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adam

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08/15/2011 07:48PM

It is time to start the August 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.

The theme for this month's contest is "Trip Partners".

Monthly Category: Show us shots of good friend 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 August 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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BWPaddler

08/15/2011 10:39PM

Might change title to 2011...?

Wherever there is a channel for water, there is a road for the canoe. -Thoreau

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HighPlainsDrifter

08/15/2011 11:00PM

September 21, 2007.
Take-out at Kawishiwi Lake following a 13-day wander around the Boulder Lake country. A trip of good memories.

Shown left to right: Nate, Matthew (my son), HPD, and Dave (deceased)

"Boredom, Tyler - that's what's wrong. And how do you beat boredom, Tyler?... Adventure...(Never Cry Wolf, 1983)

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jwartman59

08/16/2011 12:54AM

my son jakob in the bw. he has just finished his geology masters thesis on the duluth gabbro complex. this kid knows the bw from the inside out. i have learned so much from him.

my son again. (113) birkebeiner, feestyle, one of the top nordic ski racers in the state. with him in the bow it is like having a motor.

he has just moved to oklahoma, i really miss him.

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bumabu

08/16/2011 06:10AM

The best solo trip partner you could ask for, keeps your mind from wandering.......Finger Lake campsite.

Who I am precedes what I do, not the other way around.

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Spartan2

08/16/2011 07:54AM

I have always thought of this photo as "Portrait in Green". Taken ten years ago on Horseshoe Lake, in June of 2001, at 7 AM on the ninth day of a ten-day journey we affectionately call "The Rainbow Trip". It was one of our favorite trips.

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nojobro

08/16/2011 09:12AM

On one of the Hegman Lakes, August 2010: the top of my hat, B, (L), and phantom. L was busy "paddling" and she's hard to see. ;-)

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fishguts

08/16/2011 09:56AM

2008
My son, Thomas and I. on the Yellow Brick Road Portage.

fishguts

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2K10

08/16/2011 10:01AM

Quetico July 2010: Heading into North Bay (left), Family Photo on Agnes (right). My 2 favorite guys and girl, couldn't ask for better trip partners!

"Live in the Moment: You can't change yesterday, but you can ruin today worrying about tomorrow"

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TuscaroraBorealis

08/16/2011 10:53AM

Mueller falls, June 2010

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Corsair

08/16/2011 11:24AM

Moose River North July 25th 2011

"Pack lightly, Tread lightly"

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Lightfoot

08/16/2011 12:58PM

2 of our crew out for a morning paddle on Wind Lake.

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analyzer

08/16/2011 01:47PM

quote bumabu: " The best solo trip partner you could ask for, keeps your mind from wandering.......Finger Lake campsite."

"Wilson"

"Defiant" just doesn't have the same ring to it.

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analyzer

08/16/2011 01:51PM

My wife, and lifetime paddle partner, "Nette", Zephyr Lake 2011.

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1BigPaddle

08/16/2011 08:35PM

A great day fishing

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fitgers1

08/16/2011 09:08PM

"Newbie No More". August 15, 2011
Lightning, thunder, downpour, hot days, no watch and no "the time is..." on the radio, beaver, eagles, mouse, chipmunks, smoke, multiple portages, fish with teeth and pointy fins, flys, mosquitos, ankle biters, squirrels, crappy sleeping pads, heavy packs, moose, boulders in the water and so, so, so much more... One more portage to go and she was already talking about taking a trip back this fall. Fitgers2, my paddle partner for many years to come.

“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” Ralph Waldo Emerson...and...“Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading".

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mooseplums

08/17/2011 12:44AM

Like Cowdoc, I too have had many great trip partners, but these two are my favorite. They've since grown up, and moved far away. I miss them.

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

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psu1985

08/17/2011 08:46AM

My paddling buddy....I've never seen such a serene (tired?) contemplative look on a 13yo. Sunset on Quetico Lk after a long day's paddle. 8/3/11

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wetcanoedog

08/17/2011 10:51AM

The East Coast Buddy's

at the last camp,at sunset, on Basswood Lake i gave Steve and Mark Hero Medals.it was the end of our two week trip thru the Q to celebrate my retirement.one of the subjects around the fire at night was a book we had by coincidence all just read, River Of Doubt about Teddy Roosevelts 1914 Amazon expedition.at the end of the trip Teddy gave out medals to the expeditions native crew,also by coincidence i brought along a couple Swiss hiking awards as a joke but being somewhat like Roosevelt,overweight and out of shape,the awards were appropriate!

it's just a level trail thru the woods.

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Frenchy19

08/17/2011 04:27PM

My girls on Steep Lake, June 2011.

"He hits from both sides of the plate. He’s amphibious." Yogi Berra

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serenityseeker

08/17/2011 04:56PM

This log made the big mistake of crossing a Diva. It paid for its mistake.

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rlhedlund

08/17/2011 07:06PM

May 09 Coming out at Seagull

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

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kanoes

08/17/2011 07:12PM

hahahahaha (not sure if i like him or not)

i think bigfoot is blurry. (mitch hedberg)

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snakecharmer

08/17/2011 07:35PM

quote serenityseeker: "

This log made the big mistake of crossing a Diva. It paid for its mistake. "
That is one BIG pee bottle :)

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

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mr.barley

08/17/2011 09:33PM

Hahahahaha!

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

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MooseTrack

08/18/2011 09:09AM

My 2 nature loving kids

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

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TomT

08/18/2011 05:06PM

TomT and son Alex Aug. 2008 lunch on the Kawishiwi River.

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Divainthewild

08/18/2011 06:52PM

quote serenityseeker: "

This log made the big mistake of crossing a Diva. It paid for its mistake. "

LOL totally evil!

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Corsair

08/19/2011 09:14AM

quote Divainthewild: "quote serenityseeker: "

This log made the big mistake of crossing a Diva. It paid for its mistake. "

LOL totally evil! "

Too funny!

"Pack lightly, Tread lightly"

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jdevries

08/19/2011 10:44AM

South Kawishiwi River. Pouring rain and they're still smiling.

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

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ozarkpaddler

08/19/2011 01:13PM

I love this pic of my wife! The look on her face makes me think she heard something in the bushes (LOL)! TW

"Let us live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry." Mark Twain

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Warty

08/19/2011 02:05PM

Wife's first trip in a canoe in the north country. Wonderful time and most amicable trip partner I have found.

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cptrea

08/19/2011 02:46PM

July 2011, Jasper Lake, Quetico. First timer paddlers dad and daughter, won't be the last!

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nojobro

08/19/2011 03:46PM

quote cptrea: "July 2011, Jasper Lake, Quetico. First timer paddlers dad and daughter, won't be the last! "

Welome to the site....what's that fish in your profile picture?

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cptrea

08/19/2011 04:00PM

quote nojobro: "quote cptrea: "July 2011, Jasper Lake, Quetico. First timer paddlers dad and daughter, won't be the last! "

Welome to the site....what's that fish in your profile picture?"

Thanks!

It's a Goliath grouper. They used to be called jewfish, but a few years ago someone decided that the old name wasn't PC, so it was changed. The fish in the profile is a modest sized one at around 200 pounds, state record here in Florida is 684!!!

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rlhedlund

08/20/2011 05:48AM

That is not a grouper. That is a walleye on human growth hormones.

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

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sterngirl

08/20/2011 03:14PM

My friend's first trip to the Quetico. Aug. 2011, That Man Lake.

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Kiporby

08/21/2011 12:48PM

Who else would I pick? ;)

Seagull Lake, June 2010.

There is a light and it never goes out. Morrissey

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ILikePike

08/21/2011 03:49PM

My brother and father, August 2011, Johnson Falls

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

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snakecharmer

08/21/2011 08:01PM

My favorite trip partners are clowns :) My son, my brother, mooseplums and mr.barley.

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

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Boppa

08/21/2011 08:49PM

My Bow Partner on our first night in the BWCAW, at Clear Lake in September of 2006. I still can't believe she enjoys it as much as I do.

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

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arctic

08/21/2011 09:15PM

My friend and fellow laker fanatic, Mike, in the bow. My boys are in the middle. Seagull Lake.

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Zulu

08/23/2011 07:58PM

Skilletmary and Freddie at the Lake One entry point about to leave on our first BWCA trip.

August 2010

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crumpman

08/23/2011 09:17PM

My daughter and her fiancee on their first trip to the bw together. The first of many

"Fine figure of a man, yes?" Jeremiah Johnson

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dicecupmaker

08/23/2011 10:35PM

My best tripsters I have ever had! 2011

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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prettypaddle

08/24/2011 08:45AM

Crooked Lake 2003

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BoxofRain

08/24/2011 07:28PM

Mike, Brady and Big Al they have been hanging together since first grade. We did a loop from Mudro in early July, it was a great trip.

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Shotty

08/25/2011 07:59AM

This photo was taken on Carp lake 08/16/2011. My son Clayton making coffee and myself frying bacon. Life is good!!

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airmorse

08/25/2011 09:02AM

2011 Little shell

"It's easy to grin when your ship comes in and you think you've got the stock market beat...but a man worth while is a man who can smile when his shorts are to tight in the seat", Judge Smails.

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HowardSprague

08/26/2011 09:46AM

Trip partners. A finely-tuned portaging tandem machine. Aware of our surroundings. Seasoned. Experienced. Knowledgeable canoe country trippers. Somewhere around Lake Polly, six years ago.

"Enjoy every sandwich"

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ducks

08/26/2011 05:44PM

My wife and daughters helping w/ the canoe. West Bearskin to Duncan in Oct. 2010.

Pura Vida

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bapabear

08/26/2011 07:37PM

Jeff, my son is my all time travel partner.

I chose this shot because of the good humor involved. Two years ago we put in at Baker Lake. John (passenger) has had shoulder problems and just wanted to "ride" along this trip. Terry (stern) has been my travel partner when Jeff does not come along. On this fine morning we were chugging along when I sensed the canoe getting harder to paddle. I quickly put my camera up over my head facing rearward and snapped this shot. Terry chose to take a long break and the two of them were getting their chuckles watching me do all the work.

May waters rise to meet you. May wind and current be always at your back. May the Good Lord paddle with you, And may yours be the lightest pack.

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bestdamnangler

08/28/2011 02:44PM

Just returned from my first ever BWCA trip. This is my friend Jake getting the canoe ready on our last morning to start the trek out of the BWCA.

"If at first you don't succeed, fishing is a better choice than skydiving"

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Saluki

08/29/2011 03:18PM

here's my buddy on White Iron Lake, taken 8/22/2011

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Claudio

08/29/2011 06:02PM

Trip partners for life...the start of something special!
Photo of my 7-year old son and I fishing at sunset on Lake Three from our recent first-timer trip. Photo taken August 23, 2011 just west off of campsite 1516. If you look closely, you see him holding the rod with the line out in the water. He really loves fishing! :)

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schweady

08/30/2011 08:25AM

My twin daughters: the ultimate life-long trip partnership.

Gabbro Lake August 2011

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

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paddlefamily

08/30/2011 08:53AM

Friends. N Wilder Lake creek 2011.

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knothead180

08/30/2011 08:14PM

South arm of Knife Lake, 2010.
My paddling progeny.

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MrBreeze

08/30/2011 09:20PM

The guys on Sawbill

I wish I were, I wish I might, I wish I was in the BWCA tonite!

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MrBreeze

08/30/2011 09:20PM

The guys on Sawbill

I wish I were, I wish I might, I wish I was in the BWCA tonite!

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Skilletmary

08/30/2011 09:28PM

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Skilletmary

08/30/2011 09:56PM

Previous post is Freddie and Zulu at Mudro as we exited on Monday after four days 8/2011.

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Soledad

08/31/2011 11:50AM

Shell Lake last month

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cowdoc

08/31/2011 03:38PM

quote HowardSprague: "Trip partners. A finely-tuned portaging tandem machine. Aware of our surroundings. Seasoned. Experienced. Knowledgeable canoe country trippers. Somewhere around Lake Polly, six years ago.
"
LOL Howie......I thought for a second you were gonna say .."LOST somewhere near Polly"...

"What could happen?"

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QuietWaters

08/31/2011 04:56PM

My new trip partners, Dan and Rachel, son and granddaughter. Slim Lake 2011.

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macbones3

08/31/2011 06:48PM

Lunchtime on Fishdance across from pictographs June 2011

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bojibob

08/31/2011 07:35PM

Boji and Ferris24 Quetico AUG 2011

"One inch on the map ~ is not one inch on the ground"

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lundojam

08/31/2011 07:41PM

My wife, the world's best sport, hoists a Malberg lunch.

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tony

08/31/2011 10:47PM

Mudro entry point.

tony

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wifishncanoe

09/04/2011 09:49PM

Future tripping partner, pond hopper with me now.

A little late for this month, but had to post when I saw the theme for this month.

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flyjetz

09/10/2011 12:33AM

Technically, this was taken in very early September, but it fit the theme of this month's photo contest, and it's my favorite photo of the trip.

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friman001

09/10/2011 11:15AM

Mid August - Trip partner taking a nap on Moosecamp

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toddhunter

09/14/2011 02:04PM

With my fish and friends. A good bunch, though we threatened to tell everyone we met (the women anyway) that we were on an annual retreat of the registered sex offenders club. Where else could we go?

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fitgers1

09/20/2011 04:23PM

Nice photos everyone!

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adam

Moderator

10/07/2011 09:17AM

The winner of the August Photo contest is HighPlainsDrifter. The trip report contest winner is OldGreyGoose.

The extra prize goes to macbones3.

Congratulations to the winners and thank you everyone for posting great photos and trip reports!

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