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.
MAINE
- Origin of name: First used to distinguish the mainland from the offshore islands. It has been considered a compliment to Henrietta Maria, queen of Charles I of England. She was said to have owned the province of Mayne in France.
- Capital: Augusta
- Largest city: Portland
- Population: 1,328,302 (2013 est) Ranked 41st in the US.
- Nicknames: The pine tree state
- Highest point: Mount Katahdin, 5,268 ft
- Admission to union: March 15th, 1820 (23rd)
- State motto: I Direct (or I Lead)
- State song: State song of Maine
- State tree: White Pine
- State flower: White Pine cone & Tassel
- State bird: Chickadee
- Area: 35,385 sq mi. Ranked 39th in the US.
Did you know……...
1) Eastport is the most eastern city in the United States. The city is considered the first place in the United States to receive the rays of the morning sun.
2) Acadia National Park is the second most visited national park in the United States.
3) Maine contains 542,629 acres of state and national parks.
4) Author Steven King is a resident of Bangor.
5) In 1641 America's first chartered city was York.
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.