Village of Carbon
The village of Carbon is a proud member of the Canadian Badlands
Ltd. (this cache may not be located near the community
represented.) Carbon is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is
located in Kneehill County, 41 kilometres (25 mi) west of
Drumheller and 120 kilometres (75 mi) northeast of Calgary. Built
at the beginning of the 20th century in the Kneehill Creek Valley,
Carbon is a picturesque village with paved, quiet streets lined
with trees. Ranching, farming and coal mining were the major
activities of the early settlers. The name Carbon was suggested by
L.D. Elliot, an area rancher, and was adopted for the new post
office opened on October 1, 1904. The village was incorporated in
1912.
This cache is part of the Legacy Trail produced by the Canadian
Badlands Geocaching Association for the Best of the Bad Mega
Event.
The Legacy Trail
The Legacy Trail is a collection of geocaches that circles
itsway over 100 miles on country roads traversing some of the
mostscenic and spectacular landscape in this part of the Canadian
Badlands. A large number of caches in a variety of types, sizes and
difficulty are placed on the Trail. Every town, village and
hamletin the Canadian Badlands has its own cache. Some caches were
named after local historic events and people, as well as
celebrities who grew up in this area. Some caches were sponsored by
geocachers who attended the Best of the Bad Mega Event. The Legacy
Trail was produced by the Canadian Badlands Geocaching Association
for the Best of the Bad Mega Event.
The Canadian Badlands
The Canadian Badlands in Alberta are home to the world's most
extensive dinosaur bone beds, badlands and hoodoos, and a
world-class museum that shelters a 75 million-year-old legacy. The
region is rich in culturally and and a complex and diverse modern
society that is still deeply rooted in the spirit of the
frontier.
