Oats
Crops of the Canadian Badlands
The common oat (Avena sativa) is a species of cereal grain grown
for its seed, which is known by the same name (usually in the
plural, unlike other grains). While oats are suitable for human
consumption as oatmeal and rolled oats, one of the most common uses
is as livestock feed. Oats have numerous uses in food; most
commonly, they are rolled or crushed into oatmeal, or ground into
fine oat flour. Oatmeal is chiefly eaten as porridge, but may also
be used in a variety of baked goods, such as oatcakes, oatmeal
cookies, and oat bread. Oats are also an ingredient in many cold
cereals, in particular muesli and granola. Oats may also be
consumed raw, and cookies with raw oats are becoming popular.
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.
