SOARING THE MONARO New South Wales, Australia
By
JayOmegaTor on 16-Apr-18. Waypoint GA12166
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | Traditional |
| Container: | Small |
| Coordinates: | S36° 8.074' E149° 8.722' (WGS 84) |
| 55H 693041E 5998994N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 785 m |
| Local Government Area: | Snowy Monaro |
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Description
The Monaro Highway is a busy highway linking Canberra to the snowfields in Winter and the far south coast of NSW in Summer. Many of the points of interest along this road have caches which highlight them. This cache is another along those lines.
This cache is located at the entrance to the Canberra Gliding Club’s airfield at Bunyan. The club flies its gliders here on most weekends. The location is noted for its high altitude flying when the strong north westerlies blow over the Australian Alps. But they fly in calm weather too with training flights in their two-seater sailplanes and air experience flights are often available. They welcome visitors. So, after your cache find, if the gate is open, go in and have a look and a chat. For more info, see www.canberragliding.org.
Hints
Qba’g ohzc vagb guvf bar |
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Decode |
Logs
Found It!
Another quick find here after finding the other cache across the track. No aircraft to be seen here today...
TFTC
Another quick find here after finding the other cache across the track. No aircraft to be seen here today...
TFTC
The cache is back in its new position, slightly uphill from its original spot, to raise it above the flood level. 
I am in the process of moving this cache. Recent rain has flooded this spot so I am making a new logbook and container and will replace it shortly.
Out for a drive with Just a cacher and decided to drop in and grab this cache as we passed by.
A quick find here today although the ground was very wet and muddy.
Thanks for the cache JayOmegaTor.
A quick find here today although the ground was very wet and muddy.
Thanks for the cache JayOmegaTor.
Rated: for Overall Experience
One of our first finds today. We've found several caches here over the years. Good spot.
The ground is very wet, and the grass is knee high, with uneven ground hidden underneath - not a terrain 1 cache now, in my opinion.
Thanks for this cache, JayOmegaTor!
The ground is very wet, and the grass is knee high, with uneven ground hidden underneath - not a terrain 1 cache now, in my opinion.
Thanks for this cache, JayOmegaTor!
Thanks for this sneaky cache JayOmegaTor, and I did find both your caches here and signed them both.
What a fabulous day today. Blue skies, sun, beautiful green rolling hills and successful caching experiences. It was so good to be able to set my own timetable and not worry about holding other people up. I love the social aspect of town caching but the solitude of rural caching is so calming.
Today’s trip from Canberra to Jindabyne, Bombala, Cooma and home again involved 18 caches – 8 GCAs and 10 GCs as well as covering two new dragon zones. Many thanks to all the COs, especially DSD who helped me out to ensure I didn’t have to record any DNFs, for placing and maintaining these caches adding to my enjoyable caching experience.
What a fabulous day today. Blue skies, sun, beautiful green rolling hills and successful caching experiences. It was so good to be able to set my own timetable and not worry about holding other people up. I love the social aspect of town caching but the solitude of rural caching is so calming.
Today’s trip from Canberra to Jindabyne, Bombala, Cooma and home again involved 18 caches – 8 GCAs and 10 GCs as well as covering two new dragon zones. Many thanks to all the COs, especially DSD who helped me out to ensure I didn’t have to record any DNFs, for placing and maintaining these caches adding to my enjoyable caching experience.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Whilst I was on a day trip to Jindabyne I stopped for another look. I am not sure why I missed it last time. Good hide.
Thanks
Albida
Thanks
Albida
#GA3898 - 14:45; On the way to Merimbula for a convention and stopped off for this cache on the way past. It took a bit of searching before I found the clever hiding spot. A nice lump of unloved too, nearly 12 months! TFTC JayOmegaTor
Rated: for Overall Experience
Checked this one and found that it was all okay. 
BTW I placed two caches close together to test the relative popularity of GC and GA caches. The GC cache has had 70 visits. This one only 6.
BTW I placed two caches close together to test the relative popularity of GC and GA caches. The GC cache has had 70 visits. This one only 6.
After the lunch event at Bredbo I headed a bit further south to visit a cache at the Bunyan airfield. I was surprised to see a second icon here, but after poking around in lots of long grass I failed to turn up a cache.
Thanks
Albida
Thanks
Albida
Worthwhile stop here with two caches. Quick find. TFTC JayOmegaTor.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Found on the way home from Jindabyne with GrimRaider. Great to make an easy pick up on the highway and this was a pretty sneaky hide - love it! Cache found in good condition. TFTC
Rated: for Overall Experience
Good to find a new one here. First went to the unpublished GC cache, realised what was happening, then went to find this one. Nice hide. (Signed both).
Thanks,
Thanks,
Rated: for Overall Experience
