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Southern Alberta's Grasslands
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There are actually only a few caches that are really designed to show off the Alberta South Grasslands. In the Palliser Region near Jenner, Alberta you can experience the grasslands in their full majesty.
Driving
east or west into the
Atlee School House cache will give you an awesome look at the
grasslands region.
Grouse Cache near Purple Springs is a nice walk over native prairie
grasses. Just off Highway One you can find the
Crawling Valley Caches near Bassano, Alberta another great series
that takes you out on to the prairie.
The Grasslands of Southern Alberta are home to several natural hazards
that visitors should be aware of. There is a Prairie Rattlesnake and
though they are not usually encountered they are present on many prairie
grasslands. Another hazard is the Prickly Pear which is abundant in many
grassland areas, the thorns are very sharp and dogs are vulnerable. In
addition to the thorns of the prickly pear dog owners
should also watch
out for porcupines, another dog hazard.
River Valleys
The Grasslands are found mainly in the eastern area of Alberta South, an area that contains many small streams and rivers. The tree filled gullies of the river valleys are a popular area for geocaching in Alberta South. Caches like Riverview are typical of the first geocaches, little effort was made to hide them. Lethbridge has a cache called Out of the Bottoms that notes it is the first cache out of the river bottom in Lethbridge. In Medicine Hat many of the caches are very close to the river as well.
