[Urban Volcano] - Mount Atkinson Mt Cottrell, Victoria, Australia
By
caughtatwork on 05-Jan-07. Waypoint GA0660
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | Traditional |
| Container: | Regular |
| Coordinates: | S37° 45.373' E144° 39.972' (WGS 84) |
| 55H 294407E 5818668N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 97 m |
| Local Government Area: | Melton |
/144.6662,-37.756217,14/400x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiY2F1Z2h0YXR3b3JrIiwiYSI6ImNqa2l4ZzNzMDE5bjgzdm1sZGpuODF1Mm0ifQ.q8YMzVyzDJJlJHHV8EMjwQ)
Description
The 74th cache by caughtatwork takes you to the site of an Urban Volcano.
Mount Atkinson is a dormant shield volcano right on the edge of the western suburbs of Melbourne.
A shield volcano occurs when magma is runny (not viscous) and gases can escape easily. These eruptions are not very explosive and lots of magma reaches the surface to form lava flows. This type of volcano makes a cone built up from layers of lava. Because the lava flows easily, the cone is broad and has a flattened dome-like shape.
If you take binoculars or have decent eyesight you will be able to see the butresses of lava that have cooled and solidified near the top of the cone.
Regrettably the cone of the volcano is on private property so you will not be able to get to the top of the dormant volcano, but as you approach the cache location you should be able to see the distinctive shield volcano shape.
If you have ever wondered why the western suburbs are so flat, you will be standing on the major reason.
The cache you seek is a 2 litre sistema container.
I hope you find the experience of being close to the slopes of an urban volcano interesting.
Hints
Gur ebpx, gur ebpx, vg'f haqre gur ovt ebpx. |
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Decode |
Logs
15:00
No runny lava about, but plenty of runny water. Two litres in the container, which was almost submerged in the pool. We couldn't sign the log but did attempt to drain the container.
TNLN . . . SL . . Thanks for the hunt caughtatwork.
No runny lava about, but plenty of runny water. Two litres in the container, which was almost submerged in the pool. We couldn't sign the log but did attempt to drain the container.
TNLN . . . SL . . Thanks for the hunt caughtatwork.
Rated: for Overall Experience
The cache container is full of water and the log book unsignable I took a photo instead to log the find.
Rated: for Overall Experience
I didn't even attempt to write my find in the logbook as the cache container was half full of water and the logbook bag full too... I drained out the water as best I could but it really needs a replacement and the cache container itself needs repair/replacement or drainage works to the hide perhaps?... I hope you'll trust me that I really have found this one.
I didn't even attempt to write my find in the logbook as the cache container was half full of water and the logbook bag full too... I drained out the water as best I could but it really needs a replacement and the cache container itself needs repair/replacement or drainage works to the hide perhaps?... I hope you'll trust me that I really have found this one.
Easy find, but was totally full of water, cleaned up container and contents, log is drenched.sorry but I discarded a couple of things that could not be saved, Elecrical tape, small pkt of pencils that were now just like soggy cardboard and colored water and a pkt of hooks that were rusted together. SL T4TC
Found early this morning before the sun came up. Area looked good with the new moon up and the half light before dawn. Log book is a bit damp. thanks caughtatwork tnln
Rated: for Overall Experience
@1716 Found the cache after a number of misfires. TNLN SL TFTC.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Happily motoring along and spotted the volcano off to the left, so happily motored towards it. Then foolishly motored back to take the right road 
Thanks.
Thanks.Rated: for Overall Experience
Found and photographed.
Thanks for the continuing geological tour of the country.
The Riddeller.
Thanks for the continuing geological tour of the country.
The Riddeller.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Thanks for the maintenance log. It looks like grader has moved both the cache and the rock a couple of meters closer to the fence.
The cache has now been replaced in the same location, but is now a clear 2 litre sistema.
I suppose you could call this an upgrade
The cache has now been replaced in the same location, but is now a clear 2 litre sistema.
I suppose you could call this an upgrade
Found with a first time geocacher Re-wrapped cache with the tape, but does need replacing soon. TFTC
Re-wrapped cache with the tape, but does need replacing soon. TFTCRated: for Overall Experience
C@W.
This cache has been damaged by a grader that has gone along the fence line. I have taped it closed for the moment.
Thanks for the series of volcanoes around this area.
Jeff
This cache has been damaged by a grader that has gone along the fence line. I have taped it closed for the moment.
Thanks for the series of volcanoes around this area.
Jeff
Found this at 07:45
Off to Bacchus Marsh. A few local cars travel rather ast along here.
The cache has been damaged by a grader that shifted a rock. @ of the 4 clips are broken and the lid will not stay on. I have wrapped it closed with electrical tape, it will do for a little while. The next finder will need to re-wrap.
TFTC
Off to Bacchus Marsh. A few local cars travel rather ast along here.
The cache has been damaged by a grader that shifted a rock. @ of the 4 clips are broken and the lid will not stay on. I have wrapped it closed with electrical tape, it will do for a little while. The next finder will need to re-wrap.
TFTC
Did this one this morning.
All is well with container, no water regardless of the missing clips.
Cheers Gordo
All is well with container, no water regardless of the missing clips.
Cheers Gordo
Found By The Lone Random,
W The Empire.
GCA Cache # 10
@ 7.50pm.
TFTC, The Lone Random
W The Empire.
GCA Cache # 10
@ 7.50pm.
TFTC, The Lone Random
Rated: for Overall Experience
Found by The Empire
31/1/10 @ 7:50pm with The Lone Random
Nice little drive by, cool series!
TNLN SL TFTC
- M
31/1/10 @ 7:50pm with The Lone Random
Nice little drive by, cool series!
TNLN SL TFTC
- M
Rated: for Overall Experience
So flat and dry out here this afternoon. A quick find, in a likely place. Contents were dry, but one of the clips is broken, so this container will need replacing at some stage in the future - no hurry, as the rock on top of the container is keeping it safely closed. Thanks for the cache, c@w!
Rated: for Overall Experience
Found by Bob at 1050
After waiting for several weeks for a suitable day to take off from work, today looked like it was going to be ok and I headed off on my caching tour of the Brisbane Ranges. It's nice to pick up a few easy ones on the way to break up a long trip, so I took the opportunity of visiting some of these Urban Volcano sites - which I'd previously passed up on a couple of other occasions for various reasons. No troubles with this one and I rather enjoyed the long, straight dirt roads around here.
TNLN
Thanks caughtatwork
After waiting for several weeks for a suitable day to take off from work, today looked like it was going to be ok and I headed off on my caching tour of the Brisbane Ranges. It's nice to pick up a few easy ones on the way to break up a long trip, so I took the opportunity of visiting some of these Urban Volcano sites - which I'd previously passed up on a couple of other occasions for various reasons. No troubles with this one and I rather enjoyed the long, straight dirt roads around here.
TNLN
Thanks caughtatwork
Found by Team Ladava around 6.00 pm
Another in the series that really makes you aware of the geological events that shaped this part of the land. You would certainly drive by without being aware of this feature if not for C@W and GCA
The container was well and truly weathered in after the elapsed time from the last find but all is well despite a couple of clips missing. The rock on top should maintain the seal
TNLN
Our thanks to c@w for this cache and the informative series
Another in the series that really makes you aware of the geological events that shaped this part of the land. You would certainly drive by without being aware of this feature if not for C@W and GCA
The container was well and truly weathered in after the elapsed time from the last find but all is well despite a couple of clips missing. The rock on top should maintain the seal
TNLN
Our thanks to c@w for this cache and the informative series
Rated: for Overall Experience
Found as the sun was setting giving us a good view of the "mountain" In Dinosaur, out duck, SL Enjoying the series TFTC
Rated: for Overall Experience
This cache has had a near death experience. We found it exposed and with the lid clips half gone making it hard to reseal. A new container may be required.
Found 200802181801 
. I had been close to this cache a couple of months ago but didn't have time to find it. Not so tonight - a nice quick drive-by 
TNLN
Cheers c@w
. I had been close to this cache a couple of months ago but didn't have time to find it. Not so tonight - a nice quick drive-by TNLN
Cheers c@w
I didn't realise there were so many volcanoes in Victoria!!
Another nice easy find thanks C@W, with ome nice views.
Cheers, TFTC.
Another nice easy find thanks C@W, with ome nice views.
Cheers, TFTC.
Our final volcano cache for the day. Rhino98 was so excited by the gold plated possum in the cache, I had to find something in my bag to swap it with - one Jason Culina socceroos coin. Thank you for the fun series of cache C@W that me and my nephew enjoyed doing after school.
1.00pm
Found by Roma and Max.
Another easy drive by, placed strategically between the local inhabitants dwellings!
This time we took a Tape Measure to make room for a Mondo.
Once again our thanks C@W, for establishing this hide.
From Romax.
Found by Roma and Max.
Another easy drive by, placed strategically between the local inhabitants dwellings!
This time we took a Tape Measure to make room for a Mondo.
Once again our thanks C@W, for establishing this hide.
From Romax.
Another in the Urban volcano series. This one stood out from the car.
Another area I found interesting with the information in the notes, that I would not have visited with out a cache.
And a well stocked cache. No swaps from me.
TFTC.
Another area I found interesting with the information in the notes, that I would not have visited with out a cache.
And a well stocked cache. No swaps from me.
TFTC.
Found 9.25am
I am starting to be able to spot the lumps in the distance as we approche GZ. Managed to get covered in dust twice my high speed passing cars. Another well stocked cache with a view.
Took Bubbles (getting a colletion now)
Left A "Keeper of Time" + 3D Stickers
TFTC C@W
I am starting to be able to spot the lumps in the distance as we approche GZ. Managed to get covered in dust twice my high speed passing cars. Another well stocked cache with a view.
Took Bubbles (getting a colletion now)
Left A "Keeper of Time" + 3D Stickers
TFTC C@W
Thanks for the notification anthonyandheather.
A replacement container has been placed in position with the same old log book for continuity.
Thank goodness there has been little rain recently otherwise everything would have been ruined.
A replacement container has been placed in position with the same old log book for continuity.
Thank goodness there has been little rain recently otherwise everything would have been ruined.
Easy find, however recent roadworks have all but destroyed the container. Tried to place container in a way to avoid further damage but a new container would certainly be nice. Did not have any replacements on me. Sorry
It was a glorious day to be out discovering some of the interesting humps and bumps in the Great Western Plain: it isn't as flat as I thought. TNLN. TFBMH (thanks for bringing me here).
Beware all finders of the Web building cache hitchhikers !
Nice quick drive -by.
TNLNSL.
Nice quick drive -by.
TNLNSL.
I think Deringer need to learn how to make a Mountain cache like this. It was tough, but we made it to the top (I think, we weren't too sure where the top was ).
Thanks, Robmc.
).Thanks, Robmc.
Volcacno cache no 3 and as this one has not been found in a while it was well hidden and web encrusted. TNLN thanks c@w
On a mission to find all of the Urban Volcano caches. Never knew this was in our backyard!!
In- Pooh Bear Figurine
Out- Lizard
In- Pooh Bear Figurine
Out- Lizard
The second in our quest to write our name on the first page of each volcano log book. A nice easy find in a quiet location.
Took the purple frog, left the little carrot.
Took the purple frog, left the little carrot.
