Author Archives: Nezgar

Seminar Videos Now Online

Posted on July 25, 2014 by Nezgar

If you attended the Living Skies MEGA, and did not have a chance to attend some or all of the seminars, we captured them on video so you can see what you missed, and they are now available to watch … Continue reading →

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The Official Souvenir is Live

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Nezgar

In a prior announcement, we noted that the online souvenir people were receiving on their profile pages was not what we had expected. We are happy to let you know we have received word back from Geocaching HQ that the … Continue reading →

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The Geocoins of Living Skies 2014

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Nezgar

Now that the event has passed, everyone has seen most of the coins up close. We finally had a moment to take some closeup pictures of the coins for all to see. This will also assist those who may be … Continue reading →

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Where Did Everyone Come From?

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Nezgar

One of the questions asked was where did everyone come from? Well, this little bar chart should make it clear! The farthest travelled to attend goes to norfolkbirder from the United Kingdom, followed by 3 from Arizona, 5 from Nova … Continue reading →

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Living Skies 2014 MEGA – Official Attendance: 633 people!

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Nezgar

Initially counted as 633 people on event day, we are happy to announce that according to the official log books, 627 people attended the Living Skies 2014 Mega Event on Saturday, July 19th, 2014 in Rosthern, Saskatchewan. This well exceeded … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Living Skies 2014!

Posted on July 19, 2014 by Nezgar

The crowds were building outside this morning as the Event Planning & Organizing Committee was busily running around getting all the last minute items setup and ready for the opening at 10:00am, we took a minute for a group photo … Continue reading →

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Batoche Caches Published

Posted on July 18, 2014 by Nezgar

As planned, the caches were published in conjunction with the Parks Canada Batoche Satellite Event! A special puzzle will be available to piece together only for the date of the Satellite event, but the caches will remain after then. Watch … Continue reading →

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Featured Geocache – Rosthern Library

Posted on July 15, 2014 by Nezgar

Back in March, members of the organizing Committee visited Rosthern for the Winter Festival with a table to talk about the upcoming MEGA event. The Rosthern Library held a small ‘Intro to Geocaching’ talk, and while there we talked with … Continue reading →

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Human Powered Watercraft Event Info & Bookmark List

Posted on July 15, 2014 by Nezgar

Pilot172, the host of the Human Powered Watercraft Satellite Event has created a bookmark list for the caches for their event, and also announced some pertinent event information. Satellite Event Listing (GC557X2) Satellite Event Bookmark List Map of Shannon Lake … Continue reading →

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Nisbet Forest Hiking Event Caches Published

Posted on July 13, 2014 by Nezgar

The caches hidden in conjunction with the Hiking Satellite event have been published, and Hurleyanne has created a bookmark list for your pocket query convenience. We have also added this to the bookmark lists menu of the website. Nisbet Forest … Continue reading →

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