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July 2012 Photo Contest

Winner: Darcyn

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adam

Moderator

07/19/2012 09:07PM

It is time to start the July 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 "Plants".

Monthly Category: Picture of The Flora of the BWCA

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 July 31st.
- Photos must be in jpg (jpeg) format and uploaded to the site.

Thank you for participating!

Adam

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TuscaroraBorealis

07/19/2012 09:16PM

Pink lady slipper, Trader lake May 2012

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TomT

07/19/2012 09:18PM

Quetico Sept. 2011.

"Life is not about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." --- George Bernard Shaw

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nojobro

07/19/2012 09:49PM

Taken along a portage along the Snake River, Aug. 2009.

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HighPlainsDrifter

07/19/2012 09:55PM

Dwarf dogwood (Cornus canadensis L.) also known as bunchberry, bunchberry dogwood, and Canadian dwarf cornel.

June 4, 2009. South Kawishiwi River

"Boredom, Tyler - that's what's wrong. And how do you beat boredom, Tyler?... Adventure...(Never Cry Wolf, 1983)

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snakecharmer

07/19/2012 10:19PM

Wild iris along the rapids ~ Jean Lake, Quetico

"Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after"
~ Henry David Thoreau

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MeatHunter

07/19/2012 10:26PM

June 2010, along the Isabella River. I have no idea what this one is.
On edit, this is Columbine. Thanks TuscaroraBorealis.

Some people see nature as being made "Just for them", and view others as an invasive species..... We are always hearing about how Social Security is going to run out of money. How come we never hear about Welfare running out of money? What’s interesting is the first group worked for their money .. the second group did not.” WTF???

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Chilly

07/19/2012 11:38PM

This is from the semi hidden campsite on Disappointment Lake and have no clue what kind of flora that is.

"Now days these kids take out everything: radar, sonar, electric toothbrushs" Quint

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tinkerer

07/20/2012 12:49AM

the last light of the day through the trees

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Spartan2

07/20/2012 06:10AM

Blueberry blossoms at dawn, June 19, 2004. Crocodile Lake.

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mooseplums

07/20/2012 06:47AM

Linnaea borealis ~ Horse Lake

"I am haunted by waters"~Norman Maclean "A River Runs Through It"

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TuscaroraBorealis

07/20/2012 11:03AM

quote MeatHunter: "June 2010, along the Isabella River. I have no idea what this one is.

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I believe that is Columbine.

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Wallidave

07/20/2012 11:58AM

My attempt at capturing something other then a fish picture. My wife actually said, " you took this picture?" Although, there's still a fish in this picture...

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MeatHunter

07/20/2012 01:05PM

quote TuscaroraBorealis: "
quote MeatHunter: "June 2010, along the Isabella River. I have no idea what this one is.

"

I believe that is Columbine."

Cool beans, thank you :)

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kanoes

07/20/2012 04:02PM

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mr.barley

07/20/2012 05:28PM

Wintergreen- Argo Lake

serenity now

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KevinL

07/20/2012 06:19PM

Morning Dew

KevinL

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mboehme

07/20/2012 10:18PM

Reindeer Lichen
Wine Lake, May 2011

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ozarkpaddler

07/20/2012 10:34PM

Bee on Indian Paintbrush. Taken on June trip, somewhere on Snipe Lake.

"Let us live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry." Mark Twain

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Darcyn

07/21/2012 03:32AM

On the portage from Rib lake 2011

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TomT

07/21/2012 06:15AM

quote Darcyn: "On the portage from Rib lake 2011

"

Interesting perspective. Nice! Reminds me of that old TV show "Land of the Giants".

"Life is not about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." --- George Bernard Shaw

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ducks

07/21/2012 09:52AM

East Bearskin June 2011

Ride EZ

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Chilly

07/21/2012 10:59AM

Those mushrooms are Fly Amanta's and should not be eaten unless you are an 17th century Viking and are about to go into battle at night.

"Now days these kids take out everything: radar, sonar, electric toothbrushs" Quint

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bear bait

07/21/2012 12:25PM

Not sure the name. Taken at a Kawishiwi River campsite.

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ILikePike

07/21/2012 05:00PM

Mudro Entry Point August 2010

“Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit” -Edward Abbey

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Zulu

07/21/2012 05:03PM

Water Lily
Lake Four, September 2011

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TomT

07/21/2012 06:18PM

Yikes! That's hard to compete with Zulu. Nice one indeed.

"Life is not about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." --- George Bernard Shaw

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PuffinGin

07/21/2012 06:56PM

Pink lady slipper or moccasin flower, Sark Lake, July 7, 2004

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Zulu

07/21/2012 07:17PM

quote TomT: "Yikes! That's hard to compete with Zulu. Nice one indeed.

"

I liked your Water Lily better. The color is more saturated and you included the pads which add texture. The bee is a great addition.

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serenityseeker

07/21/2012 10:13PM

Kelso bog - Blue Flag Iris

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Savage Voyageur

07/22/2012 08:58AM

Here is one of my favorite BWCA plants. It is called Running Club Moss. I always thought it was a pine tree but when you look closely you see it is a long plant with many shoots.

"So many lakes, so little time." WWJD

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Hawbakers

07/22/2012 09:29AM

Fireweed - Portage between Seagull & Alpine

I liked the contrast of the burned trees with the surrounding plants growing again.

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arctic

07/22/2012 02:20PM

Moccasin flowers amid sphagnum moss and false lily-of-the-valley.
Ted Lake, Quetico

“Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell.” -Edward Abbey

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Beaverjack

07/22/2012 05:30PM

You cannot hope too much or dare too much. - R.W. Emerson

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IndyScouters

07/22/2012 07:53PM

Experiences over things

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roxysmeows

07/23/2012 01:01PM

Pink ladyslipper that I photographed near a North Wilder Lake campsite in June 2011

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cowdoc

07/23/2012 02:58PM

Cherokee Creek....sept. 09

"What could happen?"

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Spartan2

07/23/2012 05:42PM

Beautiful shot of the pitcher plants, cowdoc!

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cowdoc

07/23/2012 09:19PM

quote bear bait: "

Not sure the name. Taken at a Kawishiwi River campsite."

Pink Corydalis I believe....beautiful shot btw

"What could happen?"

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bear bait

07/23/2012 10:34PM

Thanks Cowdoc.

I've never been good at identifying flowers and plants.

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fishguts

07/24/2012 02:54PM

Moss blooming

fishguts

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jwartman59

07/25/2012 01:14PM

pitcher plant, in a bog near the echo trail.

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prettypaddle

07/26/2012 05:22AM

Mushrooms near Oyster (I think), August 2009

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bfurlow

07/26/2012 08:15AM

On portage between Moose and Wind lake

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KentuckyScouter

07/26/2012 11:56PM

On island in Pickerel Lake

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Arkansas Man

Moderator

07/27/2012 11:03AM

Taken at Devil's Cascade, Lower Pauness side (by my wife)

Bruce

Good Paddling, Great Fishing, and God Bless All...

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Arkansas Man

Moderator

07/27/2012 11:03AM

Taken at Devil's Cascade, Lower Pauness side

Bruce

Good Paddling, Great Fishing, and God Bless All...

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nelsonone

07/27/2012 04:52PM

Taken in the Hatchet creek last year.

Some of my best Pictures

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bbrown6057

07/27/2012 11:33PM

July 24,2012 Poplar Lake

"You have a cough? Go home tonight, eat a whole box of Ex-Lax, tomorrow you'll be afraid to cough."

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h20man

07/28/2012 05:16PM

Along the portage in the Man Chain

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RIC62

07/28/2012 07:45PM

Finding the beauty in everything.

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hobbydog

07/29/2012 08:15PM

Fire weed on the portage between Seagull and Rog.

The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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Navigator

07/30/2012 12:41PM

Dew on the Pines - Boundary Point, Lake Saganagons, Ontario

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wetcanoedog

07/30/2012 02:07PM

i have always been intrigued by this small grouping of plants that i have seen and revisited many times since the mid 1990's.
back along the shore of one of the lakes in the Little Bear Track Lake area it sits by the water cut off from the forest floor by the cliff above in it's own small niche of rock.i have seen it with the water much lower and once flooded over but it came back in great shape.

the yellow flowers that set off the group are Bluebeads,clintonia borealis, they are a native plant found all over the North.
a clump of Sedge,Moss and Lichen round off this "wild terrarium.

it's just a level trail thru the woods.

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trashbag

07/30/2012 10:28PM

trashbag

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egknuti

07/31/2012 04:56PM

Round Leaf Sundew digesting a dragonfly. Photographed between Lynx Lake and Yodeler Lake

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DeterminedOrange

07/31/2012 08:31PM

Blueberries near Peter Lake.

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fitgers1

08/02/2012 08:12AM

Not exactly a plant but sort of. On the portage from Townline to Polly.

“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” Ralph Waldo Emerson...and...“Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading".

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PuffinGin

08/02/2012 11:30AM

When or where are contest results posted?

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Spartan2

08/02/2012 12:20PM

At the end of this thread, but it usually takes a long, long time. You have to be very patient. :-)

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Wetlander

08/02/2012 01:46PM

Basswood Maple. September 2011

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Scout64

08/03/2012 06:06PM

Lady Slippers on Rib Lake Portage

"Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit."

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XvXBrAnDoNXvX

08/04/2012 08:31PM

Kawasachong Lake 2012 - Entry Point 37

I will conquer the Jack Frost Loop before I die...

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PuffinGin

08/05/2012 06:16AM

quote Spartan2: "At the end of this thread, but it usually takes a long, long time. You have to be very patient. :-)"

Thanks, Spartan2. I will try to be patient. I wondered if maybe we were supposed to vote. I especially like PrettyPaddle's orange mushrooms with the clinging soil/debris. Love how transluscent effect of the light.

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Spartan2

08/07/2012 06:30AM

PuffinGin,

No, we don't vote. And people keep posting photos after the deadline is over, too, so it sometimes gets confusing. The rules don't seem to be enforced really strictly, although I don't know that a late entry has ever been picked. But eventually they will post the name of the winner, and I hope they will announce an August contest. All of the moderators are very busy (and I would imagine, more so during paddling season) and it takes time to figure this all out. In the long run, though, we do have the monthly contests and it is such fun to see all of the beautiful photos. My favorite thread on the board. :-)

PS: At the end of the year we DO vote on the best photo from the winners of the monthly contest, with a few runners-up included. The winner of the yearly contests are on the contest page. If you haven't checked those out, take a look!

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drippingmoose

08/07/2012 08:31PM

grasses shadowed through the tent wall--shell lake july 2012

"Enjoy the wild spaces"

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thecanoeman

08/09/2012 08:34PM

Northern white cedar tree on Alice lake.

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Grumpy

08/12/2012 12:46PM

SEMPER FI

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dentondoc

08/16/2012 11:00AM

quote ozarkpaddler: "
Bee on Indian Paintbrush. Taken on June trip, somewhere on Snipe Lake.

"

Actually, it looks closer to Indian BLANKET, but I think what you have here is Hawkweed. In any case, nice shot!

dd

"If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs" chances are you missed something. (Inspired by Rudyard Kipling.)

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mooseplums

08/22/2012 11:39AM

quote dentondoc: "
quote ozarkpaddler: "
Bee on Indian Paintbrush. Taken on June trip, somewhere on Snipe Lake.

"

Actually, it looks closer to Indian BLANKET, but I think what you have here is Hawkweed. In any case, nice shot!

dd"

Hawkweed is correct

"I am haunted by waters"~Norman Maclean "A River Runs Through It"

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inspector13

08/22/2012 12:37PM

Yep, Orange hawkweed (Hieracium aurantiacum). Horribly invasive plant. I hope it gets moved to the Noxious Weeds list soon.

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adam

Moderator

08/29/2012 02:27PM

The winner of the July photo contest is Darcyn.

The trip report contest winner is cptrea.

And the extra prize goes to PuffinGin.

Thanks to everyone who entered!

Winners please drop me your prize choice (hat, tshirt, or bandana) and your address.

Thanks

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