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.
Climax is a village located in the south-western region of the province, just north of the U.S. border, situated on Highway 18 between Frontier and Bracken and on Highway 37 between Shaunavon and the Port of Climax. When the area was opened to homesteaders in 1909, the area post office was named Climax for a community in Minnesota which had been named after a chewing tobacco company.
When you have logged the cache drive by the Climax Catholic Church of Immaculate Conception on 2nd Avenue (Definitely had a priest with a sense of humour!) and the Climax Community Museum and check out the 1915 steam engine.
When leaving town be sure to take note of the back of the “Climax” road sign.The whole town wants you to leave with a smile on your face!!!
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.
