I recently hid the final section of the Delta De Anza Geosnake, featuring 15 more geocaches! In an effort to both entertain and inform the geocacher population, I decided to include mini-lessons about several snakes and other interesting things (at least, interesting for me) in the description of these last 15 caches in the series. I hope you enjoy this expansion of your knowledge, and the new caches in the ever-growing, all-knowing, mega-awesome, awe-inspiring, joy-bringing, DELTA DE ANZA GEOSNAKE!!!
The feature of this lesson is the: BRICK!!!
A brick is a type of block used to build walls, pavements and other elements in masonry construction. Properly, the term brick denotes a block composed of dried clay, but is now also used informally to denote other chemically cured construction blocks. Bricks can be joined together using mortar, adhesives, or by interlocking them. Bricks are produced in numerous classes, types, materials, and sizes which vary with region and time period, and are produced in bulk quantities.
Fired bricks are one of the longest-lasting and strongest building materials, sometimes referred to as artificial stone, and have been used since circa 4000 BC. Air-dried bricks, also known as mudbricks, have a history older than fired bricks, and have an additional ingredient of a mechanical binder such as straw. That makes bricks over 6,000 years old!!! Below is the Malbork Castle (located in Poland), which is the largest brick castle in the world.
I hope you enjoyed this mini-lesson about bricks. As always, enjoy the trail and Happy Caching!
If you wish to see a description of my geosnake, why I hid it, and a bit about its history, please visit the profile page for the first geocache in the series, Delta De Anza Geosnake - 1: https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC8YP00. That geocache description also has a brief history of Juan Bautista De Anza, his expedition, and the trail that bears his name.
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brick
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PS. I found this awesome geocache container on a hike in Port Costa. Enjoy!