This cache is part of a series called the “Prairie Storms Adventure Trail” developed by Living Skies 2014 MEGA Event volunteers. Enjoy the hidden secrets of Southern Saskatchewan by getting off the beaten trail to sites seldom visited, scenic views, historic sites and buildings. The name also pays tribute to the Alberta's “Prairie Winds Adventure Trail” which was created for the Best of the Bad (WestCan 1) MEGA event in 2011.
This series will also take you along the Red Coat Trail, which is a 1,300 km route through southern Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta taken in 1874 by the North-West Mounted Police in their quest to bring law and order to the Canadian West. In Saskatchewan, Highway 13 is designated as Red Coat Trail.
The Sask. Dept. of Highways and Infrastructure operates over 26,000 km of highways and divided highways, over 800 bridges, 12 separate ferries, one barge. Asphalt concrete pavements comprise almost 9,000 km, granular pavement almost 5,000 km, non structural or thin membrane surface are close to 7,000 km and finally gravel highways make up over 5,600 km through the province. All in all Saskatchewan consists of over 250,000 km (160,000 mi) of roads, the highest amount of road surface compared to any other Canadian province. Just as county highways of Ontario may be named after people, geographic features, or communities, so can Saskatchewan municipal roads and highways may be named after sidings, one-room school houses, or ghost towns.
The Red Coat Trail or Saskatchewan Highway 13 commemorates the Red Coat trail taken by Sir Redvers Buller during the Red River Rebellion and the Louis Riel Trail includes 364 km of Highway 11. The highway numbering series between 600 to 699 include gravel roads which extend across the province in a north and south direction with the 600 series incrementing in travel east to west.
And we still have Back Roads (Bk).
To receive a Special Edition Living Skies Geocoin, you must have logged, as "found" at least
45 of the “Prairie Storms Adventure Trail” caches. Please send an e-mail to
prairiestorms@livingskies2014.ca and we will check your profile and contact you for mailing arrangements. There are approximately
30 geocoins available.