Nickelback
Notable Resident of the Canadian Badlands
Hanna, Alberta is widely known as the home of the famous
Canadian rock band. They have become one of the most commercially
successful Canadian groups, having sold over 35 million albums
worldwide. They also rank as the 11th best selling music act of the
2000's, and is the 2nd best selling foreign act in the U.S. behind
"The Beatles" for the 2000's. The band got it's name from the
nickel in change that band member Mike Kroeger gave customers at
his job at Starbucks; he would frequently say, "Here's your nickel
back."
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.
