It is time to start the January 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 great winter photos!

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.

Winners are automatically included in a run-off for the photo of the year and 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 Jan 31st. Photos must be in jpg (jpeg) or png format and uploaded to this site.

Thank you for participating!

Sunset Gold in Ely MN

See the attached photo of a sunset from an island campsite on the southwest end of Seagull Lake taken in September 2022 just after labor day and just before some rain moved in. Our favorite place to be!

So many trips across this portage in good, bad and ugly . When the dogs run up the hill off of Fall lake ,make a hard right at the top and drop into that perfect rhythm. I'm headed to basswood and it's a good day !

Winter time. Summer dreams.

Solo on Snowbank

4 mile portage January 2023.

Snowfall on the Isabella River

Denzel15: " "

Awesome shot

This is a photo I took in winter of 2011 on a winter camping trip that produced a lot of really nice shots. If you feel like it is outside of the criteria of "Winter in Canoe Country" I totally understand, although it is not far from the BWCA. Just wanted to post it anyways.

Congratulations to the Winners of the January Contests:

Photo Contest: DENZEL15
Trip Report Contest: wyopaddler
Extra Prize: ForestDuff

Thank you to all who shared photos and trip reports!