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04/10/2008 10:03PM
It is time to start the April 2008 Photo contest.
The theme for this month's contest is "Moving Water". Post your best photos that from the bwca/quetico region which shows us moving water.
Monthly Category: Moving Water
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 April 30th.
- 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
P20080401
The theme for this month's contest is "Moving Water". Post your best photos that from the bwca/quetico region which shows us moving water.
Monthly Category: Moving Water
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 April 30th.
- 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
P20080401
04/10/2008 10:17PM
"The movement of a canoe is like a reed in the wind. Silence is part of it, and the sounds of lapping water, bird songs, and wind in the trees. It is part of the medium through which it floats, the sky, the water, the shores. A man is part of his canoe, and therefore part of all it knows." Sigurd Olson "The Singing Wilderness"
04/13/2008 04:15AM
outstanding pics gang-kurps bravo, nkelly WOW! very jealous guys!
adam have you thought of making a calendar at the year end with the winners pics? not sure if this would be profitable/help support the site? maybe this isn't the spot for this though.
tg
adam have you thought of making a calendar at the year end with the winners pics? not sure if this would be profitable/help support the site? maybe this isn't the spot for this though.
tg
and into the forest I go to lose my mind and find my soul
04/18/2008 08:41PM
jdevries,
At least you didn't bring Eoyore. He would have complained the entire trip. LOL!
Here's my entry:
the tranquil, slow moving Nina Moose River on a warm October day.
(snakecharmer's shire is beautiful!)
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
04/18/2008 08:52PM
in 2006 the rapids at Chatterton Falls--in the Q--were running
very low.what had been a bank to bank run of big water on our
last trip was now several channels of very fast water and wide
open areas of dry river bed.we were able to walk around and get
some great shots of bore holes in the bedrock and several small
waterfalls.some of the small ones were knee high and others
a film of water running over a smooth rock face..there was still
alot of water running down river making standing waves and
flumes like this one--
it's just a level trail thru the woods.
04/20/2008 09:03PM
I don't have a BW/Q photo appropriate for this month's contest, but thought I'd share this. Frank's Falls is in the Lady Evelyn-Smoothwater Provincial Park in eastern Ontario, about one hundred miles north of North Bay, Ont.
Frank's Falls
Frank's Falls
04/21/2008 11:30AM
BWKayak,
Is that the south end of Magnetic, coming directly out of Gunflint? Never seen the water so low; normally those rocks are well below the waterline.
Or is that the little riffle just above Little Rock Falls?
Is that the south end of Magnetic, coming directly out of Gunflint? Never seen the water so low; normally those rocks are well below the waterline.
Or is that the little riffle just above Little Rock Falls?
"It is better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than to open it and remove all doubt." Mark Twain
04/22/2008 04:55PM
Beemer, that shot of the canoe stuck in the rapids reminds me of the famous "Mike from Chicago" who ran one of our Kevlar solo canoes (Prism) down 4 waterfalls & then got caught in the 5th one.
Part of his story was included in a story in the BWJ a few years ago.
Part of his story was included in a story in the BWJ a few years ago.
04/22/2008 04:59PM
Care to provide a link or a reiteration of that story? I'd love to read about it. Maybe a new thread from outfitters and paddlers who have stories of smashed canoes and bad decisions. Love to see that thread.
"It is better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than to open it and remove all doubt." Mark Twain
04/23/2008 05:07PM
I've already entered, but I had to add this photo. I think there was as much moving water on the portage as there was in the creek; but I bet others have had similar experiences
starwatcher
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
04/23/2008 06:08PM
Lots of nice pics, but that Moose River pic of Lightfoot's is one I'd hang on the wall! WW
"The movement of a canoe is like a reed in the wind. Silence is part of it, and the sounds of lapping water, bird songs, and wind in the trees. It is part of the medium through which it floats, the sky, the water, the shores. A man is part of his canoe, and therefore part of all it knows." Sigurd Olson "The Singing Wilderness"
04/24/2008 12:57PM
Thank you wildernesswebb, I'm glad you like it. That was one of those perfect September days; blue sky, very light breeze, and paddling in the BWCA.
Last September the Moose River was higher than we've ever seen it. Places where we could walk across it in years past were ragging like it was in that shot. Made the trip out, back up the river, a little tough in spots.
Last September the Moose River was higher than we've ever seen it. Places where we could walk across it in years past were ragging like it was in that shot. Made the trip out, back up the river, a little tough in spots.
04/25/2008 12:06PM
Ghostriders in the sky. Can't you see them?
"On horses snorting fire
As they ride on hear their cry
Yip-pie-yi-o!"
Must be near the Horse Portage, though I've never been.
"On horses snorting fire
As they ride on hear their cry
Yip-pie-yi-o!"
Must be near the Horse Portage, though I've never been.
"It is better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than to open it and remove all doubt." Mark Twain
04/25/2008 12:36PM
"Help me out here. Does anybody else see any horses in this picture?? I sure don't."
Didn't you see Lord of the Rings? This must be a little further down stream.
Didn't you see Lord of the Rings? This must be a little further down stream.
“Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt.” John Muir
04/25/2008 04:39PM
Regarding horses. Sig Olson called the mist that rises and clings to the lakes on calm mornings White Horses. With an ever so slight breeze the mist rolls slowly just above the water and kind of rolls gently. Some of my favorite BW memories are of sipping coffee on a clear morning and watching the White Horses roll by.
05/12/2008 12:15PM
There is a special announcement for the April Contests. Wilderness Passages Magazine, created by long time member QPassage, is giving a free copy of their great magazine and a 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 winner will also receive a hat.
The winner of the April Photo contest is NKelly. The trip report contest winner is Boppa. Congratulations to the winners! And thank you to everyone for entering.
The extra hat giveaway goes to cowboymac12. Winning Photo Titled Johnson Falls:
Johnson Falls
05/12/2008 09:43PM
I like the sticky topics. Here's another suggestion - when you announce the winner of the month's photo contest, why not include the winning photo in your post? When there are this many (great) entries, it can be hard to find the winner by scrolling and looking for the winner's name. Just a thought . . .
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