Rail ride # 8: Wetlands Glen Iris, Victoria, Australia
By Combust4 on 02-Sep-11. Waypoint GC33DE1

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No luck! Any hints?

Spent 15 minutes searching around and under bridge. No sign of it.

Looked for 20 min around se portion of bridge

Found with Geocousins! But couldn’t unscrew the cache to sign it! Was a bit worried about the wipe down comment and now we understand why!

Found with Tyranosaurus Tess but couldn’t unscrew the cache to sign it. Some VERY sticky bushes around the cache...

First cache I've found! Took a while to sus out the hiding spot but got there eventually, just needed a bit of squeezing. TFTC!

Found with a friend that was way more adventurous than me with finding this one.
Be ready to wipe yourself down after this one.
Unable to open cache, might need some maintenance.
TFTC!

DNF

Nice hiding spot.
Unfortunately the container could not be opened to sign the log.
Tftc

No trolls today. But unable to open. Needs maintenance. Good spot.

We found it but couldn’t sign the log as it was too tightly sealed might need some maintenance or replacement. Thanks

looked for 1 hour and didn't find it. I think the cache is missing. can you please check it?

and DNF

Looked for about half an hour but didn't find anything. Area had recent construction which might have disturbed it?

Found it but way too hard to open the cache

Sadly a DNF here today. Due to high concentration of muggles we only spent a short time without luck.
Thanks

Not doing too well with this series...

Good cache!! Log very wet, couldn’t sign.
Thanks!!

went to find this with my friend and i was successful but log book was extremely wet - maybe time for a new book.

Nope, but got well prickled.

Stopped here after work for a quick find, unfortunately no luck here, need more time and wear comfortable clothes next time. A lot of muggles kept passing me. Thanks for the cache.

After a browse at Anaconda, I noticed this cache close by, so I set of for a walk. I soon arrived at GZ and did the initial sweep, but didn’t locate the cache. After reading a few logs, I realised this was a trickier hide that I expected, so back I went, and soon located the clever hide - I think I was a bit lucky. Thanks for placing this great cache

Nice, sneaky hide. Got a couple of strange looks from muggles that I didn't see coming, but the cache itself was found, signed and retrieved without anyone seeing. All in good condition. TFTC

Rather difficult one to retrieve AND replace... which of course just adds to the fun.
And then there’s the speeding cyclist muggle factor as you emerge from GZ
Always looking suspect. Thanks for another good cache combust4

Whichever way you look at it a lady with a red handbag lurking in the bushes always looks suspicious. Finding it was one thing and getting it back was quite another. Suffered a scratch on my hand in the process. Should have written gloves but then that would make it hard to maneuver as well. Thanks for the walk and the fun. It was a very windy cloudy blustery day. Nothing like a hunt for a geocache would have gotten me out today.

Today I find myself in an area that some 5 - 6 years ago I was involved in laying a underground high voltage cable. Then, this area was a bit rough around the edges but is now quite an attraction. Cyclists mostly and a few walkers from the nearby office / shopping complex use the pathways quite constantly. So you need to be a little discrete. The gps was a little unsteady but soon centred on a likely spot. Having the prize in hand and SL and TNLN the cache was returned to it clever hidey spot. Thanks Combust4 for bringing me back to an old work site and seeing how it has improved.
The cache is good order.

Not a difficult find but still a pretty neat hiding spot. Unfortunately the log book is getting a bit damp and difficult to sign. Thanks for the cache!

A patch of enjoyment for frogs as I can hear them amid the thrum if traffic and whizz of pedals to chain. Able to sign off in relative seclusion from the passing velos. TFTC

In the area today and as I had a little bit of time to fill in so headed down to try and find this geocache. Parked nearby and set off ... but I then realised I had a problem. I was not carrying my Garmin GPS device and then discovered I had left my phone home! So I off to find Lyn and borrow her phone. Fortunately she was not to far away and I was soon able to return. No sign of anything near GZ. I then discovered that this cache had not been found for a while and there were a lot of signs of vegetation overgrowth in places. I eventually discovered the container although my approach was not the intended one and as such the container was very difficult to retrieve. I was eventually able to sign the log and replace. TFTC

Cheeky hide. I was looking a little high for the most part but once I found nothing I knew where I had to go. Tftc

Yay!

Out with dad today who is a local and a cyclist so knows this area well. Thankfully he is also not afraid to poke and feel around in places that he can’t see and he made the find. Glad I also had a tool to extract this log. Thank you

Tricky and clever. Kia- ora from NZ and TFTC

I know the CO has pretty much left the game which is unfortunate because this is the second of his hides that I have found and I distinctly remember the first. I think I'll probably remember this one as well for it's simplicity and difference. Riddell's log helped immensely and I'd suggest it not be done on a rainy day or after recent rains unless you enjoy dirt.
I'm giving this a favourite point for the execution and thought put into this simple but effective hide.

Quite easy sometimes but hard other times.

This is a very clever hide. Putting the cache back in place was a real challenge

Took us a while and just about to give up when found it forgot the pen though !!!

Yep hard nut

Last for the day. Thank you!!

Going on a nice morning ride to soon realise that this was on the way, had attempted before this but no luck! We stopped by this on the way back and found it quite quickly once the nearby muggles had left the area. Amazing hide but forgot a pen so no signing today! TFTC xx

I returned determined to turn this DNF into a smiley. After a while I thought, "I wonder if..." and there it was! Lucky I have small hands because I figured, if I get the whole sherbang out of the hiding spot, I may not be able to get it back in!
All rather draining really.
TFTC

First search for the day and it was a dnf... Lots of muggles and it was super hot

Pretty dark here now and previous logs aren't helping me! Rooms of cyclists and pedestrians even though it's getting dark. Cacheneeds a Hint!

Took us all of about 45 seconds! Got lucky I think. Much harder to replace than find.

New Years Day a great quiet day to grab a few caches with Happy pants.It didn't take too long of a hunt to come up the prize.
Thanks Combust4 for placing & maintaining the cache for us to find.
#4305

Found today while in the area grabbing a few smilies with Happy Feet, she actually did the hard work with this one and she quickly located this sneaky little hide, no real troubles with any passing muggles and we soon had our names on the log and we were back on the road again. TFTC Combust4.

Great hiding spot, very clever. Have signed and replaced happy hunting everyone

I'm so glad I found this! My second attempt and still nothing, then I went back to an area that caught my eye, explored it further and there it was! Nicely hidden, thanks

Spent a bit of time looking to no avail.

Poked around a few places, I think a more thorough search is required, another time

No luck this time, will try again later

Didn't find will try again soon.

Clever hide! Thanks!

Just catching up on some logs. found while out and about

I've been here before but that was a really hard one to get. Didn't catch it last time, which was a sunnier day so the bike and jogger traffic was heavier. Today, it was cold, so I had a chance to investigate more fully. Took the tips from other logs and got positioned better, and found the cache. Getting it back to place was tougher! But after signing the cache I gave it a snug fit. Good luck!

Find 456

Had to get a bit down and dirty to find the tricky hidey spot. But geoboy and I succeeded.

With an appointment in the leafy suburbs this morning, I thought I'd make a day of it before heading back to nightshift tonight.
This one proved elusive from above and below, and it seems I'm not the only one.
I did however, find a watch at GZ, so if any cachers can identify it, I'm happy to send it thru the post.
Thanks anyway COmbust4

finally! after several tries and trolling thru logs. awesome tricky hide. no wonder it took us so long.

found it. Clever hide, took a little while, got there in the end.Tftc

Great hide

Great hide.
Our third find.

Forgot a pen, so couldn't sign the log.

Thanks for the cache!

Found this one this morning while taking a detour from other activities to pick up a couple of caches. Second try lucky! I was here several weeks back but had no luck. Who would have thought that it was right next to where I looked last time?!
Great cache, tftc

Today was the day for a long bike ride with a bit of caching thrown in. I got dropped off in Kew then meandered through Abbotsford, Collingwood, the City, along the Yarra then along the Monash through Camberwell then headed home. The weather started out sunny but slowly the skies darkened and there was a slight chill in the air.
It took a while but I got there in the end. TFTC.

There were so many cyclists around and boy, do they sneak up quickly and quietly. Did a quick recon then sat down to read previous logs. Found a tip and put my hands onto it very quickly. Grabbed it and ran away to sign. Made a mad dash to put it back, mindful of not dropping it. Phew...back onto seat before the next lot came through. TFTC and a fav pt for sneakiness.

This entry was edited by tassieexpat on Sunday, 20 September 2015 at 08:21:58 UTC.

Out and about on the hunt on this warmer night with geowife and brother. Tftc

Tftc found with geobrother lukie1987. That's an awesome hide thanks for the cache

1 back log cont..

Found with Julius Pompe and Tom Sheehan

Very clever, Tom Sheehan actually found this one, nice spot.

Thanks

Nice hoody hole. Found it with helpers from 1st Deepdene Cub Scout pack

I couldn't find this one, and I thought with the previous dnf that it may be AWOL . So PAF was in order.
Well I sort of had looked there already,...but not well enough....so signed and returned.
I even looked under the bridge...where I actually retrieved it from...and had I looked a little further I would possibly have spotted it.
Nicely done.
The iPhone had me directly on GZ ....
Cheers
9/05/2015 16:49 Find #1099

Had a good look by torch light, was not to be. Nice location and I will be back to try again.

found but didn't have a pen one me
it's really clever

Found with danr1289 who spotted it after a little bit, took me a bit longer to finally spot it - well done! Very good hide! Tftc

Found with georocks101, tftc

Clever Hide this one, I was hunting in the right direction but checking out a different idea when I spotted something unusual.

Thanks for the cache!

Very tuff. Will have to come back soon

Very first find. Great hide in simple location.

Stopped off to have some lunch after a trip to bounce and find a cache! Good hide thanks

Suscoe's 4th find of 29 for today as we wandered around the Eastern suburbs.
It was a wet start to the day but the rain turned to drizzle and then it stopped with a heavy sky and no sun for the day.
Not many folks out walking today with the weather the way it was.
This took us longer than we thought but it certainly was well worth the time.
Returned to the car for a cuppa and then back into the search for the second go and the cache was soon found.
Funny how sneaky some people are.
A favourite from us for this tricky hide, well done!
Thanks to Combust4 for placing this cache in this manner.

Fantasting camouflage. Almost about to give it away after about an hour (in the heat) when the mystery was revealed. Certainly a favourite of mine.

My second Rail Ride cache today with McWillid. After a short walk from Rail Ride #7, McWillid and I spent almost an hour searching for this cache. After reading a few logs, I had a better idea of where to look and soon after, McWillid spotted the cache. A fantastic and simple cache. TFTC!

Find #691

Tarbit had gone north for an Xmas Eve lunch so I jumped on the bike and cached along the bike trails with some small diversions from Richmond in a south easterly direction. This was my sixth find of eight on a beautiful afternoon to be out and about. I probably spent more time looking for this one than any other today. In fact I looked everywhere to the point where I thought I'd just leave it and move on. I needed a food break so I sat on the nearby bench and enjoyed the peace of the wetlands. I read a few more logs and thought I would just look in a few more spots. Again I was set to go and there it was. A very clever hide I thought. Took nothing, left nothing, signed log and visited a TB that I picked up in the city last week. Thanks for the cache Combust4. A favourite point from me.

I tried to look for this cache once before. It was late in the afternoon about 6 months ago and therefore pre daylight saving. It started to get dark as I was searching so I gave up as I forgot to bring a torch.

I again arrived at GZ late in the arvo after visiting my mother but now that the year's longest days had arrived and with daylight saving I had a bit longer to search before it got dark. [^] I searched a couple of spots that I searched last time and then as I searched a few other potential hiding spots I spotted the sneaky hide in a place I hadn't previously searched. I retrieved the cache after a bit of manipulation and signed the log at 7:40 pm. TNLN.

Thanks Combust4 for the fun cache. I loved the sneaky cache placement, the challenge I had in finding and retrieving it and the beautiful wetlands location so it gets a fave from me.

trolls =)

Gps was useless under the power lines. Found in the end. Thanks for the cache.

A nice quick find during a quiet spell at work.
The muggles fly by, faster than a swooping magpie.
Water fowl on the nest, to the music of frogs calling to their mates.
Tadpoles a'plenty and small fish leaving ripples as they snatch insects off the surface.
Flowers bloom and all is well here.
A magic little oasis amongst the hustle and bustle of the big city.
Caching 101 - 1 REMEMBER TO CARRY A WRITING IMPLEMENT!
A nice brisk stroll back to the car park to extract and add our monicker to the list.
Replacement was not as difficult as I had imagined it would be.
Took photos and trash out, left a few footprints and a signature.
Visited some trackables.
Thank you for the exercise and the cache Combust4.

Quick find. TFTC!

after 2 straight days of looking and looking could not find it. despite reading all the logs and trying to decipher the intent of the loggers, we could not spot it. if it wasn't for the fact that someone found it a few days ago I would say it's been muggled
if CO could IM a hint, that would be awesome

To the left and then the right. Forward and then backwards . Jump to the bell rings and speeding Muggles heading to and coming from the city. Ahhhhh blood, mine, difficulty just increased with the pain level, and then there it was, but the activity wasn't over, once seen quite easy to retrieve, replacing is different can see where the possibility of dropping came from. Finally all done and as I passed from above I can now see it. Thanks for the cache it was fun and the pathway is one I have cycled down multiple times to and from work. A favourite from me

Persistence paid off for our first find.

A quick stop off on the way home from work, traffic is a bitch and a leg stretch will do wonders.
A nice noisy spot adjacent to the freeway but somewhat peaceful none the less.
Wondered around a little trying to place the location and centered on a spot for further investigation. I was surprised to be looking at a very suspicious container, I could easily have been looking for yonks.
Very nice hide, thanks for placing this cache Combust4

Looked everywhere but couldn't find it

Very clever! Loved the design!

May still be there but defeated us.

Nice hide. Thanks

After looking and looking and sticking my hands down small places.. we still couldn't find it. Hopefully its still there. Will have to come back another day.

Our first try in Australia with out non-Geocaching friend, Duby, but didn't find this one. Then again, it was raining and we didn't look for too long....