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December 2013 Photo Contest

Winner: fishguts

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adam

Moderator

12/01/2013 11:59AM

It is time to start the December 2013 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 "Canoes".

Monthly Category: Canoes

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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fishguts

12/01/2013 12:02PM

Canoes at Ted Lake Campsite, Quetico

fishguts

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kanoes

12/01/2013 12:12PM

mr.barley, my front yard.

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lindylair

12/01/2013 06:34PM

Heading south towards Mudro after finishing the long portage out of Fourtown

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walllee

12/01/2013 06:54PM

Beatty Portage

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walllee

12/01/2013 06:59PM

quote fishguts: "
Canoes at Ted Lake Campsite, Quetico"

I love this picture!!!!!

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BKBlair

12/01/2013 07:14PM

Dinner break on Crawford Lake, the Q. July 3, 2013.

“A republic, madam – if you can keep it.” - Benjamin Franklin

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Zulu

12/01/2013 07:25PM

Fall Lake, September 2011

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fishguts

12/01/2013 08:04PM

quote walllee: "
quote fishguts: "
Canoes at Ted Lake Campsite, Quetico"
I love this picture!!!!!"

Thanks wallee, even a blind pig finds an acorn once in a while :-)

fishguts

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Sheepdogged

12/02/2013 09:41AM

Brule Lake - North Bay, September 2013

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mr.barley

12/02/2013 11:15AM

Tuscarora Lake May 2013

serenity now

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DeanL

12/02/2013 10:32PM

Lake Vera

"Leave it as it is.....The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it." Theodore Roosevelt

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dicecupmaker

12/03/2013 05:23AM

First solo on Sawbill.

Joy is a great teacher, but so is dispair. Wonder is a great teacher, but so is confusion. Hope is a great teacher, but so is disillusionment. And life is a great teacher, but so is death. To deny yourself any of those in any aspect is not experiencing life totally.

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housty9

12/03/2013 07:56AM

Out of control, extreme team.

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Darcyn

12/03/2013 01:35PM

Cherokee lake Island campsite
Sept. 2013

Darcyn

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apugarcia

12/03/2013 03:20PM

Fourtown Lake, Sept 2013

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trashbag

12/03/2013 03:27PM

trashbag

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snakecharmer

12/03/2013 07:58PM

Canoe convoy headed to William 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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PaddleIN

12/03/2013 08:30PM

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Kiporby

12/04/2013 01:20AM

Kanoes, Suncatcher and Cowdoc along Cutty Creek, June 2013.

There is a light and it never goes out. Morrissey

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smuts

12/04/2013 09:46AM

Lake Insula and my vessel.

Not every turtle has a campsite; but every campsite has a turtle.

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BobberRob

12/04/2013 09:58AM

quote apugarcia: " Fourtown Lake, Sept 2013 "

+1, makes me think about throwing early morning topwaters!

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bapabear

12/05/2013 12:04PM

Found a picture I'd forgotten about. A canoe with legs along the Devil's Cascade 2013.

My superhero name is TYPOMAN. Writer of wrongs.

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willfess

12/05/2013 06:35PM

Crab Lake Aug.2013

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cowdoc

12/05/2013 09:53PM

Four solos hit the rocks on Russel island campsite. June 2013

"What could happen?"

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eagle93

12/05/2013 10:03PM

Clear Lake, Kawishiwi Triangle

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boonie

12/05/2013 10:29PM

North of Square, Sept 2013

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mooseplums

12/05/2013 11:28PM

I always liked this shot ~ Jean Lake

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

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Wallidave

12/06/2013 08:15AM

Quetico 2013...

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TomT

12/06/2013 09:12AM

Quetico 2011. I took an old unmaintained portage that was marked on an old map.

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

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starwatcher

12/06/2013 10:48AM

Grumman Aluminum Canoe, the gold standard.

starwatcher

"When one finally arrives at the point where schedules are forgotten, and becomes immersed in ancient rhythms, one begins to live." Sigurd F. Olson

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Spartan2

12/06/2013 07:38PM

Lake One Landing, June 2008

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hobbydog

12/07/2013 08:52AM

Welkin Lake WCPP

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

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Navigator

12/07/2013 09:06AM

Our favorite mode of transportation!

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trstuck

12/09/2013 10:30AM

Ogema moon reflection

Top-water smallies are a slice of heaven.

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egknuti

12/09/2013 10:54AM

This canoe didn't survive the Pagami Creek Fire. Taken on Isabella Lake.

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nicek

12/09/2013 12:19PM

LIS Pauness Lakes portage May 2013

It's a beautiful day

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HighPlainsDrifter

12/09/2013 01:16PM

June 30, 2013
My Grand Daughter with her Pa Pa Joe learning the way of the canoe on a small South Dakota pond. (We stayed in knee deep water)

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

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BigZig

12/10/2013 12:23PM

Lake Polly

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halvorsonchristopher1

12/11/2013 12:50AM

Caribou (East End)

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rtallent

12/11/2013 11:28AM

Saw it somewhere but can't remember... What is the file size limit on photos, Adam (i.e., need to compress?)?

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gsfisher13

12/11/2013 04:19PM

Moosecamp Lake looking west from the eastern-most site. Nothing quite reflects the beautiful sunny day like Alumicraft :)

Not all those who wander are lost - J.R.R.Tolkien

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onepaddleshort

12/11/2013 07:03PM

Just about one year ago...

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jjk2160

12/11/2013 08:11PM

Vista Lake a five star campsite with a perfect garage for a canoe.

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RAFA Ranger

12/12/2013 07:49AM

Oswegatchie River, Adirondacks
Sep '11

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Lightfoot

12/12/2013 01:09PM

Morning paddle on Wind Lake.

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rupprider

12/12/2013 04:04PM

Another evening in paradise. Disappointment lake, 2011

"The world is big, and I want to get a good look at it before it gets dark". John Muir

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PlumberDave

12/12/2013 09:40PM

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cowdoc

12/13/2013 11:14AM

quote halvorsonchristopher1: "Caribou (East End) "

Not for contest...but....I seem to recall this exact same place.

"What could happen?"

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mboehme

12/13/2013 09:56PM

Quiet night on Lynx Lake

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starwatcher

12/13/2013 10:17PM

quote cowdoc: "
quote halvorsonchristopher1: "Caribou (East End) "

Not for contest...but....I seem to recall this exact same place.
"

I love it; maybe they need a sign posted there for a Kodak moment or Fuji photo spot!

starwatcher

"When one finally arrives at the point where schedules are forgotten, and becomes immersed in ancient rhythms, one begins to live." Sigurd F. Olson

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bwcasolo

12/14/2013 10:01AM

north seagull lake-may 2013.

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jwartman59

12/14/2013 10:29AM

not for contest, basswood river

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h20man

12/16/2013 08:42PM

Man Chain portage

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Tony

12/17/2013 10:32AM

I think it is the Gibson Lake to Swing Lake portage

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boonie

12/17/2013 11:33AM

quote Tony: " I think it is the Gibson Lake to Swing Lake portage"

Reminds me of the Lizz Lake landing on the Lizz to Caribou portage.

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HoneyGuy101

12/17/2013 06:18PM

Beautiful little bay protected by two points. This hill was fascinating and I was we could've been able to climb it to see the views all around.

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Mocha

12/17/2013 07:41PM

rose lake, fall 2012

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ducks

12/17/2013 08:41PM

Kawishiwi Lake... June 2012. Fathers Day paddle with my girls

Ride EZ

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canoenut46

12/22/2013 02:11PM

Creek between This Man and That Man lakes- Sept. 2012.
Shit happens.

Lets go canoe tripping as often as possible. "You never stop having fun because you grow old, you grow old because you stop having fun".

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Dennisal

12/22/2013 04:55PM

The Begining!

Never lost. All portages and roads go somewhere or they would not be there.

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flippyone

12/24/2013 03:56PM

Knife Lake, August 2012

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bear bait

12/24/2013 04:14PM

Canoes along the Kawishiwi River.

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bapabear

12/24/2013 11:56PM

quote Dennisal: " The Begining!"

Curious, is this at Rutabaga in Madison?

My superhero name is TYPOMAN. Writer of wrongs.

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Springer2

12/25/2013 09:01PM

Early morning troll, Brent Lake, Quetico, early June 2011 (Wenonah Prism).

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Springer2

12/25/2013 09:01PM

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Chlorin8ed

12/26/2013 02:12PM

Portage between Lower Pauness and Shell, Sept. 2012

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shock

12/26/2013 04:54PM

south arm

keep your line wet, good things will happen

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dew042

12/27/2013 12:20AM

Stuart Lake, Memorial Day 2013

.dew.

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Scout64

12/27/2013 04:22PM

Rose Lake

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

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arctic

12/27/2013 08:50PM

My Old Town Tripper on Little Saganaga.

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

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TomT

12/29/2013 07:34AM

quote bear bait: "

Canoes along the Kawishiwi River."

I LOVE this pic! Except that little tiny red decal.... God, I hate those things. Foggy mornings are my favorite.

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

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hubben

12/29/2013 04:38PM

quote bear bait: "

Canoes along the Kawishiwi River."

Stunning!

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bstrege

12/30/2013 08:37AM

Rapids between Cummings and Otter, July 2013

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canoenut46

01/02/2014 12:54PM

Hi,
When will the winner be posted?

Lets go canoe tripping as often as possible. "You never stop having fun because you grow old, you grow old because you stop having fun".

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mr.barley

01/02/2014 02:50PM

quote canoenut46: "Hi,
When will the winner be posted?"

Sometime next month most likely. ;-)

serenity now

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adam

Moderator

02/04/2014 07:44PM

The winner of the December photo contest is Fishguts.

The trip report goes to Sawvivor.

The extra hat goes to hubben.

Winners drop your selection of prize (shirt, hat, bandanna).

Thanks everyone for entering!

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starwatcher