Chipmunk
Animals of the Canadian Badlands
Chipmunks are small striped squirrels. Except for one species in
northeast Asia, they are found only in North America. All chipmunks
have facial stripes. Chipmunks have an omnivorous diet consisting
of grain, nuts, fruit, berries, birds' eggs, small frogs, fungi,
worms, insects and on occasions small mammals like young mice. At
the beginning of autumn, many species of chipmunk begin to
stockpile these goods in their burrows, for winter. Cheek pouches
allow chipmunks to carry multiple food items to their burrows for
either storage or consumption.
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.
