Dry Island Buffalo Jump
Canadian Badlands History
Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provincial Park is a provincial park in
Central Alberta, Canada, located about 103 km (64 mi) southeast of
Red Deer and 16 km (9.9 mi) east of Trochu. The park is situated
along the Red Deer River and features badlands topography. Its name
derives from the large plateau in the middle of the park, 200 m
(660 ft) above the Red Deer River, which has never been developed
by humans and retains virgin prairie grasses. The park is the site
of an ancient buffalo jump, where Cree native people drove bison
over the cliffs in large numbers to provide for their tribes. The
park also contains the most important Albertosaurus bone bed in the
world, which was first discovered by Barnum Brown around the turn
of the twentieth century and rediscovered by Dr. Phil Currie in
1997. This cache represents a part of the Canadian Badlands history
and is not located at the location.
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 hamlet
in 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 like no other place on
earth, home to the world's most extensive dinosaur bonebeds,
badlands and hoodoos, and a world-class museum that shelters a 75
million-year-old legacy. The region is rich in culturally and
historically significant sites that tell the story of the First
Nations people and early settlers, and of a complex and diverse
modern society that is still deeply rooted in the spirit of the
frontier.
