It is time to start the August 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: Sunsets and Sunrises

Show us your great sunset or sunrise photos in canoe country!

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 August 31st. Photos must be in jpg (jpeg) or png format and uploaded to this site.

Thank you for participating!

I've been waiting for this one
South Arm Knife.

Our last morning -- a beautiful sendoff!
Last September (2020) Pipestone Bay, site 1607

Sunset on Shell Lake. Backside of the northeast campsite.

Crab Lake, August 2020

Buck Lake morning September 2020

Phantom Lake- September 2020

Sunset Ima Lake. First night of a 10 trip. Great Start!

After the storm, Meeds lake. July 2021

A misty (and smoky) sunrise on Hatchet Lake, July 2021.

Sunrise over Canada, Aug 14, 2019. To my right is Lower Basswood Falls.

Sunrise on Kivaniva July 2021

Sunset on Saganaga.

Sunset on Malberg

This is absolutely stunning and one of the very best I have ever seen. Might as well name you the winner now.

Gabbro Lake - 2016

This was for the Shell Lake photp

Wood Lake sunrise 7/7/21

Sunset on Pipestone Bay, August 15, 2021

Pine lake.

Great way to start the morning

Sunset on Cherokee

Sunrise South Arm of Knife Lake 2017.

Brule Lake,exiting about 6:30 am to beat the wind. Paddled over a glassed surface all the way back to the landing. Aug. 14, 2021.

Asleep at the Wheel

One of our guys had a habit of taking a nap while others fished.
Sunset on Clear Lake, August 2021

~Sunset on Saturday Bay, Crooked Lake

snakecharmer: " ~Sunset on Saturday Bay, Crooked Lake
"

Nice!

Lake Two on our last night.

shell lake 2017

U.S. Point, Basswood Lake July 9, 2021, 5:05 am, just moments before sunrise.

Oh my, stunning

Crab Lake sunrise
June 15, 2021

Crab Lake sunrise
5:03 am June 15, 2021

Wind Lake sunrise

Ima Lake sunset

Magical evening on Pickle Lake with family of loons calling at the same time. This was soon after a thunderstorm.

We learned later that a storm the same evening wreaked havoc in Ely and canceled the Blueberry Festival. The storm on Pickle was not so violent! (July 23, 2021)

BTW, I liked the pic so much I had posted it earlier on Twitter before I knew about this contest. (https://twitter.com/happystoic/status/1427870130961190918)

My brother and his son headed out on Crooked for the evening walleye bite.

snakecharmer: " ~Sunset on Saturday Bay, Crooked Lake
"

Note your photo and my photo taken from the exact same spot!

Sunset on North Kawishiwi river

Perent Lake
July 2021

Into the sunrise. Brule Lake.

Lac LA Croix, tiger bay island site, June 2021

Foggy Sunrise on Little Caribou

Oyster Lake

Sunrise on SAK 8/22/21

Lake Polly sunset, August 1, 2021

Congratulations to the winners of the August Contests!

Photo Contest: GUDEMN
Trip Report Contest: TuscaroraBorealis
Extra Prize: CookHam

Thanks all for entering!