Comments on Mark's Paddling Blog: Torch and The Garden

Thanks for the links Mark. I am mostly living vica...

2011-05-31T15:25:46.098-06:00

Thanks for the links Mark. I am mostly living vicariously through your blog posts rather than seeking info for canoe routing.

I am interested to someday try canoeing some spring creeks/whitewater, but for now I do not have the proper equipment or skill level. Heck, I don't even have a canoe! (I borrow my parent's old fiberglass canoe for the odd trip every few years).

Hi Prairie Voyageur, You can find information fo...

2011-05-28T23:23:17.066-06:00

Hi Prairie Voyageur,

You can find information for the river including a map in the Spring creeks section of my website. http://www.wildpaddler.ca/p/spring-creek-info.html

The Garden River is quickly becoming my favorite spring creek but it only flows for a very brief time in the spring. I just checked the Sask Watershed Authority's website and it is currently flowing at 2 cubic meters per second. At that rate it is impossible to paddle on the river. There simply isn't enough water. Send me an email if you are interested in paddling the garden in the future.

You can find a map/satellite image of the river here. http://mapper.acme.com/?ll=53.26121,-105.32404&z=13&t=S&marker0=58.58903%2C-107.17040%2CMcKay%20Lake%5C%2C%20sk&marker1=55.75153%2C-104.64562%2CDickens%20Lake%20sk&marker2=58.58544%2C-107.13867%2Cunnamed&marker3=52.13437%2C-106.64766%2Csaskatoon%20sk&marker4=53.88150%2C-105.98642%2CW105.9947%20%20N53.82478&marker5=53.79983%2C-106.00193%2CN53.79984%20%20%20W106.00193%20&marker6=54.83436%2C-107.80292%2CGrand%20Rapids%5C%2C%20Beaver%20River

Mark

Looks like a fun trip! Do you know of any maps on...

2011-05-26T10:51:28.258-06:00

Looks like a fun trip!

Do you know of any maps on the web showing the rivers? I can't seem to find any (it annoys me Google Maps does not label many rivers).