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adam

Moderator

07/10/2008 09:07PM

It is time to start the July 2008 Photo contest.

There is again a special reward for the July Contests. Along with winning a hat, Wilderness Passages Magazine, created by long time member QPassage, is giving a free copy of their great magazine and a 2 1/2 hour DVD of Quetico footage to the winner of the photo contest and trip report contest. For more information about Wilderness Passages, you can visit their website at:

WildernessPassages.com

The theme for this month's contest is "Pines". Post your best photos which capture Pines from the bwca/quetico region.

Monthly Category: Pines

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.

- 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 where the picture is from.

- 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 message by 11:59pm on July 31st.

- Photos must be in jpg or gif format to be 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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snakecharmer

07/10/2008 09:20PM

The "Menorah Tree" ~ Lake Agnes.

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

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satchmoa

07/10/2008 09:20PM

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

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kanoes

07/10/2008 09:21PM

you didnt say "live" pines. :)
the ultimate *solo.....if i remember correctly, its between papoose and chippewa.

i think bigfoot is blurry. (mitch hedberg)

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fishguts

07/10/2008 09:36PM

Pines on island campsite on Ballard Lake, Quetico, June 19, 2008

fishguts

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luv2pack

07/10/2008 09:38PM

Moosecamp Pine

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knothead180

07/10/2008 09:45PM

From a hammock in the pines

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TomT

07/11/2008 05:50AM

Nice one, Fishguts.

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NorthWoodsDreamer

07/11/2008 10:45AM

Between showers - May 08 on Lake 3

North Woods Dreamer

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L.T.sully

07/11/2008 10:50AM

Should I bother? there are alredy tons of good ones.
Heres mine north wilder lake.

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

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stillcanmake8guy

07/11/2008 01:07PM

Grace Lake

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shoreviewswede

07/11/2008 01:09PM

On Alton Lake, at sunrise.

Be Nice -Swede

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DeterminedOrange

07/11/2008 01:18PM

Vista Lake 2008

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hockey07

07/11/2008 01:33PM

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RoJoYo

07/11/2008 01:58PM

"You don't stop playing because you grow old; you grow old because you stop playing." B. Franklin

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Soledad

07/11/2008 02:03PM

Visitors after a Storm- Bald Eagle Lake '05

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Jimi

07/11/2008 05:33PM

Jimi

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ILikePike

07/11/2008 05:52PM

camp in insula june 2007

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

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backpacking5

07/11/2008 07:27PM

Crab Lake

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kanoes

07/11/2008 07:29PM

love your pic determined! i think i saw that last fall.

i think bigfoot is blurry. (mitch hedberg)

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kavdvm

07/11/2008 07:33PM

A little fighter on Lake One

"In every walk with Nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir

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silentbeard

07/11/2008 07:35PM

Rose Falls Area

"Everyone must believe in something. I believe I'll go canoeing."

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kanoes

07/11/2008 07:43PM

thats a cedar...not a pine. :)

i think bigfoot is blurry. (mitch hedberg)

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silentbeard

07/11/2008 07:48PM

"Cedar (Cedrus) is a genus of coniferous trees in the plant family Pinaceae. The family Pinaceae (pine family), is in the order Pinales and includes many of the well-known conifers of commercial importance such as cedars, firs, hemlocks, larches, pines and spruces."

Sorry to cut and paste on ya', but the topic was "pines"

"Everyone must believe in something. I believe I'll go canoeing."

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kanoes

07/11/2008 08:01PM

touche! :) i bow "in your general direction". (holy grail reference)

i think bigfoot is blurry. (mitch hedberg)

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snakecharmer

07/11/2008 08:42PM

Pinaceae? I'll tuck that one away for Scrabble - use up those pesky vowels. Ha! And my wife thinks I'm wasting too much time on the "internets" :-)

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

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nakor

07/11/2008 10:18PM

Lunetta Lake

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Blackstick

07/12/2008 08:35AM

I might as well post this for a third time. EP #23, Mudro Lake.

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johanismyvzual57

07/12/2008 10:40AM

A top the Palisades :)

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midnightpaddler

07/12/2008 08:48PM

My wife and I thought this tree was giving us the Peace sign last week on Iron Lake.

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satchmoa

07/13/2008 06:34AM

Here is a pic on the portage from Pauness to Shell of a tree that had some remarkable imprints in it. This pic is not for the contest since I have a entry already just something I wanted to share.

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

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trailrider

07/13/2008 08:47AM

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mwd1976

07/13/2008 01:23PM

Pine tree on Hudson

We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children -Chief Seattle

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FVL123

07/13/2008 01:50PM

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Ho Ho

07/13/2008 02:24PM

Those look like Sapsucker holes, Satchmoa. Seems like they are more common on Birches than Pines. Cool picture.

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woodpecker

07/13/2008 05:26PM

Piney Reflections - Jordan Lake 6/27/2007

"The way of the canoe is the way of the wilderness and of a freedom almost forgotten."---Sigurd F. Olson (The Singing Wilderness)

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woodpecker

07/13/2008 05:28PM

Hey kanoes...
Look at this.......Just had to put this on, you're right about the location

NOT FOR THE CONTEST as I've already submitted another pic....

"BUNYUN'S TOOTHPICK"

"The way of the canoe is the way of the wilderness and of a freedom almost forgotten."---Sigurd F. Olson (The Singing Wilderness)

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kanoes

07/13/2008 05:36PM

ok...

i think bigfoot is blurry. (mitch hedberg)

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mr.barley

07/13/2008 08:51PM

Just getting started...pine in an ancient fire ring

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

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cowdoc

07/13/2008 09:15PM

South Arm of the Knife. July 2, 2008

"What could happen?"

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Ho Ho

07/14/2008 06:34AM

So, I entered this picture last month as a "landscape," and now I'm entering again for "pines," because it fits both categories and is one of my favorites.

"The Essence of Canoe Country" -

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moose plums

07/14/2008 03:12PM

Foggy morning on Oyster Lake

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

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azsteve

07/14/2008 03:26PM

Moose Lake Campsite

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johntaylor

07/14/2008 10:34PM

warrior hill pine

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abcrodgers

07/15/2008 09:20AM

Nina Moose pine with interesting growth.

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Kiporby

07/15/2008 10:12AM

The once and still majestic pines of Seagull Lake.

There is a light and it never goes out. Morrissey

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Evenflow

07/15/2008 11:21AM

Stuart Lake July 2008

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airmorse

07/15/2008 11:52AM

240 rod portage from Iron going to LLC.

"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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Traveler

07/15/2008 05:23PM

Lake Three

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ktoivola

07/15/2008 05:36PM

Crooked Pictographs pine

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alibud

07/15/2008 07:23PM

Evening Sky Lake One - July 2007

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Portage Monkey

07/15/2008 08:45PM

Fourtown Lake Campsite

"The mouth speaks from the overflow of the heart"

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Scrubb

07/15/2008 09:43PM

An old giant somewhere along the Nina Moose

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bumabu

07/15/2008 11:10PM

Lujenda-Zenith Portage

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

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bapabear

07/16/2008 12:00AM

This stubborn little guy may be small but he's got the best seat on the lake. Quadga Lake, June 2008.

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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Lightfoot

07/16/2008 01:47PM

In the morning fog and golden light on Angleworm Lake.

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NorthWoodsDreamer

07/16/2008 01:52PM

Awesome picture Lightfoot!

North Woods Dreamer

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Xkek002

07/16/2008 06:33PM

I didn't know trees had Genitalia

Carpe Diem

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mr.barley

07/16/2008 07:35PM

now dat funny......

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

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HighPlainsDrifter

07/16/2008 08:36PM

Sunrise, Island River, September 24, 1999
This was the final morning of my first solo. Frost covered the low lands and fog hung along the water. The sun seemed to blast it's way into the new day, and it was (almost) a spiritual experience.

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

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laxhcky4

07/16/2008 10:09PM

Angleworm in July 2008

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bapabear

07/16/2008 11:26PM

Kind of amazing what one can see in a tree.

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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bapabear

07/16/2008 11:26PM

HPD Now that is inspirational.

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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BigZig

07/18/2008 04:23PM

A sunny winter day along the South Brule River - January 2006

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immgr

07/19/2008 07:58PM

Island in the Sun
Island on Slate Lake
July 14, 2008

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Darkstar75

07/19/2008 11:51PM

Seagull Lake Pine:

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ChadLeo

07/20/2008 10:09AM

Horseshoe Lake Pine - August 30, 2007

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Journeyman

07/20/2008 11:31AM

On Kashapiwi lake - between a rock and a hard place.

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Minnesotian

07/21/2008 11:55AM

Picture taken on Saturday, July 19, 2008. Granite River, Maraboeuf Lake campsite.

"We should go forth on the shortest walk, perchance in the spirit of undying adventure, never to return - prepared to send back our embalmed hearts only as relics to our desolate kingdom." - Thoreau

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QPassage

07/21/2008 05:28PM

Sunset on Jesse Lake "Quetico"
8/6/2004

Take your journey and never look back. Life is too short, not to enjoy the necessities of the north woods.

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Navigator

07/21/2008 06:33PM

Trees at Sunrise on the Gunflint Trail 7/19/08

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fishnfreak

07/21/2008 06:54PM

View from camp through the Pines.

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curty68

07/23/2008 10:39AM

high water on basswood falls june 2008

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curty68

07/23/2008 10:47AM

high water on basswood falls june 2008

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campgirl

07/23/2008 12:41PM

Pipestone Bay Aug 2007

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skinnison

07/23/2008 03:56PM

Some things need no explanation

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prototoad

07/24/2008 09:14PM

Phoebe Lake - Mother Nature was mad when she did this.

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wetcanoedog

07/24/2008 09:51PM

La Croix Island Pine 2008

this pine is on a island on LLC that i must have paddled by
a dozen times. this year with no timetable for returning
i explored the smaller bays and islands. unlike the wonderful
stands of Red Pine and the huge Whites i thought this tree
stood out as a example of old weather blasted ones that have
hung on over the years.

it's just a level trail thru the woods.

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talusman

07/25/2008 12:19PM

I always stop to look at this one. Hiking on the Angleworm Trail.

He's a rolling stone, and it's bred in the bone; He's a man who won't fit in.

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bapabear

07/25/2008 01:11PM

Very cool big old tree. At first glance I thought it was a dogwood.

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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talusman

07/25/2008 02:49PM

He's a rolling stone, and it's bred in the bone; He's a man who won't fit in.

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Hockey07

07/25/2008 02:51PM

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woodpecker

07/25/2008 05:06PM

Yeah, looks like dog wood to me..HA
Just like that other pic looked like a woodpecker, Huh?

Woodpecker

SORRY, JUST HAD TO DO THAT

"The way of the canoe is the way of the wilderness and of a freedom almost forgotten."---Sigurd F. Olson (The Singing Wilderness)

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pmagoo7777

07/25/2008 09:51PM

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apaulsen5

07/26/2008 12:47PM

Sunset on Ensign

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sloux7

07/26/2008 08:30PM

Good morning glorious world! Heaven's canvass and God's paintbrush create BWCA beauty. American Point sunrise September 2007. Enlarge this and see how the trees glow in the morning sun!

Stacey Lynn Loux

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Lost Paddle

07/26/2008 11:04PM

Along the Isabella River

Fall 2006

http://www.rootriverphotography.com/

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ceresota

07/27/2008 09:07PM

From our campsite on Fourtown Lake

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Navigator

07/28/2008 09:27AM

Lost Paddle ~

What an awesome shot! I love the layers. We have a winner!

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boppa

07/28/2008 01:12PM

The beauty of Pines and Fir is the green they provide right after the awakening of ice out.
(not a valid entry as taken on Slang Pond in Adirondacks on 5/09/06)
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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lmislinski

07/29/2008 03:56PM

Great shots everyone! Here is one from our trip two weeks ago. It was taken after an evening thunderstorm on Little Saganaga.

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moose plums

07/29/2008 05:48PM

Cool...Imislinski

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

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Namaycush

07/29/2008 08:55PM

A Red Pine Forest On Brent Lake On a Rainy Day

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kanoes

07/29/2008 09:00PM

GREAT shot Im!

i think bigfoot is blurry. (mitch hedberg)

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Red Beard

07/29/2008 09:47PM

Sunset against the pines on Lake Isabella; seen from our campsite in July.

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lmislinski

07/30/2008 09:32AM

Kanoes/moose plums - thanks for the comments!

I have to say that you all have helped to create a monster :D. We just got back from our first trip to the BWCA a couple weeks ago, and all of the advice and wisdom on this board was INVALUABLE! It's great to now be able to share a bit of my own perspective from this stunning place.

Red Beard - awesome reds in your sunset shot! You're living up to your name...

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RichDM

07/30/2008 09:33AM

Fog rolled in one dawn on Iron Lake. Made the webs stand out.
Lots of really spectacular photos here!

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sterngirl

07/30/2008 03:46PM

Moosecamp Lake, 2008

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Lost Paddle

07/31/2008 04:35PM

Thanks for the compliment Navigator!

That was a beautiful autumn morning!

Heidi

http://www.rootriverphotography.com/

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snapalope

07/31/2008 09:05PM

"The Moose Tree" Brewis Lake July 2007

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stefj3

07/31/2008 09:16PM

Sunset through the pines on Fairy Lake

"Are you pointing TO the rock, or AWAY FROM the rock?"

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toopoopedtopaddle

07/31/2008 09:16PM

North end of Lake Agnes - June 2008.

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prettypaddle

07/31/2008 10:02PM

Little Trout--July 2008

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prettypaddle

07/31/2008 10:02PM

Oops

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cericdahl

07/31/2008 10:08PM

Pine trees pining away on Pine Creek

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Jeriatric

08/02/2008 01:33PM

kanoes and silentbeard:

Kanoes is correct. Silentbeard's picture is not of a pine. Silentbeard's Genus Cedrus is indeed in the Family Pinaceae but, unfortunately, the two species in the genus, the cedar of Lebanon, and deodar cedar, do not occur in the wild in North America.

The white cedar occurring in the BW belongs to the genus Thuja, a member of the cypress family, Cupressaceae.

With the above having been said, I must add that I am generally in favor of granting poetic license.

Kanoes: If you so wish, you may redirect your bow to a generally westward direction.

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kanoes

08/02/2008 01:52PM

hahaha Done!

i think bigfoot is blurry. (mitch hedberg)

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SIRT

08/03/2008 08:01PM

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kanoes

08/03/2008 08:06PM

YES!

i think bigfoot is blurry. (mitch hedberg)

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Badgerboy

08/05/2008 09:07AM

Fog and Pine at Sunrise on Clear Lake in late June 2008. The "dots" on the photo are mayfly spinners from a HUGE hatch the evening before.

Take'm to the Wilderness, introduce them to the wonders of God's creation. They will be better for it.

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adam

Moderator

08/10/2008 01:43PM

Thank you everyone for entering and sharing your photos! It was another great month of photos and a tough decision again for the moderators.

The winner of the July photo contest is Snakecharmer:
Snakecharmer's Photo.

The July trip report contest goes to Kiporby.

Congratulations to the winners!

The extra hat goes to Traveler.

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