Poles Apart Columboola, Queensland, Australia
By chook1968 on 04-Oct-14. Waypoint GC5E6TT

We stopped on the way and looked for the cache.Team sissifalke

Our family are relocating from Rural Queensland to Canberra. And aiming to do 100 caches in our travels.Thank-you for the cache, I almost gave up. As the there was nothing at the pole. But then found it exposed a bit away. Rehidden where suppose to be. Left a painted rock as trinket .:' __ :'__ .'`__`-'__``. :__________.-' :_________: :_________`-; `.__.-.__.'

33,576. Found during our Queensland Outback GeoMuster (QOGM) 2023 Longreach Adventure - a 33 day epic tour of Northern NSW and Outback Queensland finding many caches, attending great events and catching up with awesome Cachers along the way.Queensland Outback GeoMuster (QOGM) 2023 Longreach Adventure Day 29. Today we packed up, did our best to clean out Roma (I had plenty to find as when I came through here last year I only stopped for lunch and 1 cache), then continued East to Chinchilla. We still had 5 days and lots of caches to go on this trip. This was the next one on the list. Quickly found once at GZ. Signed as F65 and A33 as required. Replaced the cache as found, then we continued on our journey.Thanks to all the COs who put out these caches !!

QOGM 2023 Longreach Day 29. Traveling from Roma to Chinchilla via Miles. Fitzy_1965 and Albida33 are on our trip in early spring to Longreach. The journey home is well under way and today was a morning caching around Roma before heading east to get to Chinchilla and find an area of caches we have not been to recently. There were several caches along the way and even one old one that was an interesting walk in the searing sun. We had a quiet afternoon in town recharging for the last few days to get home.Thanks for the cache chook196844568.13 TNLNVisited: World Traveling Gold GC A#6 & 2011 6th Birthday A#207**Albida**

After having a dip in the artesian bath at Mitchell this morning, we headed off towards Chinchilla and collected a few smilies en route. TFTC chook 1968

I found it

Found it

TFTC JENPETEH, The H,s , South Africans living in Tassie GeoCaching our way around Australia and loving it

We are now heading north to avoid the coldest of the winter weather in Victoria. Today we headed off from Chinchilla and onto Miles, where we will stay for the night. A great opportunity to grab some around the area. Different and challenging hides.

Arrived here to find the container sqaushed on the ground. The hint has been cut up for fire wood. Replaced container and log and placed in the fork of a tree. Pleased I'm using my gaiters today after seeing 2 snakes recently.

Thanks chook1968 for placing this cache and doing the maintenance, so we can enjoy finding it.

This extended/long weekend across Anzac Day, it was an outback adventure to Charleville and Carnarvon Gorge. Departing Thursday afternoon, I stopped in Roma before continuing west through Mitchell and Morven and completing various puzzles and power trails. I then caught up with a small group to hike Carnarvon Gorge on Sunday and Monday, and then after having a final night in Roma, returned on Monday.

Today, it was time to head home from my weekend away from Roma to home. It was an opportunity to find a few remaining geocaches along the highway, and after visiting a few Chinchilla geocaches including the memorable cactoblastis monument [Mr Cole Snr, The Shanti & Prickly Pear](https://coord.info/GC8EW84), I opted to detour through Cecil Plains after going through Dalby, and then returned east via Toowoomba. Who would have thought that regular geocache stopping would add so much time to the normal 5.5 hr drive? With deteriorating weather in the late afternoon, it was time to then make the beeline home whilst getting a sneaky rain car wash along the way.

Unlike the other *Power* named geocache, I did park just off the highway and made the short trudge to GZ. It did take a few minutes looking up and down the poles before spotting the cache nestled against the wooden poles. Alas, the container lid is cracked, and the logbook is wet and saturated, so a maintenance visit will be required. Thanks chook1968 for the cache placement and ongoing maintenance.

After Karicka’s Moveable Feast Event in Roma this morning, the group has gone in different directions and I’m now in the back seat of Karicka’s very angry ute with him and Davinells up front…

A small amount of back tracking along the dirt service road saw us close enough to be able to walk to this cache… although the contents are damp, we were able to make our mark…

Thanks chook1968

Travelling home from.sn adventure in Carnarvon Gorge in the hood company of Davinells and Peppa.
Found a way in to this one too
Thank you chook1968 for hiding this geocache.

Just for laughs... Who was Alexander Graham Bellski? The first telephone Pole TFTC

Quick find while out for a day’s exploring and caching around Miles. Camped at the free camp at Caliguel Lagoon south of Condamine. TFTC

Found it

Found at 11:15 AM GAFF1
These power poles would have been easy to spot in 2014 when the area was probably in drought - but to day it was only spotted when we were about 10 metres away.
Thanks chook1968.
Feedback: There are no TB's in that cache.

On the way back to Brisbane from Charleville. This is a cache that I was unable to get 2 years ago when I was driving back from Emerald. A little turmoil was navigating and we missed this one. Found today.

Found whilst on a very non direct route to QOGM - Charleville 2022. On the hunting trail again with SeasonedBird (aka Mrs Geo, Salty Chook, the Old Boiler, Old Chook, Dirty Bird, Angry Bird & occasionally even Love Bird). It’s a great day for caching.
TFTC chook1968
Find #11200

Spending a day or two caching around Miles being carried away by the massive mozzies.

Thanks to CO’s for taking time to set out and maintain hides and for showing us your very special part of the world

Log signed in first open spot with stamp

TFTC chook1968

Find # 8833

Heading to QOGM 2022 Charleville

Dropped a tb.the road again, heading to Charleville for Qogm.  Did your Poles Apart today.  13 September 2022 1:31 pm Tyfc  chook1968  total caches now  5236  .

On a leisurely caching trip out to QOGM 2022 at Charleville.
Cache found reasonably quickly, in the expected area.
Cache in good condition.
TNLNSL TFTC

Roadside stop near chinchilla

Tftc chook1968
We are heading to Cunnamulla from Maryborough.
Short hop today Chinchilla to Roma .
Nice to have some caches to look for along our route to break up our journey.

Heading towards Charleville today to prepare for QOGM in September/October. We don't have many caches to pick up on this route but have enough to keep us from getting bored.

We rescued this one from underneath and from being squashed.

Travelling & Caching with RoddyC grannysmith1947.


TFTCache chook1968

Making our way from Roma to Dalby and collecting a few different caches along the way. Thanks to the COs for placing the caches we find - it is appreciated.

Travelling from Roma to Dalby today and doing caches along the way, as well as some side country roads. Enjoyed the day finding the caches and the weather held off (from raining). TFTC.

Didn’t want to go through the long grass so parked a bit to the west and went around the back. Easily accessed this way and once at GZ uncovered the cache without any trouble.
Tftc chook1968

Another stop on the side of the highway to get another smiley. TFTC

Found on our way home from an awesome 2 wks in the outback with over 100 caches found this trip. Found with NutCacheBNE

Nothing to do with poland

After a fantastic time attending QOGM21 in Cunnamulla we stayed the night in Roma as we ran into pouring rain. Today we headed off in 2 car group and picked up a few caches between Roma and Chinchilla as we wanted to be back home before dark.
Cache located, log signed and all replaced as found. TFTC

Homeward bound after attending the awesome QOGM2021 and we are caching on our way to Brisbane from an overnight stay in Roma. Travelling with TMZ59 and Imbunda.

I didn't understand the cache name until TMZ59 pointed out what the hide really was.. D'Oh!! Its been a long day driving is my excuse. SL then returned as found.

TFTC chook1968

On the way home from QOGM 2021 with patrol14. Thought we'd pick up a few caches on the way. TFTC.

TFTC. On the way home after QOGM21. We have done many of the caches along the highway but a few trads have been published since our lady trip. Stopped along the way to beak the journey to our overnight in Chinchilla.

Ants were all over this one although I’m not sure how they got in. Thanks for the cache

Found it oh boy hard to find to turn off
I’m learner manage to get the cache
Thank you with DutchAus and DeafCat

Enjoy with DeafPhantom and DeafCat TFTC

Great with DeafPhantom DutchAus

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Day 8 of 8 (Taroom to Toowoomba) of a Queenslander road trip with Kestal, clocking just over 4000km, to tick off boxes for different challenges. A random stop on the side of the road because Kestal had been adding up the stats for our trip and we had not found a cache placed in 2014...I think we ticked off all but 4 of the 21 years of geocaching. TFTC chook1968

Day 8 and our last day on the road. Today we travelled from Taroom back to Toowoomba completing just over 4200kms in the past 8 days and collecting 90 different finds. Just a small handful of caches was found today.

As we were making our way through the last few hundred kms of this trip I was taking note of different things we had found along the way. Of the 21 years caching has been around 3 of those years were unavailable for us to collect (2000, 2001 and 2005) on this trip, leaving 18 possible years we managed to collect all but two of those years as we approached this cache I realised this cache was placed in 2014, one of the two gaps that was missing. So of course we needed to stop off. The find was straightforward but the hide was wedge in nice and tight between the poles and it took two of us to retrieve. Got to the log book eventually and our names were signed. TFTC and being part of another quirky stat for this road trip chook1968

Grey nomads, after spending way too much time in Far North Queensland, now camped in Miles for two nights, means one day at least (one afternoon) caching. The caches in Miles were a bit elusive - we could not find the start of the track, so instead, we drove out of town towards Chinchilla and found six caches instead.

Easy find, log book is wet - but our stamp worked better than ever. Thanks chook1968

Found it! Wasn’t too hard. Very long grass

Easy find. Good fun. 4WD is handy to have
Rachel and Alfie

Hi there chook1968.

We found your cache **"Poles Apart"** today.

We came to Miles as a stopping point on our way to Blackall, but as there are so many caches we've decided to stay for a few more days. Today we back tracked to pick up the caches between Chinchilla & Miles. We found 11 caches & DNF'd 0.

Thanks for placing the cache here, without geocaching as our guide we would never have found so many interesting places on our travels.

**Coordinate Accuracy:** We found the cache 5m from where our GPS said we should be looking.
**Cache Condition:** The container & log are in good condition

Thanks for the hunt today,

Regards

Ian & Penny

Another Quick find making our way from QLD to VIC.

Found with MalDawg

TFTC

Found it tftc

New year’s eve, and it was time to drive back home from Mount Isa to Townsville in one day so we can. get to NSW on new year’s day WillPunkey Scoob and StephLego in the car

Time to swap drivers again. Thabks for the cache

Found. Log signed. Took nothing left nothing. TFTC

My youngest and I were travelling from Miles to Chinchilla this morning and so of course we stopped to collect a smilie here on the way. I spotted the potential gz as I got out of the car, and sure enough as the numbers counted down that's where it was. A quick find, but pushed a bit too far under for my liking; no way I was blindly sticking my hand in there in the middle of snake season, so a big stick was found to coax it out of its hide. I added my name to the log and returned the cache, leaving it a bit more accessible but adding natural camo. Tftc chook1968

Today was the third day of my little journey to and around outback Queensland. While I’m not in a hurry, I do have a list of caches that I do want to collect along the way and probably some extras as I see fit. It won’t be hard to continue my challenges of a trad a day and a cache a day challenges for the next few days, I am also hoping to pick up a few new challenges along the way and some target caches too.

After my great night stay at Lake Broadwater, then a few in Dalby, with Chinchilla done its time to move on and continue with the list.

A quick grab as I was passing, all good with this cache and with the log signed I returned it as found; thanks for placing it here.

Pretty easy

Heading West to escape some of the COVID craziness going on in Brisbane at the moment. An early start was made to fit in a long day of driving to Emerald via Roma, with plenty of caching along the way.

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Found at 06:47, thanks for bringing us here  **chook1968**. This log is trackable, mention where you saw it.

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After spending a lovely quiet night near Miles we are now heading east again with ilook4geo and picking up a few caches along the way. This was one that we found. Log and container were in good condition and after we had done the signing duties all was put back as it had been found. Thank you to chook1968 for adding this cache to the game.

The caching fun goes on with goingplaces2 as we travel around. All containers and logs were found to be good. Names added to this one. All was replaced. TFTC

Using this covid-19 isolation period to work my way through my notebooks and log geocaches & trackables that I've not yet logged. I actually found this one 1 January 2020. TFTC

I know that Alexander Graham Kowalski was the first telephone pole, but I dunno who was the first power pole. Logged this on OK. TFTC

Easy find, we took the track under the powerline rather than tracking through the scrub

Quick and easy find. TFTC

On our way south after the QOGM event Blackall, grabbing a few caches on the way. We visited your cache at 9:28 AM Logs signed Coongoola or CG. Thanks for placing this cache chook1968

I was wearing me polarized© glasses to help me find this polarised cache
Lots of poles here !!
Not just N and S !!
Cache found after some wandering around [^]

TFTC sans snakes

After having a fun filled and very hectic time finding caches and catching up with friends at the Queensland Outback Geo Muster 2019 we are now taking a bit more leisurely trip home but also grabbing the occasional cache.

This was the seventeenth for the day.

We pulled up here and were quite happy when we saw where the GPSr was pointing as at least there was a little bit of shade. We followed the needle across keeping an eye out for any moving sticks and once at gz the cache was located right where the needle was pointing.
We added our name to the log and again retired back to the cool of the car out of the hot north wind

Thanks chook1968 for the cache.

Yep definately some old ones laying back here
Easy find
Tftc

With the roadworks, I randomly pulled out off the road to check how close I was... 30m? I'll pay that!

Heading east again, I parked the geomobile off the main road and made my way to GZ. There, the cache was located after a short search. TFTC

Heading home from Emerald and thought we'd grab a few caches along the way, discovered a trackable here, tftc

**Day 5 - International Earth Cache weekend Carnarvon Gorge Return Journey**
Accompanied by Slow Puncture we are now on the return journey after a fabulous weekend at Carnarvon Gorge. Today takes in a loop from Carnarvon back to Roma and then down to Surat before heading East again and then winding our way to Chinchilla.

Thanks to all the CO’s who made our trip interesting along the way

3847

Monday. After making the journey to Carnarvon Gorge for International Geocache Day, we are now on the return journey. Fantastic hint made for a very quick find here. We walked through a bit of snake bush (always has me on alert, especially in this moisture and heat) and signed the log and moved on

This was the 20th of 22 caches found on today's trip.

Thanks ***chook1968***, for showing us this place.

After attending the event in Barcaldine we are travelling this way to get home but in a convoluted way. We will spend a bit of time around the Gold Coast and hinterland first. Nice one. Thankyou chook1968 for placement of this cache and adding to our enjoyment of the area

Travelling along hey picking up these after dropping caravan off way the pub. Tftc

Today I am heading east from Miles caching as I go, which breaks up the journey and adds much interest along the way Just as well it was the weekend and actual work on the road making had stopped so I was able to access this one TFTC chook1968

Roadworks, kept going. Tftc

We lucked it out at this cache and arrived after the road workers had stopped work for the afternoon and had the area to ourselves. The cache is in good condition. SL TFTC

7498 Located by baby&Mrs gopher at 0935. There is lots of road works along the highway ATM and this is now near some of the works. We pulled up not far from gz and walked back. There was a worker parked just off the new works and she asked if we were lost. Nah just geocaching says baby. Well be careful and don't get lost. After explaining the game she was happy. Made gz and SL Tnx chook1968

TFGCF

Got it! TFTC

Tftc just out for the day caching, staying in Chinchilla

After a long day travelling yesterday we set out again today, but a little later than yesterday!
We need to be in Western Australia by the end of the month, so we have some big days ahead of us. We are breaking the travelling up where we can by searching for caches along the highway.
It has been a bonus however, as quite a number of caches highlight interesting places or provide historical information and local anecdotes which adds to our interest. Great work by the COs and much appreciated.
With plenty of roadworks happening along this highway, we had to drive a bit past this one and then walk back.
Made the find, walked back to the car and were on our way.
TFTC

30-04-2018

Yep.ta.

Tftc all is good

Nice easy one, tftc

Tftc quick easy find

Found with mon-a-mique tftc

Found with DeeJay66 on our way from Alice Springs to Brisbane TFTC

Out for a drive with GeoHubby TFTC

I have had a few days traveling west from Toowoomba, as far as just past Mitchell, and now back again finding geocaches along the way.
Today was the , and back again, bit.
I started at Mitchell and headed into the morning sun. [^]
Found after a really short search and a 200m walk. [^]
Thanks for the cache.

Easy finding and got signed and returned same place TFTC

Found while heading out to Carnarvan Gorge. Didn't take long to spot. Thanks chook1968

05.06.2016 tftf

TFTC

Easy find in the bush. TFTC

Roma to Chinchilla
A morning on the road stopping to find the caches as we went.
We then set up camp at dam.
Thanks for placing this cache chook1968

TFTC 2290# out and about with muggle sister and Shabby69 and geo dogs all ok with this cache

Thank you

Found at 1157. A nice easy find, found almost before I started looking. TFTC.

My DD had fun searching with her compass to find this one- she got a rubber lizard! Happy kiddo.

Found Ok