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.
WEST VIRGINIA
- Origin of name: In honour of Elizabeth “Virgin Queen” of England.
- Capital: Charleston
- Largest city: Charleston
- Population: 1,854,304 (2013 est). Ranked 38th in the US.
- Nicknames: Mountain state
- Highest point: Spruce knob, 4,863 ft
- Admission to union: June 20th, 1863 (35th)
- State motto: Mountaineers are always free
- State song: The West Virginia Hills
- State tree: Sugar maple
- State flower: Rhododendron
- State bird: Cardinal
- Area: 24,230 sq mi. Ranked 41st in the US.
Did you know……...
1) Nearly 75% of West Virginia is covered by forests.
2) West Virginia has a mean altitude of 1,500 feet, giving it the highest average altitude east of the Mississippi.
3) West Virginia is considered the southern most northern state and the northern most southern state.
4) Organ Cave, near Ronceverte, is the third largest cave in the United States and the largest in the state.
5) Stone that was quarried near Hinton was contributed by West Virginia for the Washington Monument and arrived in Washington in February 1885.
To solve this one name the state Flower.
You can validate your puzzle solution with certitude.