Ammo Can with a tremendous view! Though there is a pull-out on
top of the third hill, it is a no stopping area. Park at N51 44.612
W113 15.881 and walk to the top of the hill. Enjoy the vista (great
place to watch thunderstorms).
Geologically, these hills are drumlins, a reminder of Alberta's
glacial history. This area is rife with such features as eskers,
drumlins and glacial outwashes.
Near this site, a Cree brave Maskepetoon killed his first three
Blackfoot warriors. Local lore has it that at least one Blackfoot
is buried on this hill in a ring of spruce trees.
Maskepetoon spent the first half of his adult life leading raids
on the Blackfoot nation, becoming a great chief. He became a
Christian and spent the remainder of his life trying to make peace.
A traveler, Maskepetoon went as far as Washington DC, receiving a
medal from Andrew Jackson. He was friends with Revs. McDougal and
Rundle, met Paul Kane and Sir George Simpson. He met his death in a
Blackfoot camp where he had gone on a peace-keeping mission. For
more information, go to
http://www.albertasource.ca/methodist/Own_Voices/Maskepetoon.htm
Watch for barbed wire, do not cross over the fence.
Cache contents: Nano container (FTF prize), Canadian Benchmark
Geocoin, STARS pin, LED keychain flashlight, keytags.