Red Deer County
Red Deer County is a proud member of the Canadian Badlands Ltd.
(this cache may not be located near the community represented.) Red
Deer County is a municipal district in central Alberta, Canada in
Division No. 8 and is where the City of Red Deer is located. The
neighbouring municipalities of Red Deer County are the Clearwater
County to the west, Lacombe County to the north, Stettler County to
the east, and to the south are the Counties of Kneehill and
Mountain View. Red Deer County is located approximately mid-way
between both Edmonton and Calgary and is bisected by the Queen
Elizabeth II Highway. It is home to the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame
(located just outside of the town of Red Deer on Highway 2). It is
bounded on the north and east by the Red Deer River. The City of
Red Deer is located in the north-east of the county.
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.