AFL - 14 - West Coast Stromlo, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
By
Sol de Lune on 03-Jun-17. Waypoint GA10170
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | Traditional |
| Container: | Small |
| Coordinates: | S35° 18.241' E148° 59.356' (WGS 84) |
| 55H 680862E 6091426N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 569 m |
| Local Government Area: | Australian Capital Territory |
| Tour: | Up There Cazaly - AFL Team Cache Tour |
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Description
The AFL……
Over the years, teams have come, teams have gone and teams have ceased to exist. (My team at Fitzroy being one such team) Who will be the premiers this year? Can the Western Bulldogs go back to back? Which teams will actually be here in 5 or 10 years? Will there be any more mergers or re-locations? Can Tasmania get a team in the competition? I have no idea…….so I guess we just need to watch to see what happens…….
This cache is number 14 and is for West Coast Eagles, and part of their history is:
Founded – 1986
Colours – Navy, White and Gold
Nickname – Eagles
Premierships – 3
If you follow the series in numeric sequence, the total distance is approx 7klms. Completing it this way, you will be on formed fire trails all the way, with the only time you need to venture of the trail is to find the caches themselves.
The caches are located between 5 and 50 metres off the trail. This is a loop walk/ride so there is no back tracking or deviations along any side trails. After the last cache in the series (#18) you will find yourself almost back at the second cache......and then approx 300 metres from the parking co-ords.
You can certainly take a bike, however if you do, please be aware that the track where numbers 9, 10 and 11 are located is not as well found as the other trails……so a little caution is required. There are no issues for walkers….apart from the uphill sections…….
Riding should see you completed the loop in about 2 hours, if walking, allow yourself approx 4 to be on the safe side. (You should do it in less.) If you decide to do any of the other nearby caches though, allow extra time for those.
Parking co-ords are: S35 17.816 E149 00.153
Hints
Oruvaq fznyy fghzc pbirerq jvgu onex/jbbq |
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Logs
I searched for a while here - there is no stump (as per hint) and no sign of a cache.
I turned over every bit of bark and rock but found nothing.
I hope it was ok to put down a berocca tube with log sheet in baggy in the nearby tree (8m off GZ)
Sorry but I ran out of the little tube containers that I had in my bag.
Thanks again - been a great ride to pick up these caches
I turned over every bit of bark and rock but found nothing.
I hope it was ok to put down a berocca tube with log sheet in baggy in the nearby tree (8m off GZ)
Sorry but I ran out of the little tube containers that I had in my bag.
Thanks again - been a great ride to pick up these caches
Rated: for Overall Experience
Day #1: With a long weekend off, I decided on coming to Canberra for it. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find any accommodation for the Saturday night, so instead, I ended up with a single night but that doesn’t matter. I’m sure I’ll enjoy my Geocaching trip still. 
I started the Saturday with avenging some DNF’s as well as finding newer caches along ‘Sutton Rd’ to my accommodation in Queanbeyan. Yes, this did include finding the new AL in ‘Gundaroo’ which was great fun and full of history lessons to learn about. After finding these caches, I then booked into accommodation and have a late lunch. Afterwards, I decided on doing the new AL in Queanbeyan. I also decided on walking from my accommodation and visit some of the other caches around. After a rest and dinner, I went and did some night caching. Only two find for this and both were quick finds. Now time to get some sleep.
Day #2: After a great night sleep, I went to attack the GCA ALF trail and the Starwars Letterbox trail plus a few loose caches that were along the way. I started by re-attempting the new AL bonus cache in Queanbeyan but unfortunately, I needed to leave with a DNF again.
Well, time to head over to the ALF trail and get started on my bush walk. I collected a couple before I got there. It took about 1h40m for the walk which was a lot, lot faster than when I did it back in 2016 for the GC version of these. It was great fun and full of great views… again. The area has changed a bit since last time. After having a break, it was time to start the Starwars trail. I drove to the end of the trail and worked my way back to the start of the trail. After this I knew I was nearby(ish) a cache that would fill in a gap in my Jasmer grid (May 2017). This is a rare month for me to find because the closest couple to my home coordinates were Canberra and Albury. These are 2.25h of driving each way (totalling 4.5hours) before finding caches and all other driving plus meals. In other words, a big day. It feels great to finally have this finally done. Now time for lunch. After lunch, I decided on collecting some more of the UGC caches, that I qualify for and then it was time to head home from my trip away.
All found caches were a mixture of both GC and GCA caches. TB visit on all found caches. I would like to thank all the CO’s of the caches I found and for allowing them to bring me and others enjoyment. TFTC’s
**P.S. A lot of the caches I found on Day #2 (5/10/20) need TLC.**
I started the Saturday with avenging some DNF’s as well as finding newer caches along ‘Sutton Rd’ to my accommodation in Queanbeyan. Yes, this did include finding the new AL in ‘Gundaroo’ which was great fun and full of history lessons to learn about. After finding these caches, I then booked into accommodation and have a late lunch. Afterwards, I decided on doing the new AL in Queanbeyan. I also decided on walking from my accommodation and visit some of the other caches around. After a rest and dinner, I went and did some night caching. Only two find for this and both were quick finds. Now time to get some sleep.Day #2: After a great night sleep, I went to attack the GCA ALF trail and the Starwars Letterbox trail plus a few loose caches that were along the way. I started by re-attempting the new AL bonus cache in Queanbeyan but unfortunately, I needed to leave with a DNF again.
Well, time to head over to the ALF trail and get started on my bush walk. I collected a couple before I got there. It took about 1h40m for the walk which was a lot, lot faster than when I did it back in 2016 for the GC version of these. It was great fun and full of great views… again. The area has changed a bit since last time. After having a break, it was time to start the Starwars trail. I drove to the end of the trail and worked my way back to the start of the trail. After this I knew I was nearby(ish) a cache that would fill in a gap in my Jasmer grid (May 2017). This is a rare month for me to find because the closest couple to my home coordinates were Canberra and Albury. These are 2.25h of driving each way (totalling 4.5hours) before finding caches and all other driving plus meals. In other words, a big day. It feels great to finally have this finally done. Now time for lunch. After lunch, I decided on collecting some more of the UGC caches, that I qualify for and then it was time to head home from my trip away.All found caches were a mixture of both GC and GCA caches. TB visit on all found caches. I would like to thank all the CO’s of the caches I found and for allowing them to bring me and others enjoyment.
TFTC’s **P.S. A lot of the caches I found on Day #2 (5/10/20) need TLC.**
Out for a caching expedition with Just a cacher today and we decided to tackle the AFL series. A pleasant days caching with all caches found in the loop.
This one could do with some TLC as the cache container i deceased, lust the log remains.
Thanks for the cache Sol de lune.
This one could do with some TLC as the cache container i deceased, lust the log remains.
Thanks for the cache Sol de lune.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Out caching today with the Bunny and grabbed this one as we were passing.
Thanks for the cache Sol de lune.
Thanks for the cache Sol de lune.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Day 14 Mainland trip
Out and about caching with Tassie Trekkers and we decided to do the loop to get this series. A great area to wander in and thanks for the club colours on the caches. Found the log and a bit of the container only. TFTC
Out and about caching with Tassie Trekkers and we decided to do the loop to get this series. A great area to wander in and thanks for the club colours on the caches. Found the log and a bit of the container only. TFTC
Rated: for Overall Experience
Today we targeted this series with whitewebbs. Enjoyed the walk around this area. Found part of the cache and a log book scattered about added our name and replaced as per hint.
Many thanks Sol De lune for publishing this cache and adding to our geocaching experience.
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Rated: for Overall Experience
After the DNF by the previous visitors to this cache we only glanced at GZ. We didn't see a cache there and figured that the 2y'stassies would have done a good search of GZ. Therefore we widened the search, thinking animal. And sure enough, there was the cache and log, scattered about some distance from GZ. Log is still there and okay, but its plastic bag is ripped and the cache has a large section broken out of the lid. You can see the broken lid in the photograph. It does appear an animal found this and had a chew. We placed the broken cache back at GZ. This needs replacement. TFTC Sol de lune.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Walking in this reserve off Uriarra Road was different to the others we walked today. It was much more open with well defined fire trails. That meant that we could keep to the fire trails for most of the walk and then walk easily off trail to the caches. There were a few instances where we took short cuts through the open areas and light bush because the fire trails took circuitous routes and would have been significant addition to the total distance walked. In all it took us three hours to complete the walk and we found seventeen of the eighteen caches. The only unusual aspect of the walk was that we didn't see one animal (not even a roo!) and only saw two magpies and one spider. There was a marked lack of wildlife compared to the other areas visited today.
This is the one cache that we didn't find. Despite a detailed hint and searching for nearly 25 minutes, the cache was not located. We hope that we were cache blind rather than the cache being missing. Thanks Sol de Lune for the cache and a very enjoyable series.
This is the one cache that we didn't find. Despite a detailed hint and searching for nearly 25 minutes, the cache was not located. We hope that we were cache blind rather than the cache being missing. Thanks Sol de Lune for the cache and a very enjoyable series.
14/29 today.
Brisk pace made this powertrail a fairly quick affair - 18 in 1:20!
Plans were afoot to grab a lot of GCA trads today, and these were the first on the list
TFTC SDL!
Brisk pace made this powertrail a fairly quick affair - 18 in 1:20!
Plans were afoot to grab a lot of GCA trads today, and these were the first on the list
TFTC SDL!
This was a particularly easy find as the cache had lost its cover. I have re-covered it so it is right to go. I left the track here and walked directly to the next cache with little difficulty, saving a long detour by the track. TFTC
Rated: for Overall Experience
Found on a pleasant sunny winters afternoon. Out for a bit of a walk, managed to get all in the series apart from one. Thanks SDL.
Chooo ooo *FTF* on a lovely Monday morning. Last time I did this series, things got rather hectic, however, this time I simply enjoyed a leisurely 2 hour stroll. Thanks SDL for the cache, again!
