ES #003 Dhole Bookham, New South Wales, Australia
By specimenX & Rapidlywild on 18-May-14. Waypoint GC54VTC

On my way back from Victoria, I thought I would get this series done. Cheers

OCW Ironbark and had the opportunity to visit the Endangered Species Power Trail.Until now I wasn't aware of these species being endangered.Thank you so much [SpecimenX](https://www.geocaching.com/p/?u=specimenX) & [Rapidlywild](https://www.geocaching.com/p/?u=Rapidlywild) for placing these caches and many thanks to [DARKSIDEDAN](https://www.geocaching.com/p/?id=11518384) for maintaining them.

Out for a look from Burrinjuck, so thought we would grab a few on this trail. Thanks for the placement.TFTCIronbark

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Found by Mr. 8! Nice hide in a beautiful area. TFTC

Alot of time and effort was invested into placing this series and I am glad to see that so many people have enjoyed it. After being in play for 10 years, the ownership was trasnferred over to DSD to keep the trail alive, thanks DSD. Learnt alot of new things also during the creation of this series about all the different endangered animals, its sad really.

Grabbing a few caches while passing through on the way to the Canberra Mega.It was a quick find at GZ.Thanks DARKSIDEDAN for placing the cache and doing the maintenance needed, so we can find this cache.

This series is the linchpin of my 200 in 24 hours challenge. I've wanted to get it for a while and decided it would work well as the basis to try and meet the 200 goal. Thanks for all the caches you place - it's a huge effort. I struggle to get out and maintain a few dozen.

I found it

Easy find

Team Groodle found it. Next.

Stopped to stretch the legs and decided to grab a few caches. Nice drive through town and a short stroll. Will have to come back to do the rest of the trail. TFTC

Today it was time to return my daughters car to here in Geelong, so this means a long road trip with a few caches along the way. It was meant to be a pretty warm day at home, but my weather checks for my trip locations showed that it should be a nice day, which apart from getting pretty tired from a full day of driving, it certainly was. I have driven by this little town countless times over the last 50 years, and this was now an opportunity to finally take the detour into here for the first time!I had wanted to take in this series one day, and as I was driving by, thought Id just pop by to find just a couple. A short search discovered the hide.

Getting cold found it oh yes we did

Easy find

Visiting from Ohio, USA and driving around enjoying Australia in a campervan. Thought I'd hit a few of these before moving on to Sydney. Thanks for the trail!

#6258.
This was a quick find. TFTC!

We decided to grab a couple of caches before the close of 2022. We aimed to find most of the caches on the Benangaroo road and then made our way to the Endangered Species Power Trail. We did a bit of planning beforehand as we have two young ones in the car and therefore time is somewhat limited before they start complaining. We were also aiming to reach 365 caches for the year and we managed to reach our goal. We found most of the caches on our list and enjoyed the mostly quiet road. Thanks to all who created these caches for us to find!

TFTC smile 15291 out and about with miss millie geo dog on a lovely day Signed and replaced, sign as GS1947 on small caches

Thank you, specimenX & Rapidlywild, for placing this cache for our enjoyment.

For what it was worth it was worth all the while. TFTC

Found while out with Shaneo58 on the way down to Albury,
Signed log and Cache replaced as found.
**Thanks For The Cache** specimenX & Rapidlywild.

This makes the 5th cache of 14 for today making a grand total of 3780 at 11:45AM on this Wednesday the 9th of November in the Year 2022

Found it with BillHill531 TFTC.

It was very wet underfoot and very overgrown. Some containers were found out in the open and I surprised they didn't float away. I suspect some others have. There were also a number that had wet logs and could not be signed. Overall, it was a fun morning in a beautiful area. Thanks for the cache

I think it missing

TFTF

With with 999Hunter & 999HK

Found with 999Hunter & 999Huntress
TFTC

Heading north for another New South Wales family holiday. This time for a week with the entire family. Means the car is fully loaded and no room for ladders and other TOTTs. We have a few geocaches on our 'Want to Find' list, most to help with challenges, and other than those it is just whatever caches that catch our eyes.

Second visit to this series and another 2 geocaches now have smiley faces. If we only collect 2 each NSW visit, guessing it's going to take well over another 50 holidays to finish the series.

Quick find to me before everyone had even got out of the car. Son2 had done a U-Turn and was ready to pick me up as I returned the cache.

Thanks for the cache Specimen X & Rapidly Wild
Hunter

Thanks for the case specimen x and rapidly wild. Found in good condition, unlike me, I'm off to the cemetery from here for a nice laydown. regards Victourer

Found. SL. TFTC

Tftc,
Camped at Yass for a week, today our goal is to make a start on this series.
Your efforts to maintain create and maintain this trail is appreciated.

Today’s adventures out and about picking up some caches around Bookham and surrounds with Marmaduke Rothschild. An epic day planned before our starts to shrink once again with lockdowns closing in around us.

And before the next lot of rain hits us. With winter nearly over I’m sure looking forward to spring and longer days of warmth and sunshine ️.

All logs in good condition unless otherwise noted.

Thanks to COs for placing and maintaining these caches.

Thanks Sui_001 for doing the maintenance on the ES Power Trail For me. Caches and Logbooks have been replaced

Such a cute critter it’s hard to imagine it being hunted, except for the fact it probably disrupts farming patterns (not an excuse). Cache is wet and log is described as “slimy”. TFTC

Log is wet and slimy.

OCW the Bebes. On our way back from Wagga Wagga so decided to stop and get a few on this power trail. Tftc.

OCW PelDroedGwin
Heading home after a weekend in Wagga, time for a detour off the highway.

Being animal lovers this trail was a must

Log was soggy on this one, signed but only just

Tftc

ES #003 Dhole was transferred from specimenX to user DARKSIDEDAN

I don’t think I’ve ever heard of a dhole. Cache was full of water despite seeming intact. Log is pretty wet; ziplock does not seal. Hopefully some warm weather like yesterday will sort it out. TFTC and series.

Heading home from the outlaws place - driving by myself and had the time so a few caches were targeted on the way him. A few in Sydney then various spots along the Hume Highway - all caches searched for found so have to be happy with that.

Decided to get a few in this Erie’s which has fascinated since I started but not enough time to do many. Drove this far and then would work back. Traffic was surprisingly busy as I stumbled around looking in the wrong trees before finally finding the cache. Log signed and replaced as found.
TFTC SoecimenX and RapidlyWild (and DSD for maintaining)

Found

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TFTC this was a fun won

Found it

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Fork

Found it out in the open, I hid it back where it should be thanks

I was driving to Canberra on a hot and smokey day. Jugiong was too busy but Bookham was much quieter so I stopped here instead for lunch and tea,
Before that I did about 10 caches in this endangered species trail.
All caches attempted were in good condition Didn't attempt#10 owing to recent dnf's
Many thanks for the series.

Nice hide hope for rain

Didnt fork it up!

Find # 5246
Found with sesblocker. We are camped in Yass until Saturday and this series has been on our radar for quite some time.
Great coordinates made for an easy find.
TFTC specimenX & Rapidlywild
1 October 2019 9:13 am

Love the hint

Tftc

Found thank you for the cache

Found on my way south in the drizzle
Signed log and returned as found. TFTC

Easy find

Said goodbye to Di Morgan who are heading further South as we head North and Home. Today was the Endangered Species trail hopefully to be able grab them all, while letting the wife get access to watch the Canberra Raiders on the Phone. (Don't ask, today they did not win) Also picking up the outgoing and incoming where we can.

TFTC specimenX
Total Cache Finds 7559

Neirbo4750
Just starting on trail long way to go

Working through the Endangered Species Power Trail today, trying to get 100 caches in 24 hours! It's been a beautiful drive. Thanks for the great series! - Adam & Kahlia.

Found on our way home from Queanbeyan. All ok with the Cache.
Thanks
Little Squirell

A quick find after the Jugiong event. I'm hoping to make a dent in this series while listening to an audible book for bookclub. TFTC.

Found with 6Hinemoa2 on our travels to ACT.
TFTC specimenX & Rapidlywild

Haven't heard of this animal but it is in the memory banks now. Seems to be pattern that these endangered animals are in this state because of our interference with their habitat.
Only managed 25 of this series on our way to Canberra. It was too hot for any more. Loved what we found using your accurate accurate co-ordinates.
Enjoying reading about each endangered animal as I log them.
TFTC series specimenX & Rapidlywild

Found in 39 degree heat!

Found during a drive from Canberra to Wagga Wagga
Great views and good coord for all of them.
We wrote IJS stand for the first letter i our alias ( Jsson, Ingabo, Sivun)
Greetings from Sweden
TFTC!

Together with Sivun and jsson on our way from Canberra to Wagga Wagga. We logged as IJS.
Thanks for placing a cache here for me to enjoy and find.

An easy find. SL, TNLN, TFTC

Cache 4033 on 15 Sep 2018

A plan was hatched in the last week with TikvaNZ to finally get out to Bookham and do the Endangered Species trail. It has been a long time coming for me and I had several half-hearted attempts over the last few years to get organized enough to do it. But now it is happening! We will attempting to do it all in one go, but no judgement if we have to come back to finish it off another day. Unless otherwise noted, all caches were found easily, in accordance with the hint and in good condition.

For this cache: all good!

Thanks specimenX for the cache and the fun!

#9843 @0811
AngelG27 and I had talked about doing this series for well over a year, prefering to wait for the warmer months and longer days, but avoiding the peak of summer. Everything lined up at relatively short notice to do them today. We departed my place just before 7am, and I was dropped home again just before 3pm. From #001 to #110 took just under 4.5 hours. Most were easily and quickly found. A few were found out in the open. We replaced the lid for one. Some had been replaced by the previous finders. We did DNF 4 but re-searched on our return and found two of them, leaving only two unfound. We didn't find three of the letters, but hadn't looked in the first few caches. Fortunately we had enough to easily determine where the final was. It was a very pleasant day out and the area was looking very green. TFTC and series.

Out for the day to up my numbers. Beautiful part of the world. Tftc

#3303 Today we attempted the first 22 of this series with 20 finds and 2 dnfs before moving on to explore other areas. Must say this is a very pretty valley travel down and learning a bit about each endangered species through caches is a good concept to help raise awareness. Some finds were quick and others took some searching. Finding a safe area to park was tricky at times but it was a very quiet road for most part. TFTC specimenX & Rapidlywild.

Grabbed a few after dark will come back for some more later. Thanks

A great series but unfortunately we only had time to do a bit of the start but will have to come back. TFTC

Tftc. Have decided to log these as we find them and write a decent log when we’re finished.

Nice quick find tftc

This series has been on our radar for some time, and we have passed by a number of times, always with something important on the agenda meaning we were unable to stop.
This time we left Tumut and made the short journey to Jugiong. A wonderful camp place with facilities and a few caches, but within striking distance of this series.
And what a great series it was. Initially the landscape was somewhat scrubby, but the further we got into the trail the more it opened up into farming country. But oh so dry!
Striking the river we saw it as almost an anomaly in the accompanying countryside. But we particularly enjoyed following it and saw a number of campers in the seemingly remote area.
Most of the caches were nice quick finds, but we did struggle with a few and also ended up with a few DNFs.
Great to see good-sized caches for such a large series.
Our apologies for the generic log, but we really did enjoy the series and the drive through the countryside.
TFTC

Sorry for the generic log - ACTchil and I drove to Cootamundra to visit my family there and we decided we would give this series a hit on the way, we left quite early in the morning and decided to start at #92 to # 61 then turned back to #110 after realising we missed the fork in the road we completed them and back to finish the rest as we have wanted to do this series for a while. tftc SpecimenX & Rapidlywild.

went out with Darzee Di and Banjo the geohound to get this ES series which we have been meaning to do for some time. What a great series and beautiful countryside. tftc Rapidlywild and SpecimenX

Third find

A cute and fun series, thanks guys Only my initials are in the book to save space.

What a nice little get away.....I needed some R&R and so decided to head across the border from SA to Victoria and then NSW to attend the OzGeoMuster Mega with friends.

I mainly hung out with the lovely micaparamedic and the fabulous ChooknChunk and I also enjoyed many happy moments with others.

Some of the stand out moments included: camping in Belanglo State Forest and doing a night cache at 1am; 4wding and having water over the car bonnet; sitting around and chatting/chilling; sleeping loads; relaxing continuously and then watching some fab fireworks (thanks Team Crackers), and all in all a much needed break. Gary and I slowly made our way back to Bendigo before heading back to Adelaide.

Thanks so much for the cache specimenX!

After a long caching day and a very long week we decided to do a few of this series. We enjoyed the few that we did and will definitely return to finish the rest. Thanks for an interesting series.

Quick find, TFTC

Found with Gonefishen and Zobo04. We signed GAZ so as to not take uo space and because it was quicker. We found all the caches bar four and they have had DNF's put on them. Many thanks for the series.

Found with Zobo04 and Alansee on our way to the Mega event. We did as many as we could and this was one of them. We signed the log as GAZ.. Thanks for the fun and the cache.

Found with Gonefishen07 and Alansee. We signed the lug as GAZ. We had a great time finding a few caches along the way towards the Mega event. TFTC

FOUND BY PKS TEAM AUSTRALIA

Today was going to be an absolute scorcher with temperatures of 30+ expected so we decided to go caching again and the goal today was the endanged species series, however we were unable to finish the endanged species mystery we only had 9 of the 10 numbers found. This was find #108 of our total of 112 finds consisting of 111 traditionals 1 Mystery and 1 DNF.

Thanks specimenX & Rapidlywild for placing this series we started at the last one and worked our way back to bookem before returning to our Yass campsite.

Grand Cache count = 675 total consisting of 642 Traditionals, 18 Multi, 6 Mystery, 4 Earth, 2 Virtual and 3 Event.

In the A.C.T for a holiday, decided it was time to head home, so grabbed a cache or two along the way back to Melbourne... glad to see no muggles around today, hot and windy...

thanks to specimenX & Rapidlywild for this cache

TNLNSL

With another early start we left Yass and headed south to attack the Endangered Species series in the company of Na'wal and DAB on our 3 day camping trip up north. With the weather being ideal, we thoroughly enjoyed our caching day as we headed down Childowla Rd towards the picturesque journey along the river where all but one cache was signed as The DNT.
Thanks so much specimenX & Rapidlywild for the placement of this excellent series for us and others to enjoy.

Another sunrise and yet another assault on the local caches by The DNT...... The dynamic team consisting of DAB, Na'wal and The_Tritonz. With another warm day on the horizon, we started the day early. A successful day all round, with a nice tally added to our counts. TFTC specimenX & Rapidlywild

DAB, the Tritonz and myself were a long way from home for a caching trip. We were up at the crack of dawn again for another big day of caching (signing our logs as The DNT) after camping the night before (well some of us did as it was a bit wet and some others were a little soft A series that had some great scenery further into it. We had one DNF and most of series was quickly found. Signed and replaced as found.

**Thanks to specimenX & Rapidlywild for placing this trad cache and fun series for us to find**
**Smile # 5472**

Joolay and I had a great drive out along this road today. TFTC

I needed to get a hit of caches to make 500 for the mega at Alexandra. So along with Kittykatch we went out to do some of this series. It was a beautiful day and while I would like to put individual comments there are too many to do that. So will copy and paste. Great idea for a series and interesting names. Some I have never heard of. The drive took us to the Murrumbidgee which looked lovely. TFTC

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What a day ! we did not know till this morning that this was gunna happen but a 3 hr drive a great brekkie at Binalong and onto the trail , to get to our 5000 target , we had one DNF and easy finds on the rest, made the beer taste really good on returning to Binalong !! we were hitting each cache in between 2 to 3 minute intervals , we Routers do like a good trail, huge thanx to the cache placers for your work.
cheers from the Routers

Quick find.

It was really nice to get off the freeway and amble through the countryside. We thoroughly enjoyed the scenery while picking up some more of the trail. Many thanks for placing the caches.

This was a lovely drive with great views. Surprisingly (to us) the countryside looks very green. Thanks for a beautifully presented series of caches.

LTF