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Hills and Foothills
People are always surprised to see the Cypress
Hills, the mountains they expect but the hills are not something you can prepare
for. The cache series called
A Day in the Hills is the perfect way to spend a day in the Cypress Hills.
This series consists of 5 caches placed in the West Block of the Cypress Hills
south of Medicine Hat, Alberta. The
Cypress Hills is an excellent afternoon hike in the hills, these hills are
unique and enjoyable. Forging further west you soon see the mountains on the
horizon, long before you get there you enter another popular area for Alberta
South cachers, the Alberta foothills. The dark cool forests of the hills and
foothills region are a great relief from the sun and heat of the grasslands. The
foothills region features some of Alberta's best geocaching adventures in some
of the world's most beautiful landscape.
The term foothills makes you imagine some gentler landscape, the foothills of
the Canadian Rockies can be anything but gentle. The Alberta Foothills are home
to one of the most dramatic life and death sites in the world and one of Alberta
South's three UNESCO World Heritage Sites,
Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump near Fort Macleod, Alberta. This country has
many hazards in every season. Be aware of the weather whenever you are near the
mountain regions. Storms can be sudden and intense. Wildlife hazards do exist,
especially if you are entering bear country, get additional information from the
Park Service.
