Calgary Parks 100 Project, celebrating Calgary
Parks 100th Anniversary!
Calgary Area Cachers teaming up with The City of Calgary Parks
Department.
The Calgary Parks 100 Project is a partnership between the City
of Calgary Parks and the Calgary Area Cachers, in celebration of
Calgary Parks' 100th anniversary. Calgary Parks supplied cache
containers and swag for 100 caches, and members of the Calgary
geocaching community placed these 100 caches in 100 parks around
Calgary.
Battalion Park is dedicated to the Canadian soldiers who trained
in Calgary from 1915 to 1918. The park overlooks the area where
Sarcee Camp was located and today you can see four giant white
numbers on the hill - 51, 151, 137 and 113. At one time there were
more than twenty of these battle insignia numbers on the hill where
the park is located. The numbers are all constructed of whitewashed
rock. Since the park opened in 1991, white painted chain link
fencing has been placed over the numbers, to prevent vandals from
rolling the rocks down the hill.
The 113th Lethbridge regiment insignia remains in its original
location. The other three surviving numbers (the 137th from
Calgary, the 51st from Edmonton and the 151st from Red Deer) were
placed in their present location when the park was developed.
There is a small parking lot on Signal Hill Drive at the top end
of the park. A cairn and several flag poles are located near the
parking lot. Walk down the stairs to the paved pathway and you will
have the opportunity to read the numerous information plaques with
historic photos. This park is an ideal location to spend some quiet
time on Remembrance Day, reading about the history of Sarcee Camp
and considering the contribution of Canada's miltary in World War
I.
The cache is a small Lock 'n' Lock container hidden near the
west end of the paved pathway. Parking coordinates are posted both
for the small parking area off Signal Hill Drive and a quiet
residential cul-de-sac that would allow for stroller / wheelchair
access to the cache hiding spot. When placed, the cache contained
an Signal the Frog "First to Find" micro geocoin to be claimed by
the first finder and some very nice Calgary Parks-supplied trading
swag. Remember - trade up, trade even, or don't trade at all!
PLEASE replace the cache carefully, so that it's out of sight of
the casual passerby. Thanks!