It is time to start the January 2016 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 "Winter".

Monthly Category: Winter 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 (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.

Thank you for participating!

Adam

P20160101

The best reason to visit canoe country in the winter.

Winter Dreams

Clearwater Lake, February 2011.

Farrell's Marsh, Steilacoom, Washington. Not canoe country, but looks a lot like something you might see up in northern MN.

Winter Canoe Country
Shagawa Lake
Ely, MN






starwatcher

quote TuscaroraBorealis: " Clearwater Lake, February 2011."

I like this one.
Just guessing,was the picture taken at the east end of the lake where it starts to narrow down going to West Pike?

Always sleep cold style but in a tent. Did your sleeping bags get frosty on the outside?

Mush for a Cure dog sled race, March 2014. Gunflint Trail

Sorry, I seem to have written the location of this picture in the wrong section since it isn't showing. This is a picture of my sister who talked me into winter camping for the first time last year. I was getting my strength back after a chemo journey and figured I owed my sister anything after all the support she had given me! We had an AMAZING time--even with temps well below zero--and are already planning our trip this year. This picture is from the WolfTrack Classic Dog Sled Race in Ely. It was so cold I had to keep my camera in my coat between pictures--but you can see there was still lots of JOY!

Duncan Lake 2014, -20F Coffee on the porch tastes great.

Taken January 4, 2016 on the northwest corner of Brant Lake.

quote mooseplums: " "

Looks like the Cross River just off the Tuscarora road.

ok, it was may.

Portage to Caribou Lake from Clearwater. January 2013.

Pictographs, North Hegman Lake
February 2015

Sawbill Lake May 3, 2011
Winter in the spring

Daniels Lake 2016

Seagull River near Trail's End Campground

January, 2016

Dry Falls into Bass Lake

Following wolf tracks into Raven Lake on a sub-zero afternoon.

quote arctic: "
Following wolf tracks into Raven Lake on a sub-zero afternoon. "

Wow that is quite a trip. Lot of good solitude. Was that a March trip or this year? Either way a good trip.

quote Pinetree:
Wow that is quite a trip. Lot of good solitude. Was that a March trip or this year? Either way a good trip.
"

That was a late Feb/early March trip a few years ago.

Magnetic Rock Trail, January 2016

quote Jaywalker: " Taken January 4, 2016 on the northwest corner of Brant Lake. "

Enjoying these winter pics even though not a big fan of winter. IF I were to winter camp this appeals to me.

Baldpate Lake

The winner of the January Photo Contest is Jaywalker.

The trip report contest winner is MDMark.

The extra prize goes to PuffinGin.

Thanks for all that entered and were brave enough to venture into the backcountry in Winter!