WanAus 133 - SA State Survey Marks Locationless, Locationless, Locationless
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WanderingAus on 15-Sep-09. Waypoint GA1595
Cache Details
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| Type: | Locationless |
| Container: | Other |
| Proximity: | 25m |
Description
This is for logging the SA State survey markers.
They are normally a small bronze disc with a serial number. But Some do not have a serial number on them. They can be found in the most surprising places, even places such as bridges, in the middle of footpaths, even on the side of monuments.
To log the find:
To log the find:
1. You need to find an SA State Survey Mark that hasn't been logged by another cacher. If you are lucky you might also be able to claim a find of one of those Geocaching Australia Benchmark caches. This is about the Survey Mark, not the Standard Survey Mark Placard or the pit cover, the actual Survey Mark.
2. You need to post a picture of the Survey Mark with a GPS Unit beside it, UNLESS you can't include your gpsr in the photo.
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If your camera is your phone and your gpsr or whatever, and you can't put your gpsr beside it, then you need to shoot past yourself so that YOU are in the photo. I suggest a photo of the Standard Survey Mark Placard with you in the photo, and a separate one of the actual Survey Mark, maybe with your "Geocacher's Logbook" (that notebook where you record all your finds - you do use one don't you?) beside it where the gpsr could have been, then cobble them into one image for your log. Sometimes it takes two or three or even more attempts to get a good photo with you in it, but YOU'RE NOT USING FILM, IT DOESN'T MATTER, keep going until you get an acceptable one. It gets easier with practise.
If that's too hard, lash out on a CAMERA. My latest one cost less than $50 from Harvey Norman, only has 12 meg and 5 times optical zoom, but is WAY MORE THAN ADEQUATE.
3. Write a description of where the marker is located.
4. And just for fun, give your survey marker a terrain rating to let us all know how hard it was for you to reach it.
Please note, I have set the "Proximity" to 25 metres, which should avoid the "too close" messages but still be a reminder to check your coords (which I find very handy as I use cut and paste of the entire previous log then try to remember to change the coords). If you get the message just check that it is a different marker AND that you put the correct coords. So far only seems to be a problem for "Mister 200 and growing".
Feel free to Log as many as you Find
NB: I have Borrowed This Format (With Permision) From Tronador
Logs
Bundilla Area, Golden Heights, South Australia
Listed as a trig.
Logging for the Cacheopoly Game
Listed as a trig.
Logging for the Cacheopoly Game
Rated: for Overall Experience
I'd spent a few street corner's looking round for a survey mark while in Adelaide.
Lucky for me I found 3.
Lucky because the other 2 have already been logged.
This is on the cnr of Colley Terrace and Durham Street in Glenelg.
Terrrain Rating: 1
TFTC
Lucky for me I found 3.
Lucky because the other 2 have already been logged.
This is on the cnr of Colley Terrace and Durham Street in Glenelg.
Terrrain Rating: 1
TFTC
Rated: for Overall Experience
Well it's been a while... Caching in the city before picking up the family to get dinner. I stopped to spot the car's last known locarion and this was right a t my feet. Cant not photograph this. No muggles despite rush hour and on the footpath, got to be a D/T 1/1.
Out and about in the Barossa on the weekend. I was collecting a cache in town before breakfast when this was found in Hill St West, just by the park near Marble Lodge. No muggles. A bit steep, but easy to spot so D 1T 2.
Edit: Mtn Lioness already found it! I was starting a cache run from Mt Barker Rd to head into Cleland Conservation Park. This Survey marker was in the carpark at the trailhead. Easy find, before thw hard walk, so D1 T1 and no muggles, at least while I was photographing the mark. As I started, three walkers were finishing their walk, so mughle factor 1.5
A nice walk in the park near Blackwood in the Adelaide Hills, near a memorial to stolen generation children.
I didnt find many caches here, but I made a great survey marker just across the fence by the western edge of the park.
No muggles, easy walk and no oroblems photographing the marker. M1 D1 T1.
I didnt find many caches here, but I made a great survey marker just across the fence by the western edge of the park.
No muggles, easy walk and no oroblems photographing the marker. M1 D1 T1.
I still haven't found the cache nearby to this Survey Mark, but at elast the marker was easy to find. Corner of Salibury and Hughes st, Unley. The sand was dry and only lightly dusting the marker cross. No muggles around, and a footpath cache is a M1 D1 T1 rating SM.
We found this marker at Cape Borda lighthouse on Kangaroo Island.
While visiting here doing a tour of the light we spotted it.
While visiting here doing a tour of the light we spotted it.
Northgate Street, Unley. Waitingt o pick my daughter up from holiday dancing classes. No one around, so muggle factor 1, diff 1 terr 1. A hot and humid day mid summer. I have a few more survey marks to log@ so there will be a few of these to come.Edited for gps accuracy and poor thumbtyping.
Corner of Northgate St and George St, Unley (more or less).
Round the corner from my daughter's singing and dancing lesson venue, so I must have gone for a bit of a walk. Lots of traffic on such a small street, but otherwise a typical suburban survey marker, D1, T1, MF 1.5
Round the corner from my daughter's singing and dancing lesson venue, so I must have gone for a bit of a walk. Lots of traffic on such a small street, but otherwise a typical suburban survey marker, D1, T1, MF 1.5
Corner of Edmund Ave and Cambridge Tce, Unley.
I had tried to find a cache just nearby, but got muggled by the entire Sturt Football Club as they came off for a break from training. So I went round the corner and discovered this Survey Marker instead.
MF at the site = 1, round the corner = 5. Diff 1, terrain 1. Obviously taken much earlier in the year as the ground is quite dry here.
I had tried to find a cache just nearby, but got muggled by the entire Sturt Football Club as they came off for a break from training. So I went round the corner and discovered this Survey Marker instead.
MF at the site = 1, round the corner = 5. Diff 1, terrain 1. Obviously taken much earlier in the year as the ground is quite dry here.
Talk about a blue ring of confidence! This one must glow in the dark!
LeHunte St, probably Wayville, but you never know with Adelaide suburbs.
Lots of muggles on the way home from work as I recall, so I had to time my photography.
Just off the path, so D1.5, T 1.5, MF 1.5.
Two photos, because you just have to see the blueness of the paint!
LeHunte St, probably Wayville, but you never know with Adelaide suburbs.
Lots of muggles on the way home from work as I recall, so I had to time my photography.
Just off the path, so D1.5, T 1.5, MF 1.5.
Two photos, because you just have to see the blueness of the paint!
Corner of Florence St and Goodwood Rd, Goodwood. I think I snapped this leaf-filled Survey Mark while on the way home from dropping someone at the airport. D1 T1, but it's Goodwood, so Muggle factor was way up at about 2.
One of the more remote Survey Marks in the Adelaide Metro region I might suggest. Terrain 2.5, Difficulty 2, muggle factor 1. Located beside the Adelaide-Belair (and Adl-Melbourne) railway line, I found this after making "Mines Of Moria" much harder than it ever should have been. Easy to spot, but not the usual skyblue colouring,so it might be a little older than most SMs.
Found just after making FTF on "The Viaduct" by Laighside Legends, (just visible as a blue flag on my GPS screen).
Found just after making FTF on "The Viaduct" by Laighside Legends, (just visible as a blue flag on my GPS screen).
Strathcona Ave, Clapham, just beside the entrance to Balyana Services. This one took a little while to find as it was under a significant amount of soil. I was walking the dog past here for months before it got opened up. Eventually a surveyor dug it up to make use of it (hence the white spray paint on the centre dot).
I think difficulty on this one was 2, but Terrain still 1 as it on the footpath. Muggle factor 1 as no-one stops to watch people on the road here.
I think difficulty on this one was 2, but Terrain still 1 as it on the footpath. Muggle factor 1 as no-one stops to watch people on the road here.
Even closer to the racecourse this time, Again in the footpath on Park Terrace and Tennyson Ave. Not observed photographing the marker, but at the adjacent premium member geocache, I was busted by a big blue pickup that was driving into the racecourse to do horsey things. I kept my head down and looked weird and they drove away as faast as possible.
On my rounds of Plympton last week I rounded up some Survey Markers as well.
Corner of Ferry Ave again and Tennyson Ave, just across from the racecourse. No curtains were pulled aside to view me photographing the footpath, D1 T1, MF1.
Corner of Ferry Ave again and Tennyson Ave, just across from the racecourse. No curtains were pulled aside to view me photographing the footpath, D1 T1, MF1.
Corner of South Terrace and Ferry ave, Plympton. On the footpath as normal, easy enough to find, so D 1 T1, Muggle Factor 1.5 as there were a few dog walker muggles on the oval nearby. A cold but still day sometime last week when I found this one.
Back after a year! No new entries since I was last here.
Anyway, I have some new Survey marks to record. THis one is located at the end of Broadmeadow Drive, Flagstaff Hill, just at the entrance to Sturt Gorge recreation park. There was a muggle family reading the sign nearby but for all they knew I was tying my shoelace...
Anyway, I have some new Survey marks to record. THis one is located at the end of Broadmeadow Drive, Flagstaff Hill, just at the entrance to Sturt Gorge recreation park. There was a muggle family reading the sign nearby but for all they knew I was tying my shoelace...
Corner of Glenburnie Ave and Anderson Ave in Torrens Park. There was a car parked in front, with heavily tinted windows, so I couldn't see inside to tell if there was anyone there. I decided if anyone could see me, what I was doing was weird enough to keep them from bothering me.
Two blue stripes on the kerb showed the way to a deeply set Survey marker. Diff 1.5 terrain 1, muggle factor 1.5+
Two blue stripes on the kerb showed the way to a deeply set Survey marker. Diff 1.5 terrain 1, muggle factor 1.5+
Dunkirk Ave Clapham, near the railway line. This marker is in the footpath, but fully exposed, no cover plate. Easy find even though it didn't have the blue stripe on the kerb like most of them I find.
Diff 0.5, Terrain 1, Muggle factor 1 (not even a train).
Diff 0.5, Terrain 1, Muggle factor 1 (not even a train).
At the end of Netley Ave, Lockleys, Western Suburbs of Adelaide, right by the Torrens River estuary/parklands/horse agistment and footy ovals. Right in the middle of the bikepath is a great survey mark, full of ants and friable soil. Easy photographed between horses and dog walkers!
Diff 1, terrain 1, muggle factor 1
Diff 1, terrain 1, muggle factor 1
Found this one this morning while up at my parent's place for my birthday (!)
Happy birthday to me.
End of Packard Street on Woodside Rd, Nairne. Diff 1, Terrain 1, muggle factor 1.
#500 GCA find. Happy Birthday again to me!
Happy birthday to me.
End of Packard Street on Woodside Rd, Nairne. Diff 1, Terrain 1, muggle factor 1.
#500 GCA find. Happy Birthday again to me!
Corner or Reynell St and Linwood St, Leabrook or so. Just next to The Doctor's 50th (GC4TBYJ).
A quiet little street with an overgrown patch of grass, hiding a neat little Survey mark. I did have to go for the cache before photographing the survey mark, as the muggles were coming round the corner in droves, so Muggle factor 1.5, diff 2, terrain 1.
A quiet little street with an overgrown patch of grass, hiding a neat little Survey mark. I did have to go for the cache before photographing the survey mark, as the muggles were coming round the corner in droves, so Muggle factor 1.5, diff 2, terrain 1.
Stonyfell, Stonyfell Quarry Reserve, Corner of Stonyfell Rd and Penfold Road.
A new-ish cache that I thought I'd better grab while I was in the vicinity. Pretty easy find, marked with a post, so Diff 1, Terrain 1, and Muggle factor 1. The neighbours might have been watching though.
A new-ish cache that I thought I'd better grab while I was in the vicinity. Pretty easy find, marked with a post, so Diff 1, Terrain 1, and Muggle factor 1. The neighbours might have been watching though.
Clark Street and Penfold Road, Stonyfell. A pleasant Saturday afternoon where most people were interested in the football. No one noticed me scratching about like a chook digging up the cover plate. See the before and after images. Diff 2, Terrain 1. MF 1.5
This is a true "Double Header". On the border of SA and NSW on the old back road between Wentworth NSW and Renmark SA is this Survey Mark. Found today driving the road that I once walked about 50 to 55 years ago. Road a reasonable quality unsealed, terrain flat. This is also being claimed as GA0094.
Rated: for Overall Experience
I had just found a cache and was walking back to the geomobile and walked right over the top of this one. Had I parked at GZ I would not have found this one. TFTC
I was driving past Morialta Park a week or two ago and scored a couple of caches along the way. As I walked out, I saw a Survey Marker, with a picturesque view, so took a couple of photos.
Terrain was a little higher than usual at 1.5, there was a steep slope just off camera, difficulty 1, and muggles were non-existent in the area.
Terrain was a little higher than usual at 1.5, there was a steep slope just off camera, difficulty 1, and muggles were non-existent in the area.
Logging 3 weeks late on this one. Found on Chapman terrace outside the Ozone Hotel in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island. Just by where i parked the car. A few tourists about, but I didn't care about them, they were either driving or getting out of the rain.
Diff 1, Terrain 1 Muggle factor 1.5.
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Diff 1, Terrain 1 Muggle factor 1.5.
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Corner of Coburg Road and William Street in Port Adelaide.
Easy find, but I nearly got spotted by someone turning the corner in their car. What were they going to do about it anyway?
Another footpath cache so Diff 1 Terr 1, Muggle factor 1.5 for the driveby. Near a cache I DNFed
Easy find, but I nearly got spotted by someone turning the corner in their car. What were they going to do about it anyway?
Another footpath cache so Diff 1 Terr 1, Muggle factor 1.5 for the driveby. Near a cache I DNFed
This Survey mark was covered in jacaranda flowers. The best decorated marker I have found. I had to take a photo of it just because.
Corner of Brooker and Dale Street Woodville. A very quiet side street.
Difficulty 1 terrain 1 muggle factor 1 as well.
Corner of Brooker and Dale Street Woodville. A very quiet side street.
Difficulty 1 terrain 1 muggle factor 1 as well.
I'm Baaa-aack! Have been busy, "crazy busy" as a co-worker once said.
Corner of Dale Street and Belmore Terrace. Exposed, no cover plate. Easy to photograph. Even the muggles didn't notice me, so DT MF = 1, 1, 1.
Found three today, plus have a bunch from the past few moths to catch up on.
Corner of Dale Street and Belmore Terrace. Exposed, no cover plate. Easy to photograph. Even the muggles didn't notice me, so DT MF = 1, 1, 1.
Found three today, plus have a bunch from the past few moths to catch up on.
Way out where the buses don't run, I found this survey marker on the edge of the little Para River, between some of the best constructed caches I have ever encountered. This one was just there, in the dirt, being a survey marker.
Terrain was 2.5 as I had to cross the creek (still flowing in November) and Difficulty 2 as it needed a fair bit of chicken scratching to clear it away. Muggles were nowhere to be seen.
A very remote SM.
Terrain was 2.5 as I had to cross the creek (still flowing in November) and Difficulty 2 as it needed a fair bit of chicken scratching to clear it away. Muggles were nowhere to be seen.
A very remote SM.
On the corner of Carrick Hill Drive and Fullarton Rd, just opposite Mercedes college. A very busy place about 30 min before I got here as it was still school time.
A few cards whizzing past didnt notice me, and I didn't give them much to pay attention to. The cover plate was really easy to lift for a change, so Diff 1, Terrain 1.5 and Muggle factor 1.5 for the cars going by and stopped at the intersection.
I think I found this a while back when I found "Great Wall of Carrick" so have dated it appropriately.
A few cards whizzing past didnt notice me, and I didn't give them much to pay attention to. The cover plate was really easy to lift for a change, so Diff 1, Terrain 1.5 and Muggle factor 1.5 for the cars going by and stopped at the intersection.
I think I found this a while back when I found "Great Wall of Carrick" so have dated it appropriately.
On the corner of Carrick Hill Drive and Fullarton Rd, just opposite Mercedes college. A very busy place about 30 min before I got here as it was still school time.
A few cards whizzing past didnt notice me, and I didn't give them much to pay attention to. The cover plate was really easy to lift for a change, so Diff 1, Terrain 1.5 and Muggle factor 1.5 for the cars going by and stopped at the intersection.
I think I found this a while back when I found "Great Wall of Carrick" so have dated it appropriately.
A few cards whizzing past didnt notice me, and I didn't give them much to pay attention to. The cover plate was really easy to lift for a change, so Diff 1, Terrain 1.5 and Muggle factor 1.5 for the cars going by and stopped at the intersection.
I think I found this a while back when I found "Great Wall of Carrick" so have dated it appropriately.
This is a new-ish one: Grey plastic cover! Teakle Ave, Wynn Vale area. Found and logged same day for a change!
Awesome photo if I say so myself. I don't know why this one was so sharp, but it came out like a razor. Hope it stays that way when I upload it.
Diff 1, Terrain 1. Muggle potential high (overlooked by a huge house), but they were out or asleep or something.
Awesome photo if I say so myself. I don't know why this one was so sharp, but it came out like a razor. Hope it stays that way when I upload it.
Diff 1, Terrain 1. Muggle potential high (overlooked by a huge house), but they were out or asleep or something.
I actually found this one today! While waiting for my daughter to finish her singin' actin' dancin' lessons, I went cachin'. Found a couple of Survey markers along the way. Up in Golden Grove, Northeast adelaide suburbs. No muggles at the end of Kempson ?? Court. Dry, but full of brown dirt. Probably worm casts.
A bit tricky to get to, so Terrain 2, diff 1, and MF = 1.
A bit tricky to get to, so Terrain 2, diff 1, and MF = 1.
Found earlier this week: I'm catching up! Corner of Lower North East Road (A11) and Downer Avenue, near Freddo's Blood & Fire cache in Campbelltown (SA, not the other one).
Obviously it was raining and my focus was off a bit. Diff 1, terrain 1 (it is a footpath) and muggles driving to work down LNE Rd.
Obviously it was raining and my focus was off a bit. Diff 1, terrain 1 (it is a footpath) and muggles driving to work down LNE Rd.
Only a few metres from the other survey marker near Bradshaw Ave Crafers. This one is right next to a below ground water storage tank I intend to log on another GCA locationless.
Anyway, this was much easier to find as it is right out in the open. Diff 1, terrain 1 as it is quite easily accessible, although not a paved footpath. You can even read the ID code: 6628 4535
Anyway, this was much easier to find as it is right out in the open. Diff 1, terrain 1 as it is quite easily accessible, although not a paved footpath. You can even read the ID code: 6628 4535
Bradshaw Rd, Crafers in the adelaide hills.
Found this one and the next last week while driving the kids back and forth to the grandparents' place. Had trouble with the other survey marker, so saw this and tried to get a pic. Took a bit of digging, the triangle is highlighted in the picture.
Diff 2 Terrain 2, muggle factor 1.5 as they kept driving past while I was digging out the mud.
Found this one and the next last week while driving the kids back and forth to the grandparents' place. Had trouble with the other survey marker, so saw this and tried to get a pic. Took a bit of digging, the triangle is highlighted in the picture.
Diff 2 Terrain 2, muggle factor 1.5 as they kept driving past while I was digging out the mud.
This is one of the oddest survey marker designs I have come across. A sort of half dome with a groove or slot cut into it. Painted bluey-green. Set in concrete. At the corner of Milne Rd and McIntyre Rd , Modbury North. Right in the middle of the grass outside a church, well off the roadside, so it's D 2 T 1.5, MF 1. Took a while to get the lid off this one!
Also found a couple of weeks back but logging today.
Also found a couple of weeks back but logging today.
Golden Grove road, opposite an area with a significant number of caches, along the the DRy Creek Reserve near Ridgehaven and Redwood Park. Just in the grass alongside Golden Grove Rd.
Easy Diff 1 Terrain 1. Muggle factor 2, as it was pretty busy along the road there.
Easy Diff 1 Terrain 1. Muggle factor 2, as it was pretty busy along the road there.
Just around the corner from my last effort, this time a driveway Survey marker on Elliot Ave. Right in the middle of the driveway. Lucky the residents were asleep!
Fairly easy to spot so 1 & 1 for T & D. The dog wasn't happy about me slowing up to take a photo.
Fairly easy to spot so 1 & 1 for T & D. The dog wasn't happy about me slowing up to take a photo.
Found several weeks ago, but logging today. Yes I have been busy, but not logging survey markers.
This one was well marked but hard to uncover as it was full of light fluffy brown soil. Took a bit of clearing to make it visible. At the end on Waninga Drive in Holden Hill. No muggles this time of morning. Diff 1.5, terrain 1.1, muggle factor 0.5
This one was well marked but hard to uncover as it was full of light fluffy brown soil. Took a bit of clearing to make it visible. At the end on Waninga Drive in Holden Hill. No muggles this time of morning. Diff 1.5, terrain 1.1, muggle factor 0.5
Coming home from Kangaroo Island, I knew there was a cache on this hill overlooking the town of Yankalilla. I spotted the survey marker by the blue pole. I forgot to get a picture of the water storage tank though! 
Oh well next time.
Lots of cars zooming past, but it was a secluded pull-off point, so it was easy enough to grab the picture.
Bright blue! Diff 1, terrain 1, but it was across the fence so I had to lean over a bit.
Oh well next time.Lots of cars zooming past, but it was a secluded pull-off point, so it was easy enough to grab the picture.
Bright blue! Diff 1, terrain 1, but it was across the fence so I had to lean over a bit.
Coming home from Kangaroo Island, this survey mark popped up in front of me as I was taking another picture for a travel bug. Don't know ho w I missed it.
No Muggles, difficulty 1.5, terrain 1, but I'm glad I didn't have to walk up the hill!
Cape Jervis is windy at the best of times, but there was a strong breeze even for here...
No Muggles, difficulty 1.5, terrain 1, but I'm glad I didn't have to walk up the hill!
Cape Jervis is windy at the best of times, but there was a strong breeze even for here...
Another open air survey mark, this is at the foot of Prospect Hill on Kangaroo Island. I thought there was a trig mark on top, but gather it has gone. This must be a backup.
Just over a fence on to the road side of the reserve. Easy to find, but there were a few muggles climbing the hill. Diff 1. Terrain 2 and muggle factor 1.5
Edit : coordinates went wonky again.
Just over a fence on to the road side of the reserve. Easy to find, but there were a few muggles climbing the hill. Diff 1. Terrain 2 and muggle factor 1.5
Edit : coordinates went wonky again.
I was on Kangaroo Island earlier in the week, sans family, so I had a bit of leeway for caching.
Survey markers get even more of a groan from them than a regular cache, so I took the chance with both hands.
This marker is on top of the hill looking over Penneshaw. Great views, pity the sunflare makes for terrible pictures.
Easy find, but a bit steep, so D = 1, Terrain 2.
EDIT Updated Coordinates, something went wonky there...
Survey markers get even more of a groan from them than a regular cache, so I took the chance with both hands.
This marker is on top of the hill looking over Penneshaw. Great views, pity the sunflare makes for terrible pictures.
Easy find, but a bit steep, so D = 1, Terrain 2.
EDIT Updated Coordinates, something went wonky there...
Mitcham is sort of quiet at lunchtime on a friday. Found this several fridays ago, but I only found the picture again today.
No muggles, right outside the Mitcham institute buildings, this needed a little timing between the cars to get a good shot.
Diff 1, terrain 1.
No muggles, right outside the Mitcham institute buildings, this needed a little timing between the cars to get a good shot.
Diff 1, terrain 1.
I found this several weeks back, but haven't logged until now. Down south(ish), when I wzs visiting Flinders Uni, so I suppose it was "on the way to work", where most of my caches get found.
In an alley way leading to a park with three other caches around it's perimeter, at the end of Kentucky Court. Fairly easy at 1.5/1.5, and no muggles.
In an alley way leading to a park with three other caches around it's perimeter, at the end of Kentucky Court. Fairly easy at 1.5/1.5, and no muggles.
Just a bit south of the last one, still on Sir Richard Williams Ave. This one was buried in the grass beside the footpath, but was marked with a white paint strip on the kerb. Luckily it wasn't deeper in or I wouldn't have been able to dig it out with my bare fingers.
Terrain 1, Difficulty 1.5, and a few building workers next to the marker , so 1.5 muggle factor
Terrain 1, Difficulty 1.5, and a few building workers next to the marker , so 1.5 muggle factor
On Sir Richard Williams Ave, at Oscar St, running North out of Adelaide Airport. I found a couple of Survey Markers. This one is right in the middle of the footpath, and has a lovely bronze dome with an "X" marked into it.
Diff 1, Terr 1, Muggle factor 1.5, as there was a bit of traffic heading north.
Diff 1, Terr 1, Muggle factor 1.5, as there was a bit of traffic heading north.
This was found "on the way to work", as are many of my caches. I think I had just been to find Mary MacKillop - Tranmere, so this was getting back closer to my usual route down Glynburn Rd. On the corner of G.b. Rd and Cuthero St. There was no-one bothering me in my photography apart from the massive huntsman, so I didn't hang around long except to change the batteries of the GPS...
Number 300! I didn't realise it at the time, but this one was well marked (obviously in celebration of my 300th Survey Marker find!)
Highlighted in yellow and in plain view of the passing parade of cars and shoppers, I didn't care, it was a good find.
Located at the corner of Endeavour Drive and Sunnybrook Drive Golden Grove, it was a difficulty 1 terrain 1 muggle factor 2 find.
to me for 300 of the things.
Highlighted in yellow and in plain view of the passing parade of cars and shoppers, I didn't care, it was a good find.
Located at the corner of Endeavour Drive and Sunnybrook Drive Golden Grove, it was a difficulty 1 terrain 1 muggle factor 2 find.
to me for 300 of the things.Corner of Hillendale Drive and Endeavour Drive, Golden Grove. Similar to the last few caches, only a week later. no muggles round here, so no trouble there. located in the footpath too, so difficulty and terrain were simple. Quite deep though, so the photo is a bit vague.
This is # 299 ! One to go...
This is # 299 ! One to go...
Corner of Carignane Ave & DeCastella Ave, Golden Grove or possibly Wynn Vale. Near another multi strangely enough: The Little Mole by Tiedye Smileys.
Finding the survey marker was easy, but the plate was occupied by soursobs which made it a bit tricky to remove. Otherwise simple usual D = 1.5, Terrain 1, and muggle factor 1 as no-one was about. Located in a garden bed by the footpath, so it wasn't a problem to reach over and photograph.
Finding the survey marker was easy, but the plate was occupied by soursobs which made it a bit tricky to remove. Otherwise simple usual D = 1.5, Terrain 1, and muggle factor 1 as no-one was about. Located in a garden bed by the footpath, so it wasn't a problem to reach over and photograph.
I have been rather occupied recently, so I was happy to score two survey marks recently, then didn't get the cahence to download and log them till today, nearly 2 weeks later 
Anyway, here is number 1, in Golden Grove, corner of Park Lake Drive and Palomino Parade, found while I was doing a fun multi (Down Under, by Squizzie). Muggles too busy to notice me photographing my foot. On the foot path, so D = 1, t = 1.
Anyway, here is number 1, in Golden Grove, corner of Park Lake Drive and Palomino Parade, found while I was doing a fun multi (Down Under, by Squizzie). Muggles too busy to notice me photographing my foot. On the foot path, so D = 1, t = 1.
Spotted this one in the Innes National Park while out on a walk.
Photo's attached.
Photo's attached.
Rated: for Overall Experience
I was driving home from the Mt Taylor cache mentioned just before and I came to a crossroads that turned up a bright blue post. The survey mark was easily located and photographed. One of the easier SMs I have found, if somewhat remote.
Diff 1, terrain 1, and muggles: many, they just kept driving past the loneliest intesection on Kangaroo Island!
Edit: last coords put it in the water. oops
Edit edit: This is my 400th GCA find! Woohoo!
Diff 1, terrain 1, and muggles: many, they just kept driving past the loneliest intesection on Kangaroo Island!
Edit: last coords put it in the water. oops
Edit edit: This is my 400th GCA find! Woohoo!
This survey marker was at the corner of Mt Taylor Conservation Park on Kangaroo Island. I had just 2TF'ed matmob's MtTaylor Caves cache, and was just back at the car when I spotted the familiar post and placard. It took a little finding of the marker under all that sandy soil, so this is a Difficulty 3, Terrain 2 cache. If it wasn't for the post i wouldn't have found it. No muggles for kilometres.
I was visiting the multi-cache St.Martin's Field trip (still haven't found it) on Gorge Rd, and found a survey mark. A little dirty, but a nice triangular white pin in the middle. No-one on the footpath and a few cars whizzing past. On the footpath so D/T was 1/1.
I have to come back and finish the multi soon.
I have to come back and finish the multi soon.
This survey mark is placed at the end of a little cul-de-sac in Gilles Plains, near another cache (Amongst the berries) that I found ages ago. There was abit of dirt on top of the plate, but compared to some, this was a breeze. Diff 1 Terrain 1. Right next to a gate, but I 've never seen it used.
Found ages ago but only just downloaded today. Corner of Davenport and Hazelwood Rds in Burnside. I wasn't having a great caching day, but topped it off with a Survey marker. Plenty of dogwalkers about, but they didn't bother me photographing the footpath.
An easy difficulty 1, terrain 1 find.
Edit- updated to correct coordinates!
An easy difficulty 1, terrain 1 find.
Edit- updated to correct coordinates!
A reltively easy find, on the way to a regular cache in the older backstreets of Nairne. Still on Woodside rd, heading North out of town.
Difficulty 1, terrain 1.5, it was up a short hill.
Difficulty 1, terrain 1.5, it was up a short hill.
The third of a set of four survey markers. (I didn't find the fourth, despite the marker.)
Difficulty 1 terrain 1, no muggles. Not burined deep in the ground like the last two though, this was a surface mounted one.
I can't think of any reason for these to be placed in a line apart from some sort of calibration for more distant markers.
Difficulty 1 terrain 1, no muggles. Not burined deep in the ground like the last two though, this was a surface mounted one.
I can't think of any reason for these to be placed in a line apart from some sort of calibration for more distant markers.
A final Geogaine find on the way back to the hash hut. Straight back down the road (Graves St), just before Montacute Rd. A few bugs and crumbs in the pit, but easy enough. Diff 1 terrain 1. As is most of the time.
Not very far from the last one I found, this was a few metres round the corner from Gilbert Ave in Newton. Diff 1 terrain 1. Quite a deep hole, very dark in there.
Another in the NEwton area while Geogaining with my daughter. We were heading back to the hash house and to get one more starter cache, when we found this marker on a quiet street (Gilbert Ave). Diff 1 terrain 1.
This survey marker was down a street I used for a Multicache (Romeo and Juliet by Bill W). This marker was right on the edge of the footpath, just beside the driveway of a house.
Easy to find, a bit grotty inside, but easy to clean out.
No one home either so muggle factor 1, difficulty 1 terrain 1.
Easy to find, a bit grotty inside, but easy to clean out.
No one home either so muggle factor 1, difficulty 1 terrain 1.
Another find on the Geogaine trip through the flash suburbs in the Adelaide foothills.
Just beside Montacute Rd, under a green watering tap cover. It had a siliconed label iside which look just like a cache label. My daughter got quite excited about it as that's what we were looking for.
Difficulty 1 terrain 1.
Just beside Montacute Rd, under a green watering tap cover. It had a siliconed label iside which look just like a cache label. My daughter got quite excited about it as that's what we were looking for.
Difficulty 1 terrain 1.
Attending the Geogaine in Adelaide's Black Hill Conservation park, my daughter and I went into the suburbs instead and found way too many survey markers on the way round. But we had fun. I nearly ended it all at this one though, as I tripped on a wooden stake as I stood up.
Luckily I survived. Difficulty 1, terrain 2 for the stake.
Luckily I survived. Difficulty 1, terrain 2 for the stake.
Another survey marker in Nairne. On the main road North out of town. Early enough for no-one to care about some guy "tying a shoelace". Funny, as I was wearing sandals.
Difficulty 1, terrain 1
Difficulty 1, terrain 1
Second one of my morning walk in Nairne on the long weekend. This was right by "the Old Gum", a regular cache that eluded me. At least I found a consolation survey marker.
A few more Muggles about by now, Difficulty was 1.5, Terrain 1. Pretty easy this one.
A few more Muggles about by now, Difficulty was 1.5, Terrain 1. Pretty easy this one.
Possibly the bluest lid of a survey marker I have come across yet. While in Nairne for the long weekend, I found a few on the morning dog walk. This one was right by the railway line as I remember.
Difficulty 1 terrain 1.1 (just a bit tricky for a wheel chair I would suggest).
Difficulty 1 terrain 1.1 (just a bit tricky for a wheel chair I would suggest).
One of my weekly trips at lunchtime with Tigermuffin, we stumbled on a series of posts that looked like survey markers, but were too close together. Or so we thought. They actually were markers, within 25 m of each other. I have photo evidence too.
South east Parklands of Adelaide. Not too many muggles on the pathways, and easy to find too. Diff 1, Terrain 1, muggle factor 1.5
Very odd setup, quite a deep hole, but a 2 cm diameter pipe poking out of the hole.
South east Parklands of Adelaide. Not too many muggles on the pathways, and easy to find too. Diff 1, Terrain 1, muggle factor 1.5
Very odd setup, quite a deep hole, but a 2 cm diameter pipe poking out of the hole.
Next one in "my" series in the south eastern parklands. Not all that far from the previous one, but the photos should indicate they are actually separate.
Funnily enough, exactly the same difficult and terrain as the last one. Maybe even easier as the first one indicated where to find the second. d = 1, t = 1
Funnily enough, exactly the same difficult and terrain as the last one. Maybe even easier as the first one indicated where to find the second. d = 1, t = 1
Devereux Rd and John Cleland Dr, back of Burnside. Found while looking for a multi that has gone wandering.
In a footpath so the usual Diff 1 Terr 1 rating. A few cars whooshing past but that's all.
In a footpath so the usual Diff 1 Terr 1 rating. A few cars whooshing past but that's all.
Logging a few today, this one was found a week of more ago. In Norwood, near a couple of other Markers I have found ages ago.
William St , Brown St and Church Ave. Muggles aplenty, but diff 1 terrain 1 in the usual footpath placement.
I think I was about to photograph the marker, when I got a phone call, so had to stand about looking cool with a kilo of marker plate lying loose on the ground for a minute or two.
William St , Brown St and Church Ave. Muggles aplenty, but diff 1 terrain 1 in the usual footpath placement.
I think I was about to photograph the marker, when I got a phone call, so had to stand about looking cool with a kilo of marker plate lying loose on the ground for a minute or two.
Found a few weeks back, but logging today. Near the aptly named Rumble Road, Wingfield/Dry Creek area. No one around but a couple of drivers who passed in a few seconds. Pretty easy score really.
Marked with a lovely blue pole, just off the road so D 1, T 1.5 as it wasn't on a footpath.
Marked with a lovely blue pole, just off the road so D 1, T 1.5 as it wasn't on a footpath.
Up the hill from our place a few km's for a friend's birthday party. As I left I spotted a dry grassy patch in the footpath with a survey marker. A nice picture with an unusual pin design, a brass dome, with cross marker but a hole in the middle. For a standard surveying unit, these things can be quite varied.
Photo a bit fuzzy, this phone cam can do great images, but sometimes they are terrible.
Photo a bit fuzzy, this phone cam can do great images, but sometimes they are terrible.
Got the image wrong on the original post: this was south of our place on a dog walk in the morning. An easily located Survey mark in the Australian Painter street names part of Hope Valley
Muggle factor 1, Difficulty 1 Terrain 1.
Muggle factor 1, Difficulty 1 Terrain 1.
We were holidaying in Mt Gambier, stopping at Mt Schank to grab a couple of caches and a great view, and as I returned along the rim of the crater, there was, of all things, a survey mark.
Difficulty 1 as it is right there on the edge, but terrain 4, as it was a pretty steep climb up a fair few steps.
Difficulty 1 as it is right there on the edge, but terrain 4, as it was a pretty steep climb up a fair few steps.
Only one Survey marker in Mount Gambier that I was able to catch, there rest whizzed past in a blur as we drove hither and thither. This is outside a great pizza shop in an old woolshed building. Muggle factor = 2, they were on the balcony, difficulty 1, terrain 1. A bit blurry as it was nearly sunset.
I highlighted the pin as it was a bit vague in the photo
I highlighted the pin as it was a bit vague in the photo
I found this marker deep in the suburbs of Golden grove. I was hunting a couple of regular GC caches, and spotted this across from my parking spot.
Only 2 muggle neighbours, driving past so I didn't have to look suspicious for long. Difficulty = 2 as it was stuck in with mud and took a lot of effort to shift. Terrain 1.5.
Only 2 muggle neighbours, driving past so I didn't have to look suspicious for long. Difficulty = 2 as it was stuck in with mud and took a lot of effort to shift. Terrain 1.5.
I have no recollection of this one at all! Near the supermarket round the corner from home, Valley View SA.
This might have been one I was saving for a rainy day.
This might have been one I was saving for a rainy day.
I have no recollection of this one at all! Near the supermarket round the corner from home, Valley View SA.
This might have been one I was saving for a rainy day.
This might have been one I was saving for a rainy day.
End of Vista Ave, VAlley View, must have been some time ago, I have been busy and I haven't kept up with my finds. I don't recall this one to well at all.
No muggles about, pretty easy as far as I know, Difficulty1, terrain 1.
No muggles about, pretty easy as far as I know, Difficulty1, terrain 1.
Found while visiting the local lighthouse, a short walk up the hill to the lighthouse, survey mark nearby
Rated: for Overall Experience
This one has eluded me as I don't often see the carpark at Cape Jervis ferry terminal for long enough, (I'm the designated driver). We got there early for the 1000h ferry to Kangaroo Island and had to wait "upstairs" while the last few cars got on the 900h.
A few muggles about made this a rating 2, but the difficulty and terrain were 1 each. The cigarette butt quotient was rather high though.
A few muggles about made this a rating 2, but the difficulty and terrain were 1 each. The cigarette butt quotient was rather high though.
This survey marker was just north of the West lakes Rowing clubrooms. A few people around at pre-Christmas drinks, but they didn't mind me.
A bit off the track, so Terrain 1.5, but a big blue pole made it an easy D = 1.
All done for the day.
A bit off the track, so Terrain 1.5, but a big blue pole made it an easy D = 1.
All done for the day.
This one is just a few metres from the last one, but is quite definitely separate. I have a followup pic of the two together.
Otherwise all the same details, Seaview Rd, No muggles, easy peasy to find and photgraph.
Otherwise all the same details, Seaview Rd, No muggles, easy peasy to find and photgraph.
Seaview Rd, just near the last survey marker on Hallam St.
Another easy find, but I was encountering a few more muggles, I had to dodge one who had just returned from the shops and was making a meal of unloading the car.
Otherwise, D 1 T1
Another easy find, but I was encountering a few more muggles, I had to dodge one who had just returned from the shops and was making a meal of unloading the car.
Otherwise, D 1 T1
Hallam St Semaphore extension, in a little carpark I think. I was chasing some travel bingo caches but had a bad run of 1-day-lates. 
Another easy find, no muggles, difficulty 1, terrain 1.
Another easy find, no muggles, difficulty 1, terrain 1.
Fort St Semaphore, near the beach. Had dropped the kids off at Nans' and took "a long lunch break".
Lts of road work near by so I had to pick my time. Muggle factor 2 , but Diff = 1 , terrain 1, as it was on a footpath.
Catching up on some old finds...
Lts of road work near by so I had to pick my time. Muggle factor 2 , but Diff = 1 , terrain 1, as it was on a footpath.
Catching up on some old finds...
A little way down Alexandra from my last Survey marker, is... another survey marker!
Just as few muggles as before, but a bit flatter, so Diff = 1, Terrain = 1. Tried for "Ensconced" in the adjacent park, but had no luck. Another day.
Just as few muggles as before, but a bit flatter, so Diff = 1, Terrain = 1. Tried for "Ensconced" in the adjacent park, but had no luck. Another day.
Prospect Road, between two regular caches, neither of which I found yesterday. Alexandra St in Prospect is a nice part of the suburbs with few muggles on a weekend, but it's a bit steep for wheelchair access, so Diff = 1, terrain = 2. PArked and photographed and went on my way.
Corner of Glynburn Rd/ Park Rd and Quondong Ave, Tusmore, the Leafy Eastern Suburbs. I had just found BFT by Freddo and thought there must be a SM somewhere near. THere was.
Lots of commuter muggles, so Muggle Factor = 2, but Diff Terr = 1/1.
A nice clear photo, apart from the sunflare off the cover plate.
Lots of commuter muggles, so Muggle Factor = 2, but Diff Terr = 1/1.
A nice clear photo, apart from the sunflare off the cover plate.
Now this one has a story to it. Are you sitting comfortably?
Located at the end of my street! I had tried to find this one several times, using the blue kerb marker, but there was always too much mulch and stuff over the top of the marker plate. Then finally I saw my chance because it had been cleared away so that of all things, a surveyor could actually use it to survey something. I drove home and told the kids I wouldn't be long
Turns out it was the neighbour 2 doors down (the friendly one) from me was having a fence line dispute with the neighbour 3 doors down (the not so friendly one). We got chatting and ate apricots from the tree under dispute and the surveyor did his theodolite and peg and string thing in the background.
Eventually I got away and got the photos while the surveyor sat in the ute and did some calculations (possibly of the bill), while the friendly neighbour finally got the advice she was hoping for. I got the photo and the smiley face on the website.
Muggle factor 2 due to neighbours and surveyor, difficulty = 2 due to thick mulch and terrain 1.5 because I would want to ride a wheelchair up all the sticks and stuff.
Plus it's at the end of my street.
Located at the end of my street! I had tried to find this one several times, using the blue kerb marker, but there was always too much mulch and stuff over the top of the marker plate. Then finally I saw my chance because it had been cleared away so that of all things, a surveyor could actually use it to survey something. I drove home and told the kids I wouldn't be long
Turns out it was the neighbour 2 doors down (the friendly one) from me was having a fence line dispute with the neighbour 3 doors down (the not so friendly one). We got chatting and ate apricots from the tree under dispute and the surveyor did his theodolite and peg and string thing in the background.
Eventually I got away and got the photos while the surveyor sat in the ute and did some calculations (possibly of the bill), while the friendly neighbour finally got the advice she was hoping for. I got the photo and the smiley face on the website.
Muggle factor 2 due to neighbours and surveyor, difficulty = 2 due to thick mulch and terrain 1.5 because I would want to ride a wheelchair up all the sticks and stuff.
Plus it's at the end of my street.
Checking out some potential hiding spots, I came across a survey marker that I think I saw once, but couldn't lift it's lid. End of Rutherglen Ave Valley View is a building site, so it possibly had been surveyed recently. No muggles on a sunday morning, and it was on a footpath, Diff 1 terrain 1.5. lots of palm tree seeds though.
