Basket Range 5: Thars Love In Them Thar Hills Basket Range, South Australia, Australia
By Megatrick on 21-Jun-13. Waypoint GC4EPJP

Dogs were happy enough for us to look. Love the set up. Fave point

Bit close to a house for me to be completely comfortable but I love the hide! Fav point. Found by kayche24

First find for the afternoon with my geo gf. Cold enough to freeze water today.

Found as quickly as we could in icy cold winds. TFTC

Cool hide! Tttc

Found the well hidden surprise after a very long search. Watch out for ants!! TFTC

Normally I get to relate a story of how I hunted around for ages and found the prize in the last place I looked……..not today

I arrived at GZ knowing there were quite a few FP’s fir this cache, so knew there’d be something special about it.
Took my time, slowly making my way around GZ looking for possible clues.
Saw something that although looked natural enough struck me as a little odd in being there…….gave it a nudge and “bingo”.

A very nice hide, well thought out and executed. Gets another Favourite Point

TFTC

Out doing some pre Rally work for the Adelaide Rally grabbing caches along the way TFTC

Found with my two adventurers!

Found on a morning out with Muggle Mum.
Dodged the ants, dodged the centipede, waited out a Muggle who parker right there, did 3 circumnavigations, nup. Scratched my head, read a few logs, wandered around again and spotted the "out of place" item referred to in an earlier log. Great hide, well thought out and a lot of effort went into this. Just realised this one is my 400th find, I'm glad it was a really good one!

Great hide, TFTC and for the effort, Megatrick

After a bit of searching soon had the cache in hand. TFTC

Found while caching with friends TFTC.

I had been past this twice before but it appeared construction was going on near by so had left it. Today o came past and not a human insight. A few loops and asked what is this doing here, sure enough this was found and is all good

Today I had an early start to do with work and with the rest of the day free I decided to find some caches in the way heading up into the hills to find some of the ‘closer’ caches to home.

Thanks for the cache

Magic! This was a well hidden cache that had me stumped for a while there. I circled and circled, crossed the road a few times, explored every structure, but came back to circling and circling before seeing something that could be it.
Very tricky and well constructed hide!
TFTC

Who said men aren’t romantic? I love this story. I hope it’s all true.

There are two big dogs at the nearby house that barked at me for a while, then just lied down and watched me, and then got bored and wandered off. Cache took a while to work out.

Great spot, great story, great cache, favourite point.

Thanks so much Megatrick.

No luck...

Awesome hide, thank you. Found with the 2 boys

We were touring the area today and were close to this cache. So we took a slight detour and arrived at GZ. The hide site was "obvious" but we could not find the cache. It was only when we checked something that we had dismissed a few minutes earlier that we saw something interesting and began exploring in more detail. After a few minutes we saw another interesting object and we were now convinced that we had found the cache. The only problem - we could not undo the cache. After numerous attempts and removal of some hindrances, we applied subtle lateral force and something moved. Then undoing the container was easy and we had the logbook in hand. The cache and contents were in good condition. It appeared that one part of the outer container had become stuck to another part and it took some persuasion to release. This was a very well designed, constructed and placed cache - it earns a favourite from us. Thanks Megatrick for a great cache.

This one hasn’t been found in a long time - probably needs to be checked. We spent a good 30 minutes looking and couldn’t see anything out of place!

Too good for me

Got it. Used the hint-Was a bit stiff but very clever. TFTC.

Needing a few finds for the day, I made my way into the hills after uni to grab a few more caches. Despite the cool nature of the weather it was still a pleasant afternoon as I drove my way through the countryside. An enjoyable afternoon as all caches were found in good condition at some beautiful ground zeros.

TFTC

A nice winter day spent with [@jesswrigley](http://coord.info/PRNW59T) heading up into the hills and stopping at a few wineries during the Adelaide Hills Winter Reds event. There was a bit of geocaching in between our stops. We managed to visit Stirling, Lobethal, Balhannah, and finally around Uraidla.

This was pretty tricky, and doesn't help the longer the duration it is between finds. As previous finders had mentioned, I ended up investigating the cache location within the first few looks, but it seemed too legitimate. I was looking up amongst the trees for a container, and then searching in amongst the ant hills, and still nothing uncovered. Under the fading light, I kept turning my attention back to what I was suspecting, and managed to have a very good look, to then reveal the cache. Very sneaky indeed, and given the build of the cache and surprise at it, it is well deserved of a Favourite Point. Thanks Megatrick.

Very sneaky hide where persistence pays off!

Saw that this TB was dropped off adjacent to our property and just had to go and grab it. Will move it along soon.

Very big aggressive bullants nearby this hide and in the tree.... just a heads up to other cachers to be wary of their angry nature [:o]

Today they were most passive, thankfully. I was able to make the quick(ish) find and SL of this corker of a hide. [Well created and hidden for sure], without being attacked lol

Did a TB drop [GeoCoin] here today and SL at 11:22 on Sunday the 24th of March 2019.

All is good and dry within the cache [^]

TFTC Megatrick

Took two attempts to get this one. Despite correctly locating the cache the first time was unable to retrieve. After a PAF I found out I was indeed on the right track. Second time around with a little more grunt, I was soon able to grab the sneakily hidden cache. Nice one TFTC

Scratching head for ages then read every previous finder's notes and was soon in hand TFTC

There has been recent telco work in the area

Out for the day with Rod81w getting some of the SFE Challenge caches. [^] After completing those we just meandered through the hills stopping to get the caches as we drove past.
It was great driving around the back roads, very pretty.
This one had us going for a while and we even looked at the cache a couple of times before inspecting more closely.
I even managed to stand right on top of an ant nets so did the ant dance for a few minutes and even had to take my pants down to get rid of them all.
Thanks for the cache Megatrick.

Out for a day with JJ52 heading out to do the SFE series trail.
Stopped by on the way home.
Tftc Megatrick
Found on 18 November 2017
Find # 2652

Great hide in a nice spot - TFTC bro!

Truly great hide!

Pen in the cache didn't work however it did contain 2 pencils, though neither had been sharpened. Fortunately though I was able to MacGyver a point into one of them and sign the log:

Nearly missed this one.

As the saying goes, found in the very first spot I looked (which I came back to 5 minutes later!!) Very nice.

Thanks to Megatrick and **clear skies** from TeamAstro. [^] Cache the planet!

Out & about with my friend & our dogs...we came to Basket Range to take a look around & grab a few caches...it was a gorgeous day for a Sunday drive...
Unfortunately my friend & I were left scratching our heads as we looked for some time and came up empty handed...

Quick check and maintenance, all good.

Out with Mattycat and Sebastbat and along with a newbie, after a walk on the trails of Cleland a few easier caches were the way to finish of the day, one of the last for the night found by torchlight TFTC Megatrick

An afternoon of caches with Sebastbat, (Alex) our muggle mate,
and Mr Froghoppin, found us at your cache!
Lovely hills, enjoying the love!
Giving this a fav for being so much better than a mint tin
TFTC Megatrick

This one had us walking in circles for a while, until I saw the suspect object. All I managed to retrieve though was the lid, as it wasn't attached to the container. Luckily Mrs J has small hands, and we signed the logbook. The cache was closed properly, and placed back in it's excellent little hidey hole. Hopefully a reviewer doesn't find this one or it'll be lights out!

Thanks Megatrick.

Tftc

**Out and about cleaning up some caches with Tomboy 711**...

A short stroll, a short search, found the cache, stamped the log and returned...

Thanks for placing and maintaining this cache for our enjoyment Megatrick...
- P

Took: Nothing
Left: Fave Point
Stamped Log...

**#8167**

Found on a day out with Snap Happy... Very clever hide. Love your work. A fave for me ... Left a pathtag. Thanks for placing and maintaining this cache. Cheers Tomboy 711

Found out with Geo Grandma & Geo Cousin Took TB TFTC SL TN

Found out with GeoGrandma & Geocousin. TFTC TNSL Left swaps

Found out with GeoGrandma & Geocousin. TFTC TNSL Left swaps

Found out with Geo Grandma & Geo Cousin Took TB TFTC SL TN

Loved this cache so much came back with my Geomum specifically to drop off a trackable in a cache that I felt was worthy for it.
Thanks again for a brilliant cache!

Found with vj187. A quick find. A great cache. TFTC

Found with 2011*turtle. The hint helped us find this clever cache. TFTC

Wow, that was quite a wait for the proposal. Thankfully it didn't take us as long to find this great little hide.

TFTC and have another fav

Found it with my geomum. Fantastic cache, great effort! Found it on our second attempt.
TFTC!

I think I really lucked out with this one. Saw something a bit out of place and had the cache in my hand in no time. A great hide but got attacked by the bull-ants as I was putting it back. Took AFL Player Chip, left Golf Ball. Cheers.

Quick find with 3LG on a hot afternoon.
TFTC and great views.
great camo.

Today we headed out with earthlight to go find some caches and get out of the house for a while, sometimes it pays to check out things that are a tad different lol, very cool cache. TFTC

Another genius and clever hide, really appreciate all the effort you put into the cache. Thanks

TFTC another fantastic megatrick hide

Found on a great day out in the hills, hunting smilies
Love the story.
Thanks for the cache Megatrick

Found quickly love the Camo had visited this one before with my friend who introduced my to Geocaching. TFTC TNLNSL

A quick drive to beautiful Basket Range during my lunch time. An excellent cache and a wonderful view was enjoyed. It was a bit drizzly but still enjoyed the location. Another lovely bit of engineering for the cache. I spotted it quickly but only after doing some other Megatrick caches nearby. .Thanks Megatrick for a great geocaching experience.

Cool hide tftc

Clever hide. Better than a BUB. And a view TFTC

Just love your work! Another fav point from me. TNLNSL TFTC

Found it

Found with geohubby, gorgeous view and great cammo. Hope geohubby finds such a nice way to ask me one day (he isn't hubby just yet Lol) signed log, tnln. Thanks megatrick

Checked cache on Tuesday Nov. 4th. Still broken and everything wet inside. Removed overnight for muggle husband to repair. All fixed. Dried out VERY WET log and contents. Log now in snap lock bag. Challenging to separate log pages but achieved. Hope it now stays dry. Returned cache Wed. morning ready for the next geocacher to discover.

Thankyou BearyOrganised for your efforts tending to my cache. I am interstate at the moment and your help has been very much appreciated. Thankyou, Megatrick.

Found it. Have lived close by for 44 years and never heard this story. I have passed the story onto the local Historical Group to see if they can spread some light on it. Heart shape still quite recognisable on hillside. Excellent camo and cache Megatrick even muggle husband was most impressed. I had to get him to help me retrieve it. Needed his strength. Took trackable dog tag and left new Hot Wheels car and Heart Foundation flashing brooch. TFTC Signed log with difficulty - very damp. Took Tandem X geo coin to visit.

Cache has a piece broken on the base of the plastic container which is letting everything inside get very damp. Muggle husband quite happy to mend but didn't like to just remove it. Will check in a few days to see if it has been mended and if not will get him to quickly fix it.

Checked on all good. Dropped off TB. Happy hunting.

Tricky find. Nice one.

Found It!
Last time I was here there was an ETSA truck nearby trimming trees. Today it was all quite so I had a quick and easy cache find. Lots of ants around though...
Neat hide to!
TFTC

With phoebes after working at the footy club canteen

Cool cache!
Found 9/6/14
TFTC

Took rally aust
Left clown.

Love it!

Love your work Megatrick. I grew up in Basket Range and I don't remember this story. TFTC

Cool cache. Now methinks I need to go back on some of the other little tricksies and have another crack. Left TB and lanyard. Took nothing. TFTC

Excellent hide!

neat hiding spot

Baffled us yesterday, but today we figured out the cunning hiding place - nice work Megatrick!

Quick check whilst at work. All present and in good condition. Happy hunting

Awwwww, ain't that sweet! Just Geodad today, so no romantic shenanigans in the Hills. I had been to a puzzle cache and was heading home, so stpped to have a look at this one. It really is in a beautiful part of the countryside and really so close to the city. We don't know how lucky we are! Another sneaky hide and a favorite point from me for that and the scenery. Took TB. Thanks again Megatrick.

A pleasant drive through the Basket Range area. Thanks Megatrick.

Found on my way home from work via Greenhill Road. Appreciated reading the history of the area, and of course the cleverly crafted hide. Retrieved a TB to keep it moving. Thanks for the cache Megatrick!

Have been interested in doing this cache since it was first published - but finally got around to it on this awesome sunny afternoon with the sweet scent of wattle in the air. Love the story to this cache as well - and some of the remnant trees on the hill across the valley are in blossom too. to top it off - a great cache container too; love doing caches that are so cleverly put together as this one. Fave point from me. Also dropped some TBs here too. TFTC

Quick find between showers. Spotted it straight away as something didn't seem quite right. Well done on the cammo as it was nice to come across a cache that was not just a container hidden behind a tree. TFTC Megatrick

Done

Nice hide! Took shoe, left moose

Day 7 in a row for 31 days of caching in August. Luckily I have this week off to drop the geodaughter at a course..which = all day caching. Joined by Mrs. M from Aussie M&M for todays frivolities.

Excellent cache. I am embarrassed to say I saw this camo, thought this was the cache and tried to lift it. Didn't budge so I moved on. When Mrs. M saw it she moved some surrounding camo and it was very obviously the cache and a little chubby checker was required. Excellently contructed and great story. Worthy of a fav. Thanks Megatrick.

Being a true romantic I loved the story and being still able to see the love heart was fantastic. I was slow to look for the cache as I had been reading the description. I walked up to it, looked at brisal5 and said, there it is Brian. He was a little miffed as he had dismissed it, but I have seen Megatrick's tricks before. Nicely constructed as always.... A favourite for the story, scenery and the cache, actually .33 recurring for each equals one favourite. Thanks.

Great engineering on this one and totally invisible to the untrained eye .
Retreated to the truck after retrieving the cache, the breeze being quite brisk this morning .
Took TB and protractor. Left shoe. SL.
Thank again Megatrick.

Great cache. Love your work. Beautiful views this afternoon.

A quick find just before the rain came down. A clever hide!!!! Thanks Megatrick for the hide!! A favourite!!

Loved this hide - fantastic. A favourite point for you. It was cold and windy up here, but after finding this cache I wasn't thinking about it. I didn't notice the love heart shape in the clearing, next time up here I'll have another look.

Signed the log. Thanks for the cache Megatrick.

It's a love story, baby just say yes [:X]

Cool spot, nice hide too.
We were up the road for a ftf and stopped here too. Glad we did.
Love the story...
TNSL Left 'Eat Sleep Cache' geocoin
Thanks

Owl found Huurtle parked almost on top of the cache, logging his FTF. Owl found the rather clever cache, retrieved the geocoin and then they discussed which bit of cleared land looked most like a heart. (They thought it was the one on the right.) Had a lovely chat about caches, then they went their separate ways to find more. Is the favourite point for the cache, the romance or the cache chat? The CO can decide.

In, town, driving around to do a couple of caches, down to Semaphore for our fish and chips. On way home, gadanga asks if I felt like going to get this one. Well, yeah, of course. Lovely drive, except for a very slow gardening truck with trailer. Ah, get out of the way! Great cache hide, Thanks Megatrick TFTC

Did as a bit of a detour while on the way home. The story is lovely, thanks Megatrick. Good hide in a beautiful area. Love going up in the hills.

A quick find before Hailz' netball practice. Very cool camo. TNLN. TFTC.