Living Skies 2014 Geocaching MEGA Event

April Geocacher of the Month: hurleyanne

Posted on May 31, 2014 by Nezgar

It’s official – Groundspeak has announced today on the geocaching blog that out of the three nominees, and the only one from Canada, Saskatchewan’s own hurleyanne had received the most votes, and was awarded the coveted title of “Geocacher of the Month for April 2014” !!!

Initially nominated by Delaronde_Hillbillies, the vote comments flowed in from geocachers all over Saskatchewan and beyond to share their stories of why they believed hurleyanne was so deserving of the designation. Thanks to everyone who voted, this is a prestigious award indeed.

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Scenic Saskatchewan Sunday – The Mother Ship

Posted on May 25, 2014 by Nezgar

“The Mother Ship”
Photo Credit: Craig Hilts
Prairie Fire Photography

Land of Living Skies Indeed. Saskatchewan is home to some of the most spectacular weather events, and it makes for some prime opportunities for photographers and storm chasers. This week’s photo is featured with permission courtesy of Craig Hilts of Prairie Fire Photography.

According to Craig, He took this photo on July 31, 2010 just south of Swift Current, Saskatchewan while out storm chasing.

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Geocoin Cutoff Extended to Monday!

Posted on May 23, 2014 by Nezgar

Due to popular demand, the Geocoin cutoff has been extended to Monday, May 26th, 2014! After 11:59PM CST on Monday, that’s it – no more! This is for all geocoins, including Living Skies Regular & Pre-order, Geocoin Event, and WestCan1 & 2 Geocoin Event.

Island Spirit 2012 Geocoin Event Geocoin

Landsharkz will have some of the regular edition Living Skies 2014 geocoin at their vendor table event, but all others were designated available via pre-order only. The next cutoff dates are expected to be:

Friday, June 13 for T-Shirts
Sunday, July 6, for Meals.

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Rosthern Area Attractions

Posted on May 20, 2014 by Nezgar

A great feature of geocaching is the opportunity it presents to have new experiences and learn about an area. While we will all be in Rosthern primarily to experience the Mega event and find a boat load of geocaches, the area also has a lot to offer in the way of historic sites, museums, and activities. Check out this video of CTV’s Hometown Tour of Rosthern from 2012. (or view on YouTube)

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Geocoin Cut Off Fast Approaching!

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Nezgar

(for geocoins)

The deadline for ordering geocoins along with your registration is almost here! Friday, May 23rd is the cut off.

If you have yet to register and think you would like coins, please do so before this date to guarantee yourself the coins! A limited number of the event geocoins will be available at the event, and of course, if you want the special edition coin, you have to volunteer!

If you have already registered and did not purchase coins or would like more, you can go through the registration link again, ordering only coins and we’ll match your orders together.

The deadline for ordering t-shirts is also coming up quickly – June 14. Check out the new counters on the sidebar.

If you plan to come to the event, but do not wish to do a paid registration, please use the free registration process just to let us know you are coming.

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Scenic Saskatchewan Sunday – Wind Power

Posted on May 18, 2014 by Nezgar

Photo credit: soulfood found log

Southwest Saskatchewan is, without a doubt, the wind generating capital of the entire province. There are four wind farm power stations in all of Saskatchewan and three of the four are found there. One of which is the largest operating wind power facility in western Canada. Geocacher Penquin99 is from that area and has shared following information about the area, and some of the great geocaches to be found.

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Featured Earthcache – Little Manitou Lake

Posted on May 17, 2014 by Nezgar

Danceland
Photo credit: Tourism Saskatchewan / Gary Bergen

Visit the ‘dead sea of Canada’ at Manitou Beach, an unusual lake that is the site of Saskatchewan’s first Earthcache!

You’ve heard of the Dead Sea, where tourists float effortlessly in water eight times saltier than the ocean. Few outside of Saskatchewan know of North America’s equivalent, Little Manitou Lake.

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Saskatchewan Skies GeoTour

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Nezgar

Saskatchewan Skies GeoTour Some exiting news, the Cypress Hills Destination Area has today announced Saskatchewan’s first GeoTour! It consists of 38 geocaches in the southwest of the province, spread across very diverse landscapes and natural wonders. If you are passing through this area on your way to or from the MEGA event in Rosthern, definitely check out some of the caches in the area!

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Geocoin Satellite Event & Geocoin Sneak Peek

Posted on May 6, 2014 by Nezgar

Living Skies Geocoin Event Geocoin
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The Living Skies Organizing Committee, the Geocoin Event team, and Landsharkz are proud to show a sneak peek of the artwork for the Geocoin Event Geocoin. We are also happy to announce that the Geocoin Satellite event was published today!

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Local highlight – Rosthern Farmer’s Market

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Nezgar

From May to October, downtown Rosthern is host to a farmer’s market on Fridays from 11-2.

If you are in town on Friday the 18th, plan to stop by and check out the local home grown and hand made goods! There’s nothing like fresh, locally grown produce!