I have fancied putting togehter a geo art for a while now & being as the old series is a bit tired, had a chat with USAndy to do this re-run. This is a one of a series of 50 puzzle caches that will take you around the town of Thornbury. All puzzles are so easy to solve we have made the D rating a 1 on most, as the hides are easy to find as well.
All the caches are to do with the USA and will give you info on all the states.
To help you navigate the public footways around this area, the Explorer 167 map will be helpful.
The whole walk in one go will be no less than 12 miles, depending on other caches you can grab on the way round. There is a bonus cache as before.
Please see number 1 USA Mega series re-run #1; Alabama for car parking, if you need it.
CALIFORNIA
- Origin of name: Probably derived from a popular Spanish novel published in 1510 which describes a fictional island paradise named California – Las Sergas de Esplandian, by Garcia Ordonez de Montalvo
- Capital: Sacramento
- Largest city: Los Angeles
- Population: 38,332,521 (2013 est) Ranked 1st in the US
- Nicknames: The Golden state
- Highest point: Mount Whitney, 14,494 ft.
- Admission to union: September 9, 1850 (31st)
- State motto: Eureka.
- State song: I love you, California
- State tree: California redwood
- State flower: Golden poppy
- State bird: California valley quail
- Area: 163,696 SQ MI. Ranked 3rd in the US.
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Did you know……...
1) Totalling nearly three million acres, San Bernardino County is the largest county in the country.
2) Sequoia National Park contains the largest living tree. Its trunk is 102 feet in circumference.
3) There are more than 300,000 tons of grapes grown in California annually.
4) The highest and lowest points in the continental United States are within 100 miles of one another. Mount Whitney measures 14,495 feet and Bad Water in Death Valley is 282 feet below sea level.
5) Death Valley is recognized as the hottest, driest place in the United States. It isn't uncommon for the summer temperatures to reach more than 115 degrees.
To solve this one name the state Tree.
You can validate your puzzle solution with certitude.
The Little Bridges series was started by Stanthews in 2009 to highlight small footbridges in remote parts of Wiltshire. Since then the series has been expanded by others all over the country and starting to spread fast. There is a stats listing, so you can see how many Little Bridges you have found, you can find it HERE . If you would like to add to the series, please contact Stan via the Little Bridges website with your caching name, name of your Little Bridge and the GC code and he will give you a number for your bridge. To qualify, the bridge must be a foot bridge too small for vehicles, please make sure your title exactly matches "Little Bridges # xxxx then the name" including spaces so it will get picked up and added to stats list.