It is time to start the February 2021 Photo Contest, as well as, Trip Report 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 decals to me.

Monthly Theme: Winter in Canoe Country

Show us your best winter photo.

Prize: BWCA Hat, Shirt, or Decals.

Trip Report Contest: Any trip report published in a month is in the running for winning the prize. See the trip report contest page for more details - Trip Report Home Page

Thanks to Cooke Custom Sewing (CCS) 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 with it prior.
- Photos don't need to be taken in the month of the photo contest. You can enter any photo you have taken which matches the theme.
- You must be the photographer of the photo and have the right 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 that 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 Feb 28th. Photos must be in jpg (jpeg) or png format and uploaded to this site.

Thank you for participating!

The only strip of blue sky on a day trip to Tuscarora in December 2020. Slice of heaven. Still think of that trip every day.

Red fox standing in fresh snow off of Sawbill Trail in late October 2020

Jan 2021 somewhere between West Bearskin and Flour. Not in the bwca but perhaps close enough to qualify for this month's "canoe country" theme?

Following a river otter trail near Keneu December 2020

Can't remember where this was taken, but it was on the Ely side of the BWCA.

North Hegman Pictographs
Valentine's Day 2015

First real cold trip. We were learning as we went. Didn't see a soul as we journeyed through the snow. It seemed like we were traveling into the 'upside down,' so we flipped this image to capture the feel of paddling into the cool clear dusk of Fourtown.

Early winter on the Powwow Trail. October 2020

Baldpate Lake

Entering the wilderness on the way to Missing Link Lake for a daytrip. MLK weekend 2021

TPETRICEK: "Red fox standing in fresh snow off of Sawbill Trail in late October 2020 "

Great shot! I love seeing foxes against the white snow. Always so vivid!

Northern lights during the polar vortex over the North Kawishiwi River

Congratulations to the winners of the February contests:

Photo Contest: EGKNUTI
Trip Report Contest: BigOarDeal
Extra Prize: QuietSolo

Thank you everyone for entering!