Over the past six years now I have traveled throughout the State
with a new perspective. Not like I used to… before I would
fly through little burgs and towns without taking a second look. I
have always traveled for work but never took the time to
“see” where I was going. I would hit a town do my work
and go back to the hotel and sit in my room clicking the clicker
until the wee hours of the morning.
Now, every new town I pass through is an awakening. I thrive on
the new treasures I see… monuments I have whizzed by a
hundred times in my life are now new nuggets of knowledge, vista
points I passed without a blink are postcard images burned in my
mind, and side streets of towns are secret treasures that only non
tourists find. Geocaching has made me stop and smell the roses. In
addition, in creating these puzzles and placing these caches it has
allowed me to meet new geocachers who help sponsor my caches in
their backyard.
Hopefully, this little puzzle will help enlighten you on the
County of Mendocino and maybe make you “stop and smell the
roses” too.
N 38° 51.ABC
A = The town of Dos Rios in Mendocino County
has a zip code of 95(A)29.
B = Mendocino County derives its name from
Cape Mendocino, which was probably named in honor of either Antonio
de Mendoza, Viceroy of New Spain, 153(B) –1542 or
Lorenzo Suárez de Mendoza, Viceroy from 1580 to 1583. Mendocino is
the adjectival form of the family name of Mendoza.
C = Mendocino County was one of the original
counties of California, created in 185(C) at the time of
statehood.
Checksum ABC = 9
W 123° 02.DEF
D = The Point Arena/Coast Branch Library for
Mendocino County is located: 2(D)5 Main Street, Point Arena,
CA 95468.
E = California State Historical Landmark NO.
6(E)5 Fort Bragg has the following information:
“Established on June 11, 1857, by 1st Lieutenant Horatio
Gates Gibson, 3rd Artillery, US Army. Gibson, who later became a
Brigadier General, named the fort in honor of his former company
commander Braxton Bragg. The fort was abandoned in October
1864.”
F = The Ukiah Valley is home to the
Mendocino Brewing Company, internationally renowned as a brewer of
traditional ales. Founded in 19(F)3 as the first California
Brewpub in Hopland, they have relocated to Ukiah with a
state-of-the-art brewery.
Checksum DEF = 11
Some other interesting tidbits about Mendocino
County:
The County Seat is the City of Ukiah for Mendocino
County.
Mendocino County has nine Indian reservations lying within
its borders, the fourth most of any county in the United
States.
The notable historic and recreational attraction of the
"Skunk Train" connects Fort Bragg with Willits in Mendocino County
via steam-locomotive trains and other vehicles.
Boonville in Mendocino County is best known as the source of
the Boontling folk language. Bottles from the local Anderson Valley
Brewing Company are labeled with the motto "It's bahl hornin',"
which means "It's good drinkin'" in Boontling.
Mendocino County features some of the most renowned scenic
drives in the world. From north and south, the Pacific Coast
Highway 1 runs all but a few miles of the length of the
County’s coastline, connecting Mendocino to San Francisco and
beyond. Inland, U.S. Highway 101, also called the Redwood Highway,
is a beautiful, historic journey through the lush vineyards of
Sonoma and Mendocino County to Hopland, Ukiah and Willits.
You can check your answers for this puzzle on
Geochecker.com.
I would like to thank Skycatcher
and also team wolfsguard for being my
sponsors for County Line – Mendocino.
As always, enjoy.