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

Visited 7/7/2012 KayJakes took it to Revelstoke Railway Museum British Columbia, Canada - 248.1 miles  Visit Log

First cache of the day for BlackMeaball and I as we make our way home to the Prairies from Vancouver. Soooo sunny and hot in Revelstoke and such a perfect night for a walk. :)
KayJakes/BlackMeatball
Visited 7/6/2012 KayJakes took it to KiwanisCache British Columbia, Canada - 1,037.88 miles  Visit Log

SUNNY DAY IN VANCOUVER!!!
Spending some time in BC with BlackMeatball before we head back home to the Prairies. This was a first find for him and I'm closing in on cache #100. Was hoping to drop a travel bug but couldn't get the lil bugger to fit. :(

KayJakes/BlackMeatball
Visited 7/1/2012 KayJakes took it to Opapiskaw Manitoba, Canada - 5.41 miles  Visit Log

HAPPY CANADA DAY!
KayJakes/MyDogIndy
Visited 7/1/2012 KayJakes took it to Bannock Point Cache Manitoba, Canada - 136.11 miles  Visit Log

Doing some Canada Day cashing with MyDogIndy - what a beautiful day to spend with a best friend!!!
Best cache location of the day!!
HAPPY CANADA DAY!!!
Visited 6/10/2012 KayJakes took it to What's Up MacGregor? Manitoba, Canada - 4.54 miles  Visit Log

Seeing' some more of the Canadian Prairies. Today we visited my Granny's hometown for the first time!

Discovered It 6/9/2012 My Dog Indy discovered it   Visit Log

Met this one while visiting my friend who is caring for it right now.

Visited 6/8/2012 KayJakes took it to Lonely Tree TCDNMB Manitoba, Canada - 57.42 miles  Visit Log

Mini road trip with MyDogIndy out to Brandon. This was her 300th find - and the biggest tree I've ever seen. Long live the Halfway Tree (planted in 1880). Just over a month until the coin makes its way home to Regina! :)
Visited 5/24/2012 KayJakes took it to find me Manitoba, Canada - 61.25 miles  Visit Log

Exploring the Brandon Hills in Southwestern Manitoba...dropped in to visit before the journey out West in July!
Visited 5/24/2012 KayJakes took it to Red Coat Trail "Dollhouse" Manitoba, Canada - 819.27 miles  Visit Log

Out with Bruinstqt, making our way along The Red Coat Trail from Swift Current, SK to Brandon, MB. Let's get this geocoin moving!!!
Retrieve It from a Cache 5/21/2012 KayJakes retrieved it from Uplifting Saskatchewan, Canada   Visit Log

Snatched the Sask Geocoin - will be going to BC in a month and will make sure I help it along towards meeting its goal. :)

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