Aha! Adventure - Pink River, SK

Dates: June 26-July 6, 2025

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Cost: $2300 plus gst

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 This is an adventurous route with some of the best rock paintings in North America! We will paddle by a 2 km stretch of rock paintings on a huge rock cliff.  After a floatplane drop off at the headwaters on Jewett Lake, we will navigate, line and portage down the Pink River. There are beautiful lakes to explore, canyons, waterfalls and shallow river sections to line and portage down. This is the rugged adventure you are looking for! 

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There will be a pre-trip meeting via Zoom.  After you register, you will receive an email when this will occur.  At the pre-trip meeting, you will meet your group and we will discuss clothing selection, food planning, packing techniques, meals and travel logistics.

 

All of our Aha! Adventure trips are "community catered".  All participants and guides take their turn providing and cooking breakfasts and suppers on the trips. Everyone looks after their own lunches and snacks. This is a fun way to share, try new meals and learn how to bake and cook in the backcountry. Guides will help at every meal and give you lots of assistance! 

 

** Location subject to change if there are wildfires in the area or if we are unable to access the location due to fires.  If that happens, we will find a plan B that as similar to plan A as we can, and still get out canoeing to another fantastic location.

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Prerequisites: You need to have an adventurous spirit, beginner canoe skills and also have a good fitness level for the portages.  Come join one of our spring canoe courses!

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Cancellation Policy:  A $500 non-refundable deposit is required to register. The balance is due 30 days before the trip start date. No refunds on or after this date. We recommend trip cancellation insurance.

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Itinerary:

June 26: We will leave Rosthern at the YFBC (you are welcome to stay at the camp the night before the trip) at 8am, and you are welcome to travel with us in the van from there or you can drive further and meet us in Missinipe at the floatplane base (4 hour drive from Rosthern).  There you can leave your vehicle and we will fly into Jewett Lake in the afternoon.

June 27– July 5:  We will fly into the headwaters at Jewett Lake and make our way down to the Wathaman Bridge where it crosses the road. We will enjoy Canadian Shield camping, fishing and many pictographs along the way.  There is a lot of variety of beautiful lakes, canyons, waterfalls and rapids along the way.  We will also be able to test our endurance with the reward of lining and portaging and paddling down the Pink. 

July 5: We will take off the water in the afternoon and drive back to Missinipe to camp for the night.  There are nice showers at the campsite.

July 6:  We will start the drive back and get to Rosthern around 1pm.  You can carry on home from there.

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Cost Includes:

• Safety equipment (throwbags, first aid kit, emergency communication)

• Group camping gear (tarp/shelter etc.)

• Group cooking equipment (pots, stoves, utensils, fuel)

• Experienced and qualified guides

• All canoe gear (canoes, paddles, pfd's)

• Floatplane to the put-in 

• Vehicle shuttle at the end

 

Transportation Details: 

If you are meeting us in Rosthern, please be there by 8am on June 26.  You can stay at the camp on June 25, if you arrive the night before.  If you want to meet us in Missinipe, please be there by 1pm, as we will fly out that afternoon. There is secure parking at the floatplane base. 

 

Medical Form and Waiver:

In order to participate in this trip, you are required to fill out all your registration and medical information.

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EMERGENCY EVACUATION AND TRIP CANCELLATION: In rare cases, if you have an emergency and need to be evacuated from the trip, you will be responsible for any extra charges.  The quickest way to get off our remote trips is via floatplane or helicopter and if we contact these companies directly for the quickest service, you will be responsible for the expense.  To ensure that there are no surprises, we recommend that you get evacuation insurance.  An evacuation could be very costly in remote locations, so we recommend that you are covered through your credit card or another plan.  One option available is Tugo Insurance at:  https://www.tugo.com/en/travel-insurance/canadians/.  You may also want to consider purchasing trip cancellation insurance if for some reason (i.e. illness) you are unable to go on the trip.  If cancellation is required at the last minute, you will need to have trip cancellation insurance. This will protect yourself and Aha! Adventures and allow us to offer great trips into the future.