ES #070 Gharial Bookham, New South Wales, Australia
By
Rapidlywild & specimenX on 18-May-14. Waypoint GC54XD4
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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.
We are staying in Yass for the last night before we are arriving in Canberra for the MEGA events 2024.We found this cache and signed the log.Tftc specimenX and Rapidlywildand Darksidedan for adopting
Now we are staying two nights in Yass on the way to Canberra for the mega and pick up some more caches .Found the cache with TBU1BIKESU. Tftc. Thanks for adopting DARKSIDEDAN
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.
TFTC smile 15263 out and about with miss millie geo dog on a lovely day Signed and replaced, sign as GS1947 on small caches
Thank you, Rapidlywild & specimenX, for placing this cache for our enjoyment.
Thank you, Rapidlywild & specimenX, for placing this cache for our enjoyment.
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. Unfortunately, this one eluded me today
TFTC
Camped at Yass for a week, today our goal is to take another bite out of this series of caches.
Your efforts to create the hides and maintain this trail is very much appreciated.
Scenery is great, not too much passing traffic, weather beaut.
All caches were in good condition unless otherwise stated in write note.
Camped at Yass for a week, today our goal is to take another bite out of this series of caches.
Your efforts to create the hides and maintain this trail is very much appreciated.
Scenery is great, not too much passing traffic, weather beaut.
All caches were in good condition unless otherwise stated in write note.
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.
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.
The family is on the coast enjoying the school holidays so I decided to have the long weekend in the Yass-Tumut district to increase my numbers for the year. The first challenge was the Threatend Species Trail so I took the blue road grader down this road to try and crack 100 for the day.
The road was very busy (maybe long weekend not such a great idea), parking was mixed, the grass was very long and the Caches do need a little TLC. In the end I found 89 caches had 12 DNFs and 2 I just couldn't really look for. In the end I also only found four of the clues for the puzzle so that was not solved either
TFTC Rapidlywild & specimenx
3 hours in and at the junction of the two roads - 59 caches found and 7 DNFs. Quick find here
The road was very busy (maybe long weekend not such a great idea), parking was mixed, the grass was very long and the Caches do need a little TLC. In the end I found 89 caches had 12 DNFs and 2 I just couldn't really look for. In the end I also only found four of the clues for the puzzle so that was not solved either
TFTC Rapidlywild & specimenx
3 hours in and at the junction of the two roads - 59 caches found and 7 DNFs. Quick find here
**Most of caches were in bad shape and need fixing, ASAP.**
What better way to use a day off then by going Geocaching!
I decided on starting the ‘Endangered Species Power Trail’ which has been on the to-find-list for far too long. I did the horseshoe today which is the far end of the trail. The cache numbers I found were #69 to #110. **Most of caches were in bad shape and need fixing, ASAP.** I was able to fix a couple of logsheets but unfortunately I didn’t have containers with me. I hope someone will go fix them soon. TB visit on all caches. I would like to thank all CO’s of the caches I found and for allowing them to bring me and others joy. TFTC’S
What better way to use a day off then by going Geocaching!
I decided on starting the ‘Endangered Species Power Trail’ which has been on the to-find-list for far too long. I did the horseshoe today which is the far end of the trail. The cache numbers I found were #69 to #110. **Most of caches were in bad shape and need fixing, ASAP.** I was able to fix a couple of logsheets but unfortunately I didn’t have containers with me. I hope someone will go fix them soon. TB visit on all caches. I would like to thank all CO’s of the caches I found and for allowing them to bring me and others joy. TFTC’S Find # 5306
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 Rapidlywild & specimenX
1 October 2019 1:17 pm
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 Rapidlywild & specimenX
1 October 2019 1:17 pm
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.
The Endangered Species trail, needs an Owner maintenance check, as we replaced a few on the trail after spending considerable time at gz and then widening only to find some containers cracked or out exposed or 13mtrs from GZ. I do note that we did dome accross new containers placed in Jul 18
TFTC Rapidlywild
Total Cache Finds 7624
The Endangered Species trail, needs an Owner maintenance check, as we replaced a few on the trail after spending considerable time at gz and then widening only to find some containers cracked or out exposed or 13mtrs from GZ. I do note that we did dome accross new containers placed in Jul 18
TFTC Rapidlywild
Total Cache Finds 7624
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 by The Empire
On my way to the Clearwaters Mega Event in Queanbeyan! I found the first 5 of this series a few years back on my way home from a trip to Canberra. We didn't have time to complete and series then and that didn't change today.
I did a lot of it, the weather was spectacular. Apart from a few dead wombats, thing went well. I was able to pick up find number 12,000 during my short run today too! Please excuse the copy and paste logs, it's going to be a big weekend! Thanks for the cache, and the series Rapidlywild & specimenX.
- M
On my way to the Clearwaters Mega Event in Queanbeyan! I found the first 5 of this series a few years back on my way home from a trip to Canberra. We didn't have time to complete and series then and that didn't change today.
I did a lot of it, the weather was spectacular. Apart from a few dead wombats, thing went well. I was able to pick up find number 12,000 during my short run today too! Please excuse the copy and paste logs, it's going to be a big weekend! Thanks for the cache, and the series Rapidlywild & specimenX.
- M
Cache 4098 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: lovely spot! All good...
Thanks Rapidlywild for the cache and the fun!
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: lovely spot! All good...
Thanks Rapidlywild for the cache and the fun!
#9908 @1030
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.
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. Is dark now but I can't leave without finishing the series.
Cache was found in good condition.
Tftc
Cache was found in good condition.
Tftc
Found during a geocaching trip with 2 goals, 1. Complete the power trail for NibletRiceCakes, CountryKittyKat, MinnieK and Fitzy_1969, 2. Try to earn all the Hidden Creatures souvenirs. We completed Goal 1, Goal 2 not quite. Such an amazing power trail with amazing views. Tackled with MinnieK, Fitzy_1969, CountryKittyKat, K8TYBEE, NibletRiceCakes and TheCutlets. Signed as MK,CKK,KTB,NRC,JDM. I will definatly be back to complete the rest of the power trail! TFTC and sorry about the generic log!
Headed out with Countrykittykat, Nibletricecakes, JDogMonkey & k8tybee for a bit of caching along the Endangered Species Series.. Fitzy_1965 was designated drive for car 2 so that he could pick up the last couple that weren't published when he was last out here.
We started at the end furthest from home as we had a time limit. All caches found easily. Maintained some as we went with permission from the CO.
(signed as MK, CKK, NRC, JDM, KTB)
We started at the end furthest from home as we had a time limit. All caches found easily. Maintained some as we went with permission from the CO.
(signed as MK, CKK, NRC, JDM, KTB)
Found with The Goulburn Crew. Tackled with MinnieK, Fitzy_1969, CountryKittyKat, K8TYBEE, NibletRiceCakes and TheCutlets. Signed as MK,CKK,KTB,NRC,JDM. I will definatly be back to complete the rest of the power trail! TFTC and sorry about the generic log!
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
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
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 and were so pleased to find this one. A great day to go caching and this one was our 2nd find. We were really keen to do this series that we have wanted to do 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
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
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 #41 of our total of 112 finds consisting of 111 traditionals 1 Mystery and 1 DNF.
Thanks Rapidlywild & specimenX 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 = 608 total consisting of 575 Traditionals, 18 Multi, 6 Mystery, 4 Earth, 2 Virtual and 3 Event.
Thanks Rapidlywild & specimenX 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 = 608 total consisting of 575 Traditionals, 18 Multi, 6 Mystery, 4 Earth, 2 Virtual and 3 Event.
Back 10 months later to complete the last 50 of the endangered species. Thanks heaps to Rapidlywild and SpecimenX for an amazing power trail in beautiful countryside and awesome info. Thanks for getting me out and about. I am definitely going to take some time out to find out more about these endangered creatures. TFTC.
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.
Once we hit the intersection we all quickly decided to turn left first then make our way back to the other side. Awesome views along here [^]
Thanks so much specimenX & Rapidlywild for the placement of this excellent series for us and others to enjoy.
Once we hit the intersection we all quickly decided to turn left first then make our way back to the other side. Awesome views along here [^]
Thanks so much specimenX & Rapidlywild for the placement of this excellent series for us and others to enjoy.
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 
The scenery just started to get better the further along the road. We have seen this animal once before. Signed and replaced as found.
**Thanks to specimenX & Rapidlywild for placing this trad cache and series for us to find**
**Smile # 5549**
The scenery just started to get better the further along the road. We have seen this animal once before. Signed and replaced as found.**Thanks to specimenX & Rapidlywild for placing this trad cache and series for us to find**
**Smile # 5549**
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
It was a great drive today with Kittykatch and a great series. Appreciate the hard work. TFTC
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
cheers from the Routers
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.
We arrived in Yass later than we hoped so found some accomodation for the night. Had a look on the map and noticed this trail so thought we would get some done this afternoon and maybe a few more in the morining on our way out of town. The logs will be mainly generic and we will let you know on the last cache we end up doing, just how we went.
Another good find while driving / walking around the area today.
Had a great time going from cache to cache!
Thanks for the fun trail specimenX & Rapidlywild.
Appreciate the good containers and logs. SL
Had a great time going from cache to cache!
Thanks for the fun trail specimenX & Rapidlywild.
Appreciate the good containers and logs. SL
I teamed up with cullum68 and nissan65 to tackle the series,our day started at 4.30am meeting at Sth Nowra.We found our first cache about 8.00am and finished at around 12.30pm.During the series both cullum and myself reached our 2000 find milestone.....high fives all round.
We found all the caches wihout any major problems and absolutly had a ball while admiring the autumn scenery and finding the caches.
Apologies for the repeated comments but so many caches to log
Thank you specimenX and Rapidlywild for all you efforts put in to make this series happen !!!
TFTC
We found all the caches wihout any major problems and absolutly had a ball while admiring the autumn scenery and finding the caches.
Apologies for the repeated comments but so many caches to log
Thank you specimenX and Rapidlywild for all you efforts put in to make this series happen !!!
TFTC
Found with nissan 65 and bonfire 7. We are up from the coast for a day's caching. Thanks for the cache
Day two of the Endangered Species trail so we thought we would attempt to finish the series before we leave towards the Mega event at Alice Springs.
This trail is a real credit to the cache owners as the quality of caches is first class and they are all in great condition. I really enjoyed the scenery along the way and the picnic sites along the river bank on the last leg are just superb.
Thanks for placing this cache Rapidlywild & specimenX
This trail is a real credit to the cache owners as the quality of caches is first class and they are all in great condition. I really enjoyed the scenery along the way and the picnic sites along the river bank on the last leg are just superb.
Thanks for placing this cache Rapidlywild & specimenX
Lets see how the trail goes. How many would I find? A late start, but the day looked promising. Final details posted at the last cache (of the day). Great views, no wiggly sticks but plenty of spiders, grasshoppers, sheep, cows and the odd roo and wallaby. Oh, llamas as well. Got into the habit of waving to passing muggles, they all wave regardless. Noticed some caches weren't rehiden that well, maybe the weather, or maybe just someone a little slack. Had fun regarless, which was the important thing. TNLNSL TFTC
Another number cruncher found.Great country out this way. Sure is something different. TFTC
Nice trail through the country side with some fantastic views along the way. A great way to spend a day TFTC
Nice trail through the country side with some fantastic views along the way. A great way to spend a day TFTC
Suscoe started this trail today and will hopefully complete it by next weekend.
It was a warm morning to start this one and by half midday we were in the mid 30's.
Hot and still down this way all morning.
But what a delightful area and we enjoyed our 3 hours here today.
A great range of creatures seen as we wandered the trail included wombats, horses, cows, sheep, cockies, alpacas, bees and their hives, a wallaby, millions of grasshoppers, currawongs, bullants and millions of grasshoppers.
We enjoyed the various locations and hides, a few have been thrown by the locals creatures out of their hiding spots to provide nesting spaces. We popped them back where we suspected they belongs.
The river was flowing pleasantly today and the hills looked brown and beaut.
Thanks to Rapidlywild for this delightful wander in the countryside.
Terrific cache pages too!!!!!!!!
It was a warm morning to start this one and by half midday we were in the mid 30's.
Hot and still down this way all morning.
But what a delightful area and we enjoyed our 3 hours here today.
A great range of creatures seen as we wandered the trail included wombats, horses, cows, sheep, cockies, alpacas, bees and their hives, a wallaby, millions of grasshoppers, currawongs, bullants and millions of grasshoppers.
We enjoyed the various locations and hides, a few have been thrown by the locals creatures out of their hiding spots to provide nesting spaces. We popped them back where we suspected they belongs.
The river was flowing pleasantly today and the hills looked brown and beaut.
Thanks to Rapidlywild for this delightful wander in the countryside.
Terrific cache pages too!!!!!!!!
Tftc,
So today was a mission. A mission to complete the Endangered Species Powertrail in Bookham. I dragged Azzepious along with an early morning start. We made the journey down to Bookham, grabbing a couple of caches along the way before starting the trail. Along the way we encountered spiders, snakes, kangaroos, sheep, cows, alpacas and horses. At one stage we were held up behind a flock of sheep. We were treated to some wonderful views. We better planning we would have brought a picnic to have down by the river.
My caching partner Azzepious suffered a bruised heel and a few ant bites. His limping and screams of pain slowed us down but we pushed through to the end. We emerged victorious back into Bookham to find the puzzle cache, capping off the trail.
Thanks to the COs for creating this wonderful trail!
So today was a mission. A mission to complete the Endangered Species Powertrail in Bookham. I dragged Azzepious along with an early morning start. We made the journey down to Bookham, grabbing a couple of caches along the way before starting the trail. Along the way we encountered spiders, snakes, kangaroos, sheep, cows, alpacas and horses. At one stage we were held up behind a flock of sheep. We were treated to some wonderful views. We better planning we would have brought a picnic to have down by the river.
My caching partner Azzepious suffered a bruised heel and a few ant bites. His limping and screams of pain slowed us down but we pushed through to the end. We emerged victorious back into Bookham to find the puzzle cache, capping off the trail.
Thanks to the COs for creating this wonderful trail!
#72 of the day.
MrSmith00 and myself are on a mission for 100 caches in a day. Bookham certainly seems like the place to do it.
Thanks to all who placed these caches and sorry for the copy paste logs.
MrSmith00 and myself are on a mission for 100 caches in a day. Bookham certainly seems like the place to do it.
Thanks to all who placed these caches and sorry for the copy paste logs.
OCW delloro and Pipes_down_under, we found all 111 out of 111 in the **Endangered Species Power Trail**. A great series to help us spend the time exploring this region. A lot of work has gone into putting this together, so apologies for the generic log, but will include more detail for the puzzle cache. TFTC. 
Out to grab this great **Endangered Species** series today with delloro and Brewmaker.
All 111 completed in this fabulous area. Please Excuse the repetitive posts until the final.
All 111 completed in this fabulous area. Please Excuse the repetitive posts until the final.
What a glorious day and an even better Power Trail.
Congratulations to both of you, specimenX and Rapidlywild, on your incredible work. Finding the coordinates for that many locations is hard enough, but all the research and the maintenance makes it a huge achievement. Well done.
I'm sorry but my logs will be generic - they won't compare with the effort you put into these caches.
Most of the caches I found today were in good condition and I only had 1 DNF and 71 finds.
I have never been down this road before, so was very impressed by the beautiful scenery, the fantastic properties and the picturesque river. Many thanks for bringing me here.
SLs as SG.
Congratulations to both of you, specimenX and Rapidlywild, on your incredible work. Finding the coordinates for that many locations is hard enough, but all the research and the maintenance makes it a huge achievement. Well done.
I'm sorry but my logs will be generic - they won't compare with the effort you put into these caches.
Most of the caches I found today were in good condition and I only had 1 DNF and 71 finds.
I have never been down this road before, so was very impressed by the beautiful scenery, the fantastic properties and the picturesque river. Many thanks for bringing me here.
SLs as SG.
Set out with dty73 to see how much of the ES trail we could get through today. Started at #1 at 8am and finished at #110 at 4pm with 1 dnf and 8 we didn't get to with a road closure. Logged at 12.55pm with this being #70:102 of the ES trail we achieved. An outstanding well maintained trail surrounded in stunning scenery. Well done specimenX and rapidlywild a truly outstanding effort! Phone reception gone as quick as it came.
Apologies for the general log, I plan to add detail soon. Great trail, Coords were spot on and the hints made it quicker to . Thanks specimenX and Rapidlywild!!!
enjoying this trail a LOT. 2085 so far for us. Thanks for placing this cache Rapidlywild, without cachers like you we wouldn't have a hobby. Signed log.
Signed log.Today was the day to finish off this series. Like others should have done it before the grass took over. Most finds still easy after wacking away at the grass and thistles. Meet up with some other caches once of the way in and again on the way out. TFTC.
Been keen to come back and have another run at some more of this trail. It was a day off (shift worker) and with the geofamily interstate visiting family for a week it was the perfect opportunity to get out and just enjoying the beautiful weather and do a good day of caching. It was a late start due to sleeping in but made me way down the Hume to do the next stage of this series. The grass had grown considerably longer since I was here recently and made for some more difficult finds trying to watch for snakes and eventually found one sun baking near #30. Pickup a couple of trackables and dropped a few. All in all it was a great day and very keen to come back and do some more
**Staying at Yass and intending to do the ESPT over two days. I think this is the best time of the year to do the series with everything green and lush and hopefully not any snakes. Best scenery we have seen in a long time. The finds have been relatively straight forward and I noted many caches have new log books. We are using the 4WD so no issues we hope.TFTC and TFTPT. From Aries44 and Mrs A.**
**Well thats it for day one. Back tomorrow to finish off the series. Mrs A and self are having fun doing the series and the perfect weather is making it extra special. Well done!**
**Well thats it for day one. Back tomorrow to finish off the series. Mrs A and self are having fun doing the series and the perfect weather is making it extra special. Well done!**
F(H)ound It! #1484 - @2:15:00 PM
Really terrific series!!!
Found with goldfinger777 while escorting SpecimenX on a maintenance run.
See full log at "Welcome to the Endangered Species PT"
Pic attached:
Really terrific series!!!
Found with goldfinger777 while escorting SpecimenX on a maintenance run.
See full log at "Welcome to the Endangered Species PT"
Pic attached:
Down from the Shire and out on a geomission to the ESPT with my sister, specimenX, and new geofriend ZimbaW (and the ridgeopup!)
Helped specimenX with the maintenance so all finds were quite easy!
Full log on Welcome to the Endangered Species mystery cache.
Thanks for the hides, specimenX & Rapidlywild
Helped specimenX with the maintenance so all finds were quite easy!
Full log on Welcome to the Endangered Species mystery cache.
Thanks for the hides, specimenX & Rapidlywild
### TFTC, TFTS ###
**I had two days free, a little i30 and a swag, I was ready to take on the ESPT. I messaged the CO, to ask if I needed to assist in any of the caches, and did on a few, as the logs were wet, etc. I found out the day before leaving that a deluge of rain had fallen and the river had risen. The river wasn't the only issue. I was creek hopping at every cache, with the water running beside the roadway. A no point did I let my i30 leave the road, or t would have been bogged. Half way through day one and I was already more than halfway through the trail. Maybe I could do this in one day? Completing them in order I came up to #101, and could not pass the swollen creek crossing, it was still early in the afternoon, so I abandon the i30 and make my way on foot the the final 10. All up 6.5hrs with 112 Caches under my belt (Inc Licence Please)**
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**I had two days free, a little i30 and a swag, I was ready to take on the ESPT. I messaged the CO, to ask if I needed to assist in any of the caches, and did on a few, as the logs were wet, etc. I found out the day before leaving that a deluge of rain had fallen and the river had risen. The river wasn't the only issue. I was creek hopping at every cache, with the water running beside the roadway. A no point did I let my i30 leave the road, or t would have been bogged. Half way through day one and I was already more than halfway through the trail. Maybe I could do this in one day? Completing them in order I came up to #101, and could not pass the swollen creek crossing, it was still early in the afternoon, so I abandon the i30 and make my way on foot the the final 10. All up 6.5hrs with 112 Caches under my belt (Inc Licence Please)**
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Saturday 30 July 2016 - after the thick fog lifted around 10.30am a magnificant sunny Winter's day emerged. With a brilliant blue sky and reaching the mid teens it was perfect for a brisk walk over a 5 hour period finding 49 from 49 caches. Enjoyed the Alpacas with cria, beautiful black bulls and cows - one was feeding triplet calves, sheep feeding their lambs, wild horses with foals, wallabies with wombat size noses, kookaburras, cockatoos and a large eagle spreading its magnificent wings.
The landscape had brilliant green pastures and hills with rivers, creeks and brooks full and flowing rapidly into Oaks Creek and then the Murrumbidgee nearby. We were unable to cross the creek by car after ES#97 due to the speed and depth of water flowing so we walked up Oaks Creek approx. 500m until we found a fallen log that enabled us to scamper safely to the other side to enjoy the 6km return walk to find caches ES#99-110.
Worth two favourite points for the start and end of today's finds. Will be back to find the rest of the caches soon. Thx Muggle husband. Fabulous day. Thx Rapidlywild. TFTC
The landscape had brilliant green pastures and hills with rivers, creeks and brooks full and flowing rapidly into Oaks Creek and then the Murrumbidgee nearby. We were unable to cross the creek by car after ES#97 due to the speed and depth of water flowing so we walked up Oaks Creek approx. 500m until we found a fallen log that enabled us to scamper safely to the other side to enjoy the 6km return walk to find caches ES#99-110.
Worth two favourite points for the start and end of today's finds. Will be back to find the rest of the caches soon. Thx Muggle husband. Fabulous day. Thx Rapidlywild. TFTC
Attempting the Endangered Species series has been on our agenda for some time and it became a priority for this trip. We were not confident as it has been raining quite steadily for the last few days but we woke this morning to 1C temperatures but a beautifully clear day. We headed off unsure what was before us. In the end we were able to find 96 caches, had DNFs on two caches but were unable to attempt #99 to #110 inclusive because a swift flowing creek made it unsafe for our 2WD car to continue.
The Endangered Species series is located along some of the best scenery we have seen for some time, particularly at the eastern end down on the river flats. It is magnificent country, an experience we would not have enjoyed without geocaching. Most of the finds were straightforward. Unless stated otherwise, the caches and logbooks were in reasonable condition - at times we were not sure if some logbooks were damp or very cold. Thanks specimenX and Rapidlywild for a very enjoyable series in a very picturesque part of Australia.
Accurate coordinates and the hint led to a quick find.
The Endangered Species series is located along some of the best scenery we have seen for some time, particularly at the eastern end down on the river flats. It is magnificent country, an experience we would not have enjoyed without geocaching. Most of the finds were straightforward. Unless stated otherwise, the caches and logbooks were in reasonable condition - at times we were not sure if some logbooks were damp or very cold. Thanks specimenX and Rapidlywild for a very enjoyable series in a very picturesque part of Australia.
Accurate coordinates and the hint led to a quick find.
Returned to the half-completed trail over a year after I left it. All quiet today, only saw one vehicle over the 48 caches I did. All were pretty quick finds with good clues. Made much easier by the lack of a ziplock bag on the logs and having the logbook open at the right page. Took less than two hours to do the lot on my own, keeping the engine running the whole time. Apologies for the copy/paste nature of most logs but nearly everyone does it and it's tricky to come up with nifty poems for each animal.
Thanks!
Thanks!
Gharial crocodiles
sitting on mothers head,
Gharial crocodiles
Close to the waters edge,
Gharial crocodiles
wide green eyes
Gharial crocodiles
sharp teeth in their head,
Gharial crocodiles
The mother swims calmly
Gharial crocodiles
Hope to get fed,
Gharial crocodiles
Swim in these waters
Gharial crocodiles
If I did, I'd be dead,
Gharial crocodiles
On their mothers head.
SL TFTC RW&SX
sitting on mothers head,
Gharial crocodiles
Close to the waters edge,
Gharial crocodiles
wide green eyes
Gharial crocodiles
sharp teeth in their head,
Gharial crocodiles
The mother swims calmly
Gharial crocodiles
Hope to get fed,
Gharial crocodiles
Swim in these waters
Gharial crocodiles
If I did, I'd be dead,
Gharial crocodiles
On their mothers head.
SL TFTC RW&SX
On a break from Darwin travelling Oz with CAD. Enjoying a stay in Yass and out today completing some more of the ES series. Enjoying the scenery Thanks specimenX and Rapidlywild for this great series T4TC:)
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We've been wanted to tackle the Endangered Species trail for some time now, and these school holidays we finally had the chance. I've been joined by Ryan Girls and geo/muggle Starlight. Nice day for a spot of caching with a picnic by the river!
Ready for a day of caching with ynnbub and guest muggle starlight, watch out Bookham we are on the trail
Found on my last day in the ACT. It was overcast and looked like rain today but it hasn't rained on me yet so off I went. I found 108 of the caches but include 2 I replaced and a few I repaired along the way. Most caches were easy finds but not in the most obvious spots so a wee bit of a challenge. The area at the end down Nanangroe Rd is just marvelous. It took me just over 7 hours by myself including extra hunting time when I couldn't find one and while I was enjoying the scenery. Tftc
Day six of our month long escape from Tassie. Today we're going back to do the rest of the Endangered Species trail. Found 106 out of 110 over the two days. Fairly warm today but still enjoying ourselves. TFTC
Visiting on holidays and this was our 3rd day out and about caching. Decided to tackle the ES Series and see how many could be done. Not sure if all could be done in one day. We started, we continued and we finished. Thank you to the CO's for placing these caches out along the countryside and bring you down to the Murrumbidgee River. Apologies for the same comment in each of these caches. TFTC
After yesterday's 35 degree temperature it was a pleasure to be caching with cloudy skies and a cool breeze. Through the day it did warm up slightly but didn't slow us down too much. We thoroughly enjoyed all the caches even the one that had a bull as a guardian! Great scenery was the icing on the cake! Thank you so much.
The Endangered Species Power Trail is one of the better Power Trails I have completed in the ACT/NSW, but that's only because I haven't done many series'. A fantastic series and a fun day found all in the series.
Lots of animals - kangaroos, cows, sheep, alpacas and a few horses. Found all 110 - Backlogging caches I found as part of a team, but now I have created my own account, so I'm logging them on my own personal account Thanks to SpecimenX and RapidlyWild.
Lots of animals - kangaroos, cows, sheep, alpacas and a few horses. Found all 110 - Backlogging caches I found as part of a team, but now I have created my own account, so I'm logging them on my own personal account
Thanks to SpecimenX and RapidlyWild.Out for a big day of caching with The Storm Man. Hit this wonderful series and were done in about 4 hours. Very successful morning with quick finds all the way, thanks to useful hints and accurate coordinates. Thanks for a fantastic series!!
Today is the day that Joelisa and I head out to complete the "Endangered Species" trail in Bookham and then try to beat his largest cache day and set a new one for me. We woke at 5am and set off from Walla Walla at 5.30. 8am we started the trail full of energy to smash it out. TFTC
Found 30/12/15. Our final cache hunt on the pt today. We had set a time limit of 4hrs and we're stoked with how many finds we'd made in that time. Such beautiful countryside & so many things to see! We felt like we had travelled miles & miles, but In fact the distance really is quite short. Highlights of the day were being surrounded by animals (even the grasshoppers) & the stunning vistas. We are looking forward to retuning tomorrow to complete this series! Tftc's we've found today & the wonderful memories that we've made along the way! xo
