Riley Park - Parks 100 Traditional Cache
Cache Effect: I have received no response from the cache owner, so I must regretfully archive this. If it turns up or is replaced in the future, email me and I will review it for unarchival.
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Cache Effect
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Calgary Parks 100 Project - Riley Park
Calgary Area Cachers teaming up with The City of Calgary Parks
Celebrating Calgary Parks 100th Anniversary
The Calgary Parks 100 Project is a partnership between the City of Calgary Parks, and the Calgary Area Cachers to celebrate Calgary Parks 100th anniversary. Calgary Parks has supplied cache containers and swag for 100 caches, and the we have placed these 100 caches in 100 parks around Calgary. These caches have some cool swag and trackables when placed, so make sure to find them as soon as they are published.
Ezra Riley was a prominent figure in Calgary’s early history, a homesteader who acquired large land holdings in the area and at a later point became an MLA. Riley subdivided some of the family land to create the community of Hillhurst. In the course of that development he donated part of the land as the park which bears his name.
Features of Riley park are the expansive open plain for general recreation - open space in the urban setting, with landmark groups of trees and, by contrast, intricate formal flower beds. As part of the terms of his donation Riley stipulated that space be reserved in perpetuity for the playing of cricket.
The Cache
The orignial cache site overlooks the wading pond which has been a traditional feature of Riley park, evolving in its form since it was constructed in 1913.
Tha new cache site is near the gardens on the 10th Street side.
Additional Hints
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