Saskatchewan 2008 Geocoin N&V's Saskatchewan 2008 Geocoin #2

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Owner:
Nezgar & Vana Send Message to Owner Message this owner
Released:
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Origin:
Saskatchewan, Canada
Recently Spotted:
In the hands of the owner.

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Current Goal

Travel back to Regina, Saskatchewan to trade places with it's counterpart.

About This Item

Saskatchewan 2008 Geocoin

The first of two coins activated in January 2010. One will be in circulation, and the other will stay in our personal collection. It would like to trade places travelling with it's counterpart occasionally, so hopefully it will return to Saskatchewan once in a while.

Since we moved to Regina, Saskatchewan in 2009, we thought it would be great to send out this coin as a tribute to our new home province. The featured western red lily was named Saskatchewan's floral emblem in 1941, and in 1969 it was put on Saskatchewan's official flag.

Here are a few other fun facts we've discovered:

  • Regina was originally called “Pile of Bones” because of the huge piles of bones left in the area by First Nations hunters, the community was renamed Regina (Latin for Queen) after Queen Victoria who was the monarch at the time. It has been the "Queen City" ever since.
  • Regina is the home of the RCMP Training Academy.
  • Regina is the 8th sunniest city in Canada.
  • Regina has more than 350,000 hand-planted trees.
  • Saskatchewan grows half of the entire quantity of Canada’s major export crops: wheat, oats, barley, rye, flaxseed and canola.
  • Saskatchewan is currently the largest uranium producing region in the world and accounts for about 30% of annual world uranium production.
  • Saskatchewan has over 100,000 lakes, rivers and streams.
  • And most importantly, Saskatchewan has over 3,600 Geocaches to discover!

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Tracking History (13534.6mi) View Map

Discovered It 7/21/2012 Applefish discovered it   Visit Log

Wow! What a cool story behind this geocoin! It's so nice to have a happy ending, when so many sadly get lost. Welcome home, little geocoin! Get some much needed rest! Discovered around the campfire at our place. Thanks for sharing!
Move To Collection 7/11/2012 Nezgar & Vana moved it to their collection   Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 7/10/2012 Nezgar & Vana retrieved it from Brobdingnagian Puissance Locus Saskatchewan, Canada   Visit Log

Woohoo! A happy success story for this geocoin that was released two and a half years ago! Special thanks to KayJakes for the final transportation to Regina! The sister coin will likely soon begin its travels and trade places. Thanks all for the safe travels!
Dropped Off 7/10/2012 KayJakes placed it in Brobdingnagian Puissance Locus Saskatchewan, Canada - 149.54 miles  Visit Log

This lil guy has been with me for a bit now, accompanying me to various caches in MB, SK, AB, and BC. Wishing it and its owners all the best and safe future travels!
Happy reunion!!
Visited 7/10/2012 KayJakes took it to Don't Mesh With Me! Saskatchewan, Canada - 308.8 miles  Visit Log

So close to home....for both the GeoCoin and myself! Yay!!
Visited 7/9/2012 KayJakes took it to Irricana United Church West Alberta, Canada - 78.95 miles  Visit Log

Continuing our drive from Vancouver to Manitoba, BlackMeatball and I found this cache quickly enough. Sadly though, I left some of my shoulder skin on a low-hanging tree branch while trying to retrieve the cache. Ouch!!!

KayJakes/BlackMeatball
Visited 7/8/2012 KayJakes took it to swissBOX Banff Alberta, Canada - 114.99 miles  Visit Log

Spending the night in Banff while on a road trip from Vancouver to the Prairies and found this cache during a quick after-dinner walk with BlackMeatball. Getting closer to home!!!

KayJakes/BlackMeatball
Visited 7/7/2012 KayJakes took it to Forestry British Columbia, Canada - .15 miles  Visit Log

Fourth cache in Revelstoke for BlackMeatball and I tonight. Can't believe how gorgeous and HOT it is outside. Reminds me of the wonderful Prairie summer heat!!

KayJakes/BlackMeatball
Visited 7/7/2012 KayJakes took it to First People British Columbia, Canada - .23 miles  Visit Log

Third cache of the day for BlackMeaball and I in Revelstoke. Loving the super pretty walk along the CRAZY flooded river.

KayJakes/BlackMeatball
Visited 7/7/2012 KayJakes took it to Dad & Ken British Columbia, Canada - .64 miles  Visit Log

Another cache in Revelstoke! Heading east and closer to home!!
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