This is currently my favourite section of the valley and I found it great for photography.
At the beginning of the Fort Ellis Trail, there is a sign pointedly saying ‘dry weather road’, and they mean it. While of good quality, this road is gravel and dirt and very narrow. It reminds me of an English country road.
The turn-off onto the Fort Ellis Trail can be easy to miss. It is not directly across from Katepwa South, that is just a reference point. The turn-off is at the most easterly point of Katepwa Lake and you have to keep your eyes open to spot it.
Once on the trail, you will be in a world of beauty.
You may have to look closely but this image shows a bridge across the Qu’Appelle River, shot from the Fort Ellis Trail.
I had this image printed on canvas and it now hangs in my living room. Everyone comments that ‘the road goes on forever’. It shows Canola fields along the Fort Ellis Trail.
This image is one of my favourites. It seems to be saying ‘Welcome to our lush green valley’.
Another view shows a mirror like Qu’Appelle River.
My trusty steed against a background of the valley.
The road to Ellisboro was beautiful and interesting. It wound around historic sites and was so narrow at points that I almost touched trees and shrubbery on the roadside.
Rounding one last turn and unexpectedly there was Ellisboro. A beautiful tiny burgh with two churches and two houses. The inhabitants were all busy except for a family of cats and the youngest of those, a tiny kitten, that made the most advances in friendship.
Ellisboro may be small but it is worth taking your time to look around. It is not just historic but a truly beautiful little gem.
Ellisboro United Church, was built in 1894.
Tiny Ellisboro is one of the most scenic in all of Saskatchewan and it is just a short drive from Highway 1.
A cairn commemorating the early settlers and the building of the church.
The last leg of the trip is from Ellisboro to Tantallon, a winding trail that keeps you in the valley and runs alongside several lakes.
