The Sibbald Flats area is named for Frank Sibbald, who grew up
in Morleyville. He was called Tokun (the Fox) by the Stonies, in
recognition of his hunting skills. In 1822/3 he worked as guide and
packer for the CPR survey crew. In 1893 he was a packer to
Professor Lucius Coleman on the famous trip to find Mt. Brown – at
that time said to be the highest peak in the Canadian Rockies. In
later years he homesteaded on Jumpingpound Creek, running his
cattle on the meadow which later was named Sibbald Flat.
This cache is hidden beside a small parking area at the Sibbald
Flats interchange and can be accessed while traveling eastbound or
westbound on the TransCanada Highway; there is a two-lane
underpass. Please do not park on the TransCanada
Highway.
Another drive-up cache that should provide a couple of minutes
of diversion. You are searching for a camo-painted, magnetized,
waterproof match container so BYOP. Please rehide carefully to
preserve the challenge of the hunt for the next cacher. Be sure you
listen for a “click”.
This cache is one of three caches we’ve hidden along the
TransCanada Highway between Calgary and Canmore. This stretch of
road is well travelled by the GeoKs during the summer and fall as
we hit the hiking trails. The cache containers will be getting
larger as you head west / smaller as you head east. You can decide
what order you would like to find them as they are all accessable
eastbound or westbound.
NOTE: All cache hides were constructed using materials salvaged
elsewhere. There is no need to cross/climb any fencing to retrieve
the caches.
UPDATE (Sep. 22, 2008): Due to consistently positive feedback,
we have added two more caches to the series
Ridge Road GC1GG5D and
Triple S Red Angus GC1GG60.