Eb's Adventure Blog

Hi everyone, it's the folks from Eb's again! As a paddling shop we get a lot of questions about how long it takes to paddle some common routes nearby, such as from Fred Heal Canoe Launch to the city. Having some...

Overview: This is a 2-3 day trip suitable for most paddlers. The Waterhen winds east through Meadow Lake Provincial Park through mixed forest. There are some Class I and II rapids and when water levels are low be prepared to wade...

Overview: This is a fun, short paddling trip that you can power through in a day or take your time with as an overnighter. Most of the trip is on a narrow creek which winds through marshland with some small lake...

Have you heard of the Saskatchewan Breeding Bird Atlas? It's a project to map the distribution and relative abundance of breeding birds in our province. The idea is to get a long term view of the status of our bird...

Overview: This short overnight trip is great for a weekend and requires no shuttling. The paddling is generally easy but be prepared to get out and pull your canoe over numerous beaver dams. Some sections of the creeks are very twisty and...

During the month of February you can keep yourself busy every weekend at a local cross country ski event.  There are some bigger loppets during the winter such as the Prince Albert Loppet and the Don Allen Saskaloppet, but in between there are...

Our ski tech guy Jeff usually has weekends off, and he makes good use of them.  Here are three of his favourite winter adventures. Backcountry trek into Bear Trap Lake Located in Prince Albert National Park, this little lake is a...

Fast and fun, the Montreal River is within reach of Saskatoon and makes a great spring day trip for adventurous paddlers.

Here's a map of the places we enjoy snowshoeing in the Saskatoon area.

Leave Friday after work and be home by lunchtime Saturday.  There is no better way to kick-start a fall weekend than by spending some time outdoors - and this is practically in our backyard.