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.
TENNESSEE
- Origin of name: From the old Yuchi Indian word, “Tana-see”, meaning “The meeting place”
- Capital: Nashville
- Largest city: Memphis
- Population: 6,495,978 (2013 est). Ranked 17th in the US.
- Nicknames: The Volunteer state
- Highest point: Clingmans dome, 6,643 ft
- Admission to union: June 1st, 1796 (16th)
- State motto: Agriculture and Commerce
- State song: My Homeland, Tennessee
- State tree: Tulip poplar
- State flower: Iris
- State bird: Mockingbird
- Area: 42,143 sq mi. Ranked 36th in the US.
Did you know……...
1) The largest earthquake in American history, the New Madrid Earthquake occurred in the winter of 1811-12 in north-western Tennessee. Reelfoot Lake located in Obion and Lake Counties was formed during this earthquake.
2) Tennessee has more than 3,800 documented caves.
3) Elvis Presley's home called Graceland is located in Memphis. Graceland is the second most visited house in the country.
4) Tennessee ties with Missouri as the most neighborly state in the union. It is bordered by 8 states.
5) The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the most visited national park in the United States. The park was named for the smoke-like bluish haze that often envelops these fabled mountains.
To solve this one name the state Bird.
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.