It is time to start the new year with the March 2009 Photo Contest.

The theme for this month's contest is "Springtime".

Monthly Category: Springtime in Canoe Country

I think many of us have Spring on our minds so lets see some photos which bring Spring forward a month.

There is again a special reward for this months 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

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 March 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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Early June 2007 (Still Spring) Lake Insula

Bunchberries after a spring rain.

I know the theme is spring but this picture was taken on may 27th on Turtle lake. It was the eriest thing when this one snow cloud came up with the sun in the background. I could hardly see my buddy as he posed while casting from the island campsite.

It is really cool to see the sun swirl through the snow!

Beautiful flowers :)

Who won February?

Spring on Ballard Lake, Quetico 2008

June 2007 somewhere near Lake Polly

May 8th, 2005, thank goodness for pines as foliage not even a hint, yet. Slang Pond in the Adirondacks.
Boppa

Spring Butterflies on Lake Saganaga, 2007

Late May walleye, Basswood Falls area

This photo is from Seagull Lake on 5/13/2005...I guess May is not really spring in the BWCA! Yes...it was snowing.

May 2006 Duncan Lake

Lac La Croix, May 15, 2007. The "specks" in the picture are pollen, not a dirty lens. :-)

"First Signs of Spring" May 12, 2007 Thomas Lake

Fiddleheads on the Missing Link Portage

Great shot NorthWoodsDreamer!

Ice is out, 1st canoe trip out May 15th, Burntside.

starwatcher

High water on the Kawishiwi River on the way through the Numbered Lakes. May 2008.

one less portage to worry about. may, 08

Pink Ladyslipper ~ Burntside Lake, Quetico

snakecharmer...that is a beautiful picture.

Well someone had to do it!

Early morning fog May 2007 - High water on Ram Lake!

"Dad, Is this really spring?" Isabella, May 2008

Turtle laying eggs

Spring Bring out the flying flowers. Portage to Johnson fall 2007.

Spring greens on Rocky Lake
June 4, 2008

may, `06

Pink Ladyslipper orchids, Sarah Lake, Quetico Park, Ontario, 6/3/2005.

Self portrait upon exit of solo trip in early June 08. Sawbill landing.

Rose Lake just after leaf-out in mid-May. taken from an overlook along the border route trail.

oops.... forgot the photo

Winter letting go on the Wolf River in northern Wisconsin, March 2006

"God let Peter walk on water. To the rest of us He gave knoos."

A new life. GSP

Hatchet River looking south from portage into Ima, May 20 2008

Coming out of his shell...

Cool pic, Barley!

Yes, Barley, very Cool Picture!!!

Stop the contest we have the winner. Incredible picture Mr. Barley.

Barley has been holding that sure winner of a photo just waiting to slam dunk a contest. My congrats sir Barley.

sometimes Spring is just not all flowers and butterflys!!!!
Spring in the Q

Gods beautiful world

Mr. Barley, that is one of the most incredible photos I have ever seen!

Darky River - Quetico May 2008

Paddling the Spring-Thaw 08

Ice fishing for crappies in the BWCA on a beautiful spring day.

Iron lake the 2nd week of June.

The winner of the March photo contest is Springer2. The winner of the trip report contest is Bumabu. The extra hat goes to "bear bait".

Congratulations to the winners! And thank you everyone for posting great Spring photos and trip reports.

Thanks to all!

That is a wonderful picture springer!

Thanks to all--lots of great shots!