City of Medicine Hat
The city of Medicine Hat is a proud member of the Canadian
Badlands Ltd. (this cache may not be located near the community
represented.) Medicine Hat, known to locals as "The Hat", is a city
of 61,097 people located in the southeastern part of the province
of Alberta, Canada. It is enclaved within Cypress County along with
the nearby Town of Redcliff, although neither is part of the
county. It is situated on the Trans-Canada Highway, the eastern
terminus of the Crowsnest Highway, and the South Saskatchewan
River. Historically, Medicine Hat has been known for its large
natural gas fields. Because of these reserves, the city is known as
The Gas City. It is Alberta's sixth largest city. This city is also
home to the "Biggest Teepee in the World".
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.
