City of Lethbridge
The city of Lethbridge is a proud member of the Canadian
Badlands Ltd. (this cache may not be located near the community
represented.)Lethbridge is a city in the province of Alberta,
Canada, and the largest city in southern Alberta. It is Alberta's
fourth-largest city by population after Calgary, Edmonton and Red
Deer, and the third-largest by area after Calgary and Edmonton. The
nearby Canadian Rockies contribute to the city's cool summers, mild
winters, and windy climate. Lethbridge lies southeast of Calgary on
the Oldman River. Lethbridge is the commercial, financial,
transportation and industrial centre of southern Alberta. The
city's economy developed from drift mining for coal in the late
19th century and agriculture in the early 20th century. Half of the
workforce is employed in the health, education, retail and
hospitality sectors, and the top five employers are
government-based. The only university in Alberta south of Calgary
is in Lethbridge, and two of the three colleges in southern Alberta
have campuses in the city. Cultural venues in the city include
performing art theatres, museums and sports centres.
The Lethbridge Viaduct, also known as the High Level Bridge
rises 307 feet (93.5 metres) from the valley floor and is just over
1 mile (1.6 km) long. This railway trestle opened 100 years ago
(1909) and is still used daily. At one point this was the longest
and highest bridge of this type in the world and still may be.
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 its
way over 100 miles on country roads traversing some of the most
scenic 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.
