500 Trig Reward District of Tuggeranong, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
By
Sol de Lune on 16-May-17. Waypoint GA10156
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | Traditional |
| Container: | Small |
| Coordinates: | S35° 22.310' E149° 4.559' (WGS 84) |
| 55H 688589E 6083742N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 842 m |
| Local Government Area: | Australian Capital Territory |
/149.075983,-35.371833,14/400x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiY2F1Z2h0YXR3b3JrIiwiYSI6ImNqa2l4ZzNzMDE5bjgzdm1sZGpuODF1Mm0ifQ.q8YMzVyzDJJlJHHV8EMjwQ)
Description
Have you looked for and find Trig Points (also known as a Trigonometric Station) on Geocaching Australia? If so, how many have you managed to find and claim?
If you've managed to find and claim 500 of them, well here is an extra cache for you to go and find as a reward for all those hikes up those hills. Simply head on out and make the find and then log a find here. Just remember you must have found at least 500 Trigs. I'm sure you know where to look to check if you found 500, but just in case.
From the main page of geocachingaustralia.com.au :
- Click on 'Menu' on the top right hand corner,
- Click on 'Statistics,
- Click on 'Statistics - Graphs of Cachers' View Now,
From there select the following from the drop down boxes:
- Geocaching Australia Only
- All
- Cachers by Finds Trigpoints
(Note: Checking the statistics in this manner will include any Trig Points you may have found in NZ)
Once you've checked the stats to see how many Trig Points you have found, and if you qualify, you can head out to find and log this cache.
A few tips to help you enjoy the walk:
- Allow 2 hours. You can walk to the summit and back in less time, but you have to find the caches, and maybe check the views along the way and certainly from the top,
- Park at these parking co-ords, S35 22.790 E149 04.620
- Find the caches in the numbered sequence,
- Follow the trail to the summit of Mt Taylor. The caches will be off the trail 20-40 metres. After you find the cache, head back to trail the same way. This way you wont miss any.
I will check claims against this reward, and even though I can't delete your log, I can name and shame you on the page....so please, don't log this cache until you have reached the required number of finds.
Have fun...while you find yourself a few more smilies........
Hints
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Logs
It was a warm and fun filled day when we as a group tackled Mt Taylor which included Fitzy, MinnieK, Gliss, Aykayam and Tankengine. It nearly killed me actually but it was a good day. Went up the top and over and back down. I forgot to log these so writing a note now and back dating and will check which ones I qualify for.
Found with minniek, fitzy_196, joolay, tankengine and aykayem. I'm sure I don't qualify ... YET! 
GCA 2,662. Found during a meander up Mount Taylor today with minniek and a bunch of others.
Having done all but one of the (obvious) caches up here my main aim was to finish the Trig Reward Caches. All were found with no problems and they are in good condition.
As of today I have 562 Trigs.
TFTC !!
Having done all but one of the (obvious) caches up here my main aim was to finish the Trig Reward Caches. All were found with no problems and they are in good condition.
As of today I have 562 Trigs.
TFTC !!
Rated: for Overall Experience
Thank you for replacing the cache. No, no, happy to log this without the climb again 
. TFTC Sol de lune.
. TFTC Sol de lune.Rated: for Overall Experience
Oops, sort of forgot about this one. Apologies for that. Cache has been replaced, with the a new GZ to hopefully avoid being muggle.
Cache on....
(Goldenwattle - feel free to log a find without the need to go up there again, unless you want to of course)
Cache on....
(Goldenwattle - feel free to log a find without the need to go up there again, unless you want to of course)
H'mm, I'm posting a needs maintenance on my own cache?? That's what I get for not ensuring I had the replacement cache (if needed) in my backpack. However, I can confirm that the cache is missing. I'll head back up and replace it soon...not saying tomorrow as it wont be.
Apologies to those who missed it...I'll see what I can do about that. Stand by.....
Apologies to those who missed it...I'll see what I can do about that. Stand by.....
I now qualify for this one, but is the cache still here? I don't want to make a return trip if it isn't. It appeared to be missing when I attempted to find it last visit, but maybe I just failed to find it.
I won't make this a DNF, as I am not qualified to log this yet, but I couldn't find the cache. I searched about GZ and even extended the search to nearby boulders. The cache appears to be missing, but then it is rated four star difficulty, so perhaps it's very trickily hidden (but I can't imagine how if the coordinates are correct). It appears I will need to make the climb back up here some day...after I have hit 500 trigs.
Now I am going down the hard way, bush bashing and scrambling over boulders, to find a GC puzzle cache. (And it turned out to be about four star terrain.)
Now I am going down the hard way, bush bashing and scrambling over boulders, to find a GC puzzle cache. (And it turned out to be about four star terrain.)
I intended to sign this one for the future, but could not locate the container. I retrospect, after finding all the others quite easily, I think this one might be missing.
After taking the required photos at the trig point Mrs y'tassie headed to gz for the final cache. She sat above sheilding her retrieval of the cache from the dozens of muggles photographing the view above. The cache and contents were in excellent condition. A great position for the final cache in the series.
Thanks Sol De Lune for this reward series. We appreciate the work that went into selecting the sites and placing the hides. Thanks for the opportunity to review our journey, the trigs we have found, the great views, marvelous monuments and great walks. It is a great series and a fitting reward for all those geocachers who love hunting trig points either in urban or bush environments.
Our journey today was monumental, great weather, mind blowing views, memorable encounters with a variety of muggle walkers, runners and riders and their dogs and of course 10 trig reward caches, 1 multi, 2 GC trads and a trig. And yes we do qualify to log a find on this cache as we recently found our 500th trig point.
We hope many geocachers we see this series as a challenge to help them extend their caching experience.
Thanks again SDL for a really great series.
Thanks Sol De Lune for this reward series. We appreciate the work that went into selecting the sites and placing the hides. Thanks for the opportunity to review our journey, the trigs we have found, the great views, marvelous monuments and great walks. It is a great series and a fitting reward for all those geocachers who love hunting trig points either in urban or bush environments.
Our journey today was monumental, great weather, mind blowing views, memorable encounters with a variety of muggle walkers, runners and riders and their dogs and of course 10 trig reward caches, 1 multi, 2 GC trads and a trig. And yes we do qualify to log a find on this cache as we recently found our 500th trig point.
We hope many geocachers we see this series as a challenge to help them extend their caching experience.
Thanks again SDL for a really great series.
#GA1718 - 16:00; I saw this series published a couple of days ago and decided that I should get out there and give it a try as I now qualified for all 10 of the challenges after a recent caching mission to the NT and back with the CO where we collected more than 100 trigs for the trip across five states and territories which brought my total trig finds to 554. Collected a couple more GC caches before heading over to collect this cache and complete the series. A quick find at GZ was again rewarded with a *FTF*. Celebrated by heading back to the top of the hill for trig find number 555. All up the mission bagged 10 GCA challenge caches, one GC multi, three GC trads and a trig in just on two hours from the first find to the last. A great afternoon to be out and about and with the number of muggles I encountered on the journey to the summit, I wasn't alone in that view 
. TFTC Sol de lune 
. TFTC Sol de lune Rated: for Overall Experience
