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bwells113
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Silver Falls - Into Saganagons
June - 07 
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snakecharmer
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Ho Ho - love that shot of the Kahshahpiwi to Joyce Lakes portage. Quite an engineering feat. But one slip and....it may be remembered as the "Nut Cracker Portage" :-)
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Blueshadow
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As the sight of water came into view.... 
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billsta
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Halfway through the portage from Vera to Ensign, July 14, 2007. 
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Ho Ho
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Hey snakecharmer, I actually did slip on the pickup sticks pictured above while carrying the canoe. Well, not exactly "slip" - I put a foot down on one end of one of the logs, which seesawed up and sent my entire leg into the water and muck. Had to toss off the canoe to get my leg out of the muck, and then lift the canoe back up on my shoulders while balancing on the logs. Lesson learned: You not only have to step carefully on the logs, but the place on the log you put your weight has to be supported at both ends. Fortunately, I just got mucky; no family jewels were harmed. Here I am cleaning off the leg when I got to the end at Joyce Lake.
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psukontaraks
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Kurt Portaging the Wenonah Sundowner on an easier portage down the Falls Chain 
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wigone
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here's a different take on the photo contest from our 7/23/7 - 7/28/7 trip
this was somewhere between disappointment lake and alice
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Mickeal
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Fulcrum
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Portage out of Lonely Lake towards Jean (there was a small lake in between, but I don't recall its name) in the Quetico, Summer 2005.
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Soledad
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A well used portage/highway
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Canoe Dude
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Portage at Lower Basswood Falls early August 2006
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UncleMoose
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Little Isabella River Portage
September 2006
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kanoes
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to/from horse canoe42?
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duboly
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Prairie Portage on a fall trip with my daughter 
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tony
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Portage between Steep and South Lakes
tony
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Canoe42
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RoJoYo
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Grand Central Station -
Portage From Ashigan to Gibson
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sterngirl
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This is a "make your own portage" between Adams and Boulder Lakes. With the lack of water last summer...getting from Adams to Boulder was a real experience.
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catfish
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Curtain falls portage: 
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mhclon
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 Between Clark lake and Crab
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cheesehead
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 this is wendy's favorite portage
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cheesehead
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i think it is the 48 rodder between koma and polly, beat the heck out of carrying everything. we were soaked from the rain and on our way out.
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CIIcanoe
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Portage between Brent Lake and unnamed lake in Quetico. 
Chuck
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BSA Troop 641
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Horse portage. 
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greenydd
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kellyrth.....great pic....great portage. we call that the 'wizard of oz portage!' felt like we were walking right into the witch's forest when we entered that one!
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JRUBAKON
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I know its not a portage pic but I thought you all would enjoy!!
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JRUBAKON
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You guys are gonna like this action shot of an eagle taking advantage of free lunch. There were actually two eagles but the first one missed the fish on its attempt and this one capatilized. I have the picture of the first eagle as well if you are interested!!! 
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wetcanoedog
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Mark makes a heavy lift at the Bird-Anubis portage,Quetico.
"wait--before i help you with that let me get a shot!"
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mrfixit246
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Here is mine. West end of Monument portage(I think), equipment pack, 70lb Osagis canoe, GPS, and open toe sandals.(just for Sully). 
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Beemer01
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Portage from Shell Lake.
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hndrsdnpce
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 At Fairy Lake from Gun Lake.
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Obergut
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Kahshahpiwi to Side lake. June 2007. 
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L.T.sully
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Alright I dug through the albums. I may regret doing this if I find the long lost 2004 photo's. However this is a portage from snowbank to some area lake. 
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L.T.sully
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This is a hard one for me, If my camera hadn't broken i'd have some.
I'll have to dig deep in the albums. I do have one good portages pic for 2004, that is in a group of photo's, that I can't find.
I'll try to chime in later this month.
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moose plums
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Obergut, love that photo!!!!!!
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snakecharmer
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Negotiating the Hatchet/Ima portage.
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ILikePike
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A photo of a painted turtle by insula portage 
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BigZig
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Ready to go over portage from Little Trout Lake - May 2005
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PaddleAway
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Obergut, that's nasty! I don't even know if I'd put foot in that muck for fear of never hitting anything solid!
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Beemer01
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And that particular batch of mud STINKS if memory serves.
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UncleMoose
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BigZig - That shot's fantastic - priceless!
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TomT
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Me and the Old Town on the way to Snowbank Aug. 2006
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TomT
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Obergut, I'm sorry but I have to laugh every time I see that pic. :)
Great shot!
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Journeyman
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Navigator
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Don't we wish all landings were THIS easy! Monument Portage - Swamp Lake to Ottertrack side. 
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Obergut
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Beemer, absolutely nothing wrong with your memory. It stunk pretty bad, but we would easily have done this one several times over that Death March Portage again!
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canoepaddle
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I always take too much stuff!!!!
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cericdahl
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A tricky portage! This is going from Cherry to Lunar Lake, the first of five lovely (really!) portages on the way to Ottertrack (or the final trial if you're going the other way...)
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prettypaddle
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  From Alpine to Red Rock during the Alpine fire. The hoses pumped water from the lakes to sprinklers set in trees along the portage.
We were going to camp on Red Rock, but after watching the water bomber circling and the smoke rolling towards us, we decided to backtrack.
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knothead180
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 Ima side of the Hatchet portage, which is a little tricky to locate.
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Eagleson
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Roller portage between Ojibway and Triangle Lake. Awesome. 
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mr.barley
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Beatty Portage 
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satchmoa
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Nick2890
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Portage past Horsetail Rapids on Marabouf Lake just South of Saganaga Falls.
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canoerone
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Early Morning Put-in on Picket Creek (EP#23) 
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brain250
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I love sunsets and moose sightings and trophy fish snapshots, but to me there's no greater sight in the Boundary Waters than seeing a lake appear through the trees at the end of a long portage.
This was taken in May of this year, and I believe this is the portage from Ashub to Disappointment. While it wasn't a long portage, I thought this picture kinda captured the joy of seeing that light at the end of the tunnel. 
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L.T.sully
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Those PMA potages are much more like the rest of the forest than a portage. ;)
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Soledad
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Eagleson
I crossed that portage on snowshoes this last winter. Had no idea I was walking on rollers!
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fishguts
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from the Boundary Waters Journal, Summer 07, page 35
My son portaging a canoe into Side Lake, Quetico
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nkelly
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stairway portage going out of Rose
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eglath
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"portage" in the Hairy Lake PMA (I think this was between Iris Lake and Fetters Lake) -- July 2007
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Beavers
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Nice one Eglath! :0
This is another "portage", this is Pageant Creek just south of Rangeline Lake. Here portage equals drag the canoe, and hope you don't sink into the bog. 
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cowboymac12
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Our first portage on our first ever trip to the BWCA. This is Little Rock Falls, flowinig out of Magnetic Lake and into the Pine River. Anyone know what is left of this area after the fire? 
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Bannock
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Satch,
I recognize those canoes! I bet under them are SF and JB and so I am guessing that is the Missing Link Portage.
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patman
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On the other side of Gabro Lake Portage 
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mwd1976
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Here's my recently finished Cedarstrip at the end of a portage on the S. Kawishiwi river. I know it doesn't show the portage well, but it's as close as I have.
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Ho Ho
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I love portages. Seriously. Always lots to see. I have tons of pictures taken along them. But this picture focuses on the "portage" itself - a pickup-stick array of logs tossed over a boggy patch on the second portage from Kahshahpiwi to Joyce Lakes (Quetico). Tricky with the canoe!
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dlmchone
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AH! - Water!
Sometimes, the best part of a portage. 
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moose plums
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Always the best part!!!!
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Buck47
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The beginning on Misquah.
A view looking down on Little Trout. 
The end of the portage from Misquah to Little Trout. Awesome...
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BB
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Dang I have the perfect photo for this which is on my home computer which has just been broken, I will try and get it out even if it is too late tomorrow.
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firftr911
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Do we have a winner now????
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aebrooks
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This is a little late as well. This is on Crab "Creek," 8-18-07. Water pretty much ran out or was dammed up by beavers so it ended up as an entire portage with no trail. Took about 3 hours and got out just at sunset. Fun stuff.
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prettypaddle
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Fulcrum, all the different lines in that picture are fantastic!
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mr.barley
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That would be Yeh Lake
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fishguts
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Yup! I keep looking at this to see who won.... Who Won!?
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kellyrth
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Lake Agnes to Boulder River
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BB
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A little late, but I thought it fit the description quite well.
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Go Solo
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My friends first portage, let him carry the canoe, I think he actually volunteered.
Me on a solo alone in the woods with my canoe.
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rbarnick
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Island Life & Disappointment Memoirs: Reflecting on life as it is on Disappointment Lake while the sun retreats far away.
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Portage Monkey
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Here is one looking south from the portage between Mudro and Fourtown. 
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Portage Monkey
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Cheesehead
Where is that? It looks so familiar.
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smkbwca
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Portage between Lake one and Lake two 
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Nick2890
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Do we have a winner yet?????
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adam
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It is time to start the July 2007 Photo contest.
The theme for this month's contest is "Portages". Post your best photos of portages or portaging in the BWCA or Quetico.
Monthly Category: Portages
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 July 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
P20070701
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thecanoeman
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This is a photo of a portage on the way out of Iron lake. To me its this is a testament to Lora's inner strength, we made it all the way from Iron to ep 16 in one day. and to think that 10 months ago she almost died and was in the hospital for 2 1/2 weeks after the accident. I am very proud of her!
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Wilderness Paddler
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 One Last Portage
"Anyone who tells you portaging is fun is either a liar, or crazy, or maybe both."
-Bill Mason
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Beemer01
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Very tough month to decide - lots and lots of great pictures! The judges are highly stressed!!!
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Beemer01
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That too.
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Ho Ho
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I just thought you all were on vacation - it is paddling season after all.
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BWCA
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The winner of the July contest is Oberguts! The second hat goes to Fulcrum. The trip report contest winner is Buck47!
Congratulations! And thanks to everyone for entering.
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