Today we received confirmation from Landsharkz that most of our personal geocoins are on the way. I say "most" because the mint forgot to paint one side of one version of the coin, so we'll be short 60 coins until that particular version is re-minted. Even so, I expect 340 coins will take a long …
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Highwood Pass Geocoin
Our first personal geocoin is in production at the mint and we hope to have it in hand late October / early November. At 2206 meters (7170 feet), Highwood Pass is the highest point in Canada that can be reached by paved roadway. Many of our favourite hikes in the Canadian Rockies start at the Highwood Pass …
Personal Geocoin Update
Well, our design is finalized, the technical issues have been addressed and we finally have a quote re: the cost. Now we're waiting to see the artwork from the mint. We're assuming Landsharkz is pushing the mint a little, as we've not heard anything about the artwork since the colours were tweaked a little on …
Personal Geocoin Update
It's been 4 months since we first sent off our ideas for the design of our first personal geocoin and last night we gave Landsharkz the go ahead to submit the artwork to the mint. Four months may seem like a long time, but keep in mind that we were away for a couple weeks for spring …
Personal Geocoin Progress
Old Man Winter seems especially reluctant to leave Calgary this year, so we've enjoyed his company (and fresh snow fall) every day for the past week (until today). With so much white stuff providing extra camo/cover for geocaches, we haven't been out collecting many "found its" lately. Mr. GeoK did make it to GC1B3KP "Pizza and Beer" on …
