1st Place Winner - "Which way?" We were on a small creek on Carl Wilson lake when we ran out of water and had to turn around. One person in the canoe was being stubborn and wouldn't shift positions. Kristina Slack - Bonfield
2nd Place Winner - "feeling the burn" first time in Algonquin Park and not well prepared (live and learn). David lake portage , Algonquin Park. Jamie Arsenault - Courtice.
3rd Place Winner - "Amazing" This was our first trip to Algonquin with our son - age 5. Ben had a great adventure and ended up coaching me through the trails near the end. (6 years is a long time not to hike). he was amazed with everything he saw and asked, before we left on the last day, when we could come back. We have gone back every year since! (He is turning 8 this spring). Yes we are going back this summer too! Backpacking on Western Highlands Trail, Algonquin Park. Tammy Coates - Toronto
Honorable Mention - "hmmm I hope we have enough stuff" it is actually not a funny story, but the pic was funny so..... one guy cut his hand and he was unable to paddle so they decided to tow the gear. Pen Lake, Algonquin Park. jamie Arsenault - Courtice
Honorable Mention - "Smoking a stick" Bella the 3.5 month old golden retriever duck toller crossing occupying her time at our Ragged Lake campsite. Ragged Lake, Algonquin Park. Tracy Allison - Peterborough
Honorable Mention - "Dad, my pillow IS a bare necessity!" This was from the first visit for my wife and two children to Algonquin. While we stressed that extra weight made things more difficult there were some items that were non-negotiable! P295 between Canoe and Joe Lakes, Algonquin Park. Joe Zaleski - Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, USA.
"sun down" Camping at coon lake we took a picture of the sundown over the lake, we weren't sure if the picture was going to turn out but when we saw it....it seemed perfect. Coon Lake, Algonquin Park. Glenn Wittenberg - Newmarket, Ontario
"Waka Waka" A coworker who accompanied us on our trip to Big Crow Lake lightened up what was otherwise a wet and overcast day. The cliff top overlooking Big Crow Lake by the rangers fire tower. Julian Andean - Stittsville
"Are We Having Fun Yet?" Enjoying the fine spring weather on the middle day of a five-day loop out of Canoe Lake. [scanned from a 29-year-old Kodachrome slide]. Along the Petawawa River somewhere between Misty Lake and Grassy Bay, in Algonquin Park. Diana McElroy - Deep River, Ontario.
"just havin fun" just having some fun on a beautiful September weekend, Booth Lake, Algonquin Park. Jamie Arsenault - Courtice.
"This canoe tripping isn't so tough!" Cruising across our last lake of the day and my bow paddler needed a little time to rest his guns! Burnt Island Lake, Algonquin Park. Joe Zaleski - Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, USA.
"Victoria day 2009 Basin Lake" - Gorgeous blonde and "her" boyfriend posing!!! Island site on Basin Lake on May 17.2009. Mel Kusec - Brampton
"Walking on water..." Found a huge rock in the lake that was just below the surface of the water and thought it would make a neat photo. Mike Wood - Orleans
"Hiding", Laura was exhausted, she hid in the hammock for half the day hiding from the black flies and the labors of camping. Big Trout. The little island on the south-west corner, south of the White Trout connector. Damen Okamoto - Howell, USA
"Hiding 2", This is what Laura looked like before I opened the cocoon. Big Trout, Algonquin Park. Damen Okamoto - Howell, USA
"Cold Nose!" Another shot of the Red Fox from the Mizzy Lake trip!, Algonquin Park. Gord Barter - Minden
"The Pose!" On the way to Mizzy lake this beautiful Red Fox stepped out of the woods and allowed me enough time to capture a few photos! Taken on the Mizzy Lake Road, Algonquin Park. Gord Barter - Minden
"Spring Bull!" May 12th 2009 as I drove along Hyw 60 just east of the visitors centre this bull moose was drinking on the side of the Hwy! Algonquin Park, Canada. Gord Barter, Minden
"Canadian Icon" This busy little guy was nibbling as he swam around Big Bob Lake, Algonquin Park. Darren Dare, Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec
"Meandering Moose" This guy was nice enough to pose for a few pics as he ate plants along the shore of an unnamed lake behind the Loontail Creek campsite. Unnamed lake behind Loontail Creek campsite (just south of the junction with Nipissing , Algonquin Park. Darren Dare, Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec
"You Like my Butt?", On May 02, 2009 I was looking for Moose in the park and I came across this Bull having a drink in the ditch. He was more than accommodating and he allowed me to get off a few great shots! Within seconds, more and more cars and people started showing up and he turned a bit shy on me! But before he disappeared into the woods he turned around and gave me one last look! I thought it was funny at the time! Highway #60 about 2 kilometers from the west gate on the north side of the road. Derek Dafoe - Belleville, Ontario
"The Rude Pine Marten!" I was shooting birds on the road to Opeongo and looked dow to see this Pine Marten watching me! The road to Opeongo, Algonquin Park. Gord Barter - Minden, Ontario.
"The Browser!" I spotted this Bull Moose on Hwy 60 Jan 11th 2009, it was the first time I have ever seen a Bull Moose that had dropped one of its antlers but not the second! Hyw 60 Mile Marker 10, Algonquin Park. Gord Barter - Minden, Ontario
"Tranquility", It was such a rainy week and on this stop was the first time you could sit with your thoughts and not get wet. Burntroot Lake, Algonquin Park. Damen Okamoto - Howell, USA
"First trip in a Canoe" At 3.5 months old we decided it was time to take our puppy Bella on her first canoe trip. Well after trying to bat at the water, bite the water, bark at the water, she lept in not realizing water doesn't support weight. This photo was taken right after we fished her out of Smoke Lake. Smoke Lake going south towards the Ragged Lake Portage. Tracy Allison - Peterborough
"Dry Run" Bella trying out a "dry run" in a kayak before hitting the water. She was 3.5 months old on her very first "canoe trip" Smoke Lake launch, Algonquin Park. Tracy Allison - Peterborough
"Happy Puppy" A dirty puppy is a very happy puppy. I think she may have been trying to dig a new thunderbox hole. Ragged Lake, Algonquin Park. Tracy Allison - Peterborough
"Algonquin sunset" Beautiful sunset on Big Trout Lake, Algonquin Park, Nolan Smith - Brewton, Alabama, USA
"Diving for fish" Our group had just stop at a campsite on Burntroot lake, when i spotted a group of Merganser. I was able to get a photo of them catching fish. Burntroot Lake, Algonquin Park. Nolan Smith, Brewton, Alabama, USA
"Canoeing through the morning fog" As we put our canoes in the water that morning on Pen Lake, I paddled ahead of the group. I looked back to see a great shot of my friends as they paddled through the morning fog!, Pen Lake, Algonquin Park. Nolan Smith - Brewton, Alabama, USA
"Standing in the middle of a lake..." One more of me standing in the middle of a lake... Mike Wood, Orleans
