Town of Taber
The town of Taber is a proud member of the Canadian Badlands
Ltd. (this cache may not be located near the community
represented.) Taber is a town in southern Alberta, Canada in the
Municipal District of Taber. Taber was established in the late
1890s by European settlers on the banks of the lower Oldman River.
It is an agricultural town of 7,821 (2008) famous for its corn due
to the large amounts of sunshine the town and area receive. It has
thus taken on the title Corn Capital of Canada, and has an annual
"Cornfest" held in the last week of August. Taber and Notogawa,
Japan are sister towns. The Taber Police Service is the only town
municipal police service in Alberta.
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.
