2025 Give Us Your Best Shot Photo Contest

📸 Give Us Your Best Shot: 2025 Trail Photo Contest

Your camera roll already knows… Saskatchewan’s trails are full of beauty, adventure, and moments worth capturing.

Now’s your chance to share your favourite trail photos and win some seriously cool outdoor gear. Whether you’re hiking, paddling, biking, or just out for a scenic walk, we want to see how you experience the trails.

🗓 Entries open June 1 and close June 30, 2025.

🏆 How to Enter

You can submit your photos in three easy ways:

  • Post to Instagram, Facebook, or X (formerly Twitter) using #GiveUsYourBestShot2025
  • Email your photo to info@sasktrails.ca
  • Upload directly through our Google Form submission portal

Please include where the photo was taken in your caption or submission.
Make sure your posts are public so we can see them!

There’s no limit to how many photos you can submit—just make sure each one is uniquely awesome.

 What We’re Looking For

We want to see trail life in all its forms.

  • An action-packed cycling moment
  • A peaceful paddle on glassy water
  • Kids chasing bugs down a forest path
  • Your dog doing something goofy in a meadow

Big moments or small—if it captures the spirit of the trails, we want to see it.

🎁 2025 Prize Categories

All entries will be considered in one of the three categories below. You do not need to specify which—our board will review and place submissions accordingly.

🧭 Best Action Shot – Adventure Bundle

  • Mustang APF PFD
  • Katadyn BeFree Water Filter
  • Morakniv Knife
  • UCO Fire Striker
  • Tinder-on-a-Rope
  • 100 ft Paracord

🌄 Best Scenery Shot – Chill Trail Bundle

  • Eureka Tagalong Lite Chair
  • Gooder Sunglasses
  • Fresh Air Hat
  • Granite Gear Hiker Wallet
  • Shemagh Scarf
  • Nalgene Bottle
  • Waterproof Phone Case

🎲 Random Draw – Trail Starter Pack

  • Cotopaxi Fanny Pack
  • Fresh Air Hat
  • Waterproof Phone Case
  • UCO Switch Spork

A huge shout-out to our prize partners:
Stapleton’s Great Adventure Company and Fresh Air Experience for generously supporting this year’s contest. Thanks for helping us gear up Saskatchewan’s trail lovers!

⚠️ Rules + Legal Notes

  • Open to all Saskatchewan residents
  • STA board and staff may enter, but are not eligible to win
  • By submitting a photo, you give Saskatchewan Trails Association permission to use it in promotional materials (social media, reports, brochures, website, etc.)
  • You must own the rights to your photo and have permission from anyone clearly visible in the image
  • Private posts or submissions we cannot access will not be considered
  • Submit the highest resolution possible

🏁 Deadline

All entries must be submitted by June 30, 2025 at 11:59 PM CST.
Winners will be selected by our board and announced in early July.

Whether you’re snapping memories on your next big adventure or rediscovering a favourite trail close to home—
Give Us Your Best Shot.

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Ella-vated Trails

Tracing prairie trails through memory, discovery, and home

Ella Gidluck standing in front of colorful spring flowers and trees, smiling at the camera

Hi, I’m Ella. I’m a storyteller, a curious beginner, and someone who’s spent most of her life in Saskatchewan without realizing how many trails are waiting to be explored. This summer I’m setting out to change that.

As the Trail Storyteller with the Saskatchewan Trails Association, I’ll be travelling across the province to walk, watch, listen, and share. I’ll be posting updates here through trail reflections, short videos, photos, and conversations with the people who love these places and keep them alive.

Some stories will be playful. Some will be quiet. All of them will come from real moments on real paths.

Whether you’re someone who hikes every weekend or just likes to follow along from the comfort of home, I’m glad you’re here. Let’s see where the trail leads.

About Ella

Ella Gidluck is a student, writer, and the 2025 Trail Storyteller with the Saskatchewan Trails Association. Born and raised in Saskatchewan, she is spending the summer exploring trails across the province and sharing the stories she finds along the way. With a camera in hand and a curious mindset, she is drawn to the quiet details, the local voices, and the feeling of discovering home all over again.