Morreau Reserve 1 Rooty Hill, New South Wales, Australia
By Deep_99 on 01-Aug-18. Waypoint GC7VE5H

As people have commented the area is not very nice I will archive this cache and may look for a new location nearby

Hi Deep_99,

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Ngaambul - Matt

We found Morreau Reserve #2 & #3 today, and was going to walk over to this one (#1) to complete the trio. But with all the DNFs, and it having not been found for over two and a half years (so probably many more unlogged DNFs), we decided it wasn't worth visiting GZ. Really think this one needs a CO cache check to confirm it's current status.

We will add it to our cache watch list, just in case we are out here again for another visit to the nearby "Central Pets & Aquarium" pet shop.

This one got the better of us today. We searched pretty thoroughly around GZ including a widened search. It’s been 2.5 years since this cache has been found so probably should be checked.

GZ is too overgrown and dangerous to walk to

Spent some time digging around here in the high grass, but to no avail. Reading old logs indicating the cache might be 15 metres away from the published coordinate made us not very motivated to continue the search.

First DNF of the day. Gave up pretty quick as GZ just wasn’t particularly pleasant

A lovely day to be out geocaching.
After parking i headed up and over the hill on my way to the GZ.
I was the only person in the entire area and the view from the top was impressive.
After tromping my way through the high grass i made it to the GZ and soon found the cache.
The container is in good condition and the log is dry.
Thanks.
#1291

A very nice walk through the park. TFTC

Took a detour to collect this. The grass is very high and every step is a bit nervy.
Eventually found the cache about 15 metres away from GZ
SL TFTC

OCW MavEtJu today as an escape from the everyday and super happy to be out for a walk. Nice to finish this group of caches before the heat of the day kicked in. Thank for placing Deep_99.

It's time for MavEtJu and ziggiau to raid the area. First lot, around Rooty Hill - TFTC!

TFTC

TFTC

very hot and sunny today. Worried about snakes with the amount of chest high grass here. Might come back next winter!

DNF

Finally got around to finding these caches in such a pleasant park. I have played soccer on the fields in Morreau reserve numerous times over the last few years but the time to pick these up never suited. It was either too dark ,after a night game or not enough time before or after my game. This morning we had a 9am game and I had a lovely wonder through the bush to this cache. The grass is really high and very glad the serpents are not that active yet. Walked around in circles but eventually spotted it.

Lucky for the trampled grass path! TFTC

OCW young morty8888 picking up a batch of caches around the Western Sydney Parklands that have bobbed up recently. More long grass but we got there in the end. TFTC Deep_99

OCW Oldmorty around the Western parklands on a warm day. This took a little longer as we had liked. Sneaky but also felt quite snakey. TFTC!

I hummed and aahed about this one. The grass was mid-thigh & i couldn't see the ground. Its hot today, & i didn't like my chances of not bumping into a snake . Got between 5 - 10 metres in & turned around. Too risky for me

Around and around and around they go, where they stop, nobody knows...

Just when my boy had given up I turned around and there was the cache, right where I could've sworn I'd looked before!

Sharing the view from whence we'd come, its snowing out there, you can feel it in the wind!

TFTC

Great area. Certainly snakey in summer.

Went at night and do not recommend so spooky but great park!

I found it!!

Geodog and I continued walking north in the reserve until we geot close to GZ. Once again there was no trail towards the cache so we had to scramble through the long grasses of what I have found out is called 'the no mow' zone to GZ.
This time I found the cache much more quickly as geodog thought it was a nice kaka area. Signed the log and we dashed out of the grasses as quickly as possible, just in case.

Glancing back I saw a scantily clad muggle appear from somewhere out of the bush. Now that's a bit of a worry being as there didn't seem to be anyone else in the reserve. We took the long way through the reserve heading up 'The Rooty Hill'.

TFTC # 4045

Found. Log is moist

Found

Today on my adventure tour I visited this park and found this box.
TFTC
Team sissifalke

Checked lots of likely spots that the GPSr pointed me too and some it didn't but no luck today. Grass very long so could easily have missed it or stood on it. Think I followed the previous cacher as a nice trail going around

Very very thick, long overgrown grass

TFTC found with friends Twinkletoes72, Monkeymoes, Careerguide

TFTC. Found with the geocrew: Monkeymoes, Careerguide and Gusph

TFTC Found with Careerguide tt72 and Gusph

OCW Brewmaker

Headed west for a few caches today

Another nervous walk through the long, dry grass Befire Brew made a quick find

Tftc

Headed out west to get my numbers up and close in on an average of 4 finds per day for 2019.

A quicker find this time. But that long grass has us on the watch for snakes. TFTC

A quick find between work and a long meeting at Rooty Hill.
TFTC Wilbert67

TFTC.

another tough one fond a golf ball but not it. ubut i found it. gps was all over the place. but yay tftc

Found with [@coybear2000](http://coord.info/PR9547H). We decided to head here for an afternoon cache. We parked nearby and walked up the hill and down the other side to GZ. After a short search we spotted the hide. Log signed and all replaced and we headed back up the hill. A little while later we watched the sunset over the Blue Mts. TFTC.

Out for a local cache with [@trodectus](http://coord.info/PR8JTE0), parked near the cricket fields and walked to GZ. after short search, T came up with the find. Log signed and returned. TFTC

Out today for a few local ones that I missed or have gone down since I was out this way last. 10 for the day. TFTC

With the long grass, this is not one we'd do in summer. It took a while to find but persistence paid off.

Thanks Deep_99.

Found on quite a warm morning for this time of year, but hopefully not warm enough for slithering creatures. It was a bit of a challenge but eventually Mr MR spotted the cache. SL TFTC

We cycled over from the WS Parklands. A 30m bushbash. TFTC

#5,842

Not too far to go for my second clue, it was good having both of these so close together.

Namaste

Glorious winter's day but this didn't appear for me like it did for previous cachers. Pretty uninspired by these hides, the long grass, nothing of note.

Didn't think I'd find it. But then it appeared
Thanks for the cache

WOW, this one really took some searching, it was litterally buried under a lot of crap.

Followed lots of geotrails, bashed around most trees to no avail.

Hey Deep_99, glad this was quick find as I was required to take kids to little A's, nabbed the other one too, cheers

Got it TFTC

A quick find on a lovely quick spring morning. TFTC

We had a nice day riding our scooters around the Parklands, then headed over to this park. TFTC

Enjoyed our scooter ride around the Western Sydney Parklands, and then our walk around this park. TFTC

MsS has her snakey nerves going off with the sunny day and dry grass, but Shoes Jnr safely had CIH without too much delay. Left a pink thong keyring. TFTC

Back again in Sydney to help and make life a little easier for my son and today it was time to add a few more smileys to my list.
The first eight finds today all were in parks or children's playgrounds which are not the ideal areas for an ageing Bushfire to be searching in.
After the last find I shifted the White Beast around the corner and parked in a large gateway with another vehicle and wandered in to the GZ location from a different direction, should have just walked across.
Thanks Deep_99 for showing me an area that I have never been in before today.

A short walk from the previous and there it was...after a bit of a runaround!

We parked in a couple of different places to find the caches located in this park area, due to the heat of the day and to eliminate unnecessary distance walking. It was a fairly quick and easy find and we were happy to add our name to the list of finders and replace the container as it was found before moving on to the next one. Thanks go to Deep_99 for these caches.

#5398 (2 of 2 today)

Fathers' Day and a family lunch was planned at Top Ryde. Most enjoyable, and only one Geoson was missing... he's in Canada so I'll forgive him.
Back home mid-afternoon, and I'm after at least two finds today for my Calendar Finds. I also want traditional caches for a challenge cache...

Decided Morreau Reserve was the place to go - two traditionals not too far apart.
Found both. Phew!
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Walked from my last find, looking for a path through the long grass.
At GZ I was presented with a similar problem to last time. Trusted my instincts better and checked more thoroughly. As a result I made the find in half the time.

Completed signing duties and replaced. Then back to *The Hademobile* and home.

SLTNLN
TFTC

Had no problems in finding this cache. The cache was found after a short search. The log was signed and then the cache was replaced as found. Thank you Deep_99 for placing this cache.

I had planned on going for a big carving spree today, but with the three unexpected rain I heard to find some more urban caches. I brought my little caching brother along
Thanks for the cache.

I think that was fun and good expecially with noodles22 it was an fantastic adventure thanks a lot for that fantastic geocaching adventure.

Finally cleared this DNF. Much easier in daylight but not sure how i missed it all the same. TFTC

Number 700 for us

Again it took longer then needed. The sun is setting so time was running out but luckily a hint of blue gave the cache away.

Tftc

Tftc. Quick find today. Walked past by a couple of metres then swung back.

Came here to clear a couple of DNF’s. Succeeded in adding one instead

Streak Day #1855 - Found after work today with dave8153 for a quick find, looks like we missed out on spotting good timez with Pete and Ris lol. TFTC

Another episode of Good Times with Pete and Ris was recorded here on Periscope. After a little bush circling we eventually had CIH. SL #3670 on streak day #2226 TFTC

Cache find No. 2642
Streak Day: 966

Met up here after work today with Snoopy1976 for a quick and easy find. TFTC

Out caching with HubbyandMrs and itsonlybarney.

TFTC!

**Total find count: 404**

Out with HubbyandMrs to take the new Geomobile for its first adventure.

***End Cut 'n' Paste***

I wonder why I miss some caches, I only look on one side of the tree before wandering off in another direction. I followed the GPSr rather than searching properly before Hubby made the find as I turned back.

Log signed and replaced as found.

**TFTC**


The following TBs and Geocoins helped with the search to find the hidden cache:
* Miniature Itsonlybarney
* GeocachingNSW 2016 Geocoin
* GeocachingNSW 2017 Geocoin
* Geocache Talk Geocoin
* Planetary Pursuit Micro Geocoin
* Geocoin Club Jan 2015 - Rescue Coin
* Geocoin Club May 2018 - Blodeuwedd
* OzGeomuster 2018 Geocoin
* Col Miner HAVOC Geocoin
* Geocoin Club June 2018 - Illumination
* Caching Under the Moon

After a few dnf's this morning, we came across these two new ones on Rooty Hill
Tftc

I had time to fill in before a lunch time event for my wife. So I came here for two easy finds. Parked across the road at the shops and walked in for a quick cache.

TFTC.

A flash of blue, and there it was.

GPS bounced a bit here due to tree cover.
Thanks for the cache.

#4684- I had to come down to the Bank nearby, so I decided to have a look for these two new caches while here. Parked in Rooty Hill Rd south and made my way up. As I headed into the bush I saw a man standing there. It was Sicad69- we'd met before at an event- nice to catch up again. After a quick look I spotted the cache. Then after a brief chat, he headed off to another older one I'd already done and I headed for #2, which he'd just done.
Thanks

Trackable drop

Joint [*FTF*] with DKmacca. Pulled up and found another vehicle also parked I immediately thought well that FTF gone but i proceeded to the GZ and began the search. It was then DKmacca appear after he had found 2 and not long after found the cache. Thanks DK for sharing and Deep_99 for the placement Cheers Took geocion

Published

[FTF] with Tardis after getting the other nearby cache. The co ordinates seem to bounce around a bit here and it took time to narrow in onto GZ. Did the legals and replaced as found. TFTCM.
Cheers
Dkmacca

Pinch and a punch a first cache for the month. Grabbed it on my way home . TFTC