.

it's a beautiful day

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boonie

01/17/2011 08:50PM

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Rich11

01/17/2011 11:22PM

lake one

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BearBrown

01/18/2011 08:21AM

Ram Lake. This is the breathtaking view from the top of the portage into Ram lake. The Ram lake EP starts with steeply graded 80 rod portage up to Ram. This view can be had if you stop at the top of the portage and look back the way you had just climbed.

Richard "Bear" Brown----- "I would rather give someone one photograph they can't live without than one hundred they can live with." anonymous

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Ho Ho

01/18/2011 11:41AM

Those Ram Lake EP photos are great with the hills in the background. Guess I'll have to make the trek over to the east side some time.

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BigZig

01/18/2011 11:57AM

quote nicek: "
Sand pit before EP#43 Bower Trout May 2009."

Bad case of CWD?

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Bannock

01/18/2011 12:46PM

I thought I'd use this picture because it is a seldom used entry to the BWCA. Entry Point 49 is most commonly accessed via Skipper Lake. However, the permit is also valid entering through Portage Lake. Portage Lake is accessed by first paddling through Iron Lake (Gunflint Trail). The picture is the put-in on Iron Lake.

After Jim and I got launched, and before we even started to paddle, we saw this ...

We also saw him when we came out.

Note, too, that Iron Lake has a small campground, perfect for the night before/after your trip.

Bannock

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Rich Mahogony

01/18/2011 07:58PM

Early Morning on Brule.

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TomT

01/18/2011 08:56PM

1984 at the Homer Lake landing.

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nicek

01/19/2011 12:08AM

quote BigZig: "quote nicek: "
Sand pit before EP#43 Bower Trout May 2009."

Bad case of CWD?"

Chronic Wasting Disease, or wolf pack, or death from natural causes I guess. We have came up with several scenarios.

it's a beautiful day

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BearBrown

01/19/2011 09:47AM

quote Ho Ho: "Those Ram Lake EP photos are great with the hills in the background. Guess I'll have to make the trek over to the east side some time."
Thanks. The portages in that area go through the Misquah Hills-- a beautiful but rough area to trek through. Pack light if you decide to enter on Ram and have some sturdy footwear for portaging. The worst portages are from the parking lot to Ram (103 rd); from Rum (not Ram) to Little Trout (62 rod); from Little Trout to Misquah (230 rd).

Richard "Bear" Brown----- "I would rather give someone one photograph they can't live without than one hundred they can live with." anonymous

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nicek

01/19/2011 11:01AM

Absolutely beautiful area. Visited Misqua Hills last spring. Outstanding wilderness. Have been able to see 4 Moose in two days span. Early spring provides for spectacular views through just developing foliage of the trees. Will go there again some day.

it's a beautiful day

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cowboymac12

01/19/2011 01:39PM

This is Magnetic Lake #57. You have to put in on Gunflint Lake; this image is just after crossing into the BWCA on Magnetic Lake.

I selected this image for several reasons:
1. It shows the vegetation prior to the Ham Lake Fire (we did this trip in May, 2004).
2. It shows Tabitha wearing a Superior North life vest. SN was also a victim of the Ham Lake Fire.
3. This was our first trip into the BWCA. The Lake was like glass, and the skies blue, though it was about 40 degrees. This would be the nicest weather of the trip.

So glad to see so many images of #14, LIS North. One of my favorites, and my own image was a close second to this one.

"It is better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than to open it and remove all doubt." Mark Twain

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ILikePike

01/19/2011 02:13PM

Done with the Snake (River) August 2009

“Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit” -Edward Abbey

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Rjovik

01/19/2011 04:20PM

I really did not want to leave. Cross Bay Lake EP.

Rjovik (Ray'-o-vick) The lapping of waves on the shore... The hypnotic gurgling of a stream... The eerie call of a loon... Alas, I'm home!

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paddlefamily

01/19/2011 09:15PM

Kids in the woods. Fall 2010. Hegman Lakes EP 77.

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Stumpy

01/19/2011 10:24PM

quote nicek: "
Sand pit before EP#43 Bower Trout May 2009."

Wow...You guys must have been hungry!

As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly

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jdevries

01/20/2011 09:25AM

Fall Lake EP, you can see the dock at the very far left of the picture.

JD

Before fighting fire with fire, remember that the fire department usually uses water.

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Old Hoosier

01/20/2011 11:26AM

quote paddlefamily: "
Kids in the woods. Fall 2010. Hegman Lakes EP 77."

That is a truly priceless photo.

"Babes in the woods" of the most precious kind.

Old Hoosier

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tobiedog

01/20/2011 11:42AM

Entry point 68

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OldGreyGoose

01/21/2011 10:50AM

Quetico EP 43 McAree Lake via "Black Robe" Portage. --OldGreyGoose

Soloing is sweet, but a good partner is "priceless."

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dring

01/21/2011 04:19PM

Mudro first morning.

Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.

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Duboly

01/21/2011 07:01PM

I too have very few pictures of entry points. I bet we have more next year! This photo is of the Brule Lake landing, the only picture I could find at the moment.

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starwatcher

01/22/2011 11:16AM

Moose River Panorama
Entry Point 16
October 2006

starwatcher

"When one finally arrives at the point where schedules are forgotten, and becomes immersed in ancient rhythms, one begins to live." Sigurd F. Olson

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Navigator

01/22/2011 11:21AM

This is my family as we embarked upon the wilderness of the BWCA! Entry point #55 Lake Saganaga

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MooseTrack

01/22/2011 01:00PM

Heading to an unnamed lake deep in the Wabakimi

For those interested (not to advertise) I am an outfitter and guide.

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tobiedog

01/22/2011 04:06PM

Entry point 69

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tobiedog

01/22/2011 04:13PM

A couple more of entry 68

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klimbingking

01/22/2011 08:19PM

quote griswold: "

Trail head EP #33. Last pic of the 2010 trip. Not even the long trial could wipe the smiles off our faces!"

Hope you had OJ's attorney and were acquitted.

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1BigPaddle

01/25/2011 10:18AM

quote Old Hoosier: "quote paddlefamily: "
Kids in the woods. Fall 2010. Hegman Lakes EP 77."

Great photo! The most courageous camper took this photo. Four girls in the woods had to be scary!!

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paddlefasterpastor

01/25/2011 07:51PM

Entering the BWCA on Sawbill Lake.

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dicecupmaker

01/26/2011 08:04AM

EP 27 Snowbank.

Joy is a great teacher, but so is dispair. Wonder is a great teacher, but so is confusion. Hope is a great teacher, but so is disillusionment. And life is a great teacher, but so is death. To deny yourself any of those in any aspect is not experiencing life totally.

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jeepv8pwr

01/26/2011 11:04AM

Trout Lake- Bass

JRR

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Lightfoot

01/26/2011 12:30PM

EP #16 - Moose River North

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paddlefamily

01/26/2011 06:59PM

quote 1BigPaddle: "quote Old Hoosier: "quote paddlefamily: "
Kids in the woods. Fall 2010. Hegman Lakes EP 77."

Great photo! The most courageous camper took this photo. Four girls in the woods had to be scary!!"

They did awesome and really took to it. Never saw any wildlife thanks to all the noise. We actually had 5 kids. Lone boy is down the trail somewhere.

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Walleye001

01/26/2011 08:38PM

Team Martin at EP30 heading into Lake Two for a quick September trip. Two adults, six kids, and one dog in two canoes. Stephanie was 8 months pregnant at the time with kid #6. Honestly, I didn't think I could get her to go, but she was determined to paddle into the BW one more time that fall.

Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs build the ark, professional build the Titanic.

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rlhedlund

01/27/2011 04:59PM

Seagull May '09 exit at the EP.

Life is good, living is better. Everlasting Life is Best! Pray for Us Amok.

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mcguiness22

01/27/2011 09:17PM

Going though all my photographs this is the best entry point photo I have, kind of sad. EP #68 Pine Lake, though the photo is McFarland...

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L.T.sully

01/29/2011 02:06PM

The end of the 320 rod portage into Meeds lake, I have never been so happy to see water in my life.

The creation of a thousand forests is in a single acorn- Ralph Waldo Emerson

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onajourney

01/29/2011 08:53PM

Not really an entry point, but the public landing on Poplar Lake leads to 3 entry points - Skipper, Meeds, and Lizz. We've done all three! This was a very early morning start!

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Corsair

01/29/2011 10:23PM

Waiting for our Tow after coming out on splash.

"Pack lightly, Tread lightly"

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MplsKcid

01/30/2011 10:26PM

Fall Lake July 2010

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Chilly

02/11/2011 12:51PM

I hope paddlefamily and Navigator win cause those are some great pics.

"Now days these kids take out everything: radar, sonar, electric toothbrushs" Quint

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adam

Moderator

02/16/2011 06:08AM

The winner of the photo contest is "paddlefamily". The trip report contest winner is "Oneofmanyblessings".

The extra prize goes to "dring".

Congratulations to our winners! Thank you everyone for entering!

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cowboymac12

02/16/2011 09:16AM

A deserving winner.

Adam, how was lunch with Joel?

"It is better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than to open it and remove all doubt." Mark Twain

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paddlefamily

02/16/2011 09:14PM

Geez. Thank you. Made all the kids renditions of "99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall" while paddling, worth the reward.

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