It is time to start the December 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 "Winter".

Monthly Category: Winter Photos from 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 Dec 31st.
- Photos must be in jpg (jpeg) format and uploaded to the site.

Thank you for participating!

Adam

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winter in may. emerald lake, quetico

West Pike lake, February 2012.

Big Moose Lake - January 2012

Gunflint Lake, February 2012.

Gunflint Lake

Snowbank Lake
February 2012

Can't remember which lake, but it was outside of Ely and we had it all to ourselves last February.

Old Gunflint Trail near Iron Lake, March 2012
There were two moose. Was really cool to see them in the winter. Word at Gunflint Lodge via the owner was that they were two bulls. Would have been cool to see them with their antlers.

Heading to Raven Lake on a sub-zero afternoon.

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Heading to Raven Lake on a sub-zero afternoon."

How cool is that!!

Birch Lake, early winter canoe trip.



starwatcher

quote starwatcher: "Birch Lake, early winter canoe trip.





starwatcher "

Love this photo. I have a similar one of a canoe on Lonely Lake by Gunflint. It deep winter though and the lake is froze and the canoe is upside down for the winter with several inches of snow on it. Anyway, love your photo, I hope you don't mind if I steal it and add it to my desktop slides how at work.

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quote starwatcher: "Birch Lake, early winter canoe trip.





starwatcher "

Love this photo. I have a similar one of a canoe on Lonely Lake by Gunflint. It deep winter though and the lake is froze and the canoe is upside down for the winter with several inches of snow on it. Anyway, love your photo, I hope you don't mind if I steal it and add it to my desktop slides how at work."

Thanks fitgers1, you are welcome to use the photo for your desktop; I'd appreciate photo credit for any published use. Thanks.

We go late fall /early winter canoeing, usually mid October and get snowed on about once every three trips. When we canoe in we usually never see a soul the entire week we are out; we have the canoe county to ourselves. Typically we shut down the park and close the gate for the season on our way out.

This Birch Lake photo was taken the last night of our trip coming out of the Quetico from the Man Chain. We then encountered fierce 20/30 mph winds coming directly up from the SW up Moose and Sucker and had to fight our way out the last day. It took us eight hours to fight our way out down thru Moose and it's the first time I've broke a paddle fighting the wind and three-foot whitecaps.

starwatcher

Nina Moose March 2012-Rufus isn't too happy at this point!

Gull Creek flowing into Bald Eagle Lake Nov. 2012 This shot is looking behind me after frantically chopping ice to get out of there. I almost had to walk along the shore as the ice was almost too thick to chop with my paddle,

A friend took my winter camping for the first time last winter. We went to Kawishiwi Lake for Presidents weekend. In addition to these tracks everywhere, we were treated to a pre-dawn howling show by a pack who had just apparently taken down an animal not very far from our camp.

Snowshoeing somewhere south of the portage river on an old logging road. Beautiful!

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Nina Moose March 2012-Rufus isn't too happy at this point!"

This is a very sweet photo. thanks for posting this.

Not for contest becasue it's not in the bwca, just wanted to share.

quote Chilly: " Not for contest becasue it's not in the bwca, just wanted to share. "

chilly...the rules state "winter in canoe country". does that mean BWCA only? looks like you could put a canoe on that water in your photo.

In that case, this was taken literally a stones throw from a popular canoeing river. :)

It's a beautiful photo, Chilly. Now, just identify it. Where WAS it taken?

It was April 1st a couple of years ago on Burnt Wood creek. (ps, I always translate French words...)

Island River March 2012

Sawbill Lake, May 2011

One of the latest ice out dates ever. During the winter we planned for a very early spring trip. It turned out winter just didn't want to let go. Snowed on our way in, mid-twenties during the nights. The water along shore would freeze over and then melt during the day. Definitely one to remember!

Lots of great photos everyone.

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Nina Moose March 2012-Rufus isn't too happy at this point!"

I love this photo! This pooch needs a warm hug.

Really nice pics everyone. I have not really done any winter camping, but these sure make me want to give it a try!

Thanks for sharing.

Brandon

quote Chilly: "It was April 1st a couple of years ago on Burnt Wood creek. (ps, I always translate French words...)"

Bois Brule....

silica lake

Stained water icicles.

The winner of the December Photo Contest is Arctic!

The trip report contest winner is MNIIHON!

The extra prize goes to Arceneaux.

Thank you everyone for sharing!

quote adam: "
The winner of the December Photo Contest is Arctic!"

Okay, I'll agree... it's a great pic. But doesn't that screen name provide an unfair advantage in a winter theme?? :) :)

Congrats to all the winners!

Karola, your picture is amazing!

great photos Arctic and Arceneaux, and trip report MNII.