Town of Coronation
The town of Coronation is a proud member of the Canadian
Badlands Ltd. (this cache may not be located near the community
represented.) Coronation is a small town in east-central Alberta,
Canada. It is located approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi) west of
the Saskatchewan border. The economy is supported primarily by
farming, ranching, and the oil patch. Some of Coronations notable
residents include Barbara Clark, bronze medalist for Canada in
swimming at the 1976 Olympics, Melody Davidson, Olympic gold
medalist as the head coach of Team Canada Women's hockey in 2006
and 2010 and Stuart Gillard - film director of RocketMan (1997),
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993), and WarGames: The Dead
Code (2008).
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.
