SOTN #11: A Bonus For The Geographically Isolated Kosciuszko, New South Wales, Australia
By
2y'stassies on 09-Jan-18. Waypoint GA11400
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | Unknown or Mystery |
| Container: | Large |
| Coordinates: | S36° 27.026' E148° 16.758' (WGS 84) |
| 55H 614643E 5965329N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 2044 m |
| Local Government Area: | Snowy Monaro |
/148.2793,-36.450433,14/400x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiY2F1Z2h0YXR3b3JrIiwiYSI6ImNqa2l4ZzNzMDE5bjgzdm1sZGpuODF1Mm0ifQ.q8YMzVyzDJJlJHHV8EMjwQ)
Description
This cache has been published for the States Of The Nation Summer Games
All of the puzzles published by 2y'stassies for the States Of The Nation Summer Games can be solved using wither the Geocaching Australia Toolbox or the Geocaching Toolbox. Your task is to identify the required tool and apply it to the data provided. Some of the applications will be straightforward but others will be more complex. By attempting to solve these puzzles you will become more familiar with the range of tools available from both web sites.
This cache is not at the published coordinates as permission to place a physical cache here has not been sought. However you can find the coordinates for the cache by reading the following semaphore sequence.
If the image is small or not shown, go to the Gallery and select the icon for a large and clearer image.
You can check your solution by using the GeoChecker.
Hints
Va gur ybj cevpxyl ohfurf. Gernq tragyl naq hfr lbhe rlrf. Gur pnpur jvyy or dhvgr ivfvoyr jura lbh trg pybfr. |
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Decode |
Logs
Swampy and I decided that we needed to continue our plunder of caches in the north west of the state. Countless hours were spent solving puzzles, planning routes and generally preparing for the onslaught. This was going to encompass caches both from GC and GCA. Thanks for placing this hide.
Day 3 of the plunderage of the northwest of puzzle caches (and some normal ones...). I spent last night working out the rest of this series puzzles.
Found this one on our way home. Cache was half full of water and ice. The Sistema was nearly full of water and obviously the log too wet to sign. We placed the cache upside down so any water that gets in now should drain back out.
Thanks for hiding this cache and the series for us to find.
Found this one on our way home. Cache was half full of water and ice. The Sistema was nearly full of water and obviously the log too wet to sign. We placed the cache upside down so any water that gets in now should drain back out.
Thanks for hiding this cache and the series for us to find.
I'd solved this many years ago and it was only on this trip to Tassie that I drove this road for the first time. A fitting GZ. Great spot. Unfortunately, the cache was half full of water as I think snow falls on top and then melts, the swaps bag and the bag containing the logbook was also full of water. I tipped the water out but everything inside is wet including the logbook, its almost impossible to sign. Thanks for the lovely location.
Rated: for Overall Experience
An early start was required today to drive to Gretna to install some gear into a farmers tractor. Took the Lakes highway to save a bit of time. This didn't really work as there was ice and fog everywhere. Stopping for caches didn't really help the situation either.
Found easily enough signed log and returned to hiding place. TFTC
Found easily enough signed log and returned to hiding place. TFTC
hello 2y'stassies thank you for the cache
This one too us far too long to find due to a few of our own problems.
Found on Thursday 2 July 2020
TFTC
This one too us far too long to find due to a few of our own problems.
Found on Thursday 2 July 2020
TFTC
Hello 2y'stassies and TFTC.
Not so much the geographically isolated, but the covid isolated at the moment.
It started to snow when we pulled up, and the GPSrs were quite bouncy, no internet, so unsure of any hint.
We looked for far too log, getting wet, particularly my feet! Found it just as we were about to give up!
Found with AlbyDangles on Day One of the 'Bust leg of our "Kempsey or Bust" tour.
Cheers, EPs
Not so much the geographically isolated, but the covid isolated at the moment.
It started to snow when we pulled up, and the GPSrs were quite bouncy, no internet, so unsure of any hint.
We looked for far too log, getting wet, particularly my feet! Found it just as we were about to give up!
Found with AlbyDangles on Day One of the 'Bust leg of our "Kempsey or Bust" tour.
Cheers, EPs
Rated: for Overall Experience
Today whilst working at Ouse i had extra time up m sleeve to travel back North so it was decided id come back via Wayatinah and Tarraleah then back from Bronte park to the Great Lake Hotel. I grabbed a hand full of caches along the way to make the drive more enjoyable.
Grabbed the Last 2 caches to finish of the lakes road series. TFTC
Grabbed the Last 2 caches to finish of the lakes road series. TFTC
Rated: for Overall Experience
Out and about with the Rafas caching, A day that had it all Rain Hail Snow and Shine all four seasons in one day. It was cold enough to lower the temp. of the motor while going up to Bothwell and warm enough driving from Perth to home to put us all to sleep. a great day caching on an old road thats worth traveling on. lots of GCA caches to find, TFTC TNLN log dry.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Thank you for the puzzle cache 2y'stassies.
I solved a lot of the puzzles that were published for the States of the Nation game when they were published. However, I don't often travel the Highland Lakes Road so haven't had a chance to go and find them. A couple of weeks ago, RLD4963 and I were returning back to Hobart from Burnie along the Highland Lakes road and I mentioned that there were heaps of GCA caches along the road. At the time we didn't stop to look for any as we needed to get back home to pick up the GeoGSP from his doggy pet resort.
When the Blitz game was published, we decided that a drive along this road would certainly be helpful for us, so we picked a day and off we went - this time we had the GeoGSP with us. The weather wasn't terrible, we certainly had lots of blue sky, but also a few periods of overcast weather, and even a few short periods of light snow, and the occasional shower - but it was never cold, so all in all, we had a great day as we made our way, looking from caches between the Melton Mowbray turnoff and Deloraine. It was a big day, leaving at 7am in the morning and turning back in to the driveway 12 hours later, but we had heaps of stops and breaks to have a bite to eat, we even found a dog park in Deloraine for the GeoGSP to really get out and stretch his legs after sitting in the car.
Thanks for publishing and placing this cache, I learnt a lot doing all the puzzles that were published for the states of the nation game.
A nice quick find with RLD4963 and the GeoGSP.
I solved a lot of the puzzles that were published for the States of the Nation game when they were published. However, I don't often travel the Highland Lakes Road so haven't had a chance to go and find them. A couple of weeks ago, RLD4963 and I were returning back to Hobart from Burnie along the Highland Lakes road and I mentioned that there were heaps of GCA caches along the road. At the time we didn't stop to look for any as we needed to get back home to pick up the GeoGSP from his doggy pet resort.
When the Blitz game was published, we decided that a drive along this road would certainly be helpful for us, so we picked a day and off we went - this time we had the GeoGSP with us. The weather wasn't terrible, we certainly had lots of blue sky, but also a few periods of overcast weather, and even a few short periods of light snow, and the occasional shower - but it was never cold, so all in all, we had a great day as we made our way, looking from caches between the Melton Mowbray turnoff and Deloraine. It was a big day, leaving at 7am in the morning and turning back in to the driveway 12 hours later, but we had heaps of stops and breaks to have a bite to eat, we even found a dog park in Deloraine for the GeoGSP to really get out and stretch his legs after sitting in the car.
Thanks for publishing and placing this cache, I learnt a lot doing all the puzzles that were published for the states of the nation game.
A nice quick find with RLD4963 and the GeoGSP.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Since I was in the area I called at GZ on the way to Seamans Hut, i'll be sure to find the final when i'm next in that area. 
Found on a trip up the centre to finish journey or destination
Part of a caching trip to Central Highlands and Launceston to find 8 caches to finish my destination / journey square. With these 8 caches I completed my 400 steps for December and January and also leveled up my DragonZone.
TFTC and helping me complete my goal
Part of a caching trip to Central Highlands and Launceston to find 8 caches to finish my destination / journey square. With these 8 caches I completed my 400 steps for December and January and also leveled up my DragonZone.
TFTC and helping me complete my goal
Oww oww oww, prickles took us a bit to get GPS to work right.
When we had GZ seeing the cache was the next hurdle. After a minute or two, go get the grab hook.
Cache logged and replaced.
Score 19 of 20 - loving this
Thanks 2y'stassies
When we had GZ seeing the cache was the next hurdle. After a minute or two, go get the grab hook.
Cache logged and replaced.
Score 19 of 20 - loving this
Thanks 2y'stassies
Hi 2y's,
Thought I better log this cache before the powers to be constrain some of us geocachers who are more geographically constrained than some.
Thoroughly enjoyed the puzzle and the thought behind its placement.
The cache and contents are in pristine condition as your caches always are.
Many thanks for the enormous effort in placing so many quality caches during the SOTN games for all of us to enjoy.
Even though I wasn't able to do much during the games, I certainly look forward to finding all the caches placed over the coming weeks. Many thanks 2y'stassies for another excellent cache...cheers ST.
Thought I better log this cache before the powers to be constrain some of us geocachers who are more geographically constrained than some.
Thoroughly enjoyed the puzzle and the thought behind its placement.
The cache and contents are in pristine condition as your caches always are.
Many thanks for the enormous effort in placing so many quality caches during the SOTN games for all of us to enjoy.
Even though I wasn't able to do much during the games, I certainly look forward to finding all the caches placed over the coming weeks. Many thanks 2y'stassies for another excellent cache...cheers ST.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Hi 2y'stassies
With SoTN over - could you please look to moving this cache back to a more suitable posted co-ords?
Many thanks
Andrewbt
With SoTN over - could you please look to moving this cache back to a more suitable posted co-ords?
Many thanks
Andrewbt
Nicely done to get this one done for us all.
For us, today was all about the two (originally 5/5) events on the coast, that was the reason for our trip up. While we were up there we planned to find a few other caches to top up our meagre contribution to the States of the Nation Game. We managed a handful on the coast and one or two more on the Highlands Lakes Road, finding all but one (I need to check my cords on that one).
My apologies for the copy and paste log but if I have any hope of finishing and claiming some scavenges, it’s my only hope.
We found all containers in good condition and really enjoyed our time at the events this morning and our various finds during the rest of the day.
Thanks to the various cache owners of our finds today (mainly Tassie Trekkers and 2y’stassies).
For us, today was all about the two (originally 5/5) events on the coast, that was the reason for our trip up. While we were up there we planned to find a few other caches to top up our meagre contribution to the States of the Nation Game. We managed a handful on the coast and one or two more on the Highlands Lakes Road, finding all but one (I need to check my cords on that one).
My apologies for the copy and paste log but if I have any hope of finishing and claiming some scavenges, it’s my only hope.
We found all containers in good condition and really enjoyed our time at the events this morning and our various finds during the rest of the day.
Thanks to the various cache owners of our finds today (mainly Tassie Trekkers and 2y’stassies).
Rated: for Overall Experience
A day of caching was required for the States of the Nation Scavenger Hunt.
Weather:
It was fine when I left Huonville where it was seven degrees Celsius and a little over cast.
At Liawenee it was only six degrees and it stayed at that temperature whilst on the Plateau. Mind you, the wind chill factor was a lot lower.
The temperature increased the lower down the hill I went and the closer I got to Deloraine.
Travel:
From Huonville, I travelled straight to Liawenee and found my first cache. Left Huonville at 0630 hours getting back at 1920 hours.
From there I travelled toward Deloraine stopping as required to find caches and then on to Huonville again.
Total mileage for the day was 530.3 kilometres per the car.
On foot, I took 7398 steps burning 1598 calories to cover a distance of 5.97 kilometres finding twenty caches for the day.
GA11400 “A Bonus For The Geographically Isolated”
Second cache for the day. Drove almost to it and had an easy find.
Sainted at 0937 hours
TFTC and cheers
OldSaint.
Weather:
It was fine when I left Huonville where it was seven degrees Celsius and a little over cast.
At Liawenee it was only six degrees and it stayed at that temperature whilst on the Plateau. Mind you, the wind chill factor was a lot lower.
The temperature increased the lower down the hill I went and the closer I got to Deloraine.
Travel:
From Huonville, I travelled straight to Liawenee and found my first cache. Left Huonville at 0630 hours getting back at 1920 hours.
From there I travelled toward Deloraine stopping as required to find caches and then on to Huonville again.
Total mileage for the day was 530.3 kilometres per the car.
On foot, I took 7398 steps burning 1598 calories to cover a distance of 5.97 kilometres finding twenty caches for the day.
GA11400 “A Bonus For The Geographically Isolated”
Second cache for the day. Drove almost to it and had an easy find.
Sainted at 0937 hours
TFTC and cheers
OldSaint.
Spent some time over the last few days solving puzzles for a loop through this area. We set off fairly early on a mission and found all the caches we targeted and we even got a couple of FTFs along the way. The weather was lovely at the start but a bit over halfway up the clouds lowered and the rain started, not too heavy but it did mean that one cache that was a "maybe" on the list became "leave it for another time". The finds today should mean some good points for scavenges in the States of the Nation summer game so thank you to both the teams that devised the puzzles and hid the caches that we found today
We had limited time between family commitments and bowls to gather caches that we could use for scavenge points in the States of the Nation games. With the northerners and northwesters publishing puzzle caches profusely (and all with large containers) we set about solving them as profusely as they were being published.
We decided to take a couple of days to make our assault and this was one we found on our trip. The weather varied from warm to hot, to dry to wet to torrential rain, to a change of clothes in the empty car park in Trevallyn Reserve (nearly considered "Nude up for a smiley" but luckily we changed our mind - not enought points on offer for that one!)
We thoroughly enjoyed solving the puzzles and the tour through the Geocaching Australia and Geocaching.com toolboxes.
Thanks to all the cache owners for their hard work in creating and hiding the large caches.
Sorry about the lengthy logs. We are currently aiming for a dragon zone virtual verbosity trophy. We have just received the 100 word trophy, so now aiming for the 150 word trophy. For all new GCA cachers, a warning, write a decent log to start with in case you want to get these virtual trophies down the track. Having now passed 2000 GCA finds with a lot of one word logs (on many moveables) makes for a lot of typing now!
We are participating in the States of the Nation games which are currently running from 16 December 2017 until 21 January 2018 and we will try and use this find against one of the scavenges.
States of the Nation is a real and virtual geocaching scavenger hunt where your home state will compete against other Australian states to find and hide geocaches. Over the 5 week course of the game there will be hundreds of scavenges that you can track down, find and convert into points for your state. Some scavenges will be easy. Some scavenges will be tough. Some scavenges may be impossible. Don't despair. You are not competing just for yourself; you are competing as a state.
There will be a number of scavenges released on a weekly basis but each scavenge will remain until the end of the game. This means even if you decide to join the game part way through, the early scavenges are still available for you to claim. Scavenges will require you to find a geocache, hide a geocache, attend an event or do something else completely different. The game focuses on all aspects of geocaching and so all cache types, sizes, terrain and difficulty will be up for scavenging. TrigPoints, Events, History, Virtual, Webcam, Podcache and Locationless geocaches are all scavengable, so you're not just looking for a box under a bush. Each week there will be a mix of physical, non-physical and locationless geocaches so even if you are not in a geocache rich area, use the locationless component of scavenger series to get out, find something to log and gain points for your state. If you watch the scavenges as they are released you might also spot the 'not so hidden' patterns and plan for future weeks of the series.
Hiding geocaches will also be a large part of the scavenger series, but please remember this is a game of geocaching and geocaches that you hide should be long lasting, be of good quality and you should be proud of what you hide. Please avoid hiding a geocache just for the day so your state can find it before you archive it. Geocaches that exist for a short period of time may result in any claims on that geocache being disqualified. Play creatively, but also play fairly. More geocachers hiding more geocaches makes for more geocaching fun.
Go Tassie, Go Tassie, Go Tassie, Go Tassie Go Tassie Go Tassie Go Tassie
The States of the Nation games have helped boost our dragon zone points and we have achieved a few milestone trophies as well.
Have you joined a clan? Enhance your geocaching experience by joining a clan and being a part of the Dragon Zone. Choose a team Clan Griffin
, Clan Phoenix 
, Clan Cerberus or Clan Minotaur 
. Earn trophies and rise through the ranks from Dragon Fodder to Ruler of the Universe.
whitewebbs are now a geocache themselves as we have published a 'Geocacher cache' GA10805 - Where's whitewebbs? - so if you spot us out and about in the field sign our log book and receive a code word to earn yourself a smiley.
We decided to take a couple of days to make our assault and this was one we found on our trip. The weather varied from warm to hot, to dry to wet to torrential rain, to a change of clothes in the empty car park in Trevallyn Reserve (nearly considered "Nude up for a smiley" but luckily we changed our mind - not enought points on offer for that one!)
We thoroughly enjoyed solving the puzzles and the tour through the Geocaching Australia and Geocaching.com toolboxes.
Thanks to all the cache owners for their hard work in creating and hiding the large caches.
Sorry about the lengthy logs. We are currently aiming for a dragon zone virtual verbosity trophy. We have just received the 100 word trophy, so now aiming for the 150 word trophy. For all new GCA cachers, a warning, write a decent log to start with in case you want to get these virtual trophies down the track. Having now passed 2000 GCA finds with a lot of one word logs (on many moveables) makes for a lot of typing now!
We are participating in the States of the Nation games which are currently running from 16 December 2017 until 21 January 2018 and we will try and use this find against one of the scavenges.
States of the Nation is a real and virtual geocaching scavenger hunt where your home state will compete against other Australian states to find and hide geocaches. Over the 5 week course of the game there will be hundreds of scavenges that you can track down, find and convert into points for your state. Some scavenges will be easy. Some scavenges will be tough. Some scavenges may be impossible. Don't despair. You are not competing just for yourself; you are competing as a state.
There will be a number of scavenges released on a weekly basis but each scavenge will remain until the end of the game. This means even if you decide to join the game part way through, the early scavenges are still available for you to claim. Scavenges will require you to find a geocache, hide a geocache, attend an event or do something else completely different. The game focuses on all aspects of geocaching and so all cache types, sizes, terrain and difficulty will be up for scavenging. TrigPoints, Events, History, Virtual, Webcam, Podcache and Locationless geocaches are all scavengable, so you're not just looking for a box under a bush. Each week there will be a mix of physical, non-physical and locationless geocaches so even if you are not in a geocache rich area, use the locationless component of scavenger series to get out, find something to log and gain points for your state. If you watch the scavenges as they are released you might also spot the 'not so hidden' patterns and plan for future weeks of the series.
Hiding geocaches will also be a large part of the scavenger series, but please remember this is a game of geocaching and geocaches that you hide should be long lasting, be of good quality and you should be proud of what you hide. Please avoid hiding a geocache just for the day so your state can find it before you archive it. Geocaches that exist for a short period of time may result in any claims on that geocache being disqualified. Play creatively, but also play fairly. More geocachers hiding more geocaches makes for more geocaching fun.
Go Tassie, Go Tassie, Go Tassie, Go Tassie Go Tassie Go Tassie Go Tassie
The States of the Nation games have helped boost our dragon zone points and we have achieved a few milestone trophies as well.
Have you joined a clan? Enhance your geocaching experience by joining a clan and being a part of the Dragon Zone. Choose a team Clan Griffin
, Clan Phoenix , Clan Cerberus or Clan Minotaur . Earn trophies and rise through the ranks from Dragon Fodder to Ruler of the Universe. whitewebbs are now a geocache themselves as we have published a 'Geocacher cache' GA10805 - Where's whitewebbs? - so if you spot us out and about in the field sign our log book and receive a code word to earn yourself a smiley.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Another great puzzle and final location
Many thanks 2y’stassies for publishing this cache for our enjoyment. Appreciate the time and effort gone into publishing and creating this cache - another find we can claim for the STON games.
Tassie Trekkers are now a locationless geocache we have published a 'Geocacher cache' - Travelling Trekkers GA10932 - so if you spot us in your area sign our log book and receive a code word to earn yourself a
We were one of the lucky teams to receive a pathtag from Geocaching Australia for publishing a "Geocacher Cache" - thanks Geocaching Australia. The States of the nation games are here - join the fun from the 16th December 2017 - 21st January 2018
Have you joined a clan? Enhance your geocaching experience by joining a clan and being a part of the Dragon Zone. Choose a team
Gold - Griffin, Green - Phoenix, Blue - Cerberus or Orange - Minotaur. Earn trophies and rise through the ranks from Dragon Fodder to Ruler of the Universe. Rated: for Overall Experience
We worked our way through the flag wavers systematically to solve the puzzle, jumped in the geomobile and headed off to GZ this afternoon. We thoroughly enjoyed our virtual travel and the irony of the GZ location. An empty logsheet and a FTF was an added bonus. Thanks so much 2y'stassies for the great puzzles and the large well-stocked caches. Go Tassie!
