Basalt Rocks Lavelle, Queensland, Australia
By vinthe2nd on 02-Mar-07. Waypoint GC117C9

Always fun to find older caches and what a stunning view. Cache was an easy find and is in good condition. TFTC

Heading south today and grabbed a few caches along the way and this was one of them. Parked nearby and enjoyed the walk to GZ and made a quick find. Log signed and all returned as found.Thanks for placing and maintaining this cache for me and others to enjoy. TFTC vinthe2nd

Well my trip up to QOGM has officially started and I’m taking the very indirect route up to outback QLD to get there.
So after cruising up the Hume to Sydney then the M1 and A1 up to Byron Bay with a few other roads in between as I have been cris crossing a bit so it is time to start heading west.
I have never been up this way before so it will be interesting to see what towns I come across in my travels.
After spending the night in Texas I was heading to The Pink Pub at Dulacca for the night.
I saw this one on the map and eventually worked out how to get into here.
Started the walk and poked around abit and soon located the cache.
Then I finished the walk up to the top then t

Thanks vintne2nd TFTC.

Found

Both my Geodog Scruffy and myself were itching to get out and find a few caches, so with the weather looking pleasant, we headed off

This one took a bit longer than expected, til I realized I was looking in the wrong direction.
Scruff keep saying "try somewhere else" but you know how your mind just doesn't want to listen to anything.
Eventually I did and there it was.
I reckon the co-ords are about 7m out.

.. TFTC ..

PS those who read this & find the cache, please don't put the lid on to tight, just firm. We had a hell of a struggle trying to open. Maybe a smear of WD40 might help.

Great find! Was really fun. The fam and I had a nice walk in the hills and did some rock scrambling. Thanks for the great cache!
- Neon_Cat

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Very early start for Muggle65, Brislions, The Bug and I. Absolutely loved this location and we lingered longer than we should have. M65 found the prize which was in perfect order. Thank you for bringing us here

This became very frustrating as it was not at GZ. I eventually found it after almost giving up. TFTC

With the flies helping finally found the logged

Quick and easy find and trackable dropped off. I came via Moffat Reserve Road. Was only on unpaved road for 1.5km and one minor creek crossing. Trackable dropped off.

Found on 31/10/2022; find number 1587.

Found on 31/10/2022; find number 1586.
Making our way slowly home from Townsville, we originally planned to stop in Millmerran for a ingle night, however forecast horrible weather further south made us stop an extra night to let it blow itself out. That gave us the chance to do some exploring and caching.
We attempted to access this one from the trad at the historical site for the murder of Mr Owen, but after a few deep water crossings, we were met by a locked gate, so we went the long way round.

A nice easy find at GZ, and paid the necessary the blood donation required by the pterodactyl cache guardians, aka giant hungry mozzies. Making my way to the summit for the ec nearby, I’m sure I felt light headed from blood loss. I guess all that floodwater must benefit someone.

A great spot and one day I’ll learn not to go caching in thongs. But not today.



Thanks for the hunt and the cache vinthe2nd.

I had an unexpected invite to help Ponchomon11 belatedly celebrate his birthday, with a massive hamburger at Nindigully Pub. I'm always up for a bit of an adventure so I didn't hesitate in accepting the invitation

After arriving at the car park, we took a look at the map and quickly decided we would take the low road to avoid having to tackle the hill. After a brief search, the cache was soon spotted by Ponchomon11, and retrieved by 1MinnieMoo. This was certainly a great spot to stop for our first cache after an early morning start.

Thank you vinthe2nd for creating the cache and for maintaining it for everyone to enjoy

Accio 10:46:08
Heading west with the gang for a burger ... and a few old caches. This was a key desire of mine and so we made the stop here and trundled along the left-hand (easy) path to GZ. Poncomon11 made the find a few metres further on. He had help. I signed the piece of paper - that was my contribution on site. A great start to a great weekend.

Thanks vinthe2nd for entertaining me at this location.
*{Overall find #10832}*

15/10/2022 Find #5544
A group of us had made a plan. We actually made it much earlier in the year (when I say “we”, I mean Ponchomon11), however our plans were flooded out when much of Queensland was. So we rescheduled and the gang got together this weekend to make those plans come to fruition.
An early start for us all had everyone except for SaintsMadHouse meeting up at 9am in Pittsworth. We then convoyed our way to this as our first cache of the weekend.
A very important study of the map and we decided to take the low road, arriving nice and easily at GZ, and avoiding the hill.
A brief search ensued, and the cache was quickly spotted by Ponchomon11, and retrieved by me.
I decided this was a lovely spot to drop off the gorilla travel bug I had.
Not a bad place to begin our weekend caching adventures.
Thanks for the cache vinthe2nd.

First caching stop of an amazing weekend out with mates chasing a awesome burger. Easy walk in and a quick find for us.

Group find.

I started by walking up from the carpark and enjoyed the formation at the top before heading down to grab this one. According to my iphone the cache was 10m from GZ and over by the cliff. All is good here and I grabbed the trackables to move along. Stunning views and so glad I climbed both peaks.

Great spot! I was on an accidental adventure to find an earthcache nearby so of course I found this one while I was there. Ah, lovely! A good sized, well placed cache, woot! Nice location, nice view, nice hide, ripper! Thanks for the cache, I really enjoyed exploring the area up here.

This was such a cool spot. After a quick find, I explored the hills. Thanks for the cache

Trolls are comprised of where they are born. Trolls
Coming into the city from the Ramtops are old stone and mica and quartz. With so many having moved to the city and starting their own family it’s certainly interesting to see brick and masonry kids running around these days.

Going to have to plan things better as this was our 401st find spewing we didn’t make it the 400th! Would’ve missed this lovely little area if it wasn’t for the cache! We ended up knackered after having a nightmare packing up with the vehicle making scraping noises, after emptying rear diff oil, (was low as) tracking down oil in the farm shed where we worked for a month between Inglewood and Stanthorpe, then thinking I’d have to remove the wheels and inspect rear bearing we discovered all it was, was the rear sway bar hitting on the tail shaft and got away very late. Ended up spending the night in the quiet little spot and enjoyed spectacular views all round at sunset and sunrise!

The was the main cache we wanted to find today, combining our love for roadtrips and bushwalking. We had read en route that the cache needed a log book so we stopped in Pittsworth to get one. At the time of signing we spotted another finder had left some paper so we added that inside the notebook and placed together inside the cache. Had a slight dilemma inserting it but made it work haha. Up we went and WallabyTim decided to send up the drone to capture a happy snap to commemorate our day. He sat down for a moment to set up before announcing that he had a little friend right by his hand - a young python taking a nap and trying to keep warm. I wonder if they have bad dreams about humans like we do snakes?!! TFTC and bringing us to this great location. A fave point from us

Thanks to Pop, we have replaced the log with a few pages and a pencil.
Thanks for the cache.

Container still there but empty 16 April 2022 11:18 am Wiggitty

Found it.... but it was empty!
No log book in or around the cache to be found and we forgot to bring spares today - sorry.
Photo for proof of find.

Container swapped out for new one. It was getting a bit too old.
The old swaps and log book had to be discarded as it had all been soggy for years. Unfortunately we had not thought to bring a new logbook and new swaps.
It would be great if someone could volunteer to stuff a few kiddy toys into it. And a new logbook too please.

Coordinates changed from:
S 28° 0.908 E 151° 16.363

Coordinates changed to:
S 28° 0.900 E 151° 16.366

Distance from original: 51.3 feet or 15.6 meters.

We moved the cache by a few meters to a new location as the old spot was overgrown with scrub.

Years and years ago this geocache first crossed my radar - largely because it hadn't been found in some time. But then, with expanding reaches of geocachers from even Brisbane, it got found and regularly and I let it slide way down my list.

Then last night was entirely sleepless. I found myself making a list to find around Brisbane, but nothing super exciting me. I had a hankering for an adventure, and a solo trip someplace. I flicked around the map and landed on this. I've never driven the Gore, nor visited Millmerran. And it's all only 2.5 hours from home. I was getting excited, and had no good answer for "why not now?". I showered, grabbed some essentials and hit the road at 04:30.

Lately it's been real wet, and I knew the whole area from home to here might be green. And it was. And some creeks are slightly flooded. It made for a magical drive out. I came via Toowoomba and the most direct route, but endeavoured to take a more scenic route home. My little hatchback bounced along lumpy country roadsa until I came to the gate. Public access, so I let myself in and pulled up at the picnic area.

For a place so seemingly unlikely, it's a brilliant facility. I for one wouldn't never come here otherwise, and I was struck but the sheer silence of the place. My breathing was the only sound aside from the buzzing of distant insects. Gosh, I turbo love that kind of silence.

I grabbed my walking pole and set off up the track. It's a little loop that takes you to both peaks. I walked slowly; being alone and miles from much but some heavy-footed wallabies were the only macroscopic fauna out here. Being that it's so wet, the area is wildly overgrown. Either side of the track, the grass and shrubs are waist-height. But the groundcover is all beautifully flowering.

Second peak came first, and I spent some time there, just watching. It's surreal to see so far, but recognise very little out there. This is a big piece of the universe, and I know none of it. It makes me feel small and I was enjoying all of it. I bashed my way towards GZ. My walking stick doing plenty of bashing.

Compared to previous photos, the area could not be more different. Until my phone said I'd arrived, I could never see more than a metre of ground in any direction. But, success was had. And I re-gained the second peak, walked over the second and back to the car. I put my drone in the air for about a half hour, then felt it was time to head home - ultimately via Leyburn, Clifton and Gatton. And older geocache taking me to a place I'd never otherwise know. And a perfect motivation to drive 490 kilometres on a Saturday morning. Thanks for this adventure, vinthe2nd

Another cache along my detour. I parked the geomobile and took a pleasant stroll to GZ. As I strolled, I could hear thunder in the distance. Great views. A bit of bush bashing and I was at GZ. There, the cache was quickly located and the log signed. TFTC

The lid of the container is broken will allow water ingress. Could the next cacher please bring a replacement container. Thank you

Stopped here on my way home from the Australian Camp Oven Festival. Thought I'd have the place to myself but just as walked off to climb the mountain a car drove up. This made me think I may have trouble searching for the cache but the people didn't come along the track.

I found the cache easily enough after climbing the basalt rocks and then headed on to the other peak and back to the car park.

The people were there waiting for another seven vehicles of Field Naturalists and bird watchers? Glad I got there whe I did as they could've made it difficult to search for the cache.

TFTC and for bringing me to this spot.

On my way home from the QOGM and continuing my outback adventures. Today it was leaving Goondiwindi heading up the Gore Highway to Toowoomba and then a slight detour to Highfields before a straight drive home to Brisbane. I had a list of caches to collect and places to see, some oldies and some for a grid position.

Next on the list was this one, an oldie for my challenge cache. I took the path to the left and really enjoyed the walk. The views at the top were just awesome, a full 360 degrees from the top of the basalt rocks. We took the path back as to continue the loop, yep going the longer flatter way was best. This is a great spot and needs an earth cache here, thank you for bringing me here.

Beautiful walk that wasn't too taxing to get amazing views. Thank you for bringing us here.

Tftc

Found, box very brittle and has a hole in the top of it

Tftc

Parked at the gate and hoofed it up here. A great view of the power station and the farms. Admired the hexagonal columns lying horizontally as oposed to vertical which I have seen before. The brigalow is coming into flower....the pandorea with its white spotted flowers was everywhere
TFTC

Hi vinthe2nd, while visiting your cache yesterday I found that the lid on your container has a hole about the size of a 50c piece in one corner. The lid appears to be very brittle. I am sorry I did not have anything with me to repair or replace. I put a stone over the hole, but I believe the rain (if we ever get any) will get into the container. It has some wonderful loot for swaps in it and I would hate to see them ruined. Hope you can repair it soon. Speedmistress

Rambling within the 150km allowed.

TFTC

This is what we like about geocaching... being taken to interesting places that we would otherwise never known about.
Added a replacement Log Book. Cache and contents all good and dry.
We saw a goanna and wallaby as we walked the return path.
Thanks heaps for this cache vinthe2nd. A Fav Point from us.

I having been used to Canberra caches, genghicat led me straight to the top of the hill. Hmm still 90m to go. I would have ignored my compass and gone straight to the top of the next hill. Thankfully Genghicat had his eyes on the goal and led me I the right direction, where I made a quick find. I wouldn't class that as lonely though. Cache was found in good condition and some lovely photos were taken. Tftc

Don't go over the hill go around

I was following the sparse trail of caches towards Inglewood today,
and this one was showing up on me map.
Turns out that you never know which geocache is going to turn out to be an absolute beaut

This one was one of the bestest caches I've headed on in to find for a while [^]
Past the gate and at the picinic area,,
it was time to head on up the hill on foot

Well that's basalt alright
Even at GZ I could see the distinctive blocks.
And beneath one of the columns,
the cache was soon found

What happened to to logbook ?? [:o]
Did someone nick it !!??
I signed the scrap of paper instead

And it was time to head on up to the top to enjoy the sight of some of the best basalt columns I've seen for a while [^]

Fave dance time !! [^]

After camping the night at Millmerran I took the road towards Inglewood On seeing this green box on the map decided to investigate. My gps took me on lots of gravel roads and was not showing the roads on the map but realised later I could have approached and departed on bitumen. However the journey was well worth while with a pleasant walk and stunning views in all directions my reward. A favourite point for the place TFTC vinthe2nd

Found it. Had a great day out exploring our local area with hubby. What a beautiful place we didn't know existed. Thanks Geocaching.

Found it after a bit of wandering around -rock wasn’t so lonely - cache was ok but log was missing put in temporary page. TFTC

Log is missing.

TFTC! What an awesome out of the way quiet little place this is. Have brought my lunch out here to have at the picnic tables. I highly recommend this cache to anyone and everyone.

We really enjoyed this cache and especially the views. We walked over the summit on the way down. We enjoyed our day caching with baby&Mrs gopher. Thanks for a top cache.

6953. Located by baby&Mrs gopher in company with kandg at 1300. We arrived in Clifton yesterday and made plans for a drive today around the area.What a great spot in Queensland to visit. Walked the bottom trail both ways to some spectacular views. SL Tnx vinthe2nd and a favourite from us. Took coin

Out today for a bit of a drive to find a cache or two.
Now this cache sums up Geocaching. It takes you somewhere interesting that you would never go to because it is just that little bit out of the way.
A fav pt issued. [^]
I walked up to the top of both summits and back via the ground track.
And left a TB.
Thanks for the cache.

Thanks worth the drive

This cache is well worth the diversion off any off the nearby main routes - just follow the signs to the power station as these seem more reliable than maps which show roads that are now closed and part of the coal mine. Access from the north is all bitumen, but to the south there are a few km of good dirt road.

The cache was an easy find after a short walk which was full of butterflies (and flies!) and wildflowers. The climb up the 2nd hill is easy and certainly worth the extra 10 mins or so. The best formations were up there.

Thanks vinthe2nd!

Found this on the long weekend with OMY130. Great spot, some lovely roads approaching the area too, naturally we found the long way here.

Thanks for the cache and bringing us here.

I was in the area looking for old caches and this was next on my list.

So I had a major GPSr failure. But I can't blame TomTom. Roads were closed all over the show. I finally found the way to get to this beast.

Through the gate and up the hill. I thank the good Lord that the rain abated just long enough for me to make it to GZ, find the cache, and get back to the car.

I found the cache in good condition. There were a few swaps around it on the ground as well. I dried them off and added them to the cache. It's a pity the weather wasn't so great - I am sure the views up here are spectacular. A favourite for the day for sure. TFTC vinthe2nd

Heard from the folks it was a nice spot so we came out for lunch with X&S.

Found easily after short climb and look around.

Found Ok

Found it. Lots of children treasures inside cache **Thank you** for bringing us the this excellent place. What a hidden area, with Picnic tables under cover, unusual basalt hills and magnificent views over the country side. accessible with standard 2wd vehicle. Found cache, climbed both hills, had morning tea then returned to Millmerran. TNLN

What a treaure trove

We dropped by with a replacement container. The old one was certainly in a bad way. The track from the car park/picnic area has had a significant upgrade recently.

Wasnt an easy find but i got there. Was one of my favorites so far because its in a plcae i would never have known about

parked at the top gate and took the scenic route over the top of the hill. great views

the cache is dry but the container is falling apart. mind the bugs and the spider inside

Out for a Mothers Day Drive and after picking up a nearby cache we decided to push and grab this one as it had recently became unloved. The day was beautiful with the sun shining. We parked the car and headed off. After a nice easy walk we arrived at GZ. I was warned that this cache needed love but we weren't planning on coming this far and didn't come prepared with a new container. Contents were all still in great condition. Great hide and view. TFTC vinthe2nd

TFTC. Great spot but very dry. Cache well stocked but outer case needs replacing.

Great views from this spot. Lid on cache is broken ....tried to replace so contents stay dry in wet weather....if it ever rains...very dry at moment!! TFTC

This is an amazing spot...such unassuming little hills when viewed from the road. Quite a treasure when you get up close. A shame it doesn't get more visits. Once again another place I wouldn't have visited except for geocaching. Thanks vinthe2nd for bringing me here. A fav point from me.

Found!

Found with geo gang Feltinspired and Freidaroam...TFTC

Easier way to the left.

My first day out, loved it, had help this time thank you.

tftc - great climb but found an easier route on the way back to car. Took a two year old on dad's shoulders and a 4 month old in a carrier - very do-able

170740KMAR12 (Google DTG for details)
84km from home.
After having the phone app do an update of the previous cache info and archiving it while I was less than 50m from it, this was the second of my St Paddy’s Day Dash out this way. A great lesson on the large information board and a relatively easy to follow and well marked track. The track, the first climb, the ‘dip’ and the climb to the second peak reminded me of a ‘mini me’ for “Nutters Knoll”. Soon found the cache on the way back from the top but must admit I took “the low road” back to the geobuggy.
Took a carabineer and left a jigsaw puzzle and a CASA key ring.
It has been a long time between finds on this cache so I was reluctant to strand any ‘trackables’ here.
Cache is well stocked and in good condition.

TNLNSL
Thanks for the cache vinthe2nd, a great pre breaky wander.
Roaring Ford
Discovering Australia, one hide at a time.


This entry was edited by Roaring Ford on Sunday, 18 March 2012 at 06:01:46 UTC.

Picked up this one on a cross country dash from Bunbury to Brisbane with Ranoff

TFTC

Lovely walk with great views,
Thanks for the cache.

Fantastic place for a cache. I can't believe it is almost 2 years between drinks for this cache, it is such a fantastic spot. After spending the early afternoon fishing unsuccesfully at Yarramalong weir, we headed around to check out this cache. The fact that it had gone almost 2 years without a find, and a coin was waiting patiently meant that I had to give it a look. The drive in was "interesting". The track was barely recognisable, the rhodes grass was taller than the bonnet of the Prado! Then we came to a small spot with water across the track. It looked short and shallow - didn't look too bad, but as soon as we hit it the nose dove down which gave a moment of fright, but other than a bit of a scrape underneath we emerged unscathed. Looks like I have a car to clean on Saturday. The rest of the track was fairly easy, albeit overgrown. What a surprise then to find that the picnic area at the end of the road was freshly mown - you'd think they'd give the track a touch up too! The path to the cache was also very overgrown, quite difficult to follow in places, and lots of spider webs to negotiate, but soon made my way through to GZ, where a quick find awaited. A bit of dirt had almost covered the cache, but it was still in very good order. The log and contents are all in good order. Liberated the coin so it can start moving again. Headed up the 2nd hill to look at the structures and take a few photos then headed back to the car. Lost the track on the way back (the GPS was still locating on the way in, so I didn't have a good track to follow), which caused a few nervous moments in chest-high scrubby undergrowth trying to work out where to go, but finally made it out. In all a good way to finish off a great afternoon. Thanks for the cache!

Found with Temingi. Great views although a bit hazy today. TFTC

A missing road sign saw us have to backtrack a short distance , but then all easy to the parking/picnic area. Lots of prickly bushes on the way to GZ.Great views even if a bit hazy.TNLN TFTC

Finding the cache wasn't too hard, however finding my car keys after I got back to the car and found they were missing was a challenge. Half an hour later after a full search of the hill and surrounds revealed them. Finding hard to find caches after thai will be a breeze. Unfortunately hidden keys do not come with clues to drcrypt !!!
T Screw driver,
L March madness GC

Found at 1120. Nice pleasant walk. Found quickly. Good Co Ordinates. Walked straight to GZ, going over the hill but walked back around the bottom of the hill as there is a well defined track Takes about the same amount of time and no loose rocks to trip on. TNLN TFTC

Revisited this cache with geonephew "Bedmaker". Climbed the first hill this time. Kinda hard to walk on, isn't it? Same beautiful views. Who wouldn't want to come back?

Found with geo-uncle Lat&Long Junkie on our Great Western Raid weekend. Opted to climb the first hill and then onto the cache. Found the spot no problems, GPS was right on the money. Climbed the second and took some happy snaps to remember the spot by. TFTC

We did lots of walking and enjoyed the afternoon and the view, but no luck

Got this one when travelling up to the Millmerran Camp Oven Festival. Found with the help of others but it was a easy find. Interesting spot. Took Fire truck Left ball. TFTC SL

Went camping at a frinds property about 15ks away, decided to check this one out. Nice cache in the middle of no where. Thanks for getting us to this interesting spot. TFTC TFTH. took a whistle left a rooster.

aaaargh!,out on me way to goondiwindi on me trusty iron horse today,glad i called in 'ere,what a great formation,did i mention about ye' flies!,bloody hell,never seen so many!,thankin' ye'

One of the highlites of my trip. After figuring out how to open the gate I was further delayed by a fat, rough looking lizard sunning itself on the track. Attempted to photograph her but she wandered into the weeds so I tried to shoo her into more open ground - she was the boss!! Walked to the cache & as signing log, an endless procession of wallabies jumped past. The male was making rutting noises & the ladies were keen, heading into the thick scrub below the cache. They were only 10 foot away so I called out & waved my hands. They totally ignored me - only one thing on their mind! Took a bear, left a whistle for the next lucky cacher (get those wallabies' attention).

Found! Lovely area with quite a few points of interest. TNLN TFTC

Rated: for Overall Experience

I was in the area (leyburn) this weekend Orienteering. I had a bit of time after my run on Saturday to explore and this cache sounded interesting so I went in search of.

I had a great time meandering through lots of backroads to get here. There had been reasonable rain in the days prior as I had to drive through a number of large puddles on route.

I found the parking area and followed the stoney path over the first hill to the cache and the marvelled at the Basalt columns - very similar to a cache I placed called "Scoria".

I stood on top of the hill watching a pair of wedge tailed eagles effortlessly gliding in the updrafts - they spotted me and came in for a closer look - of course this was the day I left my telephoto lens at home. It started to sprinkle rain on me, so I scampered back to the car.

This spot is so out of the way and quiet - to me, this is what caching is all about.

Took the Czech coin and left a GCA sticker.

TFTC

The natural 'steps' were quite interesting and practical too when climbing up the second hill.

L: Czech GC

Cheers

Dropped in on my way to Texas.An interesting location. There had been some rare rain in the days before so it was a bit muddy.
Found the cache pretty quickly. It's in good shape and dry.
Took Koala, left steam loco.

Thanks for the cache.

Kev

First to find this remote cache at 3:35pm on the 27th April. Thanks Vin the 2nd for the adventure. These two basalt hills are amazing. The last time I saw anything like this was the Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland. I know, I’m a name-dropper. Mt Ngungun, one of the glasshouse mountains north or Brisbane has a lot of this stuff as well, but this is the first time I’ve ever seen the columns laying over at such varied angles. Mother Nature is quite a landscaper.
Signed the log, claiming the F.T.F. , then took a $20 fridge magnet and left a little bear with a red jumper.
It was so perfectly silent at the cache, the only sound was the scratching of my pen. I climbed both hills and looked about with my binoculars. Fabulous place. When I left, I headed south to the historical town of Kooroongarra. I’d love to have had more time to look around, but a cache at Texas was calling.

Picked up TB ARH Tigers Bear

Published

ARH Tigers Bear has taken a bit of detour on his way to NZ and is checking out the views at Mt Basalt. If he is not grabbed quickly I will move him to a more populated location soon.