It is time to start the March 2012 Photo 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 bandanna to me.

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

Monthly Category: Spring in Canoe Country

Prize: BWCA Hat, Shirt or Bandanna.

Winner will receive an additional prize of leather work from Dicecupmaker with the bwca.com flying moose on it. Thank you Dicecupmaker!

Thanks to Cooke Custom Sewing (CSS) 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 in a previous month.
- You must be the photographer of the photo and have the rights 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 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 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 March 31st.
- Photos must be in jpg (jpeg) format and uploaded to the site.

Thank you for participating!

Adam

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Spring-time open water.

Gunflint Lake
Easter Morning sunrise
April 4, 2010

This was the year of the earliest ice out date on Gunflint - April 10, 2010. Six days after this photo was taken. We watched the ice recede all weekend while we were wearing shorts!

Lake McAree, Quetico, Spring 2005

South Arm Knife Lake, May 23 2011.

A Glimpse of Blue on an overcast, rainy day, with new spring leaves growing in the foreground.

kanoes, spring wing night get together

Spring = flowers!

Spring on the trail.

Spring on Sawbill

after a may shower, WCPP.

Mug lake, May 2010

april 15, 2009 buck sporting new antler growth
i was looking out and he was looking in my kitchen window!

Spring shower ~ Toe Lake.

quote mr.barley: " kanoes, spring wing night get together"

I vote for this one - sorry kanoes - I'd love to hear "the rest of the story"

funny moment.

old scout was stuck in the mud with his front wheel drive van. a bunch of us got behind to push him out. just as he got going i stepped to the left...at that moment he floored it. the pic shows the aftermath.

Lake Insuala, May 2010

Ruby-crowned Kinglet, LIS river

Hustler River. May 2011

quote bumabu: " Hustler River. May 2011"

this is so cool!

Sunset on Agnes in 2000

Newton Lake - May 2011

Along the Kawishiwi River, April 2011

Kelso bog, blue flag iris

Edith Lake, Spring 2009

Spring trips have lots of special memories, but for my son and I to see two very young moose calves with their mother was a special one.

May 24th, 2009, Henson Lake

Perfect evening on Alpine June 2011

/Users/joeaiello/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Originals/2010/Oct 26, 2010/PA260056.JPG north bay june 2011

quote joe aiello: "/Users/joeaiello/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Originals/2010/Oct 26, 2010/PA260056.JPG north bay june 2011"

I'm not sure about all of Adam's rules, but I don't think a guest paddler is eligible. Especially when we can't see the photo anyway.

quote mr.barley: "

quote joe aiello: "/Users/joeaiello/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Originals/2010/Oct 26, 2010/PA260056.JPG north bay june 2011"

I'm not sure about all of Adam's rules, but I don't think a guest paddler is eligible. Especially when we can't see the photo anyway."

Yup. Visibility of your entry will greatly increase your odds of winning :) And you do have to be signed in as a member.

north bay 2011

Strawberry in blossom, by Pierz Lake, June 2004

Spring sunset 2011 kish river.

Fresh Maple.

This was fishing opener a few years ago. I'm on the portage to Turtle Lake looking out toward Bald Eagle with snow showers falling.

Nice one Banksiana.

First mess of fish from the open water season of 2012. March 31st Saganaga Lake.

BWCA Color Mania -- July 2004, Fantastic color from Island Camp site, NW Ensign Lake and No this has not been Photo Shopped.

Spring Sunset Lac Lacroix

The winner of the March photo contest is Kanoes! The trip report contest goes to Kiporby!

The extra prize goes to housty9.

Thank you everyone for entering.

thanks! thats a nice welcome home!