ES #041 Asian Elephant Bookham, New South Wales, Australia
By
specimenX & Rapidlywild on 18-May-14. Waypoint GC54XH7
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Logs
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.
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 15304 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.
Thank you, specimenX & Rapidlywild, 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. Thanks for the cache
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.
Thanks Sui_001 for doing the maintenance on the ES Power Trail For me. Caches and Logbooks have been replaced
So, this cache isn’t a grouse (it’s an elephant) but the log was gross, and covered in mound. But stamp we did and we go to our next. TFTC
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
This one was upside down and unfortunately the log was still wet
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
This one was upside down and unfortunately the log was still wet
This ones in a great spot with plenty of shade to stop for lunch. We were met by a lady who was curious as what we were doing because the fire rating was “extreme” but she asked if we were caching and mentioned a few things about a couple of caches.
I'm chasing some quick numbers for a challenge so decided to take another chip out of this series. Cache quickly found and off I go again. TFTC
I'm chasing some quick numbers for a challenge so decided to take another chip out of this series. Cache quickly found and off I go again. TFTC
Find # 5281
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 11:08 am
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 11:08 am
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 specimenX
Total Cache Finds 7595
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 specimenX
Total Cache Finds 7595
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
Just another little detour as it’s not far off the road and we need a break don’t we! A conservative plan to find about 30 today. When you are doing this solo a bit of fortitude is needed too as it’s a bit of in and out of the car. Ran short of time so modified plan to get the bike out. More of the road is sealed so that helped and I enjoyed the sunny day wandering the county road. Some caches were deeply buried in litter and a couple damp after a few months in the dark. TFTC series and all the info
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!
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.
Thanks for placing a cache here for me to enjoy and find.
Cache 4069 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!
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!
#9879 @0927
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 and glad to do so in such a beautiful part of the country.
Cache was found quickly and is in good condition.
Tftc
Cache was found quickly and is in good condition.
Tftc
Last one for us!!! Well except that sneaky puzzle....
Hunting for Hidden Creature by Hunting for Endangered Species! Perfect right ?
Made a day of the bottom half of the series with K8tyB, TheCutlets, Jdogmonkey, Countrykittykat, and MinnieK with Fitzy_1965 along for the ride. TFTC
Hunting for Hidden Creature by Hunting for Endangered Species! Perfect right ?
Made a day of the bottom half of the series with K8tyB, TheCutlets, Jdogmonkey, Countrykittykat, and MinnieK with Fitzy_1965 along for the ride. TFTC
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!
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!
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
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
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 #70 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 = 637 total consisting of 604 Traditionals, 18 Multi, 6 Mystery, 4 Earth, 2 Virtual and 3 Event.
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 = 637 total consisting of 604 Traditionals, 18 Multi, 6 Mystery, 4 Earth, 2 Virtual and 3 Event.
The last one we attempted on this trip through Bookham on our way home. Thanks (again) Specimen X & Rapidlywild for placing this series. We will catch up again on our next trip past here.
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
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 a few Asian Elephants and even ridden a few too. A quick find today. Signed and replaced as found.
**Thanks to specimenX & Rapidlywild for placing this trad cache and fun series for us to find**
**Smile # 5520**
**Thanks to specimenX & Rapidlywild for placing this trad cache and fun series for us to find**
**Smile # 5520**
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
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
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
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.
Out on a sunny Queens birthday caching day with Lucky Cricket and Little Cricket, hoping to get as many of this series done today as possible in the time frame we have. A great series in a beautiful location, all caches well hidden and fun to find. Thanks to specimenX & Rapidlywild for this great day. We will be back soon to finish what we have started. TFTC. Sorry for the copy and past.
Caching with Little Cricket and 007Mushu. Having a great day and enjoying this Cache Series. A lovely drive with beautiful scenery. TFTC
Another good find while driving / walking around the area in the morning.
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
Twins! Signed both logs.
Decided to attack this trail on Anzac Day. Of course the weather turned ordinary, and showers were frequent. Didn't dampen my caching though. Thanks for the series specimenX & Rapidlywild, top job
Decided to attack this trail on Anzac Day. Of course the weather turned ordinary, and showers were frequent. Didn't dampen my caching though. Thanks for the series specimenX & Rapidlywild, top job
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
Find number 1383 at 7:11 pm.
Thought we'd attempt the series while camped at Jugiong on our way to the Mega at Alice Springs. All Coords have been extremely close and caches are in great condition.
Thanks for placing this cache specimenX & Rapidlywild
Thought we'd attempt the series while camped at Jugiong on our way to the Mega at Alice Springs. All Coords have been extremely close and caches are in great condition.
Thanks for placing this cache specimenX & Rapidlywild
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. Two caches still. TNLNSL TFTC
Another number cruncher found.Great country out this way. Sure is something different.Found two log containers here. Signed both for luck TFTC
Suscoe returned today to complete this trail after our visit last weekend.
It was going to be a 38 degree day out here and so we started very early.
Sunny but with a pleasant wind this morning kept the temperature around the low to mid 20's.
We enjoyed the caches again on this run down the numbers from 1 to 60.
Fairly quiet today, we saw lizards, cows, cockies, sheep and millions of grasshoppers. Oh and did we mention the millions of grasshoppers????????????
Quick finds along the trip and all caches in good condition.
Thanks to Rapidlywild and specimenX for the excellent work done in creating this series.
A most enjoyable way to spend a few hours on a Saturday morning.
It was going to be a 38 degree day out here and so we started very early.
Sunny but with a pleasant wind this morning kept the temperature around the low to mid 20's.
We enjoyed the caches again on this run down the numbers from 1 to 60.
Fairly quiet today, we saw lizards, cows, cockies, sheep and millions of grasshoppers. Oh and did we mention the millions of grasshoppers????????????
Quick finds along the trip and all caches in good condition.
Thanks to Rapidlywild and specimenX for the excellent work done in creating this series.
A most enjoyable way to spend a few hours on a Saturday morning.
Thanks for an awesome series in amazing surrounding landscapes. Adding a theme like endangered species made it all the more informative. I had time to attempt the first 60 before I left badsett and miltsy92 for the 4 hour drive back to work on Australia Day. Came across a lot of cicadas and beetles and a lot of long grass and thorns. Thank goodness we started early in the morning to avoid the heat of the day. TFTC.
Nice trail through the country side with some fantastic views along the way. A great way to spend a day TFTC
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!
#43 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.
This cache is breeding, signed both 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.
This cache is breeding, signed both 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.
Most of the caches I found today were in good condition and I only had 1 DNF and 71 finds. I found 2 caches here, so signed both logs.
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 found 2 caches here, so signed both logs.
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 found 2 caches here, so signed both logs.
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 11.08am with this being #41:102 of the ES trail we achieved. An outstanding well maintained trail surrounded in stunning scenery. Well done specimenX and rapidlywild a truly outstanding effort! Was two containers here, an older and a newer one. Signed both.
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!!!
really enjoying the trail, thank you. Oh nearly forgot there are 2 caches in this location.?????? 2040 so far for us. Thanks for placing this cache specimenX, without cachers like you we wouldn't have a hobby. Signed log.
Found this cache at 9.41am. There were tw0 cache containers here, an old and a new, signed both.
TFTC
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.**
F(H)ound It! #1455 - @12:22:00 PM
Really terrific series!!!
Found with goldfinger777 while escorting SpecimenX on a maintenance run.
See full log at "Welcome to the Endangered Species PT"
Really terrific series!!!
Found with goldfinger777 while escorting SpecimenX on a maintenance run.
See full log at "Welcome to the Endangered Species PT"
Dropped by this one on a maintenance run with goldfinger777 and ZimbaW
Cache was missing - have replaced with a nice new one so all ready to go!
Cache on folks!
Cache was missing - have replaced with a nice new one so all ready to go!
Cache on folks!
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 6 August 2016 left home at 10.15am/back 4.30pm - a cool overcast Winter's day finding 62 from 62 caches to complete the ES series and complement the 48 caches found last week = 110 ) Today over 4 hours, in the low teens, I enjoyed the run between caches over some 22kms in and out of the car ) - sorry bikes but it was too cold and rain threatened along the way (
We enjoyed the farm animals once again (alpaca/cria, sheep/lambs, cows/bulls/calves) and wallabies/joeys, wombats, and birds galore. The pastures are a lush emerald green with brooks, streams, creeks and rivers flowing faster than ever. This time we completed the caches to the left of the fork in the road for a very different steep terrain experience best by car or bike as it's a narrow dirt road. The road to the right of the fork (completed last week) is relatively flat terrain with caches closely following Oaks Creek and the Murrumbidgee - beautiful scenery for a safe walk with the animals in close proximity.
Last week we reported that 61 (now missing - was in many pieces so removed), 63, 51 and 3 were water logged. This week we are reporting that 15, 27(surround by pools of water), 71(in tree hollow but still very damp), 73, 79 (lid broken in 2) all difficult/impossible to sign. Where possible we have moved caches off the ground to assist caches to drain/dry.
Worth 2 favourite points for the start and end of today's finds. Thx muggle husband, TFTC.
We enjoyed the farm animals once again (alpaca/cria, sheep/lambs, cows/bulls/calves) and wallabies/joeys, wombats, and birds galore. The pastures are a lush emerald green with brooks, streams, creeks and rivers flowing faster than ever. This time we completed the caches to the left of the fork in the road for a very different steep terrain experience best by car or bike as it's a narrow dirt road. The road to the right of the fork (completed last week) is relatively flat terrain with caches closely following Oaks Creek and the Murrumbidgee - beautiful scenery for a safe walk with the animals in close proximity.
Last week we reported that 61 (now missing - was in many pieces so removed), 63, 51 and 3 were water logged. This week we are reporting that 15, 27(surround by pools of water), 71(in tree hollow but still very damp), 73, 79 (lid broken in 2) all difficult/impossible to sign. Where possible we have moved caches off the ground to assist caches to drain/dry.
Worth 2 favourite points for the start and end of today's finds. Thx muggle husband, 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.
An Asian elephant walks like that
He's terribly tall & he's terribly fat
He has no fingers & he has no toes
But goodness gracious, what a nose !
SL TFTC SX&RW
He's terribly tall & he's terribly fat
He has no fingers & he has no toes
But goodness gracious, what a nose !
SL TFTC SX&RW
On a break from Darwin travelling Oz with CAD. Enjoying a stay in Yass and out today completing some more of the ES series. The sheep near by were very interested! Thanks specimenX and Rapidlywild for this great series T4TC:)
#3595
#3595
TFTC
We are really enjoying this trail however it's seems quite busy on the road today and safe parking is proving to be difficult
We are really enjoying this trail however it's seems quite busy on the road today and safe parking is proving to be difficult
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!
Thanks for this series of caching where I managed to find all that I attempted while admiring the sheep grazing, or more accurately the sheep feeding. I admire the work that went into placing all of these caches and thanks for the descriptions of all of the animals. I am impressed by the investment in cache goodies, you have really done well.
The caching trip was planned to stop from #41 and work back to the highway. All of the caches were relatively easy to be found and I was impressed by the range of hiding places used. I had a pleasant afternoon finding caches along this quiet road, cheers.
The caching trip was planned to stop from #41 and work back to the highway. All of the caches were relatively easy to be found and I was impressed by the range of hiding places used. I had a pleasant afternoon finding caches along this quiet road, cheers.
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 five of our month long escape from Tassie. Decided to start this trail today on our way from Gundagai to Yass and will complete tomorrow. Found the first 42 without a single DNF. TFTC