playground gentlemen o' fortune' stash Longreach, Queensland, Australia
By hatzofff on 30-Aug-23. Waypoint GCADKM4

We continued today our tour of several AUS states in the NorthWest and thereby searched, found and logged this interesting Traditional-Cache.The weather was - said in one word simply best. The good hidden caches and the being on holidays kept us the whole day in a good mood. The cache had good coordinates, and thus was easy to find. The logbook was okay, and allowed easy logging.Thanks to hatzofff for the generation of this nice cache playground gentlemen o' fortune' stash (with the proper agenda), for leading us here and for showing us this funny location as well as the ongoing maintenance of this cache.PS: Please forgive us the uniform log which is needed due to timing problems - if necessary special actions and happenings are there described where they happened.Greetings from Germany together with the hope to meet somewhere like event or wood. TFTC says H_M_A @ 30. Oktober 2024 @ 13:36 o'clock @ [#22751](https://coord.info/GCADKM4)

Thankyou, found it!

Finding our way in was harder. CheersBundy

Found at 12:06 PM GAFF1.No tree fishing needed at this location!Thanks to hatzofff

TFTC!

Found on a trip to the dinosaur trail tftc

Well matey was able to catch the little bugga on my way while sailing through Longreach today. Thanks for the cache.

Wazza and the Wench are touring QLD for a couple of weeks. Driving from the coast out to Longreach then, without a definite plan, driving back to the coast.Today we're in Longreach and have spent the morning at the Stockman's Hall of Fame. Afterwards, we spent a little time caching before a siesta.No challenge today because the cache was within arm's length.Thank you, hatzofff, for this cache.#4318. Log signed at 1603Hrs.(I often sign the log book as "W+W" to save paper/time/ink)

On our travels we found ourselves in Longreach and took the opportunity to grab a few caches we didnt hold up much hope for this one but when arrived at the GZ I think the cache had crept a little down so a nice quick find and replaced a little higher than found, thanks for placing it

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15/8/24 ontheroadagainbogans

27.07.24 tftc found with Pest77 well that took sometime with no ladder

Didnt really assist but did stand watching on to grumpi68 as he assisted with the gymnastics of this one - Olympic reference because today is the first day of Paris olympics

Out and about today exploring Longreach. Saw this cache and thought I better give it a go. A bit of a challenge. All good here. Thank you for placing this cache here for me to find. Now, onto the next one for the day. TNLN TFTC

Fortunately our son could climb for it.

Found this cache with Crank1, Deafcat, DeafPhantom, DeafVW, and Everlasting (Deaf PVCCEP) during QOGM 2023. Thanks for placing this cache and providing us with a great time!

Bit higher than we expected but all good.

We found your cache today 12 June 2024 2:06pm , while enjoying another day in our beautiful countryside. TFTC hatzofff

Very grateful for ye fello' who left ye pokin' implement at the treasure site. A lil' heave ho and cache in hand TFTC

Felt more like a monkey than a parrot!

Quick spotted and signed. A real treasure. TFTC

We had a lot of fun, thanks a lot for the nice cache!

tftc!

Staying in blackall for a few weeks visiting family we decided to make a trip to longreach and collect various caches up the highway, through Barcaldine and then on to Longreach. No tree poles required when you can climb. Tftc

Catching up on the last few logs from QOGM. Had to come here twice!! Cache blindness in the morning. Im blaming the sun!! The CO drove past as we were finding this one!So sad we wont be doing any more but looking forward to what the team has in store for next year. Thanks heaps to Hatzoff and the QOGM placement team for all your hard work.

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Visiting Longreach to celebrate 110 years of scouting here. Took the opportunity to find some caches.

Few less people here at 6 this morning than 6 last night. Used a stick rather than busting our the tools. Thanks for another cache hatzoff.

Still hanging around Longreach after the conclusion of QOGM 2023, picking up a few caches I missed during the event.Cache found without difficulty and retrieved using a nearby TOOT ie a long stick.Cache in good condition

Many thanks for this cache. TFTC hatzofff

During the QOGM.Accompany with deaf friends.Thank you for organising the cache and hunt.Sorry about copying and pasting

Logging as part of the QOGM 2023 placement team. TFTC ownership, hatzofff.

Longreach attending QOGMNow logging previous unpublished caches.Found while out & about with Tassie Trekkers. FP givenWhat a great way to tour the country following the geocaching trail.Thanks to the CO for placing this cache

Found during QOGM 2023, out caching with La Kedi. Not sure what day we caught this one so I am just logging with any date.TFTC

TBU came up for QOGM No. 5 in Longreach. Before, during and after QOGM 2023 we met fellow cachers, enjoyed talks, meetings, eating, drinking, having fun and of course caching. We found this cache and signed the log.Tftc hatzofff

???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? In all our travels we would not have even thought to travel to this location. ???????????? (HaHa). In your dreams, these cachers do. ??????[:(!] Thanks for an awesome effort. ???????? Devilish Brilliant and Clever I like it Another one off the list TTBLNSL TFTC/TFTH/TFBUH - ?? Hatzofff ?? [^]??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Attended QOGM 2023 with Imbunda and now to pick up a few straggler caches we missed in Longreach. Arrived at GZ and searched a few places until the booty was spied. With my trusty pole the cache was retrieved. Log signed and cache returned.Thanks to all cache owners for placing these caches for our enjoyment.

After attending the Longreach QOGM for last week, it is nice to have a more relaxing day, grabbing anything around the area before heading towards home.Stopped off here and made an easy enough find at GZ.Thanks for placing the cache and doing the maintenance needed, so we can find this cache.

OutbackGump had to climb the tree because James and I dont have a tree fishing pole ??

We had a great time during our stay at Longreach for QOGM event week. We were fortunate to have found and signed up an amazing group of Deaf PVCCEP members, including DeafPhantom, DeafVW, DeafCat, crank1, Everlasting and pwala. ??Here's one to find today.Thank you for placing the cache ?? hatzofff.

Found it With Deaf Cachers

Tftc Hatzoff, we had a fun day with echocage1, MorganEd and happy feet 1.After doing our loop headed into town to collect a few strays.Nice big one , easy to spot Location was fun

TFTC hatzofff your cache playground gentlemen o' fortune' stash that we found today at QOGM 2023.A quick run out to dump some rubbish. On the way back to camp stopped for a quick cache.Find Count: 17078

Now we get to log this one. GeoD did the grand job of spying this one early in QOGM. Tftc

Found in the company of Team JLBL happyfeet and echocage1 aroha and happy caching from new zealand ????

Found in the company of Team JLBL happyfeet and echocage1 aroha and happy caching from new zealand ????

Thankfully the Pineapple Express arrived at the same time to assist with retrieving this cache.

This treasure be cursed me hearty lads, by ye fairy folk of rotary park... tis be floating....?I best be leaving this treasure here arrrrggghhhTftc.Fp

13048 Located by baby&Mrs gopher at 1050. Nice size container for this type of cache hide. Managed to get it on the ground to SL Tnx hatzofff

After attending the QOGM 2023 which we thoroughly enjoyed, we are clearing up a few caches on our last day that we didn't seem to find time for before. TFTC hatzoff

Found this cache with TBU1Bikesu for more smileys. Tftc hatzofffA fav point from me ??

It was fun day but very hot found it with Deaf Group including DeafPhantom,DeafVW,DeafCat,Crank1,Everlasting and Pawal (Deaf PVCCEP)

On the hunting trail with Liz and Bruce on a QOGM 2023 adventure. A quick find here. Its a great day for caching. TFTC hatzofffFor anyone making Geo plans, do yourself a favour and visit Australias only current Geotour at Ballarat while it lasts: https://www.geocaching.com/play/geotours/ballarat-victoria

A little geocaching around town. Thanks for arranging.

Found with Chris Myra Jenny tamzyn and hunter

Found on a sojourn all around during QOGM 2023. A fun jaunt with lots of dust, mud and starry skies.Thanks to hatzofff and **clear skies** from TeamAstro. [^] Cache the planet! [^] Caches signed as TAD (TeamAstro and deanside).* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *SAs Leap Year Event - GCA1DNA - keep the date free - 29th February 2024. Keep looking up!

During the trip to QOGM Longreach 2023, Logged these as TAD, enjoying the company of TeamAstro, Loving these back roads, blue skies and great company!Thanks for the cache hatzofff from deanside!

While attending QOGM23, last of the 5 - oh so sad, I have to just visit the outback. Now it's time to find a geocache or more. I just need to turn the area into Smilies as I don't want any colour spots except yellow.Great fishing experience here. Log signed before replacing as found. TFTC

While attending QOGM 2023 with the MummaBear and the cubs gang and ??54, after the muster trail to Muttaburra and before our event we decided to grab a few in around town that we needed.Thanks for the cache placement and maintenanceThanks for the huntThank for giving us a reason to stopTook nothing, Left nothing, signed logSigned log as MummaBear and the Cubs and for smaller logs MB&CSigned as MGNT or with our team stampMummaBear and the CubsGEM_54Nathan_and_AlyceTeam

While attending QOGM 2023 with the MummaBear and the cubs gang, Nathan_and_Alyce and ??54.Thanks for the cache placement and maintenanceThanks for the huntThank for giving us a reason to stopTook nothing, Left nothing, signed logSigned log as MummaBear and the Cubs and for smaller logs MB&CSigned as MGNT or with our team stampMummaBear and the CubsGEM_54Nathan_and_AlyceTeam

We hadst a wondrous time discovering the treasure, and once 'twas found, our sojourn was recorded and we took our leave. Thanks be to you.

I had to laugh, I had noticed the names were of birds but hadn't taken any notice until this cache. Thanks for the fun and the cachw.

Many thanks for thins great cache. TFTC hatzofff

JACS and I had hatched a plan a while back to book leave for a road trip out west and to attend the last QOGM. Big muster day today! Lots of fun and silliness was had. Thanks for organising such a brilliant event.

Signing as Pawsome Foursome which is Drrnrchr and Driftindillons team name forLongreach for the Qogm. Did your playground gentlemen o' fortune' stash today. 23 September 2023 6:58 am Tyfc hatzofff total caches now 6541 .

As we were looking for our smile,poolpool turned up, and we quickly had ??in hand. Replaced cache as found. Then we teamed up to do the next few cache together in our car. Made for a fun morning ??

In Longreach for QOGM. Thanks for placing

Another great cache in a really good QOGM. I liked the fancy work in the cache and the sized container. An easy reach with the proper tools. Also for a cache almost in the heart of town it was surprisingly well secluded. For all those points you deserve a favourite point. TFTC.

Found it with DeafPhantom DeafVW Everlasting Crank1 Pwala ????????????

bunadoorian and I started our day here. I loved the treasure inside. TFTC and for bringing us here hatzofff.

Another day means another day on the road collecting caches.We teamed up with JACS Team, Gcoven and Chamad and called ourselves The Misfits. Today was a more chill day collecting a variety of caches around Longreach and surrounding areas. A good batch of caches were found in some great locations.Thanks for bringing us here.#4073 - TFTC

We are sharing our final QOGM with our dear friend brisal5, unfortunately I (mrs muff1) was unable to be with the team and relied on the others to tell me all about the caches that I missed while I was otherwise busy. I was assured that this cache was an easy retrieval and cute to boot. SL TFTC

Something special or unusual goes here:Found it. Had the correct TOTTThe Generic Bit:QOGM adventure - I was able to catch a ride with Muff1 who were heading to the QOGM event and team up for 3 weeks of caching adventures. 3 weeks in a swag - will my back hold out[?]Day 16 : We started out with the flash mob. Mrs. Muff had to go and seek some medical help so Mr. Muff and I and then made our way out to the CITO. we did some caches around town picked up Mrs. Muff and did some labs. We finished off the day with a great meal at the Pub. Not many caches but a great day. **SAs Leap Year Event GCA1DNA - keep the date free - 29th February 2024. - BOING*****Thanks hatzofff for putting out this cache and maintaining it for our enjoyment. *** Logs prepared and published through GSAK.

Wed scouted the area earlier without any clues - pre-published caches pose their own challenges! This time, knowing it wasnt a tree climb, we made a quick find. An early sacrifice of blood to the caching gods set the day up for lots of finds Found while visiting Longreach Shire during QOGM 2023. TFTC, hatzofff. =^.^=

Arrived here at the perfect time as someone else who had the necessary wherewithal to catch this fish.Thanks for the placement for Pirate Day in Longreach.Signed with icybeetas, my erstwhile chauffeur.

This is our first and last time that we will get to experience a QOGM !!!Sooo glad we made it !!!We will never be able to thank the QOGM committee and others anywhere near enough for all their hard work to make these events with all the associated caches that go along with it ??Its been an absolute HOOT !!!Especially enjoyed the Saturday muster as team PORTONGA with The Morris, trads, multis, wherigos, all found with great teamwork, and a win in the photograph run to boot ??TFTCs and an amazing QOGM !!!

Had an amazing time at the last QOGM event in Longreach. I feel honoured to be one of only a handful of cachers who has attended all five, although it does concern me that now I will have to plan my own September school holiday fun. This year I travelled up with Gcoven and we scooted along the bottom LGAs for her to collect and I was able to pick up the odd one here and there untilWe hit brand newies on offer in Longreach. During the course of the formal QOGM days we travelled and cached with chamad and Nathan & Alyce as part of our team signing under the collective name of Misfits. Along the way we had plenty of laughs and enjoyed hanging out with each other through the official social events and our own - generally at The Wellshot or at the Longreach Bakery. With the couple of quieter days on the agenda it allowed us time to get everything we wanted in town and even head further afield to Winton with feeling rushed at any point. It was great catching up with everyone some whom I had not seen since Barcaldine and of course the more regular cachers from home. Quite the turn out indeed. Thanks to the efforts of the QOGM team and Jimmy Project for helping to bring this all together.

TFTC

Found with e.gregory1 while attending the QOGM at Longreach. Thanks for the cache hatzofff!

It had become way too hot in our unpowered caravan to continue with work this afternoon so I talked M into going for a drive to grab a few more geocaches. He is always happy to drive around in air conditioning. And when a mate rang up for a chat, I got to do the tree fishing all by myself. I do like tree fishing! Thanks for find #4966TNLN

Todays plan was to tidy up the remaining caches in and around Longreach township. Attend the flash mob event, which sounded like it was going to be fun. Then head off to do the Cito event in a very large open area.We managed to clean up everything on our list and I made it in time for the pathtag swap. Some of the team went on an evening train ride, which was from the return comments was fun. It was nice to have the Slow day just to regroup and reenergise before tomorrows huge event.All logs were signed as Misfits and replaced as found.

At QOGM 2023 Longreach with TemingiTeaming up with Yella Belly doing the trails and hides around townA little run around town, grabbing a few finds on some unpublished caches before the flash mob event,All good here - managed to fish it out, signed and replacedMost logs signed with DDYBT (to save space in the logs)Thanks to hatzofff for the cache, and the QOGM 2023 placement team for the trails.

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Gotcha !!! Traveling with Dandent and Yella Belly at QOGM2023. TFTC

Got in a bit of fishing this afternoon while out grabbing some caches TFTC.

**FTF** We're in Longreach for QOGM 2023. It's been a fantastic week of laughs and adventures with great friends. This was a cache in which we were awarded as first finders and we headed out after an event to complete signing duties. It was a quick find once we arrived at gz and retrieved without anyone noticing what we were up to. Thanks for the cache and for all the effort put into QOGM as a whole.

drrnrchr and Driftingdillons teamed up for QOGM Flights of Fantasy Longreach 2023, and logs signed as Pawsome Foursome for this event. Thanks to hatzofff for hiding and maintaining this cache. 22 September 2023My find #1989

Found with FeatherWaite while attending the QOGM event at Longreach.We headed up to Longreach from Adelaide via Broken Hill, Cunnamulla, Charleville, Blackall and Barcaldine, camping and picking up caches along the way.The weather was a little warmer than we had anticipated, but it made for some pleasant evenings.Most of the caches were found without any issues and were in reasonable condition unless otherwise indicated.Thanks hatzofff for the cache.

Out and about on this lovely day collecting a few caches here and there.Love a tree fishing cache, and this was no exception.Thank you, hatzofff, for the good tree fishing exercise, getting some use out of our ToT ??

Find # 9105In Longreach for QOGM2023! Finally made it ??So much planning and work goes into organising this fabulous event and it is definitely worthwhile coming to the central west for the incredible caching adventure.On the trails to Isisford and Ilfracombe with some of the usual suspects ?? and it never ceases to amaze me the generosity of the caching community. A huge thanks for all the fun and shenanigans along the way. Great adventures were had in spite of the challenges, not all geocaching ones either, and we all enjoyed a good tale or two.This was a quick and easy find and ?? here at playground gentlemen o' fortune' stash GZ today. ?? Signed as CC5: GLISS!, Cosmonaut97, SilverFox1970, FireBatman88, albida33, Fitzy_1965, HappyFeet, and Nibletricecakes. Thanks so much for the many caches hatzofff and of course for giving me a reason and incentive to get out here, and to experience this part of the world in a different light ??????

Found by Mary and David at 12:20. A retired engineer is always prepared with a selection of TOTT. Our thanks to .

Arrived at GZ to do this cache and there were two other teams here. One without a pole and the other just getting his pole so mine stayed in the car. Tree fish were on the bite and this one was soon caught.

Day 19. A last minute plan had been hatched to make my by way to QOGM. Very little planning had been done but a very rough outline was in place and it was going to be a day by day trip.Its muster day! Time to see what this thing is all about. I teamed up with posums and The_Tritonz to form The Mexicans. A day of laughter with good friends while grabbing some caches and exploring Muttaburra.After dinner we headed off to grab another of the unpublished caches. A quick find here.Thanks hatzofff for adding this cache to the worldwide collection for us all to enjoy.-Are you planning a trip to Victoria? Check out some of these caches on the nominees list for the 2022 Victorian Cache of the Year Awards. The shortlist is available [here](https://coord.info/BMC8QYR)

Townsvilles contingent, burgo78 and myself went to locate as many caches as possible while out in Longreach for QOGM 2023. Paper logs have been signed either individually or as TSV#1s or similar Day 2 and the first muster out to Muttaburra. Picking up these on the way. The organisers had set up a forks multi, as well as the first series of the Flights of Fantasy Traditionals Another possible FTF but it wasnt to be. It seemed to be a nasty tree fish as it could not slide up off the branch. Luckily it could just be lifted up further. Good sized cache just before we went to the event. Thanks hatzofff for placing this Traditional for my geocaching enjoyment

Attending the final QOGM with BenM70 this week and looking to turn solved puzzles and anything else we pass by into smilies. After completing the Flights Muster and the Jigsaws we carried on to grab a couple more. Thanks JABs for organising this and bringing a large group to the region. Well done to all over the past 5 years.

Day 14Found after the dinner event with Posums and RoamingHowie.Thanks hatzofff for the placement.

Well my trip up to QOGM has officially started and Im taking the very indirect route up to outback QLD to get there.So after cruising up the Hume to Sydney then the M1 and A1 up to Byron Bay with a few other roads in between as I have been cris crossing a bit so after heading west and making it to Longreach time for a break from the travelling.So after a couple big days out to Stonehenge, Isisford, Ilfracombe, the puzzle trail loop and the great tea last night with The Tritonz and Roaming Howie.Its finally Muster day Yahand after a great breakfast, then the fun drive up to Muttaburra and back and also bite to eat for lunch and then back to Longreach.This one was soon fished out after tea and we retrieved our booty.Thanks RoddyC TFTC.

QOGM 2023 Longreach Day 20. Longreach Day 3. Waiting till Lunch and then caching near Longreach. Fitzy_1965 and Albida33 are on our trip in early spring to Longreach. Having brought forward our arrival in Longreach to attend the Stonehenge trip yesterday, we had a day and a half to wait till the rest of our group assembled. We were happy to greet Gliss! & NibletRiceCakes soon after lunch and we wasted no time in loading up the cars for caching with some of the closer puzzles nearby town. We started signing CCx where x was different on each day depending on how many non-Canberran Cachers where on that day. Today we were Gliss!, NibletRiceCakes, Contesta, Cosmonaut97, Fitzy_1965 & albida33. We had a great days caching and managed to locate all the caches on the days list, even though we had a close call at one of them. There was enough time in the afternoon for a pub visit before heading to the show grounds for the opening dinner. A great day, can't wait for the next one.With a little application and some spare time with the information provided, we were very happy when our observations along quite a stretch of parrot lane gave us the cache to find and sign.Thanks for the cache hatzofff44317.1 TNLNVisited: World Traveling Gold GC A#6 & The Melbourne Event 2015 Geocoin A#327**Albida**

33,058. 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 20. Today most of the rest of the Canberra gang arrived, so once they settled we hit the road grabbing caches. First up we hunted down this as yet unpublished cache merely by some vague clues. We were very happy when we spotted it. We started signing CCn where n was different on each day depending on how many non-Canberran Cachers were in our group on that day. Today we were Gliss!, Nibletricecakes, Contesta, Cosmonaut97, albida33 and myself. We then replaced the cache as found, then we continued on our journey.Thanks to all the COs for putting out these caches !!

After completing the Silsoe Rd caches, tronador and austpark and I had our essential coffee at Casey's. I was spoilt for choice as all their cakes were GF, a bounty indeed!As this cache was yet to be published, Tronador, who had found this cache earlier so showed us where it was. Austpark was very chuffed when his home made tree fishing pole had no problem getting the prize.Thanks hatzoff for the cache.